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Senses Challenge

bbc.co.uk — A neat BBC test.

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  • dancee, on 03/29/2008, -11/+3Very fascinating
  • Akraz, on 03/29/2008, -22/+1i scored perfect
  • Niubai, on 03/29/2008, -1/+12The F test and the double "the" test don't work with me, I always find the f on the "of" word and the double "the". Probably it's because English is not my primary language.
    • Azimuth1, on 03/29/2008, -0/+14I'm pretty sure it doesn't work on anyone more than once...
      • altrego99, on 03/29/2008, -1/+1I saw this once before too, and knew there were more than 3 f's, still it worked on me again :(
        Are you sure the 'of's were there the first time they display the text?
    • Llanowar, on 03/29/2008, -0/+14I always get them right because I've seen that test hundreds of times already.
    • PaulOwen, on 03/29/2008, -2/+19E.g. Correct! "Pineapple and soy sauce would taste good".

      Unless you don't like pineapple or soy sauce, surely. I mean they're not saying that pineapple and soy sauce will ALWAYS taste good to EVERYONE are they? Yes, apparently, they are ...
  • Valzore, on 03/29/2008, -7/+6A page that doesn't work. Is that the test? Do I pass?
    • zongamin, on 03/29/2008, -4/+2Please shut up - it ***** works for everyone else you *****
  • nolesfan247, on 03/29/2008, -1/+2I got 12/20. I thought the tile one was really good, totally fooled me.
    • theOster, on 03/29/2008, -1/+8the king kong/godzilla *****? that was such a setup! you can't have a pixelated ***** graphic with ***** up windows and some guy all hunched up in one corner then standing up straight and ...god. this test sucks. i want a do over. and who uses flash anyway?? cmon...
      • h3lx, on 03/29/2008, -0/+2plus Godzilla is easily 100 times larger than Kong in 'real life'
  • LifeIsARhythm, on 03/29/2008, -1/+58some of this questions are knowledge based, they don't even test your senses.
    • theragu40, on 03/29/2008, -1/+6I good 1/4 of them were knowledge based. As for the rest of them, anyone who's at all interested in these kinds of things has seen the same exact tests before, so it's not really a good measure.
    • NinjaPirateDude, on 03/29/2008, -0/+2the truth is, all tests will only test you in a particular skill, so no matter what your initial "IQ" is, it most likely will be increased with more and more practice of IQ tests.
    • AROZ, on 03/29/2008, -1/+3What about the pineapple one? If you've got a different preference or you like none of the combinations, too bad. It can, however, be knowledge based too.
  • GenNephlite, on 03/29/2008, -1/+5First question.. "Do you have sound on your computer?"

    It just reeks of screamer to me, playing it anyway.
  • ColonelJessup, on 03/29/2008, -3/+113/20.......... I am SO insensitive. You wanna make something of it?
  • bobbinika, on 03/29/2008, -2/+26alot of these questions dont have to do with your senses
    stupid test
  • MooreWV, on 03/29/2008, -0/+30I don't understand how good combinations of food would taste have anything to do with testing the accuracy of the senses. Isn't that more of a preference? Who doesn't like pineapple and mustard?
    • GenNephlite, on 03/29/2008, -1/+34Personally I would find White Chocolate and Bacon more appealing.. They can keep their fish eggs.
    • yrtria, on 03/29/2008, -0/+4Caviar? Soya sauce? Oh barf. That's not senses...... that's disgusting.
    • thisoneisunique, on 03/29/2008, -0/+7I think they want you to recall the taste of either of these ingredients and combine them mentally and see what works. They obviously assume that we eat caviar on a regular basis.
      • Jordan117, on 03/29/2008, -0/+1You're forgetting that caviar is an common snack in Eng-Land, along with their "crumpets" and their "petrol" and their "bangers and mash".
  • BKred, on 03/29/2008, -3/+4Sensational!
  • DD00, on 03/29/2008, -2/+10Some of the questions aren't really a test of senses. What tastes good together? That's an opinion and nothing to do with senses. I might think something tastes like dog *****. Does that mean my senses are broken? I hope not.
    Other than those it's pretty amusing though.
  • HomieG6189, on 03/29/2008, -7/+1*Hijacks thread*
    Pownce is down
    *Now back to your normal commenting*
  • Craga89, on 03/29/2008, -2/+18What the hell was with the "which would taste better" questions? Everyone has their own preference in foods and tastes, so how can they quantify that into a result? Just because you might like the sound of one food over another, doesn't mean your wrong.

    Other than that, pretty neat test, although some of it was indeed knowledge based and nothing to with testing senses.
  • deysman, on 03/29/2008, -1/+2YAY! 11/20... thats a pass by my standards...
  • Shadowgamers, on 03/29/2008, -1/+111/20 because I didn't read
  • nubnub, on 03/29/2008, -0/+2again?
  • Totz83, on 03/29/2008, -0/+8Well that passed a good 6 mins of my otherwise sleepy day off, now Im off to eat some white chocolate and caviar, yum
  • Llanowar, on 03/29/2008, -1/+10I stopped after the choose what looks tasty to you question.
    Everybody likes different things, so how can you possible get that one wrong?
  • diggB, on 03/29/2008, -0/+4You know, I was kinda hoping for a grand piano to unexpectedly drop on me to test my Spidey Sense ...
  • anogenic, on 03/29/2008, -0/+1Lame choice of font for something you're meant to be able to read quickly and simply.
  • coolcole93, on 03/29/2008, -0/+111 :/
  • xXIrsotehkewlXx, on 03/29/2008, -0/+112/20

    Ugh I could totally do better than that..
    Yeah probably not actually
  • derjames, on 03/29/2008, -1/+4What is wrong with pineapple and Mayo?..... :(
  • inlovingmemory, on 03/29/2008, -0/+18/20, pretty hard.
  • diggdiggerid, on 03/29/2008, -0/+17Wrong BBC, Bacon goes well with ANYTHING.
  • Virgule, on 03/29/2008, -1/+712/20.
    Im unsure sense of taste is something once can judge as "correct" or not. Chocolate and broccoli is quite tasty for me while I would never eat caviar which I found repugnant to the upmost level.
  • oooyooo, on 03/29/2008, -1/+0just tried 3-4 question , then give up ~
  • mesoiam, on 03/29/2008, -0/+9"Pineapple and soy sauce is a tasty food combination"
    "Well um...I don't really li---" "I SAID PINEAPPLE AND SOY SAUCE IS A TASTY FOOD COMBINATION!"
  • gio_pio, on 03/29/2008, -0/+2Wow, was that badly made! Many of the instructions were just too poorly worded. And, excuse me, but since when is an incorrect answer "unlucky"? By that standard, it's impossible to get a single question wrong. Apparently every participant either gets every question "correct" or some degree of a bad day.
  • joelfernandes19, on 03/29/2008, -0/+010 out 20...pretty ok...
  • fileptr, on 03/29/2008, -1/+3Only first few questions were sense-based, rest were all scientific questions that only scientist can answer.
  • inferno10, on 03/29/2008, -0/+3MA...MA....MA....MA...

    lol
  • ijacker, on 03/29/2008, -0/+115/20 ftw
  • baconz, on 03/29/2008, -1/+4Why does it keep telling me I'm unlucky? Luck has nothing to do with it. It's because I'm a retard. Or I need glasses. Or because I'm human. But luck? It's not a factor.
  • sloonark, on 03/30/2008, -0/+3Oh no, not 'Paris in the the spring' again. They could at least choose a different sentence.
  • sonofashoe, on 03/30/2008, -0/+0Nice concept, cleverly conceived. Too subjective.
  • MattTheGr8, on 03/30/2008, -0/+1As a neuroscientist, I was sad to see that this is woefully inaccurate. More bad science reporting from a good news source. Sigh.
  • rule110, on 03/30/2008, -0/+1On the one with the sitting guy that asks "what changes?" THE GUYS DAMN MOUTH MOVES. I clicked on that and got it wrong for sensing too well.
  • bela17, on 03/30/2008, -0/+04/20 my IQ i didn't know was so bad.i am depressed
  • chairlamp, on 03/30/2008, -0/+1this test is flawed. some of the questions are completely objective
  • lnw4151, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1I've seen tests that are like, which one of these balls is bigger or which line is longer, but to make you actually go out and try to make them the same really does show off the issue your brain has with the concepts. Awesome find. Go BBC.
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