I thought "crocodile". Go figure.
On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 12:05 PM, Matt Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't get it. I thought of "tomato" (but technically it is a fruit).
>
> -- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> --- On Fri, 11/21/08, Mike Tintner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> From: Mike Tintner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [agi] Cog Sci Experiment
> To: agi@v2.listbox.com
> Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 7:35 PM
>
> Forgive me if you've seen this, but here's a. curious, (v. brief), mental
> association experiment.("Freaky Math Trick")
>
> Please do it first before reading on:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCq3NFEB2bc&feature=related
>
> My question is: how do they know your vegetable association? The best I can
> come up with is - the penultimate association (1+7=) EIGHT suggests GRATE is
> what you do to a carrot. Any better explanations? And, whatever the
> explanation, how does the brain (or your brain) make the relevant
> associations from EIGHT to CARROT?
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