Jul 30 2006
Answering The Obvious
If you got this wrong, perhaps it’s time to pack up your things, turn off your computer and call it a day.
Read the question carefully before scrolling down for the answer.
I’m gonna clean the garage now.
Stop searching. Happiness is right next to you.
I got it right. Interesting, though, how the power of suggestion, of a semblance of logic, can fool people.
You got that wrong Jody?
How sad!
I answered it correctly. That reminds me of when I took a test to become a water traffic controler. 90% of the questions on the “aptitude” test were exactly like that, trying to make you answer wrong or to not actually answer the question they’re actually asking. Like:
Boat a is 15 meters from the shore which is the east and 20 meters from boat b which is to the west. If boat a is traveling south at 5knots and boat b is traveling north at 8knots, how far is boat b from the shore to the east in five minutes of travel if the shore is a straight line?
I made that example myself, so it’s pretty bad. It’s just a bunch of words to confuse you for no reason.
> water traffic controler.
That’s what my dad was for the Coast Guard for Halifax Harbour.
I took a test for an Air Traffic Controller. My eyesight was too poor be considered, but the written test was like that, too; tricky questions.
Cool. I aced the aptitude test so well then bombed the french tests. I did the french written and got a C, where they needed a B. But they let that slide cause I did so well on the aptitude test. Then to prove that my french is rusty, I bombed the oral as well. Works out though because the salary for water traffic controler maxed out at 33k a year.