The Idiot Test!

July 8, 2007 - 3:55pm — bex

Since I posted the Nerd Test a while back, I guess the time is right to post The Idiot Test now. Its a lot trickier than the Nerd Test, so be careful... otherwise the test will insult you!

Also, three answers in the original idiot test are wrong... how deliciously ironic... Snaps to the first commentor to find all three, and explain why they are wrong.

Update: There are now five versions of The Idiot Test, by Ryan Curtis:

The original Idiot Test
Idiot Test 2
Idiot Test 3
Idiot Test 4
NEW: Idiot Test 5, aka The Ultimate Idiot Test!
Idiot Test 6? Not available yet, although some lame sites are using this phrase for Google hits (like me)

Thanks to Ryan Curtis, the creator of these tests, for keeping me updated.

Note: The idiot test 4 is a bit trickier, so I put together a official answer guide for the Idiot Test 4 with all the answers... I also put together the official answer guide for the Ultimate Idiot Test. Naturally, its cheating to use them... but if you're stuck, have at it!

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Comments

December 1, 2006 - 12:08am — Visitor

Can I get one snap?

I know one of them for sure ... maybe 2. I remember enough about the definition of "rectangle" and "square" and which is a subset of which to have one of those stand out.

But then I guess I didn't click the giant green button fast enough ... or something. Plus, it was dinner time. :)

December 1, 2006 - 12:38am — bex

Two snaps for... Visitor!

Yep, a square is a technically a special subset of a rectangle... by definition a rectangle is a 4-sided polygon in which all angles are 90 degrees. There is no requirement about the length of the sides -- people incorrectly infer that.

Therefore, the two 'click the rectangle' questions that punish you for clicking the square are wroooooooong!

So two big dang snaps for you, captain nobody!

But who will find the third error in The Idiot Test?????

December 1, 2006 - 6:52pm — Visitor

Captain Nobody

I should start signing these things. But here's a clue - Captain Nobody will hopefully be seeing you December 9th!

March 26, 2007 - 7:35pm — Visitor (not verified)

found it

at the end it says you have officially beat the Idiot Test 3. It should say BEATEN not beat

March 27, 2007 - 9:24am — bex

I guess there's 4 errors!

I didn't catch that one. I'm not a grammar geek ;-)

I'll add that to the list...

The one I'm thinking of is something a geometry geek would catch.

April 13, 2007 - 9:25am — Kristen (not verified)

Long time!

Hey there long lost friend! I somehow stumbled upon your blog through way of linkedin then bezzotech. Just wanted to tell you I skimmed through all the blogs on your first page and made a mental note to come back often. Where you keep all this knowledge in your brain, I do not know. But I'm sure some of it will be useful in my life! I miss you and Michelle - give her a hug and say hi! So proud of you for being on your own now. Break the chains that are Stellent!!!

April 25, 2007 - 10:47pm — Visitor

"... a few weeks ..."

Man, you go consultant and lose all sense of time, eh? A few weeks, 5 months, same thing!

But yeah - I think the idiot part of this is using JPEGs that are so heavily compressed that the artifacts make it impossible to tell if you're looking at puppies or kittens. Neither of which is a cat, but still.

April 26, 2007 - 8:22am — bex

original post was in November...

Oh, be nice. The original was in November. I added the update to my post because a large number of google hits to my site were for people looking for the Idiot Test 4... so I thought it wise to tell them it ain't done yet.

May 30, 2007 - 4:30am — Visitor

idiot test 4

WHEN IS THE IDIOT TEST 4 OUT????????????????????????

May 30, 2007 - 11:03am — bex

I dont know!

You should go bug Ryan Curtis for that info:

~~http://www.ryan-curtis.com~~

UPDATE: Ryan changed his website to http://www.theidiottest.net/

June 19, 2007 - 8:55pm — Visitor

The Geometry Geek You were looking for!

Circles are ovals!!!

June 20, 2007 - 10:32am — bex

BINGO!

Ok, then... "Visitor" -- if that is your real name -- here's your prize:

*snap* *snap* *snap* *snap* *snap*

I hope it was worth it ;-)

July 2, 2007 - 1:07pm — Visitor

ok!verygood

me los e paasao todos inglesitos!!!!!jajajja!kises amores!

July 4, 2007 - 3:30pm — Visitor

Idiot Test 4

Hey there, I stumbled upon this site from google. I'm Ryan Curtis and I have finished the Idiot Test 4! Go check it out: http://hallpass.com/media/theidiottest4.html

And yes, this is the real Ryan Curtis. If you have any questions/comments email me (theidiottest@gmail.com) or check out the site
http://www.theidiottest.net/

-Ryan

July 8, 2007 - 4:48pm — Visitor

there is no way to pass the

there is no way to pass the idiot test 4 so i wouldent take it

July 10, 2007 - 10:45am — bex

not true

I finished it again this morning:

Kind of tricky, you need to have REALLY good eyesight for some of them. Where did you get stuck?

July 12, 2007 - 7:16pm — Visitor

Got stuck

I got stuck where it says Do you remember? then all it says on the screen is rainbow. i clicked the r and then the b, where do you click next?

July 13, 2007 - 11:41am — bex

check out the cheat sheet for answers

I just put it together:

http://bexhuff.com/node/252

Hope that helps...

July 28, 2007 - 11:58am — Visitor

huh

i dont get it. In idiot test 3 it says click the largest triangle and i clicked the largest triangle and i lost? what.. i dont get it?! someone help me!!

July 29, 2007 - 7:50am — Visitor

HOW TO?

What program did u use to make theese idiot tests? Love them! :)

October 27, 2007 - 6:01am — Visitor (not verified)

Reply to 'huh'

There isn't one where it says 'largest triangle', but there is one where it says 'largest rectangle'. To get past it, just look at what the text is covered in ;)

November 8, 2007 - 6:02pm — JIMMY (not verified)

Idiot Test 5

Since Idiot Test 5 was revealed by Ryan Curtis's page, I've been looking forward to it, but starting a few days ago, every time I visit it I simply get a message saying "This page cannot be displayed". What happened??

November 9, 2007 - 10:20am — bex