The smarter you are, the harder this is - Page 2

blue · 06-05-2004, 01:58 PM

That sucked, guess I'm not bright, got on the second try, about 10 seconds worth of work, and it wasn't even fun, and it sucked.

Why do I keep clicking on crap like this?

Torrere · 06-05-2004, 08:11 PM

I still don't have it.

All that I can say is that the number of petals is (as far as I've seen) always even.

smoothmoniker · 06-05-2004, 09:12 PM

grrrrrraaaaaaarrrrrrggghhhhhh

-sm

Tomas Rueda · 06-05-2004, 09:12 PM

it has taken me 20 min so far, but I stopped playing because of Internet costs. Best guess, It would take me about 1-2 years because, well, my IQ is 136 ( how is it that a circumstance like this makes you feel ashamed of how smart are you

)

lookout123 · 06-05-2004, 09:58 PM

ok, let me say that i don't believe the "smarter" you are the longer it takes, because the people i see finishing quickly (although i may disagree with them at times) are definitely not ranking low on the intellectual scale. for all of you that in the past have thought i was the world's biggest dumbass - point proven.

i've been going for 45 minutes and i am so f'ing pissed right now. i have never felt more stupid in my entire life. would someone please take pity on me and email me big picture that i am obviously missing.

lumberjim · 06-05-2004, 10:53 PM

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Originally posted by Tomas Rueda
it has taken me 20 min so far, but I stopped playing because of Internet costs. Best guess, It would take me about 1-2 years because, well, my IQ is 136 ( how is it that a circumstance like this makes you feel ashamed of how smart are you )

i don't know what to say. i don't believe it, i'm at a loss. oh well.

hot_pastrami · 06-05-2004, 11:01 PM

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Originally posted by lookout123
ok, let me say that i don't believe the "smarter" you are the longer it takes, because the people i see finishing quickly (although i may disagree with them at times) are definitely not ranking low on the intellectual scale. for all of you that in the past have thought i was the world's biggest dumbass - point proven.

I don't really think that smarter people take more time to solve it... I think that a person who is more open-minded, creative, and/or not technically-minded will probably solve the puzzle faster. Once I figured out the answer, I realized that the programmer inside of me had been working against me... I was looking at it all wrong.

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Originally posted by lookout123
would someone please take pity on me and email me big picture that i am obviously missing.

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.

blue · 06-05-2004, 11:11 PM

This still pisses me off...I punched in 2 and clicked, then figured it out......I'm probably the dumbest of the regulars here, and it wasn't fun, wasn't stimulating, the smarter you are crap is crap, and I came back to this thread...that's what really bunches my undies.

elSicomoro · 06-05-2004, 11:16 PM

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Originally posted by blue
I'm probably the dumbest of the regulars here

I don't think so...not by a long shot.

hot_pastrami · 06-05-2004, 11:23 PM

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Originally posted by sycamore
I don't think so...not by a long shot.

Dude, if you think I'm dumb, just come out and say it. I can't any more of these veiled insults. Sniff.

Ow, my feelings.

jaguar · 06-06-2004, 07:36 AM

If anyone really wants he answer I'll PM it to them; I do have to agree, it's nothing to do with how smart you are, just your abiliaty to think laterally - something which in itself is a sign of intelligence and creativity. As I said before, being a coder or any job where similar types of thinkig are needed is a massive disadvantage.

If you can't solve it, do this.
Stand back, repeat the name out loud to yourself a few times, click roll, get the answer and think for a few minutes... Think about the name.

elSicomoro · 06-06-2004, 11:01 AM

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Originally posted by hot_pastrami

Dude, if you think I'm dumb, just come out and say it. I can't any more of these veiled insults. Sniff.

Ow, my feelings.

HP, as dumb as you are, you are by no means the dumbest person on The Cellar.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-06-2004, 02:10 PM

Just shut up before you know who starts a vote for the dumbest thread.

Torrere · 06-06-2004, 06:52 PM

Finally got it, one day later.

What's really bad is that that was the first solution that came to mind, however I took the language of the question too literally. After dismissing my original hypothesis, I went scatter brained and attacked the problem, looking for all sorts of things. I noticed one attribute that kept popping up, but I didn't stop to think out the logical ramifications of that until I left the problem and came back to it.

I'm just glad that "rose" isn't a homonym for "rows".

OnyxCougar · 06-06-2004, 07:18 PM

I guess I'm not a lateral thinker....I got the answer right on the second try but it was pure luck because I don't know what the HELL I'm looking at.

06-05-2004, 01:58 PM	#16
blue Operations Operative Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern WI Posts: 739	That sucked, guess I'm not bright, got on the second try, about 10 seconds worth of work, and it wasn't even fun, and it sucked. Why do I keep clicking on crap like this? __________________ If you spot a tornado, always remember to point at it, yell "tornado!", and run like hell.

06-05-2004, 09:12 PM	#19
Tomas Rueda Master of the Domain Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Beaumont Tx 77701 Posts: 229	it has taken me 20 min so far, but I stopped playing because of Internet costs. Best guess, It would take me about 1-2 years because, well, my IQ is 136 ( how is it that a circumstance like this makes you feel ashamed of how smart are you ) __________________ Tom@s _____Rueda

06-05-2004, 09:58 PM	#20
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	ok, let me say that i don't believe the "smarter" you are the longer it takes, because the people i see finishing quickly (although i may disagree with them at times) are definitely not ranking low on the intellectual scale. for all of you that in the past have thought i was the world's biggest dumbass - point proven. i've been going for 45 minutes and i am so f'ing pissed right now. i have never felt more stupid in my entire life. would someone please take pity on me and email me big picture that i am obviously missing. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

06-05-2004, 11:11 PM	#23
blue Operations Operative Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern WI Posts: 739	This still pisses me off...I punched in 2 and clicked, then figured it out......I'm probably the dumbest of the regulars here, and it wasn't fun, wasn't stimulating, the smarter you are crap is crap, and I came back to this thread...that's what really bunches my undies. __________________ If you spot a tornado, always remember to point at it, yell "tornado!", and run like hell.

06-06-2004, 07:36 AM	#26
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	If anyone really wants he answer I'll PM it to them; I do have to agree, it's nothing to do with how smart you are, just your abiliaty to think laterally - something which in itself is a sign of intelligence and creativity. As I said before, being a coder or any job where similar types of thinkig are needed is a massive disadvantage. If you can't solve it, do this. Stand back, repeat the name out loud to yourself a few times, click roll, get the answer and think for a few minutes... Think about the name. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

06-05-2004, 08:11 PM	#17
Torrere a real smartass Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,121	I still don't have it. All that I can say is that the number of petals is (as far as I've seen) always even.

06-05-2004, 09:12 PM	#18
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	grrrrrraaaaaaarrrrrrggghhhhhh -sm

06-06-2004, 02:10 PM	#28
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Just shut up before you know who starts a vote for the dumbest thread. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-06-2004, 06:52 PM	#29
Torrere a real smartass Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,121	Finally got it, one day later. What's really bad is that that was the first solution that came to mind, however I took the language of the question too literally. After dismissing my original hypothesis, I went scatter brained and attacked the problem, looking for all sorts of things. I noticed one attribute that kept popping up, but I didn't stop to think out the logical ramifications of that until I left the problem and came back to it. I'm just glad that "rose" isn't a homonym for "rows".

06-06-2004, 07:18 PM	#30
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	I guess I'm not a lateral thinker....I got the answer right on the second try but it was pure luck because I don't know what the HELL I'm looking at. __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

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