Monkeys pt. 1

Here is a nice science experiment that I would like to share with all of you:

A group of scientists placed 5 monkeys in a cage and in the middle they place a ladder with bananas on top. Every time a monkey went up the ladder the scientists soaked the rest of the monkeys with cold water. After a while every time a monkey went up the ladder the other ones beat up the one on the ladder. After some tome no monkey dare to go up the ladder regardless of the temptation.

Scientists decided to substitute one of the monkeys.  The fist thing this new monkey did was to go up the ladder immediately. The other monkeys beat him up. After several beatings the new member learned no to climb the ladder even though he never knew why. The second monkey was substituted and the same occurred. The monkey participated on the beating for the second monkey. A third monkey was substituted and the same repeated; the fourth was substituted and the same result; finally the 5th monkey was replaced.

What was left was a group of 5 monkeys that even though never received a cold shower continued to beat up any monkey who attempted to climb the ladder.

If it was possible to ask the monkeys why they would beat up all those who attempted to go up the ladder, their answer would be:

‘ I don’t know, that’s just the way things are done around here’ Does this sound familiar?