Well, Zach’s room may look like something in a “state of nature”, but it actually isn’t, despite the fact that teenaged boys are the closest thing to living in a “state of nature” that there is, once you cross off the Australian outback.
. . . A number of years ago, a couple of Swedish anthropologists decided to try living like Australian aborigines, at least as far as sleeping naked on the bare ground at night. Damn near froze to death, but they persevered, and once their bodies had “learned” to crank up the metabolism at night—if you sleep under covers etc. the body’s metabolism usually does the reverse—they were sleeping soundly the night through. (I say “usually” because I know a couple of fellows who get very hot when they sleep. But only a couple. And no common thread between them. Unusual.)
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
got any other motivational words of wisdom, Mr, Belmont, to make Zack clean his room?
blunebottle over 4 years ago
Butterfly effect.
jpayne4040 over 4 years ago
With the right motivation you can do anything, Zack!
AndrewSihler over 4 years ago
Well, Zach’s room may look like something in a “state of nature”, but it actually isn’t, despite the fact that teenaged boys are the closest thing to living in a “state of nature” that there is, once you cross off the Australian outback.
. . . A number of years ago, a couple of Swedish anthropologists decided to try living like Australian aborigines, at least as far as sleeping naked on the bare ground at night. Damn near froze to death, but they persevered, and once their bodies had “learned” to crank up the metabolism at night—if you sleep under covers etc. the body’s metabolism usually does the reverse—they were sleeping soundly the night through. (I say “usually” because I know a couple of fellows who get very hot when they sleep. But only a couple. And no common thread between them. Unusual.)