'nother silly question test

[Leslie]

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>At the end of this message, you are asked a question.

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>Answer it immediately. Don't stop and think about it.

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>Just say the first thing that pops into your mind.

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>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".

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>Now... just follow the instructions as quickly as possible.

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>Do not go to the next calculation before you have finished the previous

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>You do not ever need to write or remember the answers, just do it using your

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>You'll be surprised.

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>How much is:

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>I know! Calculations are hard work, but it's! nearly over..

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>Come on, one more! ...

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>QUICK! THINK ABOUT A COLOR AND A TOOL!

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>Scroll further to the bottom....

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>A bit more...

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>You just thought about a red hammer! , didn't you?

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>If this is not your answer, you are among 2% of people who have a different,

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>98% of the folks would answer a red hammer while doing this exercise.

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[Dave]

orange hammer came to mind

[Leslie]

mine was red.

*creeped out*

[BeardofPants]

Blue drill

[MrBishop]

Green screwdriver....I must have a screw loose somewhere :D

[Raven]

I actually thought of a yellow screwdriver :S

[SexyBoo]

Black hammer here.

[unclehobart]

blue drill

[tonksy]

blue hacksaw.

[Leslie]

I think you all have minds and I'm just one of the sheep. :mope:

[K62]

First thing I though of was a red hammer too.

[chcr]

First thing I though of was a red hammer too.

[Twilight Zone music] It's not just a Canadian thing, I though of a red hammer too. [/Twilight Zone music]

[abooja]

Okay, I admit it. So did I. :blush:

[Leslie]

*thanks the gods*

[Inkara1]

Fuschia compound miter saw...


OK, I'm bullshitting you. I really thought of a green forklift.


OK, I was bullshitting you again. :D

[Lopan]

weird, I wonder how they work that out. Ive never seen a red hammer or thought about it before.

[Inkara1]

Yeah, I thought it was supposed to be a yellow hammer on a red background, along with a yellow sickle.

[Lopan]

No thats just your socialist dream :laugh5: Maybe one day we will all march together. : p

[Mare]

a red screwdriver :D

[SouthernN'Proud]

Yellow wrench here.

Weird test...

[chcr]

weird, I wonder how they work that out. Ive never seen a red hammer or thought about it before.

Heh. I have a red hammer. :eek:

[Leslie]

Mine's blue. Where red came from I don't know. :confuse3:

[abooja]

I don't think it has anything to do with envisioning an actual red hammer. The test asked you to quickly think of a color and a tool. Red is a primary color with the fewest letters. A hammer is a tool most people are readily familiar with. There can't be any more to it than that.

[Professur]

Then why all the math?

[abooja]

Still trying to work that part out. I'm thinking along the lines of it forces you to marginally exercise one portion of your brain while the other lies dormant. The requirement of quick answers at the end further stifles the creative part of your brain.

Okay, so the theory needs some more work. :nerd:

[Professur]

Didn't work with me either. But then, I already had my new mig welder on my mind.

[SouthernN'Proud]

The math is a distraction, to clear any conscious thought processes one may try to employ to "beat" these tests. Some people have way too much time on their hands.

[PT]

red hammer here. I've done this before too, thought about a red hammer then too.

[chcr]

The math is a distraction, to clear any conscious thought processes one may try to employ to "beat" these tests. Some people have way too much time on their hands.
Now... are you referring to the authors or those of us with so much time that we take a stupid test like this. :lloyd:

[tonksy]

i just bought rob a hacksaw for christmas...maybe i would have thought of a hammer if i hadn't.