Posts by swiftrider34

Lisa Hernandez95 said:Regarding that first guy—he managed to nail four out of six before getting completely tripped up by Žižek; it took him four tries to actually wrap his head around him. It really all comes down to the specific set of questions being asked—they’re a bit random, so you just take what you get. Personally, I think this whole thing is a waste of time unless someone is truly bored and looking for something to do. 😍

He correctly identified Tom Sawyer for me, but he missed Kurt Vonnegut entirely—he was convinced it was Hemingway.

David Gomez6 said:Here is another interesting little thing to play around with—if you decide to go all the way through, please let me know what your final success rate was... I am genuinely curious!
http://byzantiumtests.com/

I just finished the whole thing; it was quite fascinating. I’ll refrain from saying too much, though—I wouldn't want to spoil the experience for anyone else.

Beyond the obvious elements presented during the test, there is a deeper layer at work. By the end, we are essentially given a window into how we react to certain subconscious images and sounds.

My own results were exactly what they predicted.
I am not entirely certain if that is due to a bit of "brainwashing" inherent in the test itself—the expected outcome is perhaps far too universal.

On a side note—for those interested in this sort of thing, here is a video. I saw it a while back, and this test immediately reminded me of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyQjr1YL0zg