Red hammer

[Disco Dan]

NOTE: This is crazy ....you have got to try it!
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> >Give it a try, then e-mail it around (including back to me) and you'll
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> > You just thought about a red hammer! , didn't you?
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> > 98% of the folks would answer a red hammer while doing this
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> I said an orange Hammer which makes me in the 2% of colour but i got
>the right tool.

[Disco Dan]

*mummy im scared* hehe weird stuff going on there....

[MyGSXF]

:gob: OH MY FUCKING GOD........... I said RED HAMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :gob:

WTF??????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????:blink: :scratch:

[Jantar]

Black drill, Oh well I never was the conformist. :innocent:

[Highlander]

Black drill, Oh well I never was the conformist. :innocent:


What is the odds of us both picking the same thing?
Clearly you're as sick as me.
Matbe it's something in the water.

[James Deuce]

Blue pipe wrench.

[paturoa]

last time I said orange hammer

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=29203

[Jantar]

Something wrong with the statistics of 98% to 2%. If that was correct then the probability of 3 consective answers not matching is only 8 in a miilion.
Or 4 consective answers not matching 16 : 100,000,000

[SpinFx]

A red Hammer, very interesting.......try this......
SAY SILK

SAY SILK

SAY SILK

WHAT DO COWS DRINK ?


WATER

[MyGSXF]

Well.. so far.. 4 'abnormal' answers.. & hey.. whadda ya know.. :rolleyes: they're ALL from MALES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :Pokey: :devil2:

[James Deuce]

You can really see how much NZ has changed when a Social Worker takes a psych test and comes out "normal".

[Quartermile]

Well.. so far.. 4 'abnormal' answers.. & hey.. whadda ya know.. :rolleyes: they're ALL from MALES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :Pokey: :devil2:
Yea well I got the red but I got a saw but that dosn't make me gay:nono:

[xwhatsit]

Well I got a red hammer -- and was very surprised. What on earth would make me think of a red hammer from all those sums? So I did some googling, and found this:

My friend Dr. Stephen Burton, a psychiatrist from London, is visiting me at the moment. I just found the 98%/2% thing on AmericaBlog.

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I demanded an explanation from him, he being a brain scientist and all, as to why 98% of the people who try the test think of a red hammer. He says he knows why, and will tell me shortly as soon as he finished a little thingy he's working on.

Please stand by...

(Time passes...)

Okay, according to Stephen, the deal is that repetitive tasks bring you into the now and bring you away from preconceptions. Under those circumstances, when told unexpectedly to think of a color and a tool, you are more likely to come up with the statistically most common responses.

In other words, the boring long list of caluclations are pretty much irrelevant except for the fact that they are boring and repetitive tasks which serve the purpose of bringing you "into the moment", making you disinclined to ruminate on what your answer to the color/tool question will be. And once your mind has been so preset, when you are asked the color/tool question, you will go to the answer that is statistically most common. It doesn't have to be a color and a tool. It could be a pet (likely "dog", I should think), or a bird (I've no idea what would be the likely answer here).

There's nothing magical about "red" or "hammer". And there's nothing magical about the specific calculations you are asked to do. It's simply that if you ask people, after a series of repetitive tasks to name a color, 98% of the people you ask will say red. If you ask for a tool, they will, usually, say hammer.

[Daffyd]

I got the red hammer. Do I get a prize?

[MyGSXF]

You can really see how much NZ has changed when a Social Worker takes a psych test and comes out "normal".



One problem with your theory though sweets.. I ain't no social worker.. :nya:

[Maha]

Bugger..........i said Pink Cock.......:innocent:

[SpinFx]

Yea well I got the red but I got a saw but that dosn't make me gay:nono:


A gay person would probably say a Pink Vice Grip....lol

[Disco Dan]

You can really see how much NZ has changed when a Social Worker takes a psych test and comes out "normal".


What are you saying? :innocent:

[Quartermile]

How did you get a pink vice grip?:bleh:

[Waylander]

Silver spanner.

[Mental Trousers]

Hmmm, I said blue screwdriver again. Nothings changed since last time this one did the rounds for me.

[Edbear]

Silver spanner.



Isn't that a song? Oh, no, that's "Silver Hammer"... and I think it was Maxwell's...

[Waylander]

Isn't that a song? Oh, no, that's "Silver Hammer"... and I think it was Maxwell's...
Hell if I know but I kinda cheated. I was holding one at the time.

Just finished cleaning my tools after working on my bike.

[Maha]

Isn't that a song? Oh, no, that's "Silver Hammer"... and I think it was Maxwell's...

Silver spoons?....Fleetwood Mac

Who's ever heard of a Red Hammer anyway?......:oi-grr:

[James Deuce]

One problem with your theory though sweets.. I ain't no social worker.. :nya:

So YOU say.

You're too nice to be anything else!

[MyGSXF]

So YOU say.

You're too nice to be anything else!

:gob: oh boy.. have I got YOU fooled or what...!!!??!! :innocent:

[SpinFx]

Silver spoons?....Fleetwood Mac

Who's ever heard of a Red Hammer anyway?......:oi-grr:

David Gilmore did........

[Swampdonkey]

blue spanner ???? 2%........

[Waylander]

A red Hammer...

[Edbear]

Silver spoons?....Fleetwood Mac

Who's ever heard of a Red Hammer anyway?......:oi-grr:



"Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer came down upon her head!
Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer made sure she was dead!"

[Maha]

"Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer came down upon her head!
Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer made sure she was dead!"


Ya know i think im old enough to remember that song but can think who sang it?

[SlashWylde]

Well fuck the lot of you. First thing I thought of was "blue hammer". :bleh:

[Edbear]

Ya know i think im old enough to remember that song but can think who sang it?



Wasn't it on an old BG's movie? Strawberry Fields...?

[James Deuce]

The Beatles.

[Maha]

Wasn't it on an old BG's movie? Strawberry Fields...?



The Beatles.


Yeah Anne said the beatles.....must have been in their Yellow Submarine days....:doobey:

[James Deuce]

It's on Abbey Road, so more Octopus's Garden than YS.

[Beemer]

I said yellow hammer but I was actually visualising the hammer we own at the time - and that is blue, so go figure!

[Edbear]

Yeah Anne said the beatles.....must have been in their Yellow Submarine days....:doobey:


Ah! Them's were the days..! I blame the drugs for the poor memory....

[Maha]

It's on Abbey Road, so more Octopus's Garden than YS.


You own a Beatles wig dont ya Jim?.....:blip:

[James Deuce]

No. Just a Charles Manson Memorial Silver Hammer - what's your address again?

[Maha]

No. Just a Charles Manson Memorial Silver Hammer - what's your address again?


Already bling'd ya tonight so once is enough..........

[pixc]

I didnt do the sums, I just scrolled down to " think of a color and a tool"......i came up with Blue Hammer

[Mom]

last time I said orange hammer

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=29203

I said orange spanner?????? we have something in common sort of....lol

[Big Dog]

Bugger..........i said Pink Cock.......:innocent:

Close, worrying enough I came up with a Pink Sledge (hammer).

[Hans]

I said orange spanner?????? we have something in common sort of....lol

Fuck that is funny. So did I.
Just goes to show bikies are non-conformist in their own little conformist way.

[ravenfeeder]

I always knew i was different - I said blue drill......

[Hans]

I always knew i was different - I said blue drill......

Aah, but you're a gurl, gurls don't have spanners. Oh crap, or drills for that matter.

Never mind, that's just the piss talking. Christ, gotta get back into that spa pool. :beer:

[Highlander]

Ah! Them's were the days..! I blame the drugs for the poor memory....

In thems days they took acid to make the world look weird, now that the world is weird they take prozac to make it look normal! :shutup:

[avgas]

Didnt get red hammer in 2006 - dont think i will now
rp

[Sniper]

I said yellow hacksaw

[Storm]

red spade? Am I halfway normal?

[Delphinus]

Ok i'm a geek... Last calculation came out as 128 so first i thought of RAM, then green(ram is usually green), then screwdriver :P

[Disco Dan]

jeeeesh... bunch of freaks!!!! :shutup:

...i said red hammer.


guess i must be "normal" :dodge:

[RC1]

purple cresent

[Blondini]

Typical I am a 2 % with a warped mind...I would rather be different:yes:

[judecatmad]

A pink hammer.....

But that's only cos I was looking at stupid women's tools in Mitre 10 Mega today - hilarious! Why do women need their own colour and design tools???

On the up-side, I walked out with my very own 149 piece tool kit (not pink...!) :) :woohoo:

[candor]

It's a Pats Day green spanner for me. Saw a big splodge of green then a spanner shape in my minds eye. Doing math is trippy.

[Quartermile]

I'm pretty sure that theres more than 2% getting something else.....

[Pushbike]

Blue pipe wrench.


O_O


That's what I got too.

[Krusti]

I soooo wanted to be different! Funny thing here's me thinking..."I'm not gonna think of what they all do, I'm different, Red Hammer."

I hate you all now....

[Disco Dan]

Alot of people would not be following the instructions properlly... the 2% etc is pretty accurate. Red is the most common colour, hammer is the most famous of tools.

I just love human science experiements :innocent:

[desmo dave]

Red Hammer here.i cant say its changed my life though.

[Toaster]

pink knickers

[Smokin]

Blue Screwdriver :woohoo: I just knew I wasn't normal.

[Maha]

pink knickers

And what sort of tool would knickers come under?...
Never mind, i think i can work it out.......:blip:

[_Gina_]

I didnt do the sums, I just scrolled down to " think of a color and a tool"......i came up with Blue Hammer
Ditto, what's up with that? Well blue is my favourite colour.......?

[BuFfY]

Blue hammer!!
I was thinking... they are so going to try to turn this around!!

Last time I said that... this time I said blue saw! I guess my thinking is becoming more unusual!

[klingon]

Hmmm, I said blue screwdriver again. Nothings changed since last time this one did the rounds for me.


Blue Screwdriver :woohoo: I just knew I wasn't normal.

I thought of a blue screwdriver. Shall we form a club?

[Big Dog]

A lot of people would not be following the instructions properly... the 2% etc is pretty accurate. Red is the most common colour, hammer is the most famous of tools.

I just love human science experiments :innocent:

IMHO these results are fairly accurate because we are already part of a "fringe minority" by being a part of the 8% of the world that ride bikes. (no I can't remember where I got that stat from, one of the bike mags)

And if we are honest with ourselves we are a very different species all together.
If we accept the 8% then 3/4 of us are going to answer correctly, of those 2/3 are going to be too embarrassed at being normal to post that they got it right.

i have tried this on a few non bikers since and they have ALL said red hammer.

[Indiana_Jones]

I said "Red, power drill"

-Indy

[Curious_AJ]

i said green spade... WOOT not in the commons!

[SixPackBack]

Purple band-saw.....a true 2%er:rockon:

[Curious_AJ]

noice, sixpack!

[Disco Dan]

IMHO these results are fairly accurate because we are already part of a "fringe minority" by being a part of the 8% of the world that ride bikes. (no I can't remember where I got that stat from, one of the bike mags)

And if we are honest with ourselves we are a very different species all together.
If we accept the 8% then 3/4 of us are going to answer correctly, of those 2/3 are going to be too embarrassed at being normal to post that they got it right.

i have tried this on a few non bikers since and they have ALL said red hammer.

yeah I agree there!!! Everyone that I sent this too in an email, said red hammer. Almost all returned the email, with their results and how freaky it was!!!

[ManDownUnder]

Red 'ammer!

[Freakshow]

Red hammer now who comes up with this stuff and why!

[Pushbike]

I kinda wish I'd said black Jack but it's too late now.

Still not as good as the time the hypnotist asked me to name a vegetable and I said "green".

[Hitcher]

Green spanner.

[<G>]

green hammer
close to "normal"

[BNZ]

A dildo is a took right?

[canarlee]

i am in the 2 percent!!!


At the end of this message, you are asked a question.
Answer it immediately. Don't stop and think about it.
Just say the first thing that pops into your mind.

This is a fun "test"... AND kind of spooky at the same time! Give it a try, then e-mail it around and you'll see how many people you know fall into the same percentage as you. Be sure to put in the subject line if you are among the 98% or the 2%. You'll understand what that means after you finish taking the "test."

Now - just follow the instructions as quickly as possible.

Do not go to the next calculation before you have finished the previous one..

You do not ever need to write or remember the answers, just do it using your mind.

You'll be surprised.

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You just thought about a red hammer , didn't you?



If this is not your answer, you are among 2% of people who have a different, if not abnormal, mind.

98% of the folks would answer a red hammer while doing this exercise.

If you do not believe this, pass it around and you'll see.

Be sure to put in the subject line if you are among the 98% or the 2% and send to everyone, including the person that sent it to you.









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[Sniper]

ARGH!!. Search function...

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=46664&highlight=red+hammer
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=29203&highlight=red+hammer

[canarlee]

oi git im new here!!!!

[Sniper]

oi git im new here!!!!

New is less than 10 posts.

At least you called me a git. Thats a new one. Usually its arsehole, dickhead or Fuck off. :D

[canarlee]

you want worse? in spanish or english? which would you prefer???:p

[skelstar]

Sniper needs a new hobby. Orange Hammer ;)

[emaN]

green crescent.

sounds like an address.

[MSTRS]

New is less than 10 posts.



He's new then...the rest of his post count is courtesy of Mrs BusaPete. Silly Canarlee for leaving himself logged in.

[nallac]

red cresent,
cool im in the 2% abnormal yip sounds like me.:yes:

[terbang]

A blue spanner

[The Pastor]

oranage wrench, but as this is a REPOST, I got red hammer the first few times I did it.

[TerminalAddict]

Sniper needs a new hobby. Orange Hammer ;)
o_O spooky
me too

[skelstar]

o_O spooky
me too

I love orange.

[NighthawkNZ]

I didn't do it... i really couldn't be bothered... I got this email 10 years ago when first got on the interweb thingy

[Horney1]

Red screwdriver - close but still a 2%er (I seem to be on that part of the bell curve for a lot of things!) :)

[mitchilin]

this is bollocks.The title of this tread suggested what you should think

[cheese]

Do you think that it's got somthing to do with the post being called "red hammer" and its fresh in your mind that you think of a red hammer???? huh huh huh?

[petesmeats]

Do you think that it's got somthing to do with the post being called "red hammer" and its fresh in your mind that you think of a red hammer???? huh huh huh?

I thought it might be something to do with this but...
apparently not...
I got the red part
But for some reason i named disco dan as the tool...
does this make me abnormal?