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Posted: 1/16/2006 10:25:10 AM EDT

The 20questions game.

Its really fun. Cost 10 bucks.

This thing without a doubt, can guess anything! Haven't been able to stump it yet.

Posted: 1/16/2006 10:28:44 AM EDT

[#1]

ask it what gun al pacino used in heat

Posted: 1/16/2006 10:29:22 AM EDT

[#2]

Yep. I have played with them. Sucker asked me 13 questions and guessed correctly 2 toed sloth.

2 toed fricking sloth!!! hardly any of the questions it asked were hints at that.

Freaked me out.

Posted: 1/16/2006 10:33:13 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Yep. I have played with them. Sucker asked me 13 questions and guessed correctly 2 toed sloth.

2 toed fricking sloth!!! hardly any of the questions it asked were hints at that.

Freaked me out.

Because it works on the mind control machine that Ron Howard uses to make you like his films.. Really creepy! Now try this.. Put on a tinfoil beanie on and see if it can guess you answer.. I bet it cannot!

Posted: 1/16/2006 10:33:21 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
ask it what gun al pacino used in heat

Posted: 1/16/2006 10:33:56 AM EDT

[#5]

Ya but it didn't know who Joseph Stalin was.

Posted: 1/16/2006 10:34:18 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Yep. I have played with them. Sucker asked me 13 questions and guessed correctly 2 toed sloth.

2 toed fricking sloth!!! hardly any of the questions it asked were hints at that.

Freaked me out.

Now that's truly amazing. I mean come on, a two toed sloth in 13Qs. I'm geting one

Posted: 1/16/2006 10:34:22 AM EDT

[#7]

My friend just got one as a gift last week. those things are fun as hell.

Posted: 1/16/2006 10:34:35 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Yep. I have played with them. Sucker asked me 13 questions and guessed correctly 2 toed sloth.

2 toed fricking sloth!!! hardly any of the questions it asked were hints at that.

Freaked me out.

Yeah...that's the telepathy thing. It's short range, though, hand it to a buddy and have him hold it. Then leave and call him on a land line. DO NOT tell him what your answer it, just feed him the correct answers.

It never gets it right when you do that.l

Posted: 1/16/2006 10:49:24 AM EDT

[#9]

www.20q.net

Posted: 1/16/2006 10:54:05 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
www.20q.net

try this with your answer as an African American

It figured out "FART" in 23 questions

Posted: 1/16/2006 10:58:26 AM EDT

[#11]

$10.. Will have to give it a try..

How does it work?

Posted: 1/16/2006 10:59:04 AM EDT

[#12]

Q17. I am guessing that it is a rifle?
Right, Wrong, Close
16. Is it smaller than a loaf of bread? No.
15. Is it larger than a bread box (or microwave oven)? Yes.
14. Does it open? Yes.
13. Does it bring joy to people? Yes.
12. Does it have writing on it? Yes.
11. Is it heavy? No.
10. Is it black? Yes.
9. Is it dangerous? Yes.
8. Does it come in a box? No.
7. Is it mechanical? Yes.
6. Is it planted in gardens? No.
5. Is it multicolored? No.
4. Is it electronic? No.
3. Is it inorganic? Yes.
2. Is it a common household object? No.
1. It is classified as Other.

Posted: 1/16/2006 10:59:37 AM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
www.20q.net

hey, that didn't cost $20. I guess someone got screwed.

LOL

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:01:47 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
www.20q.net

It didn't guess 18" Black Dildo once.

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:02:39 AM EDT

[#15]

I stumped it with rechargeable battery. After question 30 it offered the list with battery in it.

It also couldn't guess Welsh Corgi.

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:03:02 AM EDT

[#16]

I stumped it with the word "vagina".

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:05:30 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
I stumped it with the word "vagina".

it got penis in 30

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:06:24 AM EDT

[#18]

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:08:41 AM EDT

[#19]

I stumped it with Cigar.

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:12:16 AM EDT

[#20]

My brother-in-law and sister-in-law got me one of those for Christmas. I stumped it. I was thinking of a vagina.

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:15:02 AM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
Quoted:
www.20q.net

It didn't guess 18" Black Dildo once.

lol

took 24 tries to figure out tire iron

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:15:35 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Yep. I have played with them. Sucker asked me 13 questions and guessed correctly 2 toed sloth.

2 toed fricking sloth!!! hardly any of the questions it asked were hints at that.

Freaked me out.

Because it works on the mind control machine that Ron Howard uses to make you like his films.. Really creepy! Now try this.. Put on a tinfoil beanie on and see if it can guess you answer.. I bet it cannot!

My head is dense enough that I can stump those things about 60% of hte time.

......it's that, or I think of things that would not commonly be in a database somewhere.

When you think about it, 20 binary data points gives over one million possible answers. When you have a tri-state condition (the animal/mineral/vegetable characteristic) and 19 data points, there are over 4 million possible answers.

Most people will think about an item on the one-million list.

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:16:03 AM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:
I stumped it with rechargeable battery. After question 30 it offered the list with battery in it.

It also couldn't guess Welsh Corgi.

Freakish, I just did the same thing. It kept offering me refillable ink cartridge.

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:16:52 AM EDT

[#24]

I got my niece one of those for Christmas, and we had loads of fun with it.

I had to clue her in a little on playing, because she kept trying to mislead the thing so I wouldn't be able to guess.

A pretty cool little gadget.

ETA: It was cool how it would say something like "I have it now ........ I can't believe you're thinking of that!"

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:18:58 AM EDT

[#25]

Better call these guys....

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:19:26 AM EDT

[#26]

My Answer was Tachyon.

Q30. I am guessing that it is hydrogen?
Wrong

29. I guessed that it was a molecule? Close.
28. Have you seen one in real life? No.
27. Is it larger than a bread box (or microwave oven)? No.
Can you see through it? Unknown.
Is it cold? Unknown.
26. Was it ever alive? No.
25. I guessed that it was a black hole? Wrong.
Is it black? Unknown.
24. I guessed that it was anti-matter? Close.
23. Was it used over 100 years ago? Irrelevant.
22. I guessed that it was a snow flake? Wrong.
Does it get wet? Unknown.
Is it white? Unknown.
Is it a specific color? Unknown.
21. Can you buy it? No.
20. I guessed that it was a bubble? Wrong.
19. I guessed that it was an atom? Close.
18. Would you be lost without it? No.
17. I guessed that it was a quark? Close.
16. Do you use it with a computer? No.
15. Does it move? Yes.
14. Is it inorganic? Yes.
13. Does it have a shell? No.
12. Is it living? No.
Is it dangerous? Unknown.
11. Can you touch it? No.
Does it spin? Unknown.
Is it soft? Unknown.
10. Do people use this daily? No.
9. Is it smaller than a golf ball? Yes.
8. Does it open? No.
Is it warm? Unknown.
7. Is it green? No.
6. Is it farmed? No.
5. Is it manufactured? No.
4. Is it a common household object? No.
Is it hard? Unknown.
3. Is it smaller than a loaf of bread? Yes.
2. Is it decorative? Irrelevant.
1. It is classified as Other.

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:21:27 AM EDT

[#27]

My wife got the kids one, it is unreal.

GR

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:23:07 AM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
My brother-in-law and sister-in-law got me one of those for Christmas. I stumped it. I was thinking of a vagina.

Yeah, but you're always thinking of a vagina.

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:24:39 AM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Yep. I have played with them. Sucker asked me 13 questions and guessed correctly 2 toed sloth.

2 toed fricking sloth!!! hardly any of the questions it asked were hints at that.

Freaked me out.

Because it works on the mind control machine that Ron Howard uses to make you like his films.. Really creepy! Now try this.. Put on a tinfoil beanie on and see if it can guess you answer.. I bet it cannot!

Holy Shit! That works.

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:26:43 AM EDT

[#30]

the website could not correctly guess "Shoe Polish"

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:26:51 AM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I stumped it with the word "vagina".

it got penis in 30

I stumped it with 'stone wall'.

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:29:14 AM EDT

[#32]

I played with one, stumped it 3 out of 4 times.

Got bored.

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:32:36 AM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:
I stumped it with the word "vagina".

This is amazing!!

Q20. I am guessing that it is a vagina?
Right, Wrong, Close
19. Does it bear live young? Yes.
18. Does it have a hole in it? Yes.
17. I guessed that it was a heart? Wrong.
16. Does it weigh more than a duck? No.
15. Does it bring joy to people? Yes.
14. Does it come in pairs? No.
13. Is it red? Sometimes.
12. Is it fragile? Yes.
11. Do you use it at night? Yes.
10. Is it farmed? No.
9. Does it move? Yes.
8. Is it used for transportation? No.
7. Is it larger than a pound of butter? Yes.
6. Does it have feet? No.
5. Is it useful? Yes.
4. Was it invented? No.
3. Do you hold it when you use it? No.
2. Is it smaller than a loaf of bread? Yes.
1. Does it get wet? Yes.

I just love that I was thinking of vagina and the first question was "Does it get wet?"

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:34:15 AM EDT

[#34]

Q29. I am guessing that it is a thermostat?
Right, Wrong, Close
28. Does it have buttons? Yes.
27. Is it used for communications? No.
26. Is it annoying? No.
25. Is it used in a game? No.
24. Does it communicate? No.
23. Does it store information? No.
22. I guessed that it was a programming language? Wrong.
21. Is it a tool? Yes.
20. I guessed that it was a search engine (web site search)? Wrong.
19. I guessed that it was E-mail? Wrong.
18. Is it multicolored? No.
17. I guessed that it was a chat room? Wrong.
16. Do you use it at night? Yes.
15. Does it have pages? No.
14. Can it be easily moved? No.
13. Does it have writing on it? Yes.
12. Can it be played? No.
11. Is it colorless? Irrelevant.
10. Do you know any songs about it? Irrelevant.
9. Was it invented? Yes.
8. Do you hold it when you use it? No.
7. Is it an emotion? No.
6. Is it a leafy vegetable? No.
5. Does it get wet? No.
4. Can you smell it? No.
3. Is it hard? No.
2. Is it heavy? No.
1. It is classified as Other.

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:34:33 AM EDT

[#35]

I stumped it with 'coffee filter'.

Also, 'outsourcing jobs to China'.

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:36:35 AM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:
Quoted:
My brother-in-law and sister-in-law got me one of those for Christmas. I stumped it. I was thinking of a vagina.

Yeah, but you're always thinking of a vagina.

True...

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:38:18 AM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I stumped it with the word "vagina".

This is amazing!!

Q20. I am guessing that it is a vagina?
Right, Wrong, Close
19. Does it bear live young? Yes.
18. Does it have a hole in it? Yes.
17. I guessed that it was a heart? Wrong.
16. Does it weigh more than a duck? No.
15. Does it bring joy to people? Yes.
14. Does it come in pairs? No.
13. Is it red? Sometimes.
12. Is it fragile? Yes.
11. Do you use it at night? Yes.
10. Is it farmed? No.
9. Does it move? Yes.
8. Is it used for transportation? No.
7. Is it larger than a pound of butter? Yes.
6. Does it have feet? No.
5. Is it useful? Yes.
4. Was it invented? No.
3. Do you hold it when you use it? No.
2. Is it smaller than a loaf of bread? Yes.
1. Does it get wet? Yes.

I just love that I was thinking of vagina and the first question was "Does it get wet?"

when I tried vagina it asked if it was tasty, if you can smell it

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:40:15 AM EDT

[#38]

Good GOD never thought it would get this one. I was thinking Butt Hole, but this was close enough for me!

Q17. I am guessing that it is a sphincter?
Right, Wrong, Close
16. Is it a mammal? No.
15. Does it like to play? No.
14. Is it intelligent? No.
13. Does it have scales? No.
12. Does it bring joy to people? Sometimes.
11. Does it move? Sometimes.
10. Can you stretch it? Sometimes.
9. Is it smaller than a golf ball? Probably.
8. Does it open? Yes.
7. Does it stink? Yes.
6. Is it a farm animal? No.
5. Is it something you can wear? No.
4. Is it useful? Yes.
3. Do you hold it when you use it? No.
2. Does it weigh more than a duck? Doubtful.
1. Does it get wet? Sometimes.

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:41:58 AM EDT

[#39]

Thinking of mary jane/weed/pot:

29. I guessed that it was anime (Japanese animation)? Wrong.
28. Do you put your name on it? No.
27. Is it colorless? No.
26. I guessed that it was a chat room? Wrong.
25. Do you love it? Yes.
24. I guessed that it was an operating system? Wrong.
23. Do you use it with a computer? Yes.
22. Does it spin? No.
21. Is it used in a game? No.
20. I guessed that it was a bathrobe? Wrong.
19. Is it decorative? No.
18. I guessed that it was a fur coat? Wrong.
17. Does it have legs? No.
16. Is it a common household object? Sometimes.
15. Does it have short fur? No.
14. Was it ever alive? Yes.
13. Is it furry? Yes.
12. Is it delivered? Yes.
11. Is it heavy? Sometimes.
10. Is it flat? No.
9. Can you stretch it? No.
Does it weigh more than a duck? Unknown.
8. Do you hold it when you use it? No.
7. Is it fluffy? Yes.
6. Does it have ears? No.
5. Do you use it at night? Yes.
4. Is it hard? No.
3. Is it colorful? Yes.
2. Is it smaller than a loaf of bread? No.
1. It is classified as Other.

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:43:15 AM EDT

[#40]

Stumped it with two in a row..

Tsunami

and

grim reaper

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:46:33 AM EDT

[#41]

CIt could not guess dildo.

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:47:23 AM EDT

[#42]

Quoted:
CIt could not guess dildo.

Yep, I tried that one too.

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:49:57 AM EDT

[#43]

Q20. I am guessing that it is dingleberries?
Right, Wrong, Close

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
19. Is it round? Sometimes.
18. I guessed that it was manure? Close.
17. Can it float? Yes.
16. Does it come in a box? No.
15. Is it annoying? Sometimes.
14. Is it warm? Yes.
13. Can it be placed on your head? Probably.
12. Does it come in pairs? Sometimes.
11. Do you hold it when you use it? No.
10. Is it used in a game? No.
Does it roll? Unknown.
9. Is it brown? Yes.
8. Is it larger than a bread box (or microwave oven)? No.
7. Do you use it with a computer? No.
6. Is it delicious? No.
5. Can you lift it? Yes.
4. Does it have lights on it? No.
3. Is it larger than a pound of butter? Sometimes.
2. Is it multicolored? No.
1. It is classified as Other.

WTF

I was thinking poop but I guess dingleberries is close enough

Posted: 1/16/2006 11:56:45 AM EDT

[#44]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Yep. I have played with them. Sucker asked me 13 questions and guessed correctly 2 toed sloth.

2 toed fricking sloth!!! hardly any of the questions it asked were hints at that.

Freaked me out.

Because it works on the mind control machine that Ron Howard uses to make you like his films.. Really creepy! Now try this.. Put on a tinfoil beanie on and see if it can guess you answer.. I bet it cannot!

My head is dense enough that I can stump those things about 60% of hte time.

......it's that, or I think of things that would not commonly be in a database somewhere.

When you think about it, 20 binary data points gives over one million possible answers. When you have a tri-state condition (the animal/mineral/vegetable characteristic) and 19 data points, there are over 4 million possible answers.

Most people will think about an item on the one-million list.

Yeah, but its smarter then just asking the same 20 questions. Kinda like playing Guess Who. It'll ask questions that will divide answers the most. Of course it has to account for the human element of answering differently.

Posted: 1/16/2006 12:01:03 PM EDT

[#45]

Stumped it with MachineGun

But it did guess Chainsaw

Posted: 1/16/2006 12:05:37 PM EDT

[#46]

Well, my niece got one for Christmas, and I was really amazed how accurate it was. I couldn't believe it guessed "Thermostat" (the one in your house). None of the questions really hit close to the mark, but I'll be damn if it didn't figure it out right away.

You can't guess anything completely esoteric. FALARAK - I know you, and I know you're not that smart, so quit showing off, Mmmmkay?

So a few days later we find one on clearance for like $7 and get one for my 8 (almost 9) year old son. He and his same-age cousin are best buds and are always hanging out. So we're in the truck, and they're whispering in the back playing that game. FINALLY after a week they've determined that they could have it try to guess "naughty" things. I knew almost right away what they were up to - having it guess "penis". They were howling with laughter when they read "do you give it as a gift?". The next question was "do you wash it regularly?". So the question out of the back was "Dad/Uncle Z - what's 'regularly' imply?". I sez - "well they probably mean 'every day'"

Answer in unison out of the back seat (sampling 8 year old boys) was "NO".

I had to have another talk about that "hygiene" thing with my son.