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Religions > Atheism |
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"Steve Knight" |
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22 Feb 2005 07:44:36 PM |
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OT - Abnormal? |
Someone sent me this email. I'm abnormal.
At the end of this message, you are asked a question.
Answer it immediately. Don't stop and think about it.
Just say the first thing that pops into your mind.
This is a fun "test"... AND kind of spooky at the same time! Give
it a
try, then e-mail it around (including back to me) and you'll see
how
many people
you know fall into the same percentage as you. Be sure to put in
the
subject line if you are among the 98% or the 2%. You'll understand
what
that means after you finish taking the "test".
Now.. just follow the instructions as quickly as possible.
Do not go to the next calculation before you have finished the
previous
one..
You do not ever need to write or remember the answers, just do it
using
your mind.
You'll be surprised.
Start:
How much is:
15 + 6
3 + 56
89 + 2
12 + 53
75 + 26
25 + 52
63 + 32
I know! Calculations are hard work, but it's nearly over..
Come on, one more...
123 + 5
QUICK! THINK ABOUT A COLOR AND A TOOL!
Scroll further to the bottom...
A bit more...
You just thought about a red hammer, didn't you?
If this is not your answer, you are among 2% of people who have
a
different, if not abnormal, mind.
98% of the folks would answer a red hammer while doing this
exercise.
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| User: "Frank J Warner" |
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| Title: Re: OT - Abnormal? |
22 Feb 2005 08:12:03 PM |
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In article <18on119bhhfskpjt6905c0r208bn5fgrvj@4ax.com>, Steve Knight
<wooly@sonic.net> wrote:
Someone sent me this email. I'm abnormal.
Jeez. Your answer wasn't "chrome - #7 Torx wrench" was it?
-Frank
--
Here's some of my work:
http://www.franksknives.com
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| User: "Gary Bohn" |
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| Title: Re: OT - Abnormal? |
23 Feb 2005 11:43:07 AM |
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Frank J Warner <warnerf@veriSPAMMERSDIEzon.net> wrote in
news:220220051812031664%warnerf@veriSPAMMERSDIEzon.net:
In article <18on119bhhfskpjt6905c0r208bn5fgrvj@4ax.com>, Steve Knight
<wooly@sonic.net> wrote:
Someone sent me this email. I'm abnormal.
Jeez. Your answer wasn't "chrome - #7 Torx wrench" was it?
-Frank
Mine was a blue drill. I lent my red hammer to a friend a few months ago
and haven't seen it since. I hope he's enjoying it.
--
apatriot #23, aa #1779, Grand Poobah, EAC Department of Oxygen
Deprivation
Responsible for brain damage everywhere!
Gary Bohn
Science rationally modifies a theory to fit evidence, creationism
emotionally modifies evidence to fit the bible.
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| User: "Mike Ruskai" |
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| Title: Re: OT - Abnormal? |
24 Feb 2005 06:27:07 PM |
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On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 01:44:36 GMT, Steve Knight wrote:
Someone sent me this email. I'm abnormal.
At the end of this message, you are asked a question.
Answer it immediately. Don't stop and think about it.
[snip]
QUICK! THINK ABOUT A COLOR AND A TOOL!
You just thought about a red hammer, didn't you?
If this is not your answer, you are among 2% of people who have
a
different, if not abnormal, mind.
98% of the folks would answer a red hammer while doing this
exercise.
Oddly enough, I thought of a green hammer. More precisely, I thought
immediately of the color green, and a minor fraction of a second later
decided on a hammer as the tool.
I have my doubts about the 98% figure, of course, but I wouldn't write off
the possibility that most people do actually think of a hammer (whatever
the color). Perhaps it's a prominent tool we've become hardwired to think
about (via something like the Baldwin Effect).
--
- Mike
Remove 'spambegone.net' and reverse to send e-mail.
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