Mind exercise #2

nieves · Mar 5, 2003, 11:44 AM

First one was screwed for me. Let's see the second one.

nieves · Mar 5, 2003, 11:45 AM

What I thought of was a Koala in Denmark eating apples. Pretty close, but not quite. How did you fare?

fornicatarachnid · Mar 5, 2003, 12:20 PM

You forgot to post the link nieves so here it is ......

Mind Exercise 2

Anyway, I tried this one and I thought of a koalo in Denmark eating an apple 2

ToshiroOC · Mar 5, 2003, 12:28 PM

I figured how this one works to an extent- regardless of what number you pick, you will get D as the letter you are supposed to pick. The only countries I can find beginning with D are Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, and Dominican Republic. Of those, Denmark is the one most of us would pick, just because we're from a demographic that would be most familiar with Denmark. There are also relatively few animals who have a name starting in K, and of them Koala and Kangaroo seem to be the best known... and then there aren't many fruits that start with A or O except for Apple and Orange, and none with as much recognition. w00t! Reverse engineered the trick!

It's 4:30am though, so I KNOW there are flaws in my logic, anyone care to poke holes in em?

nieves · Mar 5, 2003, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ToshiroOC
I figured how this one works to an extent- regardless of what number you pick, you will get D as the letter you are supposed to pick. The only countries I can find beginning with D are Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, and Dominican Republic. Of those, Denmark is the one most of us would pick, just because we're from a demographic that would be most familiar with Denmark. There are also relatively few animals who have a name starting in K, and of them Koala and Kangaroo seem to be the best known... and then there aren't many fruits that start with A or O except for Apple and Orange, and none with as much recognition. w00t! Reverse engineered the trick! It's 4:30am though, so I KNOW there are flaws in my logic, anyone care to poke holes in em?

No flaws I can come up with... Actually, I'm impressed

ToshiroOC · Mar 5, 2003, 12:38 PM

The tricky one is that first excercise - I can't figure out how the hell you get carrot... and I'm not buying Dallasstar's explaination

(Oh, and whats with the

? Am I going to have to get out the mop and clean the dripping sarcasm off the floor?

)

fornicatarachnid · Mar 5, 2003, 12:42 PM

nieves · Mar 5, 2003, 12:45 PM

I'm pretty sure it's not 98% of the people who say "carrot". The stats are messed with.

About the explanation, I can't find a strong one... Being a common vegetable does not cut here, it's more than that... It may have to do something with the color. Dunno why I say that. Maybe there's a relation between those numbers and the way we perceive colors. What if a number or a set of numbers creates a link to a particular color? I have nothing to base this theory on, so far.

nieves · Mar 5, 2003, 12:48 PM

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Originally posted by ToshiroOC
The tricky one is that first excercise - I can't figure out how the hell you get carrot... and I'm not buying Dallasstar's explaination (Oh, and whats with the ? Am I going to have to get out the mop and clean the dripping sarcasm off the floor? )

Hmm... No sarcasm, really. Not this time, at least

Mar 5, 2003, 11:44 AM	#1
nieves personality tweaker Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Jormania Posts: 288 Rep Power: 0	Mind exercise #2 First one was screwed for me. Let's see the second one. __________________

Mar 5, 2003, 11:45 AM	Thread Starter #2
nieves personality tweaker Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Jormania Posts: 288 Rep Power: 0	What I thought of was a Koala in Denmark eating apples. Pretty close, but not quite. How did you fare? __________________

Mar 5, 2003, 12:28 PM	#4
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	I figured how this one works to an extent- regardless of what number you pick, you will get D as the letter you are supposed to pick. The only countries I can find beginning with D are Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, and Dominican Republic. Of those, Denmark is the one most of us would pick, just because we're from a demographic that would be most familiar with Denmark. There are also relatively few animals who have a name starting in K, and of them Koala and Kangaroo seem to be the best known... and then there aren't many fruits that start with A or O except for Apple and Orange, and none with as much recognition. w00t! Reverse engineered the trick! It's 4:30am though, so I KNOW there are flaws in my logic, anyone care to poke holes in em? __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Mar 5, 2003, 12:38 PM	#6
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	The tricky one is that first excercise - I can't figure out how the hell you get carrot... and I'm not buying Dallasstar's explaination (Oh, and whats with the ? Am I going to have to get out the mop and clean the dripping sarcasm off the floor? ) __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Mar 5, 2003, 12:45 PM	Thread Starter #8
nieves personality tweaker Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Jormania Posts: 288 Rep Power: 0	I'm pretty sure it's not 98% of the people who say "carrot". The stats are messed with. About the explanation, I can't find a strong one... Being a common vegetable does not cut here, it's more than that... It may have to do something with the color. Dunno why I say that. Maybe there's a relation between those numbers and the way we perceive colors. What if a number or a set of numbers creates a link to a particular color? I have nothing to base this theory on, so far. __________________

Mar 5, 2003, 12:20 PM	#3
fornicatarachnid Clanless Join Date: May 2002 Location: On the web, England UK Posts: 714 Rep Power: 0	You forgot to post the link nieves so here it is ...... Mind Exercise 2 Anyway, I tried this one and I thought of a koalo in Denmark eating an apple 2

Mar 5, 2003, 12:42 PM	#7
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