Tuesday, December 16, 2008

10 Things Science Says Will Make You Happy

http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/111138/10_things_science_says_will_make_you_happy/?page=entire

How dead is this character?

Sometimes dead characters don't stay dead.
The "Sorting Algorithm Of Deadness " is a method for predicting how dead a character is, including factors like cause of death, genre, whether the body was found, and how long ago.Includes predictions for Superman, Captain America, BSG, Heroes, Dr. Who, Kirk, Dark Knight, Harry Potter, and many others.Highest possible score is 4: no hope of coming back.

the algorithm itself
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness

and examples thereof
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WMG/SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness