| Pick a number between 1 and 10 |
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5% |
[ 2 ] |
| 2 |
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10% |
[ 4 ] |
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2% |
[ 1 ] |
| 4 |
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10% |
[ 4 ] |
| 5 |
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7% |
[ 3 ] |
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13% |
[ 5 ] |
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28% |
[ 11 ] |
| 8 |
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7% |
[ 3 ] |
| 9 |
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7% |
[ 3 ] |
| 10 |
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5% |
[ 2 ] |
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| leohopkins |
 Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:44 pm Post subject: Pick an integer at random between 1 and 10 |
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The number you chose would most probably have been either 4 or 7 but most likely to be 7.
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| Guest |
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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Actually I was thinking of picking 3.41729 but it aint there!
ALso why have you printed 1 and 10 if the number we pick is to be between these two? - was that the trick?
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| leohopkins |
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Megabrain wrote: |
| Actually I was thinking of picking 3.41729 but it aint there! |
funny.
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| Keith |
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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It says pick a number between 1 and 10
1<x<10
But you included 1 and 10, they are not part of it
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| Guest |
| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:59 am Post subject: |
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| Well I guess that's killed this one stone dead! |
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| Neutrino |
| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Well the name of the topic says to pick an integer at random. 4 and 7 shouldn't be any more likely than any other. |
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| Keith |
| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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No hes right, people tend to pick those numbers more often.
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| Neutrino |
| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Well selecting a number based on what you feel like picking isn't really random. |
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| Pendragon |
| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 3:22 am Post subject: |
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| I saw the first post (suggesting 4 and 7) before I made my choice, so I think it influenced me. And mentioning the numbers 1 and 10 in the poll title can also influence people. |
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| Nevyn |
| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Jellybird |
| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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| wel, i picked 8, so am i just weird then? |
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| Nevyn |
| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Guest |
| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Jellybird wrote: |
| wel, i picked 8, so am i just weird then? |
Curiously, I think 8 is a number that is usually picked by well-balanced, sensitive and intelligent people, that is it is full, and very symetrical.
Does that match your description, ? |
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| Jellybird |
| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Well, my friends do call me sensitive and intelligent! |
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| Nevyn |
| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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