Self-Referential Aptitude test (brain teaser)

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Discussion Overview

The thread discusses a self-referential aptitude test presented as a brain teaser. Participants engage with the puzzle, expressing their thoughts on its difficulty and potential solutions, while also considering the sharing of answers.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Debate/contested, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant shares a link to the puzzle and suggests there is a solution available.
  • Several participants express interest in solving the puzzle before seeing the answer, indicating a desire for collaborative problem-solving.
  • There is a suggestion to use spoiler tags for posting the solution to allow others to view it at their own pace.
  • Some participants report having found a solution, with one noting that their answer aligns with another participant's, which they interpret as a positive indication.
  • Another participant comments on the puzzle's difficulty, noting that not all questions can be answered and highlighting the challenge it presents.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the puzzle's cleverness and difficulty, but there is no consensus on the solutions, as some have found answers while others are still working on it.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about their answers, indicating that the questions are tricky and require significant intelligence to solve. There are references to matching solutions, but no detailed discussion of the methods used to arrive at those solutions.

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Individuals interested in brain teasers, puzzles, and collaborative problem-solving may find this discussion engaging.

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Clever puzzle! Yeah, post the answer, but not yet, give us a couple weeks to work on it.
 
Oldfart said:
Clever puzzle! Yeah, post the answer, but not yet, give us a couple weeks to work on it.

Ok. Yeah, it's a tough one.
 
You can always post the answer within the "spoiler tags" and then people can view it as they complete the puzzle.
 
Ok


Here you go

1.D 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.E 6.D 7.D 8.E 9.D 10.A 11.B 12.A 13.D 14.B 15.A 16.D 17.B 18.A 19.B 20.E
 
Got it.

1D-2A-3D-4B-5E-6D-7D-8E-9D-10A-11B-12A-13D-14B-15A-16D-17B-18A-19B-20E

At least mine matches Galteeth's, so that's a good sign.

Oh, he posted the solution, so that's an even better sign.
 
BobG said:
Got it.

1D-2A-3D-4B-5E-6D-7D-8E-9D-10A-11B-12A-13D-14B-15A-16D-17B-18A-19B-20E

At least mine matches Galteeth's, so that's a good sign.

Oh, he posted the solution, so that's an even better sign.

Cool, how did you solve it?
 
#7 and #8 are the key questions. It bothered me to have more than one correct answer to #7, yet choose only one of them based on #2 (6 and 7 were the only two left that could possibly be identical). I would have liked #8 to be A or C instead of E. Yet it didn't bother me to pick an answer to #19 based entirely on other questions.

But, once I got to the point of counting how many times I chose each letter, it became pretty clear that #8 had to be E. In fact, I had to change my answer from C to E when C became impossible and got lucky that #7 was correct (and #2 and #6 and #17) regardless of which way I went. But, even not being sure of the answer to #8, the answer had to be an even number, which helped answer other questions.
 
Oh god..It is really a tough one..I can't answer all question but can some of them..The questions are too tricky and needs good intelligence..I like it..
 

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