11 October 2005

Holy crap it works!

it even guessed "asshole"!

3 comments:

tormp said...
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tormp said...

It doesn't know 'd*** cass***' yet, though it came close several times. Do you eat fish? I had to guess that one:

Q30. I am guessing that it is a human being?
Right, Wrong, Close
29. I guessed that it was a colleague? Close.
28. Can it be used for recreation? Yes.
27. Is it commonly used? No.
26. Would you like to be one? No.
Would you be lost without it? Unknown.
25. I guessed that it was a rock band? Wrong.
24. Does it use electricity? Yes.
23. Is it annoying? Sometimes.
22. Can you play with it? Yes.
21. Does it provide protection? Depends.
20. I guessed that it was a soulmate? Wrong.
19. Can you use it 24 hours a day? Maybe.
18. Does it bring joy to people? Usually.
17. I guessed that it was a lumberjack? Wrong.
16. Does it live in groups (gregarious)? Yes.
15. Is it outside? Sometimes.
14. Have you seen one in real life? Yes.
13. Does it live in cities? Yes.
12. Is it green or black? No.
11. Does it live in large populations? No.
10. Is it comforting? Depends.
9. Does it jump? Yes.
8. Is it tall? Yes.
7. Does it eat fish? Yes.
6. Is it originally from Africa? No.
5. Does it have teeth? Yes.
4. Can it swim? Yes.
3. Does it have a long tail? No.
2. Is it a specific color? Partly.
1. It is classified as Animal.

schmonz said...

I like to come up with very specific and arcane things for it to fail to figure out. For instance, my favorite composer, or my favorite operating system both stumped it. This makes me feel very superior.

The following exemplary stumper is for "Columbia University". I like the symbolism of its second guess.

Q30. I am guessing that it is smog?
Right, Wrong, Close
29. I guessed that it was a sculpture? Wrong.
28. I guessed that it was a castle? Wrong.
27. Is it man made? Yes.
26. Is it tall? Sometimes.
25. Does it provide protection? Sometimes.
24. I guessed that it was a cave? Wrong.
23. Is it commonly used? No.
22. Can you live in it? Yes.
21. Is it used in travel? Rarely.
20. I guessed that it was a cliff? Wrong.
19. Is it useful? Doubtful.
18. Is it comforting? No.
17. I guessed that it was a cloud? Wrong.
16. Is it usually colorful? No.
15. Does it come in different colors? Yes.
14. Is it fluffy? Sometimes.
13. Does it provide shade? Partly.
12. Is it inorganic? Yes.
11. Is it dangerous? Sometimes.
10. Does it hold water? Sometimes.
9. Is it a part of something larger? Yes.
8. Is it larger than a country? No.
7. Can liquids pass through it? Sometimes.
6. Is it very large? Yes.
5. Does it come in specific sizes? No.
4. Can you control it? No.
3. Is it something you bring along? No.
2. Does it bring joy to people? Sometimes.
1. It is classified as Other.