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August 9, 2002

Strange But True!

  • A weekly column of incidental information, off-the-wall observations and other random facts about the world.
    • By BILL SONES and RICH SONES, Ph.D.
    Special to the Journal

    Q. Why are Moms and Dads such hopeless punching bags when they go up against their kids at computer games?

    A. Punching bags!? Listen, kids, maybe the reason you're so much faster is your nerve impulses don't even bother taking the time to visit your little brain, counters Rutgers psychologist Leonard Hamilton. "Or maybe it's because Mom and Dad don't spend 24/7 zoned out in front of a computer screen. Or maybe..."


     
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