Hypothesis:  The crew of the Amistad is so obsessed with Twix bars that withholding them would create such an atmosphere of rage and suspicion that it would lead to the complete dissolution of the chain of command and Lord of the Flies-like anarchy.
    The Set up:  Chief Mate Bracken leaked the plans for the prank (to replace the Twix bars in B Watch's night watch snack pack with A Watch's empty wrappers) to both the engineer and the captain.  Both were so terrified of the possible ramifications that rather than take action to prevent such a dangerous move, they both expressed their unwillingness to be present when the discovery was made and cowered into their bunks to go to sleep.
    The Discovery:  When B Watch discovered what had been done with their snack pack the reaction was swift and fierce.  2nd Mate Moreland reverted into a hysterical fight-or-flight mode, and ordered an immediate raid of the galley stores, displaying a flagrant disregard for the chain of command.  He also announced that he would be interrogating everybody aboard, fomenting an air of McCarthy-esque suspicion.  Student Haley Cox unquestioningly followed Moreland's lead, showing the ease with which B Watch could become a renegade band of outlaws.  Accusations were flying from all corners.
    Disturbed by the ferocity of the reaction, our crack team of scientists (code name: The Triple Threat) decided that the experiment had overstepped some ethical boundaries and reinstated the stolen Twix bars.
    Follow Up:  Though this move had a calming effect on B Watch and diffused a great deal of their hysteria, they still felt so deeply wronged that they later perpetuated this violence on poor, sensitive C Watch, forcing them to undergo cruel mind games and riddles before retrieving their snack pack.  C Watch naturally reacted differently to this threat than B Watch, but their reaction still undermined the rule of law aboard; deckhand Drew Kerlee attempted to lead a non-violent resistance movement, rallying his watch to stand vigil by the mast until the snack pack was reinstated.
    Conclusion:  Based on the evidence given above, the science club has determined that their hypothesis is correct.  When this report was presented before the ship's company, they cited Twix Bar Deprivation as a possible cause for their unruly behavior.
 

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