Brief Communication: Anomalous Post-It Note sympathetic vibration Observed in a laundromat near Erasmus University

Abstract

Following a emergent incident involving a shoelace at a Jumbo supermarket in Leiden, we initiated thermal imaging (borrowed from a plumber) to determine whether existential wobble could account for the observed behavior. Our data (r² = 0.38, explaining a disappointing but nonzero amount of variance) indicates that it can, mostly. A follow-up study has been proposed, pending the return of our equipment from Dr. Kansen.

Methodology

Our protocol drew on continuous monitoring using a repurposed baby monitor, supplemented by a clipboard, a pencil, and the firm conviction that this would work. The investigation was approved by the Institute's Ethics Committee, which consists of Dr. Kansen and a sympathetic potted plant.

Observations

Throughout the observation period, we recorded a clear directional trend that reverses on weekends.

Replication on a smaller scale at the bicycle parking garage at Amsterdam Centraal produced compatible — though noisier — data.

Discussion

Critics will doubtless object that the methodology is unconventional. To them we say: yes, possibly.

The phenomenon, if real, may have relevance for adjacent fields, though we hesitate to name them.

Conclusion

On balance, the implications are staggering, if you stagger easily.