Test Your Senses: BBC Science Human Body Challenge

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around participants sharing their experiences and scores from the BBC Science Human Body Challenge, specifically focusing on their perceptions of taste and sensory questions posed in the challenge. The scope includes personal reflections on the challenge, the difficulty of questions, and anecdotal experiences related to sensory perception.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants found the challenge difficult, with one noting a low score attributed to tiredness.
  • Another participant scored 19/20 but suggested luck may have played a role in their performance.
  • There is a discussion about the taste of caviar and white chocolate, with some participants reflecting on their unfamiliarity with these flavors.
  • One participant expressed curiosity about the "vomit question," sharing personal observations and experiences related to this sensory perception.
  • Several participants reported varying scores, with one mentioning that they struggled with food-related questions due to limited vocabulary.
  • Another participant shared a childhood strategy for managing car sickness, linking it to their experience with the challenge.
  • There are differing opinions on the effectiveness of looking at the horizon to alleviate motion sickness, with one participant sharing their own experience of enjoying rapid movement on rides.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share their scores and experiences, but there is no consensus on the difficulty of specific questions or the effectiveness of strategies for managing sensory perceptions. Multiple viewpoints on taste and sensory experiences remain present.

Contextual Notes

Some participants mention limitations in their vocabulary related to food, which may have impacted their responses. There are also references to personal experiences that may not be universally applicable.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in sensory perception, personal experiences with taste, and those who enjoy interactive science challenges may find this discussion relevant.

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that was very difficult. i scored very low.

but then again, i am tired.[zz)] ( )
 
well that was odd, i have never had the chance to ponder the tastiness of cavier and white cholcolate before, that's crazy.
 
Well, I scored 19/20, but that was probably just luck. I didn't, however, enter for the competition. Should I have?
 
got 18 out of 20. the spot the change in the picture was really easy.

Originally posted by steppenwolf
well that was odd, i have never had the chance to ponder the tastiness of cavier and white cholcolate before, that's crazy.

I also thaugh the same thing but for this question i went for which could taste the least worst. White chocolate and beacon must has some special taste.
 
Did everyone get the vomit question correct? I have often noticed this but I thought it was just my imagination.
 
Originally posted by iansmith
got 18 out of 20. the spot the change in the picture was really easy.
I also thaugh the same thing but for this question i went for which could taste the least worst. White chocolate and beacon must has some special taste.
I got 12/20.
Agree, to spot the change is easy. I clicked the wrong answers for the food questions, didn't have enough time to look up my dictionary and to answer the questions at the same time. I don't have much English vocab on food.
Did everyone get the vomit question correct? I have often noticed this but I thought it was just my imagination.
I answered this question correctly. When I was a small kid, I read a book which taught me that if I get car sick, I should lean myself to the right when the car is turing right, and lean to the left when the car is turning left.
 
Did everyone get the vomit question correct? I have often noticed this but I thought it was just my imagination.

yep. parmesan smells like vomit. I never used it, i prefer Camembert
However I answered the food questions randomly. Never tasted any of that stuff in those combinations...
I had car sick when I was young so I used to sleep the entire time...Never crossed my mind to look at the horizon. Can you look in any direction ar just in front??
 
I got 13 of 20... I might have done better if 2 answers didn't time-out on me.

FYI- look out the front at the horizon. If you look out the sides, the rapid movement will make you sicker. Doesn't affect me though - I was always the kid who had to make the merry-go-round rotate as fast as possible.
 

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