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Are you among the 98% or the 2% ?

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Are you among the 98% or the 2% ?

Postby NarcNobbler on Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:46 am

This is just a bit of fun and disengaging when I received this i though of you, but you may have seen this before.

Just work out the maths as fast as you can ,machine gun style and answer the question at the end. No peeking at the answer first!!!!



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, no second guessing.


This is a FUN test AND kind of spooky at the same time! Give it
a try, and you'll see how many people you know fall into the same
percentage as you. Post 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 think differently.


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

If you do not believe this, pass it around and you'll see.




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God loves a trier, but I can take a hint!

Nothing changes without changes - that means YOU.
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Postby mikey#1 on Sun Dec 09, 2007 4:31 pm

Yup, red hammer for me...

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Postby IWillRecover on Mon Dec 10, 2007 4:56 am

Blue drill
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Postby Lukky on Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:23 pm

Red spade!!! Guess I got the colour right!!! LOL
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Postby disengaging on Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:31 pm

I said "red ruler"--but that's only because while taking the test, I was holding a "red ruler" in my hand as a guide while going through a stack of ledger sheets.

Otherwise I have no doubt I'd have said "red hammer".

And yes Narc, I have seen this before, only a slightly different version a couple of years back which was very similar, only the question at the end asked to name a vegetable--and almost everyone will name a "carrot".

It actually worked better than this one because I don't know ANYONE who came up with a different answer--and I know the reason why as well.

As opposed to the "magic gopher" which ALWAYS works because it's a strict matter of mathematics, in this one the calculations are primarily a diversion. This one is based on psychology, which is why it only SOMETIMES works--it is far more difficult to predict how people will respond, which is actually why I prefer math.

In the "carrot" trick, the reason it worked is because the last number in the last equation is "6". So while you still are holding the number "6" in your mind, you are then asked to quickly name a vegetable, and as "carrot" is the most commonly known vegetable containing 6 letters, that's the one you choose. It's that simple.

As this one contains 2 variables, the design and explanation is a little more involved.

First, if you were to walk up to almost anyone on the streets, held a gun to their head and ask them to quickly name a color, the colors most likely chosen will either be "red" or "blue". This is because the mind, when under stress or diress, will automatically revert back to the most primitive state, and as primary colors, those are the very first colors you learned as a child. Why not "yellow"? Well, it's 2 syllables so you probably weren't taught how to write it until after you were taught "red" and "blue".

The purpose of having you do the calculations as quick as possible is to place the mind under similar "stress or duress". Then note that in the last 2 calculations, the number "3" is repeated--3 times. This is done to get you to associate the number 3 with the word "red", which also has 3 letters, to get you to choose as your primary color "red" instead of "blue".

Why hammer? Well, if you repeat the "gun to the head" experiment while asking people to name a tool, most people will chose "hammer" because again, the mind reverts to a primitive state and as children, the first tool we learn about is generally a hammer.

Note that in asking the question to name a tool, "all caps" are used, and as when capitalizing the word TOOL, the letter T is shaped like a hammer.

There also appears to be a certain amount of "subliminal messages" in the equations themselves. The mind generally focuses not as much on the the first number in each equation, but rather on the last number in each equation. Not the results either as you didn't actually SEE them, so lacking the visualization, you don't hold the answers in your head.

Note that the last number in each equation is either a 2,3, or 6, except for the final number, which is a 5...which may explain why a couple of people here chose "spade" and "drill" as well as my "ruler" instead--each of which contain 5 letters. (This would probably work better if they used a 6 instead, and maybe only didn't because than too many people would have remembered and associated it with the old "carrot" trick.)

There are no colors or tools with only 2 letters--that's to get that 2% into your head. (And I don't believe that's actually based on a REAL "statistic" for a single minute--I think whoever designed this just pulled that number out of the air.)

The 3s and 6s are to get you thinking about those numbers and hopefullly that will get you to respond properly. Note that the number 4 does not appear in ANY of the equations, or in the results either. That's so you DON'T chose the color "blue", which you might otherwise as it's a primary instinct.
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Postby Shadey Lady on Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:43 pm

Blue Shovel

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Postby Talula on Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:21 pm

orange hammer
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Postby Zeemanfree on Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:59 pm

blue hammer
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Postby cangel on Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:36 am

blue screwdriver
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Postby Garuda on Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:38 am

Black hammer :lol:
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Postby Theresa13 on Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:00 pm

HOW COOL IS THIS, I SAID RED HAMMER, AND THE BIG JOKE IS I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE I'M AS HAPPY AS A BAG OF HAMMERS, AND MY DEAREST FRIEND REFERS TO ME AS "HAPPY AS IF SHE WAS ALL THERE"

Really nice to know I'm part of the HUMAN RACE------------Thanks Narc..................How are ya anyway---------I've been hanging around Anything Goes (PSYCHO FORUM) getting into the Christmas Spirit so to speak---------You should join us for sure it's a blast........T.T.F.N. Theresa
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I'm in the 2%

Postby DeBora on Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:47 pm

Blue hammer
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Postby nemesis on Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:52 am

Now this is super creepy.... I really did think "red hammer" and when I read the posts after the test I was shocked. I do have a strong background in math and did the calculations quickly. But I'd love an explanation.

I went back to look for a subliminal pictures of a hammer or something, I have done many calcculations in my life and I never remember having thoughts of coloured tools before.

Can you do it with something else too?

What does it mean to be among the 2%?
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Postby wendy d on Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:02 am

Ditto for me. Curious I followed instructions but dubious of any meaningful result and when I saw red hammer I felt shock.

It is spooky!

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Postby sweetcaroline51 on Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:18 pm

red screwdriver.
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Postby Milo on Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:23 am

Plum coloured pen. (I guess 'plum' is reddish and a pen can be used to 'hammer' at times, lol.)
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Postby kate_579 on Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:01 am

Red hammer for me! Strange!
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Postby knoxy on Sat Apr 26, 2008 3:36 am

Red Hammer.

I'm so predictable. :(

:lol:
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Postby limited on Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:24 pm

A red wheelbarrow
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Postby goodspirits on Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:00 am

red hammer!! WTF!!!!????
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Postby hopefull on Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:14 pm

Yikes!!!!

T'was a red hammer for me...and I hate maths....


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Postby dlmac on Mon Sep 01, 2008 8:42 pm

purple hammer
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Postby zanderman1 on Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:06 am

red hammer. Neat trick! I enjoyed it but am a little disappointed that I'm so "predictable" as knoxy put it. :?
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Postby marin on Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:22 pm

Blue saw. Must be because I am Dutch :lol:
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Postby tish on Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:28 pm

Yellow shovel. What the.....................
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