Jackassalope

Another No Brainer

A recent study suggests that our brains are hardwired to not like losing. When we beat those that are supposed to be better than we are, our brain reacts with excitement in its action planning region. When we lose to someone who is supposed to be inferior, we react with emotional pain and frustration. Wow!

Once again, the scientists and researchers have unlocked a painfully obvious mystery. All of this time I was wondering why I loved winning and hated losing. Now I know it’s because my brain controls my emotions. Go figure. If they can only look into how my blood gets pumped through my body, all of life’s enigmas will be solved.

But why stop there? I would still like to know why water is wet, why it gets hotter during the summer, and why shorter people aren’t as tall as tall people. That one still gets me. It would be different if they discovered some of this information while trying to cure cancer or even while trying to make a better tasting pizza; something with some value attached to it. But no, they actually funded a test in order to find this out. I guess the next thing we need to figure out is where all of this country’s money is going to. Surely, it’s not to overpriced, unnecessary research projects.