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A quick puzzle to test your problem solving (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Ilov80s
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Nathan R. Jessep
Footballguy
nailed it 
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
I'm not totally sure how this proves the point, although me arguing with the explanation probably inherently does.
I tested 3 examples:
1 - 2 - 4
6 - 12 - 24
38 - 76 - 152
They were all right and confirmed my guess as to what the rule was. It wasn't the actual rule, but what does that have to do with not wanting to hear no? When I clicked that I think I know it, there was no response that I was incorrect or anything like that.
1 - 2 - 4
6 - 12 - 24
38 - 76 - 152
They were all right and confirmed my guess as to what the rule was. It wasn't the actual rule, but what does that have to do with not wanting to hear no? When I clicked that I think I know it, there was no response that I was incorrect or anything like that.
Godsbrother
Footballguy
I gave a much more complicated answer.
Road Warriors
Footballguy
Got it right.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Got it -- suck it, NYT!
fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
This is exactly the point. You were just asking stuff to confirm what you thought you already knew. You weren't asking sequences that might disprove your initial hypothesis.
Because you never submitted a case that violated what you thought the rule was. How can you expect to confirm the rule without a negative example?
TheIronSheik
SUPER ELITE UPPER TIER
The problem is if someone asks a question, I answer, and they say CORRECT!, I have no real reason to keep guessing. That's a waste of time.
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Guest
Guest
I'm sure the number of responses tested to show you know the rule says a lot about someone. Some may test 1 or 2 responses before giving an answer. I did 7.
Black Box
Footballguy
fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
Not sure if this is intended as a joke.
johnnycakes
Footballguy
Harumph. I got it on the first try with 6-8-12.
TheAristocrat
Footballguy
I won
Ignoramus
Footballguy
Yeah, I did about 10.
bostonfred
Footballguy
I tried 2 3 5 and it worked. That tested the doubling, even numbers, and all odd/all even.
then I tried 1 5 3 and it didn't work.
Then I guessed that they have to get bigger.
then I tried 1 5 3 and it didn't work.
Then I guessed that they have to get bigger.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Because you never submitted a case that violated what you thought the rule was. How can you expect to confirm the rule without a negative example?
No, yes, yes, no, no, yes, correct.
How did you know that they could be negative, or that the second number couldn't be smaller than the first?
The Duff Man
Footballguy
Yeah I tried a bunch of weird stuff like 10, 10, 11 to knock off possibilities like "both of the latter numbers are larger than the first"
Ditka Butkus
Footballguy
Passed like a champ first try.
Jayrod
Footballguy
I work for a small company with a board that oversees and we report to monthly. There is also another board we report to quarterly.
The best conversations and most productive activity happens when we get the "and what if that doesn't work?" questions.
You have to consider all of the negative consequences of your actions and think through probabilities and solutions in order to be successful over the long term. A lot of people were caught off guard by either the dot-com bubble or the housing bubble (or both). The idea that the dot-com's and people's homes were overvalued had not even been considered by many people that once the reality of their true value hit, people were stunned.
In business, it is important to approach all projections, predictions and assumptions with a healthy dose of skepticism.
ETA: Oh and....I only did two tests and got the answer wrong. I'm not the best person at this kind of thing...I'm kind of an optimist.
The best conversations and most productive activity happens when we get the "and what if that doesn't work?" questions.
You have to consider all of the negative consequences of your actions and think through probabilities and solutions in order to be successful over the long term. A lot of people were caught off guard by either the dot-com bubble or the housing bubble (or both). The idea that the dot-com's and people's homes were overvalued had not even been considered by many people that once the reality of their true value hit, people were stunned.
In business, it is important to approach all projections, predictions and assumptions with a healthy dose of skepticism.
ETA: Oh and....I only did two tests and got the answer wrong. I'm not the best person at this kind of thing...I'm kind of an optimist.
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Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
Sleep with his wife is not the correct answer. Just an FYI.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Bam!
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Guest
Guest
I think your reply says a lot.
The simple rule is the numbers must increase. Nothing more, nothing less. 
johnnycakes
Footballguy
That's right. First try. Can I claim a 175 IQ now?
Ditka Butkus
Footballguy
I think your reply says a lot.
The simple rule is the numbers must increase. Nothing more, nothing less.
bostonfred
Footballguy
I didn't. That's why I said I guessed.
Cold Dead Hands
Footballguy
I didn't try at all and clicked on the line at the bottom that said "I don't want to play, just tell me the answer"
What do I win?
What do I win?
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
I got it right 6 times in a row
(I just kept putting in 2-4-8)
(I just kept putting in 2-4-8)
I told them to "just show me the answer." When I did, instead of just showing me the answer, they gave me some long-winded spiel about why most people are stupid and they (the makers of the clever little puzzle thingy) were clearly superior intellects.
I take this to mean that mine was one of the most correct approaches, since all roads led nowhere, and mine got there PDQ. Obviously, clicking the back arrow on my browser or never visiting the link in the first place would have been objectively superior to my solution.
I'm claiming a B+ on the whole thing for my resume to get into heaven, if it comes up.
I take this to mean that mine was one of the most correct approaches, since all roads led nowhere, and mine got there PDQ. Obviously, clicking the back arrow on my browser or never visiting the link in the first place would have been objectively superior to my solution.
I'm claiming a B+ on the whole thing for my resume to get into heaven, if it comes up.
G
Guest
Guest
I think the point was, most people only look for information that confirms their idea. It did not enter your mind to test alternative theories and challenge your own ideas.
worrierking
Footballguy
Since it said you could guess as many times as you wish, I assumed that there would be a benefit in doing so. I think I tried about 8 times and had it figured out for good at about seven.
