[ExI] Intelligence test

[Adrian Tymes]

Now that's a groovy solution.

On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 4:45 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> *From:* William Flynn Wallace <foozler83 at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 25, 2020 3:46 PM
> *To:* ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> *Cc:* spike <spike at rainier66.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] Intelligence test
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> *There is a reasonable protocol which would suggest the term hole means
> something that goes thru, like the hole needed to mount a door knob.  If it
> is a 10 cm in thickness, one might suppose a hole 5 cm in depth would
> qualify has half a hole.*
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> *spike*
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> Ah, Spike, you've done it again.  (strictly speaking, though, no, as the
> word 'dig' prevents your solution - now if you were digging to China.....)
>  bill w
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> On the contrary professor.  There are multiple ways to address the
> problem.  For instance, imagine if the men had no hole saw, but were
> laboriously constructing the hole with toothpicks, a process which could
> easily take three exhausting days to “dig” through.
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> Another possibility would be if three additional men, dressed in polyester
> bell bottoms and tie-die T-shirts were to wander by, witness the effort to
> penetrate the door and were filled with admiration.  Ja I know, the younger
> set among us will not dig that solution.
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> However, should one show up with nine sugar coated fried dough spheres as
> a treat for the workers and the second three admirers, but the new arrival
> herself demurred from imbibing in the treats, the most equitable means of
> distributing the pastries would be to give to each one whole hole, then
> divide the remaining holes in half, so that each gets 1.5 holes.  All must
> be hipsters from the 60s and must appreciate donuts for that solution to
> work, for then all six would dig the whole hole and simultaneously dig half
> a hole.
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> On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 4:56 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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> > *On Behalf Of *William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat
> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] Intelligence test
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> >…"A pool contains a plant that doubles in size each day.  How many days
> does it take for the plant to fill the pool?"  (If you take more than three
> seconds on this one you flunk)
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> >…Or - three men take three days to dig a hole - how many days does it
> take them to dig half a hole? (5 seconds max)  scroll for answers:
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> *>…29 days - many just blurt out 15 - none of you, certainly…*
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> *Professor, as stated, the question is indeterminant.*
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> *You can't dig half a hole (setup did not say a hole half the size of the
> first one - can't assume that)*
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> *bill w*
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> *Well let’s think that thru a bit.  There is a reasonable protocol which
> would suggest the term hole means something that goes thru, like the hole
> needed to mount a door knob.  If it is a 10 cm in thickness, one might
> suppose a hole 5 cm in depth would qualify has half a hole.*
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> *spike*
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