Mouse rage syndrome identified

BOFFINS AT BLIGHTY'S Social Issues Research Centre have identified a new illness which they claim is caused by badly-designed web pages.

According to the Electronic Times, the symptoms of the illness include a quickening of the heart, profuse sweating, and furious clicking and bashing of the mouse. In extreme cases victims scream loudly at their monitors.

Dubbed 'Mouse Rage', the syndrome was uncovered by a study of 2,500 Web users.

In a test, the SIRC used a "the Perfect Web site" that functioned well as a control. Then it presented punters with a stream of "crazy graphics and slow-loading pages." Only a few remained calm while the others showed stress and anxiety.

The SIRC thinks that it could negatively affect cardio functions, as well as the immune and nervous systems.

Punters want speed, function and accuracy from their web-pages and when they don't get them they start to scream, the report said. µ