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Start with a cage containing five monkeys. |
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Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a ladder under it. |
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Before long, one of the monkeys will spot the banana and start to climb |
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the ladder. As soon as he does, spray all of the other monkeys with cold |
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Replace the banana. |
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After a while another of the monkeys will probably go for the banana. |
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Again, spray all of the other monkeys with cold water. Monkeys are fairly |
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smart, so pretty soon whenever one of the monkeys tries to climb the |
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ladder all the other monkeys will try and prevent him doing it. |
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When this happens, put away the cold water. Remove one monkey from |
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the cage and replace it with a new one. Then put another banana at the top |
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of the ladder. |
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The new monkey will spot the banana and make for the ladder. To his |
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surprise all of the other monkeys attack him. After a couple more |
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attempts result in further beatings the new monkey will not make any |
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attempt to go for the banana. |
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Remove another of the original monkeys and replace it with another new |
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one. Then replace the banana. Again, the new monkey will make a grab |
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for it. Like his predecessor he will be amazed to find that all the other |
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monkeys attack him. The previous newcomer will take part in his |
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punishment with some enthusiasm. |
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One at a time, gradually replace all of the original monkeys with new |
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ones. Each of the newcomers will go for the banana. Each one will be |
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attacked by the other four. Most of the new monkeys have absolutely no |
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idea why they were not allowed to climb the ladder, or why they are |
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participating in the assault on the newest monkey. |
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When all of the original monkeys have been replaced, none of the |
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remaining monkeys have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless |
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no monkey ever approaches the ladder. Why not? Because as far as they |
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are concerned that's the way it has always been done around here. |
