Mike's Ringtone Theory

I decided to finally publish a longstanding work of mine, namely a theory regarding ringtones on mobile phones.  

My theory states: "The duration of time which elapses between the beginning of the ring, and the subsequent answer of the call is in direct proportion to the overall annoyance impact of the phone's ringtone."

This theory is derived from practical experience.  First and foremost, my wife enjoys "cool" ringtones.  She also has a penchant for misplacing her phone.  Herein lies the genesis of the theory.

Secondly, I worked in downtown Minneapolis for about a year, and rode the express bus from Burnsville pretty much every day.  This experience led me to further develop the theory.  Note that your typical blackberry-toting professional uses a subtle vibration for a ringer, and answers the phone/text/email within nanoseconds.  Note also that your average college student, with polyphonic hip-hop ringtone may not even hear his phone ring because of a) his apparent coma or b) his omnipresent iPod earbuds.

Obviously there is further field research to be done in order to provide proofs and data to support the theory.  I am currently looking for funding for such research.