Mark Albrighton Posted February 2, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 2, 2016 1 hour ago, useless said: Try to answer this one as quick as possible. A bat and ball cost £1:10 The bat costs one pound more than the ball. How much does the ball cost? I wonder if Steve Hollis would get the right answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Too busy lighting skip fires to play, the vandal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 3, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 3, 2016 Here's a quiz for you 10 Internetz for the right answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 The Vulture himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 3, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 3, 2016 I knew someone like you would get it! I didn't actually know who he was, although that was who I had decided it was, so was looking for confirmation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 'How many animals of each kind did Moses take on the ark?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 ive seen QI... 2 of each apart from hooved animals which he took 6 or 8 i think well unless you want the real answer which is of course 0 because he didnt exist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 30 minutes ago, useless said: 'How many animals of each kind did Moses take on the ark?' It wasn't an ark it was a basket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 'Can a man marry his widow’s sister?' Spoiler If you got it right straight away, well done, so did I. Interestingly most people get it wrong, don't worry if you did it's natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I am momentarily red. Then I am blue before turning purple, now green, then yellow and finally a golden brown colour, or sometimes I am a combination of all those. Spoiler I am not an health proffesional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 22, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 22, 2016 On 2/11/2016 at 14:59, useless said: 'How many animals of each kind did Moses take on the ark?' None. for more than one reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Its a famous question in psychology, known as the moses illusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 23, 2016 My answer stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_c Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 21 hours ago, Stevo985 said: None. for more than one reason. I think he meant to prefix the question with 'in the fictional story...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I meant to do no such thing, as I say i just asked the question as its commonly asked in psychology experiments. If I was to ask a question about Father Christmas, would I need to point out the fictitious aspects of him too? No. There's no prizes for pointing out that all the animals didn't go on the arc, yet some people seem to think they deserve a Nobel prize for pointing out such things, unless your talking to a religious fanatic, your just stating the obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) 30 minutes ago, useless said: There's no prizes for pointing out that all the animals didn't go on the arc, yet some people seem to think they deserve a Nobel prize for pointing out such things, unless your talking to a religious fanatic, your just stating the obvious. To be fair, you posted the question in a serious thread. With no context. Given that the answer of "two" is pretty obvious, it was blatantly a trick question. So if somebody hadn't spotted the Moses/Noah substitution (i.e. the intended "trick") then their next reaction would be to point out that Noah's Ark didn't exist, to beat the trick question. So I don't think you can be too surprised that people are pointing that out. Edited February 23, 2016 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) The question is normally asked with no context, that's the point. Its also the point that the answer isn't two, because moses didn't have anything to do with the arc. The question is less about trying to 'trick' people and more about showing how the human mind works. Edited February 23, 2016 by useless When I say how the mind works I mean one aspect of it, not the whole thing lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 46 minutes ago, useless said: If I was to ask a question about Father Christmas, would I need to point out the fictitious aspects of him too? No you could have put that in a spoiler , you've just ruined Christmas for me now ... it's only the solace that the Easter Bunny is real that's going to see me through this difficult time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 47 minutes ago, useless said: If I was to ask a question about Father Christmas, would I need to point out the fictitious aspects of him too? 3 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: you could have put that in a spoiler , you've just ruined Christmas for me now ... it's only the solace that the Easter Bunny is real that's going to see me through this difficult time I didn't day that Santa wasn't real, maybe the fictitious aspect is that he doesn't really like whiskey or something, there's a lot we don't know, that's what makes him so magical. You can still enjoy Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 23, 2016 Moderator Share Posted February 23, 2016 9 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: you could have put that in a spoiler , you've just ruined Christmas for me now ... it's only the solace that the Easter Bunny is real that's going to see me through this difficult time March 14th exists Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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