How observant are you?
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How observant are you?
I got this in an email: I knew 15 I'll post the answers tomarow 
The average person only gets 7 correct.
This is based on U.S. info, so use all lobes of your brain. This can be more difficult than it looks - it just shows how little most of us really see!
There are 25 questions about things we see every day or have known about all our lives. How many can you get right? These little simple questions are harder than you think-- it just shows you how little we pay attention to the commonplace things of life. Put your thinking caps on. No cheating! No looking around! No getting out of your chair! No using anything on or in your desk or computer!
Can you beat 20?? (The average is 7) Write down your answers as you go.
Check answers (on the bottom), AFTER completing all the questions.
REMEMBER - NO CHEATING!!! BE HONEST!!! That means no looking at your phone or anything on your desk... Or peeking below for the answers.
Then, before you pass this on to your friends, change the number on the subject line to show how many you got correct. Forward on to your friends and also back to the one who sent it to you.
LET'S JUST SEE HOW OBSERVANT YOU REALLY ARE.
1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
2. How many states are there in the USA? (Don't laugh, some people don't know)
3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?
4. What six colors are on the classic Campbell's soup label?
5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?
6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?
(Don't you dare get up to see!)
7. How many matches are in a standard pack?
8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?
12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?
13 On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons?
14. Which way do fans rotate?
15 How many sides does a stop sign have?
16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
17 How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
21 On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
22 On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?
23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?
24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?
The average person only gets 7 correct.
This is based on U.S. info, so use all lobes of your brain. This can be more difficult than it looks - it just shows how little most of us really see!
There are 25 questions about things we see every day or have known about all our lives. How many can you get right? These little simple questions are harder than you think-- it just shows you how little we pay attention to the commonplace things of life. Put your thinking caps on. No cheating! No looking around! No getting out of your chair! No using anything on or in your desk or computer!
Can you beat 20?? (The average is 7) Write down your answers as you go.
Check answers (on the bottom), AFTER completing all the questions.
REMEMBER - NO CHEATING!!! BE HONEST!!! That means no looking at your phone or anything on your desk... Or peeking below for the answers.
Then, before you pass this on to your friends, change the number on the subject line to show how many you got correct. Forward on to your friends and also back to the one who sent it to you.
LET'S JUST SEE HOW OBSERVANT YOU REALLY ARE.
1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
2. How many states are there in the USA? (Don't laugh, some people don't know)
3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?
4. What six colors are on the classic Campbell's soup label?
5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?
6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?
(Don't you dare get up to see!)
7. How many matches are in a standard pack?
8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?
12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?
13 On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons?
14. Which way do fans rotate?
15 How many sides does a stop sign have?
16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
17 How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
21 On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
22 On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?
23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?
24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?
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!!!POSTING MY ANSWERS BELOW.......... scroll past if you don't want to see them!!!
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1 top
2 50
3 left
4 white black red yellow silver green
5 0 and 1
6 left with right
7 20
8 red
9 83.7
10 counter
11 lower left to top right
12 11
13 left
14 counter
15 8
16 left
17 5
18 6
19 bashful
20 8
21 ace of spades or joker
22 right
23 pound and star
24 3
25 counter
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!!!POSTING MY ANSWERS BELOW.......... scroll past if you don't want to see them!!!
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1 top
2 50
3 left
4 white black red yellow silver green
5 0 and 1
6 left with right
7 20
8 red
9 83.7
10 counter
11 lower left to top right
12 11
13 left
14 counter
15 8
16 left
17 5
18 6
19 bashful
20 8
21 ace of spades or joker
22 right
23 pound and star
24 3
25 counter
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From: Pleasant Hill, MO
Posting without looking at other's answers. No cheating here...
1. bottom
2. 50
3. right
4. Red, white, black..?
5. 1 and 0
6. Right Leg
7. Seems like 20ish would be the sweet spot.
8. Red. 13 stripes, 7 red, 6 white.
9. shoot... 87.3?
10. clockwise
11. top left to bottom right
12. no idea. Sold mine when I was 10
13. left
14. clockwise
15. I can't believe they're asking this. 8.
16. Usually the left, but I've dealt with a couple textbooks the other way around.
17. Almost always 5
18. 6. I make chewing paterns in mine.
19. Bashful! I feel a little childish now.
20. 8
21. Ace of Spades is usually did up
22. left side
23. # *
24. 3
25. From bird's eye view? Counter-clockwise.
Ryan
1. bottom
2. 50
3. right
4. Red, white, black..?
5. 1 and 0
6. Right Leg
7. Seems like 20ish would be the sweet spot.
8. Red. 13 stripes, 7 red, 6 white.
9. shoot... 87.3?
10. clockwise
11. top left to bottom right
12. no idea. Sold mine when I was 10
13. left
14. clockwise
15. I can't believe they're asking this. 8.
16. Usually the left, but I've dealt with a couple textbooks the other way around.
17. Almost always 5
18. 6. I make chewing paterns in mine.
19. Bashful! I feel a little childish now.
20. 8
21. Ace of Spades is usually did up
22. left side
23. # *
24. 3
25. From bird's eye view? Counter-clockwise.
Ryan
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Yeah, I swear green is on bottom. Wouldn't you want red on top so it's more visible (hills)?
14 right besides that one.
Edit: I just GIS'd: traffic light. It seems 95%+ have green on bottom. hmm..
14 right besides that one.
Edit: I just GIS'd: traffic light. It seems 95%+ have green on bottom. hmm..
Last edited by tdister; Mar 21, 2006 at 10:01 PM.
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From: Plano, Tx.
1 - Bottom
2 - 50
3 - Right
4 - Red, White, Gold, Black, Blue, Green,
5 - Zero, Pound
6 - Right
7 - 26
8 - Red
9 - 89.0
10 - Clockwise
11 - Bottom Left to Top Right (or uphill)
12 - 27
13 - Right
14 - Either (Or Counter clockwise looking from the floor while it's blowing air down) I didn't look either
15 - 8
16 - Left
17 - 5
18 - 6
19 - Mopey
20 - 8
21 - All of them (or Joker)
22 - Left
23 - Pound and Star
24 - 3
25 - Counter Clockwise
How can a merry go round go both directions? and howcome they all go counter clockwise??(at least as far as I know)
2 - 50
3 - Right
4 - Red, White, Gold, Black, Blue, Green,
5 - Zero, Pound
6 - Right
7 - 26
8 - Red
9 - 89.0
10 - Clockwise
11 - Bottom Left to Top Right (or uphill)
12 - 27
13 - Right
14 - Either (Or Counter clockwise looking from the floor while it's blowing air down) I didn't look either
15 - 8
16 - Left
17 - 5
18 - 6
19 - Mopey
20 - 8
21 - All of them (or Joker)
22 - Left
23 - Pound and Star
24 - 3
25 - Counter Clockwise
How can a merry go round go both directions? and howcome they all go counter clockwise??(at least as far as I know)
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Ask yourself this: is green on the bottom if the light is hung upside down?
I agree with you that almost every light we come to has green on the bottom and red on the top, but maybe the question is a trick question. Maybe they are saying that green is on top because it is hung from where the red light is, which would make the red light at the bottom. It is only hung upside down. hmmmmmmm.......it makes you think doesnt it.
And by the way, I got 14 correct, not including the traffic light one.
I agree with you that almost every light we come to has green on the bottom and red on the top, but maybe the question is a trick question. Maybe they are saying that green is on top because it is hung from where the red light is, which would make the red light at the bottom. It is only hung upside down. hmmmmmmm.......it makes you think doesnt it.
And by the way, I got 14 correct, not including the traffic light one.
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From: Southern Louisiana
1. Bottom
2. 50
3. Right
4. Red, gold, blue, white, green, and black
5. 1 and zero, (actually zero has OPER by it)
6. Arms swing opposite of legs
7. 30
8. Red
9. 88
10. Clockwise unless you are on the other side of the equator
11. Left to right
12. 8
13. Outside left
14. Clockwise
15. 8 (2 if this is one of those "smart" questions, a front and a back)
16. Right side
17. 5
18. 6
19. Bashful
20. 8
21. Pass
22. Left
23. Pound and Star
24. 4
25. Both
2. 50
3. Right
4. Red, gold, blue, white, green, and black
5. 1 and zero, (actually zero has OPER by it)
6. Arms swing opposite of legs
7. 30
8. Red
9. 88
10. Clockwise unless you are on the other side of the equator
11. Left to right
12. 8
13. Outside left
14. Clockwise
15. 8 (2 if this is one of those "smart" questions, a front and a back)
16. Right side
17. 5
18. 6
19. Bashful
20. 8
21. Pass
22. Left
23. Pound and Star
24. 4
25. Both
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Originally Posted by ryaneverk2
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!!!POSTING MY ANSWERS BELOW.......... scroll past if you don't want to see them!!!
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1 top
2 50
3 left
4 white black red yellow silver green
5 0 and 1
6 left with right
7 20
8 red
9 83.7
10 counter
11 lower left to top right
12 11
13 left
14 counter
15 8
16 left
17 5
18 6
19 bashful
20 8
21 ace of spades or joker
22 right
23 pound and star
24 3
25 counter
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!!!POSTING MY ANSWERS BELOW.......... scroll past if you don't want to see them!!!
***
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1 top
2 50
3 left
4 white black red yellow silver green
5 0 and 1
6 left with right
7 20
8 red
9 83.7
10 counter
11 lower left to top right
12 11
13 left
14 counter
15 8
16 left
17 5
18 6
19 bashful
20 8
21 ace of spades or joker
22 right
23 pound and star
24 3
25 counter
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I know what the right answer is.... I swear! Mis-typed....
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1. Bottom
2. 50
3. Left
4. Red, White, Black, Gold, Yellow, Green
5. 1 0
6. Right Leg
7. 20
8. Red
9. 88.7
10. Clockwise (Northern Hemisphere)
11. Upper right to lower left
12. 12
13. Left
14. Counter-clockwise
15. 8
16. Left
17. 4 or 5 depending on the car
18. 6
19. Bashful
20. 8
21. Ace of Spades
22. Left
23. # and *
24. 3
25. Clockwise
On Edit: After I put in my answers, I compared mine to the others listed and think I did pretty good. I don't have any soup in the house to go check and I'm too lazy to go out to the car and mess with the stereo. I guess I'll have to wait for the answers to come out tomorrow.
2. 50
3. Left
4. Red, White, Black, Gold, Yellow, Green
5. 1 0
6. Right Leg
7. 20
8. Red
9. 88.7
10. Clockwise (Northern Hemisphere)
11. Upper right to lower left
12. 12
13. Left
14. Counter-clockwise
15. 8
16. Left
17. 4 or 5 depending on the car
18. 6
19. Bashful
20. 8
21. Ace of Spades
22. Left
23. # and *
24. 3
25. Clockwise
On Edit: After I put in my answers, I compared mine to the others listed and think I did pretty good. I don't have any soup in the house to go check and I'm too lazy to go out to the car and mess with the stereo. I guess I'll have to wait for the answers to come out tomorrow.
Last edited by Bargod; Mar 21, 2006 at 10:48 PM.
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1. Bottom
2. 50
3. Right
4. Red, White, Black, Gold, ?, ?
5. 1 and 0
6. Right
7. 25
8. Red
9. The lowest single digit is 0. The lowest frequency depends on who makes the radio, but the lowest is 87.7. Some radio are only made to 87.9
10. Counter Clockwise
11. Top right to bottom left
12. 12 ... channels 2-13
13. Left (I’m a guy how am I supose to know that)
14. Both counter-clockwise and clockwise on a reverseable fan. Clockwise on a standard
15. 8
16. Left
17. 5
18. 6
19. Bashful
20. 8
21. Ace of Spades
22. Right
23. * and #
24. 3
25. Counter clockwise, or both if it reverses directions.
2. 50
3. Right
4. Red, White, Black, Gold, ?, ?
5. 1 and 0
6. Right
7. 25
8. Red
9. The lowest single digit is 0. The lowest frequency depends on who makes the radio, but the lowest is 87.7. Some radio are only made to 87.9
10. Counter Clockwise
11. Top right to bottom left
12. 12 ... channels 2-13
13. Left (I’m a guy how am I supose to know that)
14. Both counter-clockwise and clockwise on a reverseable fan. Clockwise on a standard
15. 8
16. Left
17. 5
18. 6
19. Bashful
20. 8
21. Ace of Spades
22. Right
23. * and #
24. 3
25. Counter clockwise, or both if it reverses directions.
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There are a couple that will be hotly debated. I work around fan motors all the time, and they are sold as reversible, and as cw and ccw only. Depending on the needs.
As for the radio's, the digital display one I use all the time, only goes to 88.1.
As for the radio's, the digital display one I use all the time, only goes to 88.1.
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From: Calgary, Canada
1, bottom
2, 50 + 1 district
3, left
4, red white green yellow black gold
5, 7 & 9
6, right
7, 20
8, white
9, 88.5
10, counter
11, top left to bottom right
12, 12
13, left
14, clockwise, from front
15, 8
16, left
17, 5 fullsize, 4 compact
18, 6
19, larry
20, 8
21, Joker/wild card
22, right
23, * #
24, 3
25, counter.
How do you guys know how many you got right already?
dang, I originally put 87.5, then changed it to 88.5.
2, 50 + 1 district
3, left
4, red white green yellow black gold
5, 7 & 9
6, right
7, 20
8, white
9, 88.5
10, counter
11, top left to bottom right
12, 12
13, left
14, clockwise, from front
15, 8
16, left
17, 5 fullsize, 4 compact
18, 6
19, larry
20, 8
21, Joker/wild card
22, right
23, * #
24, 3
25, counter.
How do you guys know how many you got right already?
dang, I originally put 87.5, then changed it to 88.5.
Last edited by furball69; Mar 22, 2006 at 03:27 AM.