This test has been administered to lots of professionals. Can you do better?
1. How do you put a giraffe into a
refrigerator?
Stop and think about it and decide on
your answer before you scroll down.
The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door. This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way.
2 How do you put an elephant into a
refrigerator?
Did you say, Open the refrigerator,
put in the elephant, and close the
refrigerator?
Wrong Answer.
Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator,
take out the giraffe, put in the
elephant and close the door. This
tests your ability to think through
the repercussions of your previous
actions.
3. The Lion King is hosting an animal
conference. All the animals
attend .... except one. Which animal
does not attend?
Correct Answer : The Elephant. The elephant is in the refrigerator. You just put him in there. This tests your memory. Okay, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your true abilities.
4. There is a river you must cross but
it is used by crocodiles, and
you do not have a boat. How do you
manage it?
Correct Answer:? You jump into the
river and swim across. Have you not
been listening? All the crocodiles are
attending the Animal Meeting. This
tests whether you learn quickly from
your mistakes.
According to Anderson Consulting
Worldwide, around 90% of the
Professionals
they tested got all questions wrong,
but many preschoolers got several
correct answers. Anderson Consulting
says this conclusively disproves the
theory that most professionals do not
have the brains of a four-year-old.
Send this out to frustrate all of your
smart friends.
PS: Just the fact that I sent it to
you should make you feel good.