Think of a number between 12 and 5

[dansalmo]

Think of a number between 12 and 5.

Select the number you thought of in the poll below

[dansalmo]

Please do not take the poll after reading this since it would skew the results.

The results so far show an interesting distribution. If you ask this question verbally the most often given answer is 7. That shows up here, but also there are a lot of hits on 11 as well. I think some people are just picking the first choice to see the results.

The theory behind most people choosing 7 is that the brain automatically performs mathematical functions on numbers that it encounters, and by posing the question in this particular way causes a subconscious subtraction to be performed resulting in 7 being the most often given answer.

I forget where I heard this before, maybe someone else can give a reference.

[tek]

I chose 8 because it was the only fibonacci number listed.

[Loci]

Yeah, I did a report on this once. It's called automaticity. It works better if you start off by having the people do simple math problems first, and it has to be rapid fire... 1+1, 2+2, 4+4, etc.

Another fun brain twister(as you read/answer out loud and then scroll down: what's 1+5



2+4



3+3





4+2




5+1






Start saying the number six rapid fire for 10 seconds!









Pick a vegetable!









See next post!

[Loci]

Carrot!

98% of people say carrot.
Tomato and Celery are also occasional response...
(And yes, I AM aware that Tomato's are not a vegetable...)

[BradL]

Ok thats scary.

-Brad

[Loci]

I'm a jedi. This is my mindtrick. FEAR ME!

[Ianco15]

Holy [censored]. That is amazing.

[NLSoldier]

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Holy [censored]. That is amazing.

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[Little Fishy]

I said Asparagus Woop Woop!!