I don't go for the germs theory either. In Canada (at least for the 3D movies) the glasses are in plastic pouches, giving at least the illusion of germ free :-)
Personally I would postulate the "I don't want to disturb the symmetry" theory. I've noticed that many people are a bit hesitant to actually cut the wedding or birthday cake as this would spoil the beauty of it, and other similar things when something is "complete" or nice to look at as is. Perhaps a similar mechanism is at work here. The "pile" after all has no symmetry to speak of, while the nicely arranged glasses (in a very nice semi-circle no less) are a sight to behold! Perhaps the Gestalt people could supply some real theoretical underpinnings to support this "hypothesis". E.g., our preference for wholes and completeness. --Mike --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5553 or send a blank email to leave-5553-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
