President Trump Watch.
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Re: President Trump Watch.
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by Calilasseia » Oct 10, 2017 5:57 pm
Perhaps we could ask Trump to do this IQ test.
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Re: President Trump Watch.
#9402 by Scot Dutchy » Oct 10, 2017 6:03 pm
Got two out three. The machines and the lake.
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Re: President Trump Watch.
#9403 by Seabass » Oct 10, 2017 10:49 pm
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Re: President Trump Watch.
#9404 by willhud9 » Oct 10, 2017 11:21 pm
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Re: President Trump Watch.
#9405 by pelfdaddy » Oct 11, 2017 2:30 am
I find this confusing to a degree. I got all three questions correct. I found it relatively easy. Now, here's the thing...when it comes to intelligence, I find that my ability to adapt to new surroundings is no better than average, my ability to quickly think through complicated situations (at work, say) is disappointingly muddy at times, my ability to use computers is equivalent to a quadriplegic trying on a pair of stilts, I just had to look up 'quadriplegic' because my spelling sucks ass, and complicated philosophical arguments leave me floundering because--while I can think in complex ways if necessary--the terminology trips me up badly. I can't remember what the Anthropic principle is, even though I looked it up last time someone referred to it.
Fact is, I'm just good at brainteasers and puzzles. My friends shove these IQ tests in front of me, and I come out looking like Leonardo Da Vinci. But that's not me in everyday life. I think there is something that these tests overlook; namely, people like me who are just quiz-ready all the time.
Fact is, I'm just good at brainteasers and puzzles. My friends shove these IQ tests in front of me, and I come out looking like Leonardo Da Vinci. But that's not me in everyday life. I think there is something that these tests overlook; namely, people like me who are just quiz-ready all the time.
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Re: President Trump Watch.
#9406 by felltoearth » Oct 11, 2017 3:36 am
All three.
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Re: President Trump Watch.
#9407 by Agrippina » Oct 11, 2017 10:39 am
My algebra brain doesn't work anymore. I don't get the bat and ball one.
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Re: President Trump Watch.
#9408 by Agrippina » Oct 11, 2017 10:41 am
felltoearth wrote:All three.
I used to be good at algebra. Just can't do it anymore. Something's eating my brain.
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Re: President Trump Watch.
#9409 by Agi Hammerthief » Oct 11, 2017 2:03 pm
didn't remember what the sub unit of 1£ is, guess I answered #1 wrong?
Edit: the answer is factor 10 off since they give x pence as answer
Edit: the answer is factor 10 off since they give x pence as answer
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Re: President Trump Watch.
#9410 by felltoearth » Oct 11, 2017 2:27 pm
Agrippina wrote:felltoearth wrote:All three.
I used to be good at algebra. Just can't do it anymore. Something's eating my brain.
I do basic math like this at work almost every day. I'm sure I wouldn't have gotten it without such practice.
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Re: President Trump Watch.
#9411 by Willie71 » Oct 11, 2017 2:30 pm
If the ball cost .10, then the bat costing $1.00 more would be $1.20.
We should probably go for a can of vegetables because not only would it be a huge improvement, you'd also be able to eat it at the end.
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Re: President Trump Watch.
#9412 by Agrippina » Oct 11, 2017 3:17 pm
I get it now. Did it without the TV on and the dog demanding to play. Needed to get focussed. Thanks.
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Re: President Trump Watch.
#9413 by Willie71 » Oct 11, 2017 3:51 pm
I got it wrong at first too. My last math education was probably 30 years ago. I’m thinking I should take a refresher course before I do statistics.
We should probably go for a can of vegetables because not only would it be a huge improvement, you'd also be able to eat it at the end.
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Re: President Trump Watch.
#9414 by aban57 » Oct 11, 2017 4:04 pm
Willie71 wrote:
I got it wrong at first too. My last math education was probably 30 years ago. I’m thinking I should take a refresher course before I do statistics.
I'm currently following a MOOC which does precisely that : refresh my maths. I'm taking it on a French platform, but I'm pretty sure you can find others in English.
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Re: President Trump Watch.
#9416 by Pulsar » Oct 11, 2017 4:34 pm
An old gem:
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Re: President Trump Watch.
#9417 by Pulsar » Oct 11, 2017 4:37 pm
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/trump-wanted-dramatic-increase-nuclear-arsenal-meeting-military-leaders-n809701?cid=par-nbc_20171011
Trump's response:
Trump Wanted Tenfold Increase in Nuclear Arsenal, Surprising Military
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he wanted what amounted to a nearly tenfold increase in the U.S. nuclear arsenal during a gathering this past summer of the nation’s highest-ranking national security leaders, according to three officials who were in the room.
Trump’s comments, the officials said, came in response to a briefing slide he was shown that charted the steady reduction of U.S. nuclear weapons since the late 1960s. Trump indicated he wanted a bigger stockpile, not the bottom position on that downward-sloping curve.
According to the officials present, Trump’s advisers, among them the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, were surprised. Officials briefly explained the legal and practical impediments to a nuclear buildup and how the current military posture is stronger than it was at the height of the buildup. In interviews, they told NBC News that no such expansion is planned.
The July 20 meeting was described as a lengthy and sometimes tense review of worldwide U.S. forces and operations. It was soon after the meeting broke up that officials who remained behind heard Tillerson say that Trump is a “moron.”
Trump's response:
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Re: President Trump Watch.
#9418 by Mike_L » Oct 11, 2017 7:47 pm
I scored 3/3 on that I.Q. test... but only because I've seen similar ones before, got them hopelessly wrong and remembered the mistakes. 
Interesting article on the topic...
Actually, You Can Change Your IQ If You Work Hard Enough.
Here's one I saw in a children's book...
Q:
A man fetching ammunition for his fellow soldiers must get two cannonballs across a rickety rope bridge. He weighs 190 lbs. Each cannonball weighs 2 lbs. The rope bridge will take a maximum weight of 192 lbs without breaking. With time running out, he cannot afford to make two trips. The span is too wide for him to throw the cannonballs across. How does he solve the problem?
A:
He walks across the bridge, juggling the cannonballs as he goes.
Interesting article on the topic...
Actually, You Can Change Your IQ If You Work Hard Enough.
Here's one I saw in a children's book...
Q:
A man fetching ammunition for his fellow soldiers must get two cannonballs across a rickety rope bridge. He weighs 190 lbs. Each cannonball weighs 2 lbs. The rope bridge will take a maximum weight of 192 lbs without breaking. With time running out, he cannot afford to make two trips. The span is too wide for him to throw the cannonballs across. How does he solve the problem?
A:
He walks across the bridge, juggling the cannonballs as he goes.
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Re: President Trump Watch.
#9419 by Seabass » Oct 11, 2017 8:49 pm
Mike_L wrote:I scored 3/3 on that I.Q. test... but only because I've seen similar ones before, got them hopelessly wrong and remembered the mistakes.
Interesting article on the topic...
Actually, You Can Change Your IQ If You Work Hard Enough.
Here's one I saw in a children's book...
Q:
A man fetching ammunition for his fellow soldiers must get two cannonballs across a rickety rope bridge. He weighs 190 lbs. Each cannonball weighs 2 lbs. The rope bridge will take a maximum weight of 192 lbs without breaking. With time running out, he cannot afford to make two trips. The span is too wide for him to throw the cannonballs across. How does he solve the problem?
A:
He walks across the bridge, juggling the cannonballs as he goes.
Wouldn't work. You'd have to apply upward force to the cannonballs to give them upward velocity, thus exceeding the weight limit of the bridge. The only solution would be to take a 2 lb dump before crossing.
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