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Posted by Phillipa on December 14, 2008, at 13:38:23
In reply to The color test, posted by Bobby on December 13, 2008, at 23:45:18
Very tricky never any orange or yellow. Hummm. Phillipa
Posted by Sigismund on December 14, 2008, at 14:11:48
In reply to Re: The color test, posted by Sigismund on December 14, 2008, at 5:18:33
I do understand the basic principle of a game that may or may not be the same as this one.
You know the one where you are shown a word written in yellow that says 'pink' and asked 'what colour do you see?'
I understand *that* game.
Of course, some of you may be on effective doses of psychostimulants?
With an outstanding score of 0%, all I should have to do is do exactly the opposite?
Posted by Sigismund on December 14, 2008, at 14:38:33
In reply to The color test, posted by Bobby on December 13, 2008, at 23:45:18
Well, I got 0% by doing nothing at all, so that was an improvement.
Posted by Sigismund on December 14, 2008, at 15:40:25
In reply to Re: The color test, posted by Sigismund on December 14, 2008, at 14:38:33
After a short chat with my son, I manged to get 75%.
This is why I don't have a mobile phone.
How do you people get to be so smart?
I must be suffering from the idiocy of rural life.
Posted by Bobby on December 14, 2008, at 18:03:47
In reply to Re: The color test, posted by Sigismund on December 14, 2008, at 15:40:25
I'll take a person who can think slow---ponder--and reason--over a fast clicker every time. Of course---that means I'll probably be one of the ones who are left behind in the great race to be number one.
Posted by Phillipa on December 14, 2008, at 19:20:04
In reply to Re: The color test » Sigismund, posted by Bobby on December 14, 2008, at 18:03:47
Darn show off my husband got l00 the first time!!!!Gotten up to 50% so far this is addicting. Phillipa
Posted by Phillipa on December 14, 2008, at 19:21:41
In reply to The color test, posted by Bobby on December 13, 2008, at 23:45:18
Oh Wow Got l00 Yeah for me!!!!!! Love Phillipa
Posted by TexasChic on December 14, 2008, at 19:29:45
In reply to Re: The color test, posted by Phillipa on December 14, 2008, at 19:21:41
I was so mad that my test wasn't working right because I kept getting 0% when I was clearly answering every question correctly!!! Turns out when I skimmed through the instructions I read it wrong. I'm glad I didn't post my frustration about the !@#$% malfunctioning game right away!
-T
P.S. Nothing like going from indignant to idiot in less than 5 minutes. ;-)
Posted by Sigismund on December 15, 2008, at 0:46:06
In reply to Re: The color test » Sigismund, posted by Bobby on December 14, 2008, at 18:03:47
In school cadets they tried to teach me to march.
'You bring your left arm forward as you bring your right leg forward.'
I couldn't quite understand what they were saying, but it seemed all wrong.
'If you walked like that you would fall over.'
'No no, this is how everybody does it.'
One way or another, this was more serious than I'd thought.
Posted by Sigismund on December 15, 2008, at 1:02:08
In reply to Re: The color test, posted by TexasChic on December 14, 2008, at 19:29:45
You mean you worked it out in 5 minutes?
That is almost as worrying as caraher saying that 4 seconds is a long time to make a decision (if one is calm).
Posted by caraher on December 15, 2008, at 3:30:45
In reply to Re: The color test » TexasChic, posted by Sigismund on December 15, 2008, at 1:02:08
> That is almost as worrying as caraher saying that 4 seconds is a long time to make a decision (if one is calm).
At least certainly classes of trivial decisions... but one thing I've noticed is a lot of people are taking their performance as though it reflected their intelligence or worth. Phillipa wrote "shameful" of her performance. It's not at all!
Part of the challenge is also the kind of "testing" environment presented. Seeing the time bar slip away induces some anxiety, particularly if you're already feeling nervous about doing well. I guess that's part of my "if you're calm" observation - the first few tries I recall a few trials where that bar slipping away distracted me from processing what was on-screen.
I wonder what someone from a slow-paced, non-technological society would think of the game. Would they laugh at it? Would they wonder what the hurry is to get the answer?
Posted by rskontos on December 15, 2008, at 13:24:35
In reply to Re: The color test, posted by Phillipa on December 14, 2008, at 19:21:41
I think this might also go back to that following directions thing. Reading directions and thinking one thing when they really mean doing another.
rsk
Posted by Sigismund on December 15, 2008, at 18:20:51
In reply to Re: The color test, posted by caraher on December 15, 2008, at 3:30:45
> Seeing the time bar slip away induces some anxiety, particularly if you're already feeling nervous about doing well.
Of course!
>I wonder what someone from a slow-paced, non-technological society would think of the game. Would they laugh at it? Would they wonder what the hurry is to get the answer?
Quite probably; we're trained at school.
For every gain there's a loss.
I don't know if it could be true, but I read that in the past people could navigate by the stars that they could see in the day time.
If that isn't true, it certainly is that indigenous cultures knew how to read plants
Posted by Phillipa on December 15, 2008, at 18:21:34
In reply to Re: The color test, posted by rskontos on December 15, 2008, at 13:24:35
That's what happened to me. Love Phillipa was fun though.
Posted by Sigismund on December 15, 2008, at 18:55:37
In reply to Re: The color test, posted by rskontos on December 15, 2008, at 13:24:35
Directions?
I need everything spelled out really really clearly.
I couldn't follow those directions at all.
I have all this electronic equipment sitting around the house because I anticipate (anticipatory anhedonia!) incomprehension at the directions and it is so much easier to forget about it.
Posted by fayeroe on December 15, 2008, at 20:14:08
In reply to Re: The color test, posted by rskontos on December 15, 2008, at 13:24:35
> I think this might also go back to that following directions thing. Reading directions and thinking one thing when they really mean doing another.
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> rskSound familiar? :-)>
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Posted by Kath on December 15, 2008, at 21:25:17
In reply to The color test, posted by Bobby on December 13, 2008, at 23:45:18
I got 0% both times!!!
Kath
Posted by Kath on December 15, 2008, at 21:31:25
In reply to Re: The color test, posted by TexasChic on December 14, 2008, at 19:29:45
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> P.S. Nothing like going from indignant to idiot in less than 5 minutes. ;-)
>~ ~ ~ I'm still at the indignant stage!!! Am reading all the posts, then I'll try it again.
Kath
Posted by fayeroe on December 15, 2008, at 22:10:58
In reply to What the hell!! Are we allowed to say hell??, posted by Kath on December 15, 2008, at 21:25:17
Posted by Sigismund on December 16, 2008, at 4:23:30
In reply to What the hell!! Are we allowed to say hell??, posted by Kath on December 15, 2008, at 21:25:17
Only twice?
Posted by Sigismund on December 16, 2008, at 4:27:11
In reply to The color test, posted by Bobby on December 13, 2008, at 23:45:18
The colour of WHICH word?
Posted by Sigismund on December 16, 2008, at 4:28:49
In reply to The color test, posted by Bobby on December 13, 2008, at 23:45:18
It's that word at the top.
Posted by Sigismund on December 16, 2008, at 4:32:02
In reply to Re: The color test, posted by Sigismund on December 16, 2008, at 4:28:49
That only took me 3 days to work that out.
Things are looking up.
Posted by rskontos on December 16, 2008, at 15:05:25
In reply to Re: The color test » rskontos, posted by fayeroe on December 15, 2008, at 20:14:08
yep!
Posted by rskontos on December 16, 2008, at 15:07:31
In reply to Re: The color test » rskontos, posted by Sigismund on December 15, 2008, at 18:55:37
Well, it took me a while. I had to just sit and watch it two times of not doing anything for me to have my ahhh moment. Then I got 100%.
Weird.
But I do get the following directional challenged thingy.
take care sigismund.
rsk
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