{"id":366,"date":"2009-03-09T18:41:55","date_gmt":"2009-03-10T01:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/?p=366"},"modified":"2012-08-18T16:05:09","modified_gmt":"2012-08-18T22:05:09","slug":"the-pinky-and-the-brain-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/?p=366","title":{"rendered":"The Pinky and the Brain Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\u00a0comprehensive look into a disconcerting phenomenon<\/em><\/p>\n

by Snow White and the Seven Samurai<\/p>\n

Gee, Brain! What are we going to do tonight?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since the inception of \u201cAnimaniacs\u201d in 1993, \u201cPinky and the Brain\u201d (P&B) has become one of America\u2019s most iconic animated comedies. It has been said that these two mice even rival the greatness of Disney\u2019s classic Mickey Mouse. These mice became so popular that after the unfortunate cancellation of the \u201cAnimaniacs\u201d series, \u201cPinky and the Brain\u201d continued to air in their own show from 1995 to 1998. Despite the greatness of the show, one downside has been proven; one\u2019s productivity in other projects is inversely proportional to the attention given to the show.<\/p>\n

To prove their mousey worth<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the critically acclaimed article \u201cTheir Genes Have Been Spliced\u201d (Laboratory Mice; <\/em>September 14, 1993), Elmyra Duff represents attention given to the show with the variable B<\/em>. In explanation of this variable, Elmyra suggests that B<\/em> be given a value from 1 to 100, representing the percentage of one\u2019s attention occupied by the show. Thus,<\/p>\n

B = Percentage of person\u2019s attention focused on P&B\u00a0 (1\u2264B\u2264100)<\/p>\n

But what if the chicken won’t wear the nylons?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a follow-up study performed by Dr. Otto Scratchansniff, productivity in one\u2019s current endeavors could be represented by a variable P, <\/em>with the limits of the variable\u2019s values being 1 and 100, where a value of 1 represents someone only being 1% productive, and 100 represents a person being as productive as possible (\u201cEasy to Explain,\u201d Twilight Campaign;<\/em> September 9, 1995). Scratchansniff points out that when a test subject was shown an episode of \u201cPinky and the Brain,\u201d their overall productivity decreased.<\/p>\n

Are you pondering what I\u2019m pondering?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The author would suggest that the relationship between the variables P<\/em> and B<\/em> can be shown by a simple algebraic relationship:<\/p>\n

P=1\/B<\/p>\n

Therefore, P<\/em> and B<\/em> are inversely proportional. Given the limits on the two variables and this equation, a graph showing the relationship between the variables looks like the following:<\/p>\n

\"chart1\"<\/p>\n

It can be observed that even if only 10% of one\u2019s attention is focused on \u201cPinky and the Brain\u201d, only 10% productivity is achieved.<\/p>\n

Let me put this in terms that even you can understand<\/strong><\/p>\n

A study was conducted recently by German Professor Otto Von Schnitzelpusskrankengescheitmeyer and his lovely assistant, Dot, involving college age test subjects performing menial tasks while being subjected to the influence of \u201cPinky and the Brain\u201d versus a more wholesome television show. In this study, test subjects were divided into two groups: Wacko and Yakko. Both groups were assigned to write an honors English term paper on the collective works of Shakespeare and their impact on modern society. Group Wacko were forced to watch \u201cBrady Bunch\u201d episodes, while group Yakko watched \u201cPinky and the Brain\u201d continuously while writing their term papers. Brain activity of each group is represented in the following pie charts.<\/p>\n

\"chart2\"<\/p>\n

\"chart3\"<\/p>\n

As evidenced by the above pie charts, \u201cPinky and the Brain\u201d severely influenced the abilities of the test subjects to focus on their tasks. Therefore, we can draw the conclusion that one\u2019s abilities to do anything is affected by the influence of \u201cPinky and the Brain.\u201d We also learn from this study that Shakespeare\u2019s Romeo was actually wooing Juliet in an effort to take over the world. Ultimately, he fails, as did the student who wrote the paper.<\/p>\n

Egad. You astound me.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another observation to be proved in future research is that the integral of the equation P=1\/B is P=ln B, which, when evaluated over a given period, shows that overall productivity over a length of time is severely inhibited by \u201cPinky and the Brain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Come, Pinky, we must prepare for tomorrow night.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The lyrics to the theme song for \u201cPinky and the Brain\u201d state that \u201cTo prove their mousey worth, they\u2019ll overthrow the earth, they\u2019re dinky, they\u2019re Pinky and the Brain.\u201d Though the episodes of the show indicate that Pinky and Brain use outlandish methods to overthrow the earth, their real plan is to air their show until all humans are completely unproductive. Then, and only then, will they take over the world. Narf!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A\u00a0comprehensive look into a disconcerting phenomenon by Snow White and the Seven Samurai Gee, Brain! What are we going to do tonight? Since the inception of \u201cAnimaniacs\u201d in 1993, \u201cPinky and the Brain\u201d (P&B) has become one of America\u2019s most iconic animated comedies. It has been said that these two mice even rival the greatness … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[12,76,84,85],"class_list":["post-366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-far-flung-northern-report","tag-animaniacs","tag-narf","tag-phenomenon","tag-pinky-and-the-brain"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=366"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1530,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366\/revisions\/1530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}