8 Biggest Irritations In Life Explained By Science
It's not your imagination, it really does rain more at the weekend.
Life doesn't always run as smoothly as we'd like, and most of us will not be able to get to the end of a day without encountering at least one first world problem.
Most of the time, we'll let many of life's little irritations wash straight over us. Sometimes, however, they'll make us want to punch people in supermarket queues.
Never fear, because science is always on hand to offer up some explanations for the world around us. It's unsure whether or not it will help, knowing the science behind why the person shouting into their phone in the quiet carriage makes you want to throw them bodily from the train, but a bit of knowledge never hurt.
So, the next time you get sat next to a Loud Chewer, comfort yourself in the knowledge that you aren't being punished by the universe, it's just science.