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| | | Subject: Linear Thinking Hello, I want to know your answer. After you tell me your answer, I'll tell you why I want to know. Be honest! This is interesting..... Do the math problems below in your head, then go on to the next one as soon as you (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test —Tony Alexander
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| | | | | Darnit. I'm normal. Peace and Long Life, Tony Alexander (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | OK, I got that answer too. Why? That seems completely counterintuitive to me. Yet clearly it has SOMETHING to do with the subconscious or something. This 98% figure, is it just english speakers, or westerners or what? (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test —Bob Parker
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| | | | | | | | | (...) I'm afraid that this is an email I received from my boss's wife so I have no real answers to anybody's questions. I asked her if she knew the background to it but she and her friends only have theories as to why the answer seems to be the same (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Maybe math problems make us see red? Steve (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test —James Brown
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Me too. Google didn't get me anything useful, just a whole bunch of copies of the test; no source or useful speculation. Any psych majors around? James (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | | | | (...) Dunno, but I'd hazard a guess that red hammer would be a pretty common response even without the maths questions. ROSCO (who's normal too....) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | (...) Common? sure. The alleged 98% ??? (no way to check whether it's true in fact)... strains the coincidence envelope. (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test —James Stacey
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| | | | | | | | "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:H21xHx.L8D@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) something. (...) Unless its to do with social conditioning - lets see if the same answers are gotten 20 years down the line now the soviet (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test —Daniel Crichton
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| | | | | | "Tony Alexander" <tw0nst3r@startrek.net> wrote in message news:H20464.9p@lugnet.com... (...) Not me. Maybe something to do with messing with my car the other day - I came up with spanner instead of hammer. Sounds close though. Strange thing is that (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test —James Stacey
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| | | | | | | "Daniel Crichton" <danielc@helio.co.uk> wrote in message news:H20tFH.8Eq@lugnet.com... (...) Thats alright as I chose the hammer, but it was green. I guess we should team up to create a normal person ;) -- James Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test —Kevin Wilson
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| | | | | | Daniel Crichton wrote in message ... (...) Me too - red spanner. Only half normal (but I knew that already :-) ) Kevin ---...--- NEW Cottage kit, 577 pieces! (URL) TOWN PLANNING information: (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) Guild of Bricksmiths(TM): (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test —Geoffrey Hyde
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| | | | | "Bob Parker" <cg47@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:H1zz6u.DI3@lugnet.com... (...) Actually, it's interesting, but not in the way you think ... ;-) (...) Are you going to take time to give us an answer sheet? (If not, one has been hurriedly (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test —Maggie Cambron
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| | | | | | (...) <more snippage> (...) Okay Geoffrey, how about this one (no math at all!)-- Suppose you were suddenly told you *must* (whatever makes it imperative for you-- life or death, $50 million prize...) meet someone (not necessarily a close (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test —Jude Beaudin
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| | | | | | (...) <snip> (...) I guess I am totally abnormal. I would meet you at the Corel Centre (which is in Ottawa, Canada) holding a blue screwdriver. :-) Jude (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | | (...) Wrench, red. -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test —Frank Filz
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| | | | (...) Not quite, black hammer. (...) But then I've always known I'm not quite right... Frank (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test —Steve Bliss
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| | | | (...) Augh! That's the answer I got! Lugnet poll, anyone? ;) Steve (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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