Pick a number between 1 and 10!

[Nukoca]

Pick a number between 1 and 10!
http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/449086

1 and 100:
http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/449098

Ho hum...

 

[4Chan]

Over 9000.

But no really, i chose 7 for both.

Inb4 7 wordfilters to over9000

 

[(X)]

As expeceted on both, most people voted for 7 and 42 at the time of posting

 

[jacob15728]

Over 9000.

But no really, i chose 7 for both.

Inb4 7 wordfilters to over9000

:fp you basically admitted to being a user of /b/

 

[JBCM627]

Possible motivation?

Alt text:

You can do a lot better than 1% if you start keeping track of the patterns in what numbers people pick

 

[shelley]

Possible motivation?

You get a higher success rate if you try that with a deck of cards. Still just as impressive.

 

[JBCM627]

You get a higher success rate if you try that with a deck of cards. Still just as impressive.

I think the stats are well known for that too: 1/4 people will pick the ace of spades.

 

[edd5190]

Over 9000.

But no really, i chose 7 for both.

Inb4 7 wordfilters to over9000

:fp you basically admitted to being a user of /b/

Uh,

1. No, he didn't. That meme is quite popular.

2. I don't see how it deserves a facepalm.

3. Let's assume that knowing this meme indicates that you're a user of /b/, doesn't knowing what that means mean that YOU basically admitted to being a user of /b/ too? So by your own logic, you deserve a facepalm yourself: :fp

I chose 3 and 74.

 

[soccerking813]

Umm, didn't it say to look away form the screen before picking your number?

 

[Lucas Garron]

Why do people not understand the difference?

Between 1 and 10: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
From 1 to 10: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Between 1 and 10, inclusive: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

It's even more annoying than when people call 300 "3 times more" than 100.
(It's either "3 times"=300% as much, or "2 times"=200% more.)

This has been a public service announcement (disguised as a complaint) by Lucas Garron.

 

[jacob15728]

Over 9000.

But no really, i chose 7 for both.

Inb4 7 wordfilters to over9000

:fp you basically admitted to being a user of /b/

Uh,

1. No, he didn't. That meme is quite popular.

2. I don't see how it deserves a facepalm.

3. Let's assume that knowing this meme indicates that you're a user of /b/, doesn't knowing what that means mean that YOU basically admitted to being a user of /b/ too? So by your own logic, you deserve a facepalm yourself: :fp

I chose 3 and 74.

Knowing a meme is one thing, referencing it is another.

 

[edd5190]

I fail to see how referencing a meme that is VERY well known, so well known that I'd bet many of the people who reference it know what /b/ even is, deserves any more of a facepalm (if they deserve any facepalm at all) than a person who knows about meme but didn't reference it.

 

[Rubiks_Lizard]

i chose 3 and 31

 

[4Chan]

Over 9000.

But no really, i chose 7 for both.

Inb4 7 wordfilters to over9000

:fp you basically admitted to being a user of /b/

My old sig was about /b/, well, 4chan.
Why? Rules 1 and 2 only apply to raids.


EDIT: I think he was talking about the text i put in white.
I actually wrote that just in case there were any /b/tards on speedsolving, and lo and behold, someone saw. (x

 

[qqwref]

I still have some topics saved from back when I used to browse /b/. Fun times.

I chose 4 and... don't remember. Does this poll have an option where you can view what you put?

 

[Nukoca]

Possible motivation?

Alt text:

You can do a lot better than 1% if you start keeping track of the patterns in what numbers people pick

I actually made the polls because of that comic... I guess you could say I was inspired. XKCD is pretty awesome.

 

[spdqbr]

Pick a number between 1 and 10!
http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/449086

1 and 100:
http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/449098

Ho hum...

I choose
3628799 and 42

 

[fanwuq]

Great results.:rolleyes:
Random number...

 

[cmhardw]

At first I thought we were supposed to pick a number between 1 and 10 factorial. So I was prepared to pick some very large number, but I was disappointed ;-)

I chose 4 and 91.

Also, one of my old roommates used to do a "fake" card trick where he would have a person pick a card, then do all kinds of crazy flourishes like letting the other person shuffle once or twice, doing the 52 card pickup, then finally getting all the cards straight and pulling a random card from the deck and asking "is this your card?"

51/52 of the time he just made the person laugh, but 1/52 of the time the person thought he was the best card magician in the history of card magic

;-)

Chris

 

[brunson]

Why do people not understand the difference?

Between 1 and 10: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
From 1 to 10: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Between 1 and 10, inclusive: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

You should send a letter to the authors of the ANSI SQL-94 spec:

mysql> select 1 from dual where 1 between 1 and 10;
+---+
| 1 |
+---+
| 1 | 
+---+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> select 1 from dual where 0 between 1 and 10;
Empty set (0.00 sec)

mysql> select 1 from dual where 10 between 1 and 10;
+---+
| 1 |
+---+
| 1 | 
+---+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)