Reply to: puzzle for the brain boxes

[Mich the Tester]

piss easy, wooden shoes.

Do clogs really make you piss more easily?

[xoggoth]

piss easy, wooden shoes.

[Pogle]

I just wasted about 2 minutes of my life reading this thread. FFS.

Says the person with a post count over 12K........

[Zippy]

hang on, i've got another one here somewhere, something about students, prisoners and electric shocks I think

Can anyone think of one involving EO, electric shocks and testicles?

[Pinto]

hang on, i've got another one here somewhere, something about students, prisoners and electric shocks I think

* waits at the bottom of the class, mars bar in hand *

[EternalOptimist]

Not rationalising, just pointing out that the supposed point was b*llocks

And I don't like Mars Bars anyway. I'd rather have a Curly Wurly

hang on, i've got another one here somewhere, something about students, prisoners and electric shocks I think

[TykeMerc]

rationalising ad nauseum will not get you a coveted mars bar dave

I didn't take part as I'm allergic to the chocolate on the Mars Bar, sorry your reward system failed in my case.

[Mich the Tester]

I just wasted about 2 minutes of my life reading this thread. FFS.

invoiced Clientco for

[DaveB]

rationalising ad nauseum will not get you a coveted mars bar dave

Not rationalising, just pointing out that the supposed point was b*llocks

And I don't like Mars Bars anyway. I'd rather have a Curly Wurly

[sasguru]

I just wasted about 2 minutes of my life reading this thread. FFS.

[DaveB]

Touch the floor, get out, go to the pub.

You're assuming that the majority of people will want to complete the (unspecified) challenge. I think there's a large rump of the population who'll just say 'sod that, I'm going down the pub/shooting some heroin/dogging/watching daytime TV'.

See the answer I gave previously

[EternalOptimist]

Not really, what it shows is that we are extremely risk averse. There is far more chance of failure due to failing and touching the floor with the 3rd solution than the second, which is riskier than the first. Since the first option presents the greatest chance of success we choose that one in the absence of other contraints such as time since there is no incentive for us to utilise a riskier solution.

If we had been time limited it would have produced a different result since although there is a greater chance of failure with solutions 2 and three failure is guarenteed if we do not stay within the time limit.

rationalising ad nauseum will not get you a coveted mars bar dave

[Mich the Tester]

Not really, what it shows is that we are extremely risk averse. There is far more chance of failure due to failing and touching the floor with the 3rd solution than the second, which is riskier than the first. Since the first option presents the greatest chance of success we choose that one in the absence of other contraints such as time since there is no incentive for us to utilise a riskier solution.

If we had been time limited it would have produced a different result since although there is a greater chance of failure with solutions 2 and three failure is guarenteed if we do not stay within the time limit.

You're assuming that the majority of people will want to complete the (unspecified) challenge. I think there's a large rump of the population who'll just say 'sod that, I'm going down the pub/shooting some heroin/dogging/watching daytime TV'.

[DaveB]

Correct.

The bigD wins the last mars bar.


THE POINT.

what this thought experiment proves is this. The human brain will always try to utilise all of the resources available in order to solve a problem, even if there is a slicker and quicker answer. Even guys who are trained to look for simple solutions to problems (e.g. us lot) fall into the trap.

time to make two sandals - 4 minutes
time to make one sandal - 2 minutes
time to drag'n'jump - 30 seconds

Not really, what it shows is that we are extremely risk averse. There is far more chance of failure due to failing and touching the floor with the 3rd solution than the second, which is riskier than the first. Since the first option presents the greatest chance of success we choose that one in the absence of other contraints such as time since there is no incentive for us to utilise a riskier solution.

If we had been time limited it would have produced a different result since although there is a greater chance of failure with solutions 2 and three failure is guarenteed if we do not stay within the time limit.

[TimberWolf]

FFS, can we burn the wood now?