IxianMace Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 2% or 98%EDIT: DO NOT look at what other people got for the test before you try it, or it may affect your result.This is strange...can you figure it out?Are you the 2% or 98% of the population?Follow the instructions! NO PEEKING AHEAD!* Do the following exercise, guaranteed to raise an eyebrow.* There's no trick or surprise.* 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, scroll down (but not too fast, you might miss something).Think of a number from 1 to 10Multiply that number by 9If the number is a 2-digit number, add the digits togetherNow subtract 5Determine 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 letterRemember the last letter of the name of that countryThink of the name of an animal that starts with that letterRemember the last letter in the name of that animalThink of the name of a fruit that starts with that letter[hide]Are you thinking of a Kangaroo in Denmark eating an Orange?[/hide][hide]I told you this was FREAKY!! 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.[/hide] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurlyPIG Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Actually I was thinking of a Tiger in Egypt eating Raspberries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken124578 Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I was thinking of a dog eating a grapefruit in germany. :P (1, 9, 4, d, duitsland (dutch), d, dog, g, grapefruit) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IxianMace Posted July 21, 2003 Author Share Posted July 21, 2003 I don't think this test was designed for other languages. Try to keep it to English. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khan Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I got a Koala in denmark eating an apple :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostHunter Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 That hit me dead-on alright.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timsvs Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 i got had koala in denmark eating an apple too :D hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Sadukar Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I must say I'm one of the 98% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acriku Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I think some of us are thinking differently on purpose... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjCiD Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I have never seen a Koala snacking on a apricot in Denmark ???[hide]but why is every one a 2 or a 98? Because there can only be two or three variations; all on the letters in play. Why? Because any number times nine, when the digits from the product are added to together you will aways get 9. No matter what (whole) number you times nine it always works out. So every one ends up with 9. You then lead them to the few variations they can choose. I always use colors instead of fruit that way its either an Orange Kangaroo from Denmark or an Aqua Koala ... but then I guess some people consider apricot a color too ^-^ [/hide] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timenn Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 It always ends with a D you know.The nice thing about the table of 9 is that the combination of the two digits always results in 9 (4+5, 7+2 etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 98%.On the second try I tried deutscheland as my country. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExSPlug Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 denmark...killer whale...any fruit that starts with "e"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireSnake Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Meh. - Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunenewt Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 lol2% for me I got a Cat in the Dominican Republic eating a tomato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilamobster13 Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 2% here!!a carp in the dominican republic eating a pear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunenewt Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 How original ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyborg Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I was one of the 98 percent.If you took whatever popped up in your mind exactly when you saw the question, I think many more people would end up with Denmark, kangaroo, orange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caid Ivik Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Do you know one fruit starting on "S"? This is a nonsense... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 strawberry...jack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caid Ivik Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 That's what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeLeto Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 lol2% for me I got a Cat in the Dominican Republic eating a tomatoSo did I! *grumble grumble* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IxianMace Posted July 21, 2003 Author Share Posted July 21, 2003 That's what?Strawberries. They're little red fruits. You haven't heard of them? ???Anyway, there is no point doing this if people are going to 'cheat' or deliberately fall into the 2%. ::) C'mon guys, the idea of the exercise is to do it properly the first time. Once you know what most people should have got, there is no point in you doing the exercise again, since you can deliberately alter your responses to be different than what the most likely response would have been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilamobster13 Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 i didnt do that, it's just a quiz that predicts we all will have those areas set as the default first choice, where most of us are weird and will have odd animals and contries stored up in our heads. most of us here are NOT in the 98%. we are psychos, we are. plus, how is one specific combination really going to be 98% when people have such diverse intellects? can you really expect 98% of the people to choose that? i say the 2% will choose that, not the 98%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaphapy Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 i had one of these tests before, the answer turned out differently though it was about an elephant in some country (i really don't remember anything but the elephant) :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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