Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex Ok, time to reveal the code.
The "manipulation" was that I was able to ask people to write down a number and they did it without question.
Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex Ok, time to reveal the code.
The "manipulation" was that I was able to ask people to write down a number and they did it without question.
Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex Ok, time to reveal the code.
The "manipulation" was that I was able to ask people to write down a number and they did it without question.
In case you forgot, this is what you wrote:
First I will start a number and the next poster look at it and put the first number that comes into your mind (they must be positive integers between 1 and 1000). Then the next person and the next person etc. Soon a chain will build up but also a pattern - I will post the connection once a few numbers have been posted and you will be shocked at how you missed it.
You spoke of no manipulation. You did speak of a pattern and a connection. You asked people
to participate and they did. You've revealed no 'code,' only that you invited people to play a
game and they did with the expectation that you had something to contribute.
Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex Ok, time to reveal the code.
The "manipulation" was that I was able to ask people to write down a number and they did it without question.
I wasted valuable time reading this thread. Terrible thread, mostly because of the wording. Pattern? Connection?
Originally posted by curseknight I wasted valuable time reading this thread. Terrible thread, mostly because of the wording. Pattern? Connection?
Yes there was a pattern. Not a mathematical pattern, or a fabric pattern, but a psychological pattern. Some people added numbers in an attempted to show that there could not be a pattern (20, 333 followed by 332).
Take a look at Thread 55031 and you will see a similar study.
Originally posted by Nemesio You spoke of no manipulation. You did speak of a pattern and a connection. You asked people
to participate and they did. You've revealed no 'code,' only that you invited people to play a
game and they did with the expectation that you had something to contribute.
Have a look at the title of the topic. If I had drawn too much attention to that word then people may have seen through my facade.
Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex Have a look at the title of the topic. If I had drawn too much attention to that word then people may have seen through my facade.
But you are not manipulating numbers as indicated by title! You are manipulating people ... something we all do on a day to day basis.
eg
I go to a shop and ask for some bread. The shopkeeper is manipulated into giving me some. We ALL do what we think we ought - its no big deal, it aint big & it aint clever,
The Number Manipulation Game
02 May '08 05:32
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