Saturday, November 19, 2005

Stoners vs. Six-year-olds

Radar magazine recruited two potheads, two small children, and a monkey researcher to find out which was smarter.

Test One: Clear Cube
A reward is placed inside a transparent cube with one side missing. Subjects have five seconds to retrieve the reward before the cube is rearranged. Test is repeated six times.

DEVON, 6: 5 out of 6 ("Was it supposed to be hard?")
DOM, ALMOST 6: 6 out of 6 ("My rabbit could do this. And it’s a dumb rabbit.")
MIRIAM, 25: 5 out of 6 ("This made me feel insecure.")
BOB, 23: 3 out of 6 ("Are you guys facing the box upside down?")

CONCLUSION: The -stoners were stupider than the six-year-olds. Bob scored lower than a rhesus monkey and is stupider than toddlers who have taken the exam.

Test Four: Concave Image
Two images of a plaster mask are shown to the subject. The subject is asked which image shows the mask facing forward, and which shows the mask from behind. Six sets of two are shown.

DEVON, 6: 5 out of 6 ("I feel like I’m the smartest person in the room.")
DOM, almost 6: 6 out of 6 (Was able to identify the convex images by looking specifically at eyes and cheeks of image.)
MIRIAM, 25: 3 out of 6 ("Oh my, that’s weird. I don’t want to look at them anymore. This is scaring me.")
BOB, 23: 2 out of 6 ("All of these masks look real to me.")

CONCLUSION: The -stoners were stupider than the six-year-olds. Miriam scored lower than a schizophrenic; Bob fared worse than Miriam.

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