The smarter you are, the harder this is - Page 3

Torrere · 06-06-2004, 07:47 PM

Did you get it right on the third try?

Sun_Sparkz · 06-06-2004, 07:49 PM

It took me 22 mins.

I was trying my hardest to think like a stupid person!

Catwoman · 06-07-2004, 05:37 AM

wtf??? petals, roses? It's a bunch of dice!! I thought I was quite laterally minded, obviously not. And I'm not trying to sound intelligent because I can't do it - it only tests one type of intelligence anyway when in fact there are (at least) nine different types. In a Mensa IQ test which measures spatial, linguistic and mathematical intelligence I scored 155 - chances are my zone of proximal development concerning other types of intelligence is frustratingly large.

OnyxCougar · 06-07-2004, 08:47 AM

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Originally posted by Torrere
Did you get it right on the third try?

Nope, haven't got it right since.

jaguar · 06-07-2004, 08:50 AM

It's nothing to do with stupid or not, it's just about your ability to think outside the box.

You can actually sove this two ways, you could sove it by simply building a large enough table of data and working it out by analysing that, or you could simply re-read the name a few times.

Catwoman · 06-07-2004, 08:59 AM

jag can you pm me the answer it's driving me mad

OnyxCougar · 06-07-2004, 09:01 AM

OK, so my husband figured it out in like 5 minutes...... I had been flirting with that idea yesterday, but didn't go there for somereason...I understand now... *sigh*

wolf · 06-07-2004, 10:18 AM

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Originally posted by Catwoman
jag can you pm me the answer it's driving me mad

Don't do it!! It's so much more fun watching people go buggy.

elf · 06-07-2004, 10:19 AM

*whimper*

I dooonn't get it!!!!!

And I can't spend more than a few minutes at a time on it.

Life is hell, I tell you. Helll!

*sigh*

:p

russotto · 06-07-2004, 10:24 AM

Took me three tries, and I guessed the basic idea immediately, just messed up a detail. Guess I must be stupid, as I know I'm close-minded, technically minded, and uncreative.

(seriously, of course someone who wasted a year on the puzzle would claim the smarter you are the harder the puzzle is. Sheesh)

Catwoman · 06-07-2004, 10:28 AM

Oh riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. Thanks.

My initial reaction went something like this:

f**^*(*£$ "**@>~? @?£¬***@@ ~~##"!!!

For those still struggling, I recommend you never find out the solution. It will make you feel incredibly stupid and demoralised. I'm going to re-take that Mensa test.

Catwoman slumps off, thoroughly embarrassed

hot_pastrami · 06-07-2004, 10:35 AM

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Originally posted by hot_pastrami
If somebody tells you, it may end up making you feel even worse. It's very simple, it's just not immediately obvious to some people, depending on how your mind works.

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Originally posted by Catwoman
For those still struggling, I recommend you never find out the solution. It will make you feel incredibly stupid and demoralised.

Why does no one listen to me? Hello? Is anybody there? It's cold are there are wolves chasing me.

jaguar · 06-07-2004, 10:37 AM

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Don't do it!! It's so much more fun watching people go buggy.

You'd know

warch · 06-07-2004, 10:44 AM

Easy, a snap! This is the stupid way I approach all math. Visually. Generally it doesnt work, so this is refreshing.

glatt · 06-07-2004, 10:52 AM

Took me about 10 minutes, and maybe 20 tries. I guessed right, purely by chance, several times, but hadn't figured out the pattern till I read the first post in this thread that talked about the "name." Went back and looked at it again and got it right away.

I agree, it has zero to do with intelligence, and has everything to do with how your brain is wired, and how relaxed a thinker you are.

06-06-2004, 07:49 PM	#2
Sun_Sparkz Has Body Temperature Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: I come from a land downunder Posts: 1,105	It took me 22 mins. I was trying my hardest to think like a stupid person! __________________ We'll never be as young as we are right now

06-07-2004, 05:37 AM	#3
Catwoman stalking a Tom Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: on the edge of the english channel Posts: 1,000	wtf??? petals, roses? It's a bunch of dice!! I thought I was quite laterally minded, obviously not. And I'm not trying to sound intelligent because I can't do it - it only tests one type of intelligence anyway when in fact there are (at least) nine different types. In a Mensa IQ test which measures spatial, linguistic and mathematical intelligence I scored 155 - chances are my zone of proximal development concerning other types of intelligence is frustratingly large. __________________ I've decided I'm not going to have a signature anymore.

06-07-2004, 08:50 AM	#5
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	It's nothing to do with stupid or not, it's just about your ability to think outside the box. You can actually sove this two ways, you could sove it by simply building a large enough table of data and working it out by analysing that, or you could simply re-read the name a few times. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

06-07-2004, 08:59 AM	#6
Catwoman stalking a Tom Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: on the edge of the english channel Posts: 1,000	jag can you pm me the answer it's driving me mad __________________ I've decided I'm not going to have a signature anymore.

06-07-2004, 09:01 AM	#7
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	OK, so my husband figured it out in like 5 minutes...... I had been flirting with that idea yesterday, but didn't go there for somereason...I understand now... sigh __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

06-06-2004, 07:47 PM	#1
Torrere a real smartass Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,121	Did you get it right on the third try?

06-07-2004, 10:19 AM	#9
elf Yay! We're Dooomed! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mostly: New York. Most Recently: New Jersey. Currently: Colorado Posts: 214	whimper I dooonn't get it!!!!! And I can't spend more than a few minutes at a time on it. Life is hell, I tell you. Helll! sigh :p

06-07-2004, 10:24 AM	#10
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Took me three tries, and I guessed the basic idea immediately, just messed up a detail. Guess I must be stupid, as I know I'm close-minded, technically minded, and uncreative. (seriously, of course someone who wasted a year on the puzzle would claim the smarter you are the harder the puzzle is. Sheesh)

06-07-2004, 10:28 AM	#11
Catwoman stalking a Tom Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: on the edge of the english channel Posts: 1,000	Oh riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. Thanks. My initial reaction went something like this: f*^(£$ "@>~? @?£¬*@@ ~~##"!!! For those still struggling, I recommend you never find out the solution. It will make you feel incredibly stupid and demoralised. I'm going to re-take that Mensa test. Catwoman slumps off, thoroughly embarrassed* __________________ I've decided I'm not going to have a signature anymore.

06-07-2004, 10:44 AM	#14
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Easy, a snap! This is the stupid way I approach all math. Visually. Generally it doesnt work, so this is refreshing.

06-07-2004, 10:52 AM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Took me about 10 minutes, and maybe 20 tries. I guessed right, purely by chance, several times, but hadn't figured out the pattern till I read the first post in this thread that talked about the "name." Went back and looked at it again and got it right away. I agree, it has zero to do with intelligence, and has everything to do with how your brain is wired, and how relaxed a thinker you are.

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