If you want to be guaranteed of getting your lost wallet back, just make sure to have a baby pic in there – even if the baby is not yours. According to scientists, a lost wallet with a baby picture has a higher chance of being returned to its owner.
In 2008, a total of 240 wallets were strewn in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland to see how many would be returned. Some had one of four photos – a puppy dog, baby, a family and an elderly couple’s portrait.
Others contained a card that suggested the owner had made a charity donation recently, with a control batch lacking any such extra items. In total, according to Professor Richard Wiseman, 42% of the wallets were posted back in total. Those with the baby picture were most likely to elicit an honest reaction from the founder and a whopping 88% were returned! This was not so closely followed by that of the pup which registered a 53% return rate. The family snapshot wallets had a 48% return rate while the one you want to steer clear of – or perhaps mix it up with a toddler’s – is granny’s. Wallets with the elderly couple portrait only registered 28% return rate, wallets with charity cards (20%) and the control sample with no extras 15%.
Read more: http://seriousfacts.com/people-likely-return-lost-wallet-find-baby-picture-inside/#ixzz2vABbVgiW
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