Following on from a pub discussion on holiday...

I have discovered this. It is my belief that it needs to be expanded upon to provide links to a page on the Institute of Theoretical Hattifattener Studies, particularly their theories on lone-hattifattener holding dimensions, spontaneuous hattifattener nullification or creation through group mergers or splits and the like.

Right now I am swamped in workstuff, but others in different situations could make a start...