{"id":65489,"date":"2010-06-15T12:24:41","date_gmt":"2010-06-15T11:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/actualites\/2010\/06\/15\/5-useful-tests-before-you-travel\/"},"modified":"2010-06-15T12:24:41","modified_gmt":"2010-06-15T11:24:41","slug":"5-useful-tests-before-you-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/news\/2010\/06\/15\/5-useful-tests-before-you-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Useful Tests Before You Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Enjoy without moderation!<\/p>\n

Because it’s always useful to know whether our mental faculties are still at their best so we can make the most of our trip – seeing clearly what we look at, feeling properly what we touch, hearing accurately what we listen to, interpreting correctly what we sense – we invite you to try these little tests, calmly and… without cheating!<\/p>\n

Answers and explanations at the end of the article.
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TEST 1<\/strong>
\nCount the number of \u201cF\u201ds in the following text:
\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
\nFINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS
\nOF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
\nEXPERIENCE OF YEARS
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Check your answer against the explanations at the bottom of the page.<\/em><\/p>\n

TEST 2<\/strong>
\n– Choose a number between 1 and 100.
\n– Multiply that number by 9.
\n– Subtract 5 from the new result.
\n– Add up the digits of the result to get a number between 1 and 10.
\n– Match that number to a letter following alphabetical order. Example: A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4, E=5, etc…<\/p>\n

– Now think of a European country starting with that letter.
\n– Then think of an animal starting with the letter that comes right after, in the alphabet, the letter from the previous step.
\n– Finally, think of that animal’s colour.<\/p>\n

Did you get it right? Answer at the bottom of the page. <\/em><\/p>\n

TEST 3<\/strong>
\n1. You are sitting – at your desk, at your table, in your armchair…
\nLift your right foot and make it trace circles clockwise.
\n2. While your right foot keeps circling, draw the number 6 in the air with your right hand.
\n3. What happens?<\/p>\n

Compare your experience with the comments at the bottom of the page.<\/em><\/p>\n

TEST 4<\/strong>
\n“Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.”<\/p>\n

Surprising, isn’t it? Comments at the bottom of the page.<\/em><\/p>\n

TEST 5<\/strong>
\nYou are on a photo safari in Kenya. You are walking across the savannah. It’s hot. Not a sound. When suddenly…!
\nWhat stands three metres tall, is black and red, has 4 jaws, 6 legs and 12 pairs of antennae?<\/p>\n

Well…? Stumped? Answer at the bottom of the page.<\/em><\/p>\n

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ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS<\/p>\n

TEST 1
\nThere are 6 \u201cF\u201ds in total…
\nIf you found 3, you’re about average.
\nIf you found 6, you’re a genius or you already knew the test!
\nThere’s no trick to it, most people simply miss the \u201cOF\u201ds.<\/p>\n

TEST 2
\nThere’s no grey boa in England, nor a grey elephant in Denmark!<\/p>\n

TEST 3
\nYour foot changes direction!
\n… and there’s nothing you can do about it.<\/p>\n

TEST 4
\n“…This is because the human mind does not read every letter by itself, but the word as a whole.”<\/p>\n

TEST 5
\nNo idea! But here’s some advice…
\nRun! And fast!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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