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EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
April 04 2012 23:58 GMT
#1
I can only imagine what this guy was on when he decided to make this test. If you are ever bored in class, or otherwise bored in general, I would recommend solving this with only your mind, no external aids allowed. No bookkeeping of possibilities via paper, notepad, or anything.

The CS major in you might try to solve this by alternative means though...

http://www.drunkmenworkhere.org/170

Yea that's right. Drunk men work there.

ShamTao
Profile Joined September 2010
United States419 Posts
April 05 2012 00:19 GMT
#2
Step 1) Find nearby table, wall, or hard surface

Step 2) Slam head/face into said surface vigorously and repeatedly

Step 3) Profit???

I'm actually all for logic games. I'll have to give this one an honest shot once I have the time.
In the game of drones, you win or you die!
gumshoe
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada3602 Posts
April 05 2012 00:45 GMT
#3
It's sorta like a scavenger hunt, you start at the end(the last question) and have to work your way back from there.
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EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
April 05 2012 00:59 GMT
#4
On April 05 2012 09:45 gumshoe wrote:
It's sorta like a scavenger hunt, you start at the end(the last question) and have to work your way back from there.

Make sure you're using an exceptional barometer though!
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24767 Posts
April 05 2012 01:01 GMT
#5
Question 20 doesn't make sense, and doesn't reference anything else, so uh, yea this looks silly.
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r.Evo
Profile Joined August 2006
Germany14080 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-05 02:22:18
April 05 2012 01:54 GMT
#6
10+16 don't seem solvable either. Unless I'm missing something. The hell.

Edit: nvm I'm dumb.

Edit 2: Question 20 makes sense if you say that "Standardized test is to intelligence as barometer is to anything BUT it's original purpose", which seems what the author implies. =D

Edit 3: Now Q2 really gives me headaches. Doesn't accept the solution which I THINK is the solution as correct. I think the trick lies in the "only" part.

Edit 4: @OP: Is this thing solvable? -.- ... Kinda want to know before I go insane over it.

Edit 5: JESUS CHRIST HIS ENTIRE ARCHIVE IS FULL OF SIMILAR STUFF.

Edit 6: http://www.drunkmenworkhere.org/80 ... this one was made for starcrafters. Also I think I never editted a post this often before. -.-v
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SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21550 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-05 02:44:54
April 05 2012 02:42 GMT
#7
On April 05 2012 08:58 EtherealDeath wrote:
If you are ever bored in class, or otherwise bored in general, I would recommend solving this with only your mind, no external aids allowed. No bookkeeping of possibilities via paper, notepad, or anything.

Got it! :D

I'd say it took about 1 minute less than it takes for me to start bashing my head against my keyboard.
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APurpleCow
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States1372 Posts
April 05 2012 03:40 GMT
#8
Solved it, pretty fun.

Edit 3: Now Q2 really gives me headaches. Doesn't accept the solution which I THINK is the solution as correct. I think the trick lies in the "only" part.


Yep, if it says "only", you have to have the entire thing solved for it to accept your answer. Didn't understand that at first either.
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-05 05:52:23
April 05 2012 05:51 GMT
#9
On April 05 2012 10:01 micronesia wrote:
Question 20 doesn't make sense, and doesn't reference anything else, so uh, yea this looks silly.


Other things reference #20 though. As for the answer to #20, well, that's been commented on already xD


On April 05 2012 12:40 APurpleCow wrote:
Solved it, pretty fun.

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Edit 3: Now Q2 really gives me headaches. Doesn't accept the solution which I THINK is the solution as correct. I think the trick lies in the "only" part.


Yep, if it says "only", you have to have the entire thing solved for it to accept your answer. Didn't understand that at first either.


Yea it checks the answers based on whether everything references each other correctly. Just so you can't just blindly rampage through answers a through e for each question and get the answer that way
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