Re: Caret or Carrot

Subject: Re: Caret or Carrot
From: Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:47:27 -0500


> Now approach your mark and ask him or her to quickly, orally, give you
> answers to the following arithmetic problems: What's 2 x 7? 8 + 6? 19 -
> 5? 9 + 5? 24 - 10?
>
> After several of these, all with the correct answer of 14, say, "Okay.
> Now name a vegetable." The vast majority of people who have not
> encountered this before will say "carrot," at which point you unfold
> your paper and show it to the person.

Just tried this with a bunch of people and no one said "carrot". ;-)

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References:
Caret or Carrot: From: John Posada
Re: Caret or Carrot: From: Dick Margulis

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