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Economics at the Movies - Utility of Decorative Pillows
18th July 2011
A lovely two minute clip from Along Came Polly starring Ben Stiller who plays a character who spends eight minutes a day (or two days a year of his life) placing and removing decorative pillows on his bed. Polly attempts to liberate him by tearing the pillows apart and asking what else he could be doing with the time - a classic example of opportunity cost and a great clip to show in introductory economics.
Here is the clip via You Tube