I like it Liz--its the best theory to date!
Ross
-----Original Message-----
From: hart4hr@pacbell.net <hart4hr@pacbell.net>
To: 'mol-cancer@lists.meds.com' <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
Date: Tuesday, July 21, 1998 12:04 AM
Subject: RE: [MOL] Liz, IQ Test for tomorrow...
>Or maybe it's repetition of "six" --- six, six, six six, maybe that's a set
up for carrot "sticks"?
>Nahhhh...
>Liz
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ross Ylitalo [SMTP:raylital@mtu.edu]
>Sent: Monday, July 20, 1998 8:25 PM
>To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
>Subject: Re: [MOL] Liz, IQ Test for tomorrow...
>
>Liz,
>
>Its a mystery to me--I kind of privately came up with the "first
>vegetable we think of" theory too.
>
>I asked a buddy at work, and his opinion was that the questions
>were phrased as though someone was "dangling a carrot" in
>front of him--hence the conclusion. After awhile, when we have
>a new audience, maybe we can try something like:
>
> "QUICK---THINK OF A VEGETABLE!"
>
>just out of the blue and see what their reaction is. That'd be
>interesting huh?
>
>Ross
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: hart4hr@pacbell.net <hart4hr@pacbell.net>
>To: 'mol-cancer@lists.meds.com' <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
>Date: Monday, July 20, 1998 9:25 PM
>Subject: RE: [MOL] IQ Test for tomorrow...
>
>
>>Ross, if it was other combination of number would we think of maybe a
>eggplant?
>>Or maybe the first vegetable we think about is usually a carrot?
>>
>>Liz ^<, ^
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Ross Ylitalo
>>Sent: Monday, July 20, 1998 4:20 PM
>>To: 'mol-cancer@lists.meds.com'
>>Subject: RE: [MOL] IQ Test for tomorrow...
>>
>>Maybe we're the same kind of vegetable huh?
>>
>>Ross :)
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: hart4hr@pacbell.net [SMTP:hart4hr@pacbell.net]
>>Sent: Monday, July 20, 1998 5:04 PM
>>To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
>>Subject: RE: [MOL] IQ Test for tomorrow...
>>
>>I thought of carrot too! Wonder why that is?
>>Liz
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Ross Ylitalo [SMTP:raylital@mtu.edu]
>>Sent: Monday, July 20, 1998 1:23 PM
>>To: 'mol-cancer@lists.meds.com'
>>Subject: [MOL] IQ Test for tomorrow...
>>
>>Oops...I think I saw this here in MOL, come to think of it!
>>Oh well, we got lots of new people here...I'll waste the paper
>>and send it anyways....
>>Ross
>>Have fun with this !!!
>>Subject: this is kinda cool....guaranteed to wierd you out!!
>>Make sure you carefully complete this exercise, and, probably, you'll want
>>the answer as well.
>>No one on staff here has a degree in clinical psychology. Anybody out
>>there know why this works?
>>Free will or synaptic wiring? You be the judge.
>>Check out the following exercise, guaranteed to freak you out.
>>There's no trick or surprise. Just follow these instructions,
>>and answer the questions one at a time and as quickly as you can!
>>Again, as quickly as you can but don't advance until you've done each of
>>them... really.
>>Now, arrow down (but not too fast, you might miss something).........
>>What is:
>>1+5
>>2+4
>>3+3
>>4+2
>>5+1
>>Now repeat saying the number 6 to yourself as fast as you can for
>>15 seconds. then scroll down.
>>QUICK!!! THINK OF A VEGETABLE! Then arrow down.
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>>Keep going.
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>>You're thinking of a carrot right?
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>>If not, you're among the 2% of the population whose minds are warped
enough
>>to think of something else. 98% of people will answer with carrot when
>given
>>this exercise
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