Chocolate Bunny Protection Complaint
Long-suffering investigator Jon Cramer is, on balance, not pleased with our coverage of chocolate bunny protective packaging research. He writes:
While studying for the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (at the University of Washington-Seattle, WA) I was forced to endure “Dynamic Systems” (2nd quarter) where we studied the nearly identical problem-How much packing material is required to prevent damage to candy? (we modeled candy canes) This was far from trivial, as your ‘Easter Bunny’ story seems to imply about the protection of delicate products. Would the study of this subject been materially different if we had been modeling high value circuit boards? While I enjoy reading about science gone astray, I am somewhat insulted in that ALL of this class of problem has both substantial opportunities for sharpening analytic skills and providing a base for the deeper understanding of the physics of shock and vibration, as well as statistics. I am unsure what your point is?
See the column of which he speaks, here.
See the point here.