The document summarizes an experiment where the author and their family members submerged their feet in ice water under different distraction conditions: with no distraction, while playing a video game, and while reading. The author recorded how long each person could withstand the ice water in each condition. The author found that most people, including themselves, could withstand the ice water longest while playing a video game compared to the no distraction control. They concluded that reading did not help withstand the pain as much as video games because it does not provide interaction like games.

4. Procedure
The control test was where you stuck your foot
into ice water with no distractions.
Control test Seconds in water without
distractions
Alyssa 44 seconds
Mom 68 seconds
Me 21 seconds
Note: I tested my sister and my
dad but they maxed out every
test so you do not see them in
the data tables.

5. Next step: Video Games
Next I tested everyone while playing Skylanders.
Video game test Seconds in water while
playing Skylanders
Alyssa 39 seconds
Mom 180 seconds (maxed out)
Me 52 seconds

6. Final test: Readers Digest
Reading Test Seconds in the water
while reading
Alyssa 40 seconds
Mom 61 seconds
Me 27 seconds

7. Data tables
Control test Seconds in water
Alyssa 44 seconds
Mom 68 seconds
Me 21 seconds
Difference Data table Difference from control in
video game seconds
Alyssa 5 seconds less
Mom 112 seconds more
Me 31 seconds more
Difference Data table Difference from control
Reading in seconds
Alyssa 4 seconds less
Mom 7 seconds less
Me 6 seconds more

8. Conclusion
I was half correct. The majority of
people do better with video games.
Reading must not help because you are
not interacting with anything. You will
end up focusing on the pain, not the
words.