are-you-smarter-than-other-new-york-times-readers
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- Minion to the Exalted Pooh-Bah
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Re: are-you-smarter-than-other-new-york-times-readers
my 20 seconds answer is *0*
Now let me think about it some more
Now let me think about it some more
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- Grand Pooh-Bah
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Re: are-you-smarter-than-other-new-york-times-readers
you only did better than about 27 percent of players
I know math but not psychology, evidently.
I know math but not psychology, evidently.
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- Tenth Dan Procrastinator
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Re: are-you-smarter-than-other-new-york-times-readers
I thought that people would guess lower because of the second example. For me, k~3.5About 25 percent of readers guessed closer than you.
Re: are-you-smarter-than-other-new-york-times-readers
I guessed 50 because i stopped reading.
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but it doesn't take any to just sit there with a dumb look on your face.
Re: are-you-smarter-than-other-new-york-times-readers
I think we had the same thought process and therefore the same guess.quantus wrote:I thought that people would guess lower because of the second example. For me, k~3.5About 25 percent of readers guessed closer than you.
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Re: are-you-smarter-than-other-new-york-times-readers
Now to read your answers (I didn't want to be biased).
My answer in tiny text.
I assumed an average of 30 so picked 20. The winner was 19; oh well!
My answer in tiny text.
I assumed an average of 30 so picked 20. The winner was 19; oh well!
Re: are-you-smarter-than-other-new-york-times-readers
How dare we not have the [spoiler] forum edit?!
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but it doesn't take any to just sit there with a dumb look on your face.
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Re: are-you-smarter-than-other-new-york-times-readers
"i no rite!"
(yeah, I tried to use spoiler and saw it fail the preview check)
(yeah, I tried to use spoiler and saw it fail the preview check)
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Re: are-you-smarter-than-other-new-york-times-readers
Honestly, this phpBB3 is a crazy old forum software. I've done some modest poking on alternatives. There's a lot of newer forums available, but the open source ones are not really in push-button state yet.