Only For Geniuses

Post by **WLLady** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:10 pm

I think the question i would ask is "would i lie to you?". LOL
and i'll see if i can fit the reply box....there...... yay!

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 2:54 pm

Here it is! thanks.

Post by **poultry_admin** » Tue Jul 12, 2016 5:20 pm

poultry_admin wrote:QR_BBPOST Wise Expert:

You are allowed to ask a really wise, all knowing expert a question. She will answer with "Yes" or "No" only.
You have been going for a while already and not found a question she can't answer yet.
What is your next try?

Which question do you ask her that she can't answer?

The question is:
"Are you going to answer this question with 'No'?"

If she says: No, she is also saying No, which is a contradiction.
If she says: Yes, she is not answering with No.

Maximus · Post by **Maximus** » Wed Jul 13, 2016 3:03 pm

Name 6 points to Darwins Theory (Natural Selection)
No google cheats!

Post by **poultry_admin** » Wed Jul 13, 2016 3:27 pm

Maximus wrote:QR_BBPOST Name 6 points to Darwins Theory (Natural Selection)
No google cheats!

1) more animals have to be born than die
2) the population will plateau at the limit the environment can handle
3) traits are inheritable from parents to offspring
4) traits are selected by fitness/success in the ecosystem
5) not all individuals are the same genetically
6) competition of breeding between best adapted animals

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Wed Jul 13, 2016 5:42 pm

# 2 and #4 are true for everything except humans and their domestic animals.

Post by **poultry_admin** » Sun Jul 31, 2016 8:16 am

Have a look at the two pyramids below. The left one is built on an equal sided triangle, the right one is build on a square. All sides on both pyramids have the same length. This allows that one can attach one pyramid to the other.

Combine the two pyramids on their faces ABC and EFG. How many faces has the combined body?

Source: http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/mens ... 04858.html

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:44 am

5, ya? Nein?

Post by **poultry_admin** » Sun Jul 31, 2016 1:37 pm

5 correct!
also another answer possible.

Funny bit of information:
This question was part of the standardized testing in the states in 1980. Original correct answer was 7. After complaints they had to mark the tests for all students again and found 240.000 that had answered 5 and now also had the point. They didn't subtract the point from the ones answered 7 though.
The ones who answered the other correct answer still didn't get it.

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Sun Jul 31, 2016 5:45 pm

I got 7 at first and then realized that 2 + 2 were on the same plane, you could join 2 of them together to make a single shape (4 shapes made 2). I suppose it would be 7 if two of the faces had "cracks" down the middle.