NO PEEKING AHEAD!
Free will or synaptic wiring? You be the judge. Do the following exercise and prepare yourself to freak out.
Just follow these instructions, and answer the questions one at a time and as quickly as you can!
Again, as quickly as you can but don't advance until you've done each of them ... really.
Now, arrow down (but not too fast, you might miss something).
Think of a number from 1 to 10.
Multiply that number by 9.
If the number is a 2-digit number, add the digits together.
Now subtract 5.
Determine which letter in the alphabet corresponds to the number you ended up with (example: 1=a, 2=b, 3=c, etc.)
Think of a country that starts with that letter.
Remember the last letter in the name of that country.
Think of the name of an animal that starts with that letter.
Remember the last letter in the name of that animal.
Think of the name of a fruit that starts with that letter.
Are you thinking of a Kangaroo in Denmark eating an Orange?
If not, you're among the 2% of the population whose minds are different enough to think of something else. 98% of people will answer with kangaroos in Denmark when given this exercise.
Freaky, huh?
1 comment:
lets be real... any single digit number multiplied by 9 will have digits adding up to 9 (9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90). Subtracting 5 gets 4 (D) and most people wouldn't think of Djibouti (and apparently not the Dominican Republic). Animal starting with the letter K? Some may opt for the Koala, but the Kangaroo is clearly the crowd favorite. Fruits with O? Nobody answers Olive... Seems like a pretty basic game of odds to me.
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