Ex-Homeless Guy's Life & Trying/Difficult Times

I am thinking of ways to research what type of panhandling (photo of a panhandler) is best, fo example, if you are clean shaven and look clean will you get more money than if you are dirty and wearing ripped up clothes? Can I make as much online (virtual panhandle) as if I was too panhandle on the street? Could you make more panning in a small town or a large city? What type of people mock you the most, business men or others? Do I make more with a cardboard sign that looks like a 3 year old made it or would I make better money with a proper graphical (designed my graphic designer) on nice clean white plastic? Would I make more money hiding my face or looking sad? Would I make more money being calm or would I make more being crazy? Would I make more money pretending to be asleep or looking concious? Would I make more money looking sober or acting drunk with empties around? Would I get more money looking heterosexual or acting gay? Who would get more, me (31 yr old guy) or a 31 year old woman? Would I get more money begging if I was to dress like a woman (obviously I am not, too many masculine features)? WOuld I make more money with a pet or without? Would I make more money sitting in a wheelchair or sitting on the side walk? Would I make better money asking people for change as they pass by, or should I just sit there and be quiet?

I have panhandled many times in the past (when I was homeless) to help give me a good start on my research. I plan to go out on the streets and test my theories and document my findings online in my journals (comments). I am not homeless, but to find out the truths, I would have to pose as a homeless person (much practise in the past) for most of my panhandling experiments.

Should I give the money back that I "fake" panhandle? I need the money, so I will keep it, but tell them it was a fak for a news article on http://www.SpareSomeChange.com

Please post (add comment to this) your research and ideas to help this weird experiment out... If you are a panhandler, you must post something here, no choice!