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    #21
    Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
    Correct. M_B wins a mars bar. Make a pair of sandals by knotting the string, threading it through, knotting it again, slip your feet in them and walk across the floor.


    PART 2

    You have the same task, this time you have one piece of wood and one piece of string




    Hop
    "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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      #22
      Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
      Correct. M_B wins a mars bar. Make a pair of sandals by knotting the string, threading it through, knotting it again, slip your feet in them and walk across the floor.


      PART 2

      You have the same task, this time you have one piece of wood and one piece of string



      Hop

      FFS

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        #23
        Is there a aspidistra at the end of the room? Can I throw a drogna on the floor?

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          #24
          Can I outsource this challenge to Bob Shawadiwadi?
          And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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            #25
            Originally posted by DaveB View Post
            Hop
            Mich just beat you to it
            Mich wins a mars bar.

            Knot the string, thread it through, knot it again, slip your foot in like a sandal, then hop across



            PART 3

            Same task . This time you have one piece of wood, one piece of string. The string has a knot at one end.
            you are NOT allowed to tie any more knots in the string



            (\__/)
            (>'.'<)
            ("")("") Born to Drink. Forced to Work

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              #26
              Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
              Mich just beat you to it
              Mich wins a mars bar.

              Knot the string, thread it through, knot it again, slip your foot in like a sandal, then hop across



              PART 3

              Same task . This time you have one piece of wood, one piece of string. The string has a knot at one end.
              you are NOT allowed to tie any more knots in the string



              The same, but just hold the string while you hop, instead of knotting it.
              If at first you don't succeed... skydiving is not for you!

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                #27
                hop backwards pulling the string
                The proud owner of 125 Xeno Geek Points

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
                  Mich just beat you to it
                  Mich wins a mars bar.

                  Knot the string, thread it through, knot it again, slip your foot in like a sandal, then hop across



                  PART 3

                  Same task . This time you have one piece of wood, one piece of string. The string has a knot at one end.
                  you are NOT allowed to tie any more knots in the string



                  Drill a hole through your foot and pull the string through that then clench the string with your metatarsal muscles and hop.
                  And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                    #29
                    I'm sat here patiently waiting for part 34


                    No string, no planks of wood, only one door, no floor

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by TheBigD View Post
                      The same, but just hold the string while you hop, instead of knotting it.
                      Correct.

                      The bigD wins the last mars bar.


                      THE POINT.

                      what this thought experiment proves is this. The human brain will always try to utilise all of the resources available in order to solve a problem, even if there is a slicker and quicker answer. Even guys who are trained to look for simple solutions to problems (e.g. us lot) fall into the trap.

                      time to make two sandals - 4 minutes
                      time to make one sandal - 2 minutes
                      time to drag'n'jump - 30 seconds



                      (\__/)
                      (>'.'<)
                      ("")("") Born to Drink. Forced to Work

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