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asptamer
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: The Lair
Insane since: Apr 2003

posted posted 11-09-2004 21:49

This is fun. Please post your result so that we can reevaluate the statistic : ) It looks long but really its just scrolling.



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I thought of a black hammer when doing it.

wrayal
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Cranleigh, Surrey, England
Insane since: May 2003

posted posted 11-09-2004 21:55

Uh oh....I seem to be abnormal - I chose orange and an AJ
I've conformed to these tests in the past, but then Im a tecchie who's looking at a predominantly orange site

Yeah, AJ definitely can't have been a good result....

Wrayal

Go to kimber-ja.demon.co.uk and click on the link to the raytracer!

poi
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: France
Insane since: Jun 2002

posted posted 11-09-2004 21:57

I thought to a blue pencil, but I'm in the Asylum so that's not a big surprise. And yes, to me a pencil is a tool.

asptamer
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: The Lair
Insane since: Apr 2003

posted posted 11-09-2004 22:17

heh well the only reason I posted it is cuz on the other forum (where I got it from) noone said 'red hammer' yet the test claims that 98% choose that... kinda funny


oh and... WTF IS AN AJ????



(Edited by asptamer on 11-09-2004 22:20)

Iron Wallaby
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: USA
Insane since: May 2004

posted posted 11-09-2004 22:24

I chose an orange chisel. Guess I'm odd.

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -- Arthur C. Clarke
"Any sufficiently arcane magic is indistinguishable from technology." -- P. David Lebling

Lord_Fukutoku
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Back in West Texas... How disappointing
Insane since: Jul 2002

posted posted 11-09-2004 22:28

Green pipe wrench... But then, I already knew I was odd

wrayal
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Cranleigh, Surrey, England
Insane since: May 2003

posted posted 11-09-2004 22:36

hehe, tecchie talk for an adjustable spanner

what else..."podger" for ratchet spanner....

Wrayal

Go to kimber-ja.demon.co.uk and click on the link to the raytracer!

Chesta
Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate

From:
Insane since: Dec 2002

posted posted 11-09-2004 22:36

I chose a red hammer.

Unfortunately that doesn't make me too happy to be "normal".

-Chesta

Jestah
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: Long Island, NY
Insane since: Jun 2000

posted posted 11-09-2004 23:04

Orange wrench ...

DL-44
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: under the bed
Insane since: Feb 2000

posted posted 11-09-2004 23:18

blue screwdriver...

Of course, the questions before hand have nothing to do with it. "red" and "hammer" are just very prominent answers for such questions - very bold and symbolic.

98% seems a little high, but I have no problem beleiving that the vast majority do respond that way.

(Edited by DL-44 on 11-09-2004 23:24)

mobrul
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From:
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted posted 11-09-2004 23:21

grey chainsaw

RhyssaFireheart
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Out on the Sea of Madness...
Insane since: Dec 2003

posted posted 11-09-2004 23:25

Red Hammer! Whoo Hoo! Finally something I can point to and say "See! I am too normal!"

But then again, why be normal when you can be well-adjusted instead?

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le coeur du feu
Qui sème le vent récolte la tempête!

mahjqa
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: The Demented Side of the Fence
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted posted 11-09-2004 23:37

Red saw.

shekky
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: St Louis ,Mo.
Insane since: Aug 2002

posted posted 11-09-2004 23:44

I chose a red hammer and I'm a bit freaked out about it...
Of course a few sedatives and I'm sure I'll be fine

(shuffles back to my cell to hit the stash)

Slime
Lunatic (VI) Mad Scientist

From: Massachusetts, USA
Insane since: Mar 2000

posted posted 11-10-2004 00:26

Interesting, it probably works by making you think logically so much that when you're asked a creative question, you come up with the most generic answer possible.

Personally, I chose a yellow hammer, but that's because I'm working on a predominantly yellow POV-Ray image right now. =)


 

synax
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Cell 666
Insane since: Mar 2002

posted posted 11-10-2004 01:08

Brown hammer.

"Nothin' like a pro-stabbin' from a pro." -Weadah

bitdamaged
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: 100101010011 <-- right about here
Insane since: Mar 2000

posted posted 11-10-2004 01:21

I thought orange hammer.

But then again look around...



.:[ Never resist a perfect moment ]:.

krets
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Right-dead center
Insane since: Nov 2002

posted posted 11-10-2004 01:28

Yellow screwdriver.

Of course, considering what I've been drinking all night, my choice of tool doesn't surprise me.

:::11oh1:::

liorean
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Umeå, Sweden
Insane since: Sep 2004

posted posted 11-10-2004 01:53

Blue "glitch" - yeah, I've been infected by the ReBoot infection...

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var Liorean = {
prototype: CSSGuru.prototype,
abode: "http://web-graphics.com/",
profile: "http://codingforums.com/member.php?u=5798"};

Ruski
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From:
Insane since: Jul 2002

posted posted 11-10-2004 02:44

silver ruler....

Iron Wallaby
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: USA
Insane since: May 2004

posted posted 11-10-2004 02:54

Actually, I think it works on prototypes.

Ask someone to think of a bird. Chances are, they'll think of a robin. The robin is the prototypical bird for most people, since it incorporates most general features of birds.

So, what is the prototypical tool? Chisel came to mind for me, though I would expect hammer and screwdriver to be the most common tools people think of (and glitch to be one of the least, liorean. Very few tools I know of morph!)

And what about colors? Notice most people either said a color close to red (orange, yellow), or blue. Those are what I would expect to be the most common colors to jump into one's head.

The questions are SUPPOSED to get your mind off of the tool and color, so you think of a "random" one... but I think in this case, it worked against it.

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -- Arthur C. Clarke
"Any sufficiently arcane magic is indistinguishable from technology." -- P. David Lebling

(Edited by Iron Wallaby on 11-10-2004 02:55)

hyperbole
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Madison, Indiana, USA
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted posted 11-10-2004 05:19

I thought of PhotoShop and Yellow...


Well, isn't PhotoShop a tool???

-- not necessarily stoned... just beautiful.

Skaarjj
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: :morF
Insane since: May 2000

posted posted 11-10-2004 06:22

I thought of a purple chainsaw... but that's just me


Justice 4 Pat Richard

WebShaman
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: Happy Hunting Grounds...
Insane since: Mar 2001

posted posted 11-10-2004 10:12

Blue Photoshop here. But I just got up, and haven't finished my first cup of coffee yet...hehe.

WebShaman | Asylum D & D | D & D Min Page

Blaise
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: London
Insane since: Jun 2003

posted posted 11-10-2004 10:24

I thought of a pink duster... is that bad?

Schitzoboy
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Yes
Insane since: Feb 2001

posted posted 11-10-2004 14:04

eeh, blue wrench.

LaSun
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: the dark one with no windows
Insane since: Sep 2001

posted posted 11-10-2004 14:11

blue hammer ... only because i was just talking to somebody about a hammer and my favourite colour... ahhh i need a smoke.

[insert fabulous sig here]

Morph
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: The Soft Cell
Insane since: Nov 2001

posted posted 11-10-2004 15:21

hmm, red crowbar...

Blaise
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: London
Insane since: Jun 2003

posted posted 11-10-2004 15:42

Too much Half Life there matey!

Yannah
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: In your Hard Drive; C:
Insane since: Dec 2002

posted posted 11-11-2004 00:06

I thought of red hammer too.

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CRO8
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: New York City
Insane since: Jul 2000

posted posted 11-11-2004 01:01

orange hammer.

AlterEgo
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: The Dark Side of the Moon
Insane since: Jul 2004

posted posted 11-11-2004 14:43

Blue spanner.
The second time I did it I get a beige snooker cue.
Third I got a yellow wrench.
Only the 56th FIFTY-SIXTH time did I get a red hammer.
Spooky...

Wes
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Inside THE BOX
Insane since: May 2000

posted posted 11-11-2004 23:52

For color, I chose yellow. For tool, I chose Jestah.


(Edit: Hey, did anyone else see that? ^^ Yannah's back!)



(Edited by Wes on 11-11-2004 23:54)

Petskull
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: 127 Halcyon Road, Marenia, Atlantis
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted posted 11-12-2004 02:16

Green Power Drill ?!

Maybe we have the 2% here?

Too bad all the people who know how to run the world are busy running taxicabs or cutting hair. - George Burns
ICQ: 67751342

Bugimus
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: New California
Insane since: Mar 2000

posted posted 11-12-2004 02:42

brown hammer just like synax

Yeah, I'm not seeing a lot of red hammer answers up there.

: . . DHTML Slice Puzzle : . . .

Yannah
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: In your Hard Drive; C:
Insane since: Dec 2002

posted posted 11-12-2004 03:38

Yeah...I'm back.
I did think of red hammer but I can't say that I'm normal. Being normal or average is just too freaky for me.

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Lacuna
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: the Asylum ghetto
Insane since: Oct 2002

posted posted 11-12-2004 06:02

orange screwdriver...
i think the oranges have it!

Luxo_Jr
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Stuck inside a Pixar short film
Insane since: Apr 2001

posted posted 11-12-2004 06:36

Purple Wrench...gotta love purple.

"You know you have been doing 3d too long when you walk into a church and think, "God, the polycount of this place must be huge!"

Bugimus
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: New California
Insane since: Mar 2000

posted posted 11-12-2004 16:42

Have you ever actually seen a purple wrench?

: . . DHTML Slice Puzzle : . . .

Wes
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Inside THE BOX
Insane since: May 2000

posted posted 11-12-2004 16:54

Lacuna:

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