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Lost Wallet Test

Old Dec 10, 2006 | 08:22 AM
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(the site is running very slow due to the large number of people visiting it)
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 09:28 AM
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Am I supposed to see something other than United Forensics?
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 10:10 AM
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Are you trying to promote something?????
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Daniel L,Dec 10 2006, 10:28 AM
Am I supposed to see something other than United Forensics?
yes. their server must be messed up.

this was a test wherein they left 100 wallets with IDs and a small amount of money. they put up a hidden camera and gathered stats as to who returned the wallets.
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 10:27 AM
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Small amount of money? Try putting a few grand in there and see how many get returned.
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 01:07 PM
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It's still present in the google cache.

Take a look here: http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:_FNuw1...lient=firefox-a
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Daniel L,Dec 10 2006, 02:07 PM
It's still present in the google cache.

Take a look here: http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:_FNuw1...lient=firefox-a
good thinking!
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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i'd like to see them actually do a control test in which 100 white and 100 black were tested to see who would return the wallets.

having the results come from 100 mixed subjects in which the majority were white, puts an incredible bias on the test and the conclusion is therefore skewed.

i mean, this test is BS to begin with as it is used to judge integrity by race, at least make it even.
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by TriaXenginE,Dec 10 2006, 09:54 PM
i'd like to see them actually do a control test in which 100 white and 100 black were tested to see who would return the wallets.

having the results come from 100 mixed subjects in which the majority were white, puts an incredible bias on the test and the conclusion is therefore skewed.

i mean, this test is BS to begin with as it is used to judge integrity by race, at least make it even.
It would be pretty hard to make sure exactly 100 white and 100 black individuals picked up the wallets. I would have liked to see this with something like 500 or 1000 wallets, but that obviously would be more than one person could undertake.

I don
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 06:22 AM
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I was in Home Depot the other day, buying a few lock washers and bolts. I went through the self-checkout line and my total was just over $4. I put in a $20 bill and it spat out a $20 bill plus some change (instead of a $10, $5, and some change). I just tapped one of the cashiers on the shoulder and said "Hey, I just put in a $20 and it gave me back more than I put in - someone messed up when loading the cash". She thanked me and gave me my correct change.

Anyone else had a self-checkout give you more money than it should? That's got to be pretty rare, since I'm pretty sure that the bank stacks and sorts the cash and they electronically check the bills in each stack. If you buy a stack of $10s, I'm pretty sure they're going to all be $10s 99.9% of the time...
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