Brains of a four year old?

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2011/02/07 12:43:17 (permalink)

Brains of a four year old?

 
Try this out, I found it rather interesting
 
Be honest though - I only managed a rather pathetic 1 out of 4 (Q3)
 
 

 
The brains of a four-year-old
 
The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and establishes whether you are qualified to be a "professional".
 
Scroll down for the answer. The questions are not that difficult.
 

 
1) How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?
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The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe and close the door.
 
(This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way)
 

 
2) How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator ?
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Wrong Answer : Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant and close the door.
 
Correct Answer : Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door.
 
(This tests your ability to think through the repercussions of your actions)
 

 
3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference; all the animals attend except one. Which animal does not attend?
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Correct Answer : The Elephant - the elephant is in the refrigerator.
 
(This tests your memory)
 
OK, even if you did not answer the first three questions, correctly, you still have one more chance to show your abilities:
 

 
4) There is a river you must cross. But it is inhabited by crocodiles. How do you manage it?
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Correct Answer: You swim across. All the Crocodiles are attending the Animal Meeting!
 
(This tests whether you learn quickly from your mistakes)

 
According to Andersen Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong. But many pre-schoolers got several correct answers. Andersen Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four year old.

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    spacey
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    Re:Brains of a four year old? 2011/02/07 13:09:50 (permalink)
    I went to the lunch room and asked the questions ( that the pro's got wrong? how'd they do that?)
    It was fun....one guy got one right...the elephant in the frig. lol.
     
     
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    post edited by spacey - 2011/02/07 13:11:08
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    Re:Brains of a four year old? 2011/02/07 13:22:12 (permalink)
    I got 3 out of 4.  I missed the first one (actually I just gave up on the first one and looked at the answer).  after I read the answer for the 1st one then I knew what kinds of answers they were looking for.  so I answered the last 3 correctly!

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    Re:Brains of a four year old? 2011/02/07 13:26:58 (permalink)
    Only got the first two right.
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    Re:Brains of a four year old? 2011/02/07 13:35:38 (permalink)
    The answer to #2 is wrong - there is absolutely no reason to take the giraffe out of the fridge.

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    Re:Brains of a four year old? 2011/02/07 13:57:43 (permalink)
    I agree, there is no reason to remove the giraffe, but then how do you answer #3 if they are both in the fridge?

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    Re:Brains of a four year old? 2011/02/07 14:04:05 (permalink)
    That is one big-ass fridge  (appologies to william Perry).  Maybe the lion king had his whole assembly in the fridge, which means some cold crocs.

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    Re:Brains of a four year old? 2011/02/07 14:21:46 (permalink)
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    I agree, there is no reason to remove the giraffe, but then how do you answer #3 if they are both in the fridge?

    As a quorum could not be achieved without both the giraffe and the elephant, the only possible answer is to hold the conference inside the fridge.

     In order, then, to discover the limit of deepest tones, it is necessary not only to produce very violent agitations in the air but to give these the form of simple pendular vibrations. - Hermann von Helmholtz, predicting the role of the electric bassist in 1877.
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    Re:Brains of a four year old? 2011/02/07 14:23:12 (permalink)
    drewfx1


    Tap


    I agree, there is no reason to remove the giraffe, but then how do you answer #3 if they are both in the fridge?

    As a quorum could not be achieved without both the giraffe and the elephant, the only possible answer is to hold the conference inside the fridge.

    Or get a van and transport the fridge to the conference.


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    Re:Brains of a four year old? 2011/02/07 14:24:03 (permalink)
    I saw the title of this thread and I thought for sure it was gonna be about Bapu ......


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    Re:Brains of a four year old? 2011/02/07 14:25:25 (permalink)
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    Re:Brains of a four year old? 2011/02/07 14:27:52 (permalink)
    -4

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    Re:Brains of a four year old? 2011/02/07 14:27:56 (permalink)
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    I saw the title of this thread and I thought for sure it was gonna be about Bapu ......


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    Me too, in a way. I thought he'd say that there were only 4 questions and he needed 5.
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    Re:Brains of a four year old? 2011/02/07 15:02:10 (permalink)
    I would cut up both the giraffe and the elephant to make both fit in the fridge.  Steaks for several months a big +
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    Re:Brains of a four year old? 2011/02/07 15:29:38 (permalink)
    I got the first 2 right, then Mom said it was time for my nap. I'll try and finish when I get up and have my snack.

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    Re:Brains of a four year old? 2011/02/07 16:09:20 (permalink)
    By the way, don't try to be clever and change the question to ask how to put the animals in the washing machine.  Seeing a favorite giraffe or elephant disappear into the vast recesses of the washing machine can be a trauma inducing event for some.  I'm just saying...

    In an unrelated story, I'd like to refute the stories that I stand by my washing machine and cry like a baby while my bunny is in the wash.  I'm much louder than that.  I hope that clears things up.
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    Re:Brains of a four year old? 2011/02/07 16:11:09 (permalink)
    I don't understand the question.

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    Re:Brains of a four year old? 2011/02/07 16:33:06 (permalink)
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    Re:Brains of a four year old? 2011/02/07 17:50:38 (permalink)
     I got them all correct...but I cheated

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