Okay, I have a little brain conditioning exercise in the form a fast-paced word association drill.
Below is a list of questions that you can easily solve. I want you to read down the list as quickly as possible, saying out loud the first answer that pops into you mind. The key to the success of this exercise is speed.
Ready?
Set.
Go!
What is 5 plus 5?
What is 7 plus 3?
What is 12 minus 2?
What is 8 plus 2?
What is 50 minus 40?
What is 4 plus 6?
What is 6 plus 4?
What is 20 minus 10?
What is 10 minus 0?
What are aluminum cans made of?
That’s it. That’s all there is to it.
Now, let’s review our answers.
By a show of hands, how many of you were conditioned by the responses into saying aluminum cans are made of ten?
Ha ha! Gotcha…
How many of you said aluminum cans are made of tin thinking you wouldn’t be tricked into saying ten?
Ha ha! Got you, too…
So then, how many of you were able to overcome the mild brainwashing to provide the correct answer that aluminum cans are actually made of aluminum?
:)
Didn’t fool me, but then I’ve had two cups of coffee.
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Awesome, you with the laser like caffeine focus… :)
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Yeah, that’s me. Laser focused. Haha.
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10 and made of aluminum . Damn I am smart I knew it! I promise I didn´t read the end before commenting and after sleeping my traditional Spanish “siesta”……what a twisted mind you have
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Ha ha… I used to use this in a “effective communications” class I used to teach to junior sailors long ago. Works better in person, I imagine…
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I bet you being ex navy, plus an officer which I hated at the time, sorry they always screwed with you at the beginning until you know your way around ;) , I can imagine perfectly how it would play out in person, I just hoped that the officer wouldn´t pick me out of the group to respond.
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Nope… I’m a career enlisted swine. Retired Senior Chief /E-8.
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And a damn good writer also, add that to your cv
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Thank you, my brother in arms.
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Forgot, should say brother in arms from another country. Although I lived in the U.S for half of my early life and two friends joined the Marines that´s why I know quite a bit at least through them, but being Spanish i came back home to join the Spanish army after I went to a Marine recruiting office and the gentleman there very politely thanked me but told me that at least I needed a green card. But that was quite some time ago now.
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Ah… interesting. Then, how about this – Gracias, mi hermano de armas… Doesn’t matter the country of origin, to me those who serve their are all brothers and sisters in arm…
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Gracias a ti hermano, the Americans really where the ones who saved our “culos” in more than one occasion.
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Got me, I said tin. More coffee!!!!
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Ha ha… Coffee – the most effective brain enhancement on the market..
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There are four lights.
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All righty, then…
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I’m only half way through my first cup. You got me. I said tin. More coffee!
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That’s why I wanted to post this in the morning when the thoughts are still mostly of fond remembrances of the pillow
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Tin! And there was much forehead smacking!
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Self flagellation has always been an effective learning aid for me, as well. :)
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Hahah…OMG!
Thanks for giving me that good laugh…hahaha…
That’s why they say, ” Never judge a book by it’s cover”. I thought it’s something contest like coming from you.
But then as I read…
I thought I got it, it’s Tin until…haha
& as laughing is good for brain may be would be able to think better next time..:)
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I’m happy it got the laugh I had hoped for…
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Absolutely :)
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hahaha…I said aluminum, but I spelled it wrong!! :)
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That made me lol legitimately…
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Aluminium for me! :)
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It seems the groggy caffeine deficient brains over here in the -5 GMT zone could use the 5 hour head start you have on us. :)
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Well yes I’m not a lark, have had a least four cups today. :)
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You don’t fool me so easy
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Hmm… Sounds like a challenge… :)
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I was ready: Aluminum.
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Well, done, my ready friend.
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You bastard.
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Ha ha…yes!
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Rats! I fell into your eeeevil trap…
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My plan is coming together… [evil laugh]
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Yep. You got me. Cute.
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:)
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That was a lot of fun – I got to the last question, blinked as though someone had just thrown cold water on my face, then said ‘aluminium’ immediately followed by, oh I think I’ve missed the point! So even though I got the answer, it still addled my brain, hehe.
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That’s too funny… :)
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hahahaha…oooh
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:)
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