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In Search of the Mongolian Death Worm. Reported to be between two and five feet long, the deep-red coloured worm is said to resemble the intestines of a cow and sprays a yellow acidic saliva substance at its victims. Yeah, right.
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How well do you perceive colors? Arrange these in order, and compare your score to others. Zero is perfect.
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Experiments show that loud music in bars increases alcohol consumption. Scientific research can be such demanding work.
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5 People You’ve Never Heard Of Who Saved the World. Most never got any profit from their actions, either.
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Leonardo, the mummy dinosaur, will be presented to the public next week. Meanwhile, scientists are studying his guts to see what his last meal might have been.
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How and When to Cancel a Credit Card. Your actions could affect your future credit rating.
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Read personal stories of Texans surviving Hurricane Ike, including the group of people who took shelter in a church along with a full-grown lion.
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Some talented folks can make a cake that looks like anything you want. See some designs that may surprise you!
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Wow, I got a zero on the color chip test!
posted by Karen on 9-18-2008 at 6:49 am
I scored an 8… was hoping for a 0, though!
posted by Jill on 9-18-2008 at 7:27 am
I got a 12 on the color test. After awhile, the middle chips all start to look exactly alike!
I have a headache now. ;-)
Heh – recaptcha = random travesty
posted by Rachel on 9-18-2008 at 7:27 am
36 on the color test…
posted by S on 9-18-2008 at 7:45 am
91 on the color test. Further confirmation of my colorblindness.
posted by Jeremy on 9-18-2008 at 8:30 am
Ouch. I got an 82 on the color hue test.
posted by Bethany on 9-18-2008 at 9:29 am
I can’t believe it, but i got a perfect zero on the color hue test!! I do work with layout and design on a daily basis, so I assume that practice helped me out. But still, I’m so proud of myself!
*pats self on back*
posted by Cherylita on 9-18-2008 at 9:48 am
Woo-hoo! Perfect 0!
posted by JenPo on 9-18-2008 at 10:21 am
15 on the the color test
I’m okay with that score.
recaptcha: mauve life
posted by nikki on 9-18-2008 at 10:36 am
I got the same score (0) that I did when I took this test in person at the Johnson O’Connor lab during my aptitude testing five years ago. The score on that test had no bearing on my final analysis, though- color skills were nowhere near needed in any of the suggested career paths. My other aptitudes were stronger. My sister, on the other hand, also got a perfect score on this one, and combined with her other unique skill set, they suggested she look into interior design. Goes both ways.
posted by Julie on 9-18-2008 at 11:15 am
Got an 8 on the test, not too bad considering my girlfriend gives me strange looks for color combinations. :)
I should send that to her actually.
posted by Allen on 9-18-2008 at 11:36 am
Got a 4 on the Hue test!!! I actually want to know where I screwed up – I’d be willing to bet it has more to do with the crappy monitor I’m on here at work than my perception though.
posted by Justin L on 9-18-2008 at 11:53 am
the lion story reminded me of the book “Life of Pi”…I love that book and recommend all to read it. Liked it much better than LOTR…never understood the hype about LOTR. Only character in it that I liked is Gollum. Sorry for the rant. Totally unrelated to this post. Guess I had to get it out.
posted by septer on 9-18-2008 at 12:21 pm
I got a 4 on the Hue test. =)
posted by Avery on 9-18-2008 at 12:32 pm
I got a zero on the hue test, too. It was pretty fun. I almost had to do it without thinking and unfocus my eyes so I could see the entire gradient instead of concentrating on individual color blocks.
posted by Kelsey on 9-18-2008 at 12:49 pm
I got a 0 too.
I had to email my wife to let her know she was wrong ALL of those times we were picking out colors. :)
posted by Eric on 9-18-2008 at 1:13 pm
Got a 4 on the hue test. I missed the four right in the middle of the blue-green section.
@ septer: Life of Pi was a really good book.
posted by adrienne on 9-18-2008 at 1:47 pm
Yay — I got a 0 on the hue test! I work in advertising and design, although I’m not an art director, so was pleased with my score.
I don’t know about others, but when they were in the correct order, they almost seemed to have diagonal movement from lower left to upper right.
Maybe I’m just nuts.
posted by Rachel on 9-18-2008 at 1:49 pm
I got a 12, and I’m pretty happy with that. I would like to try this once I’m at home where my monitor is better though. I kept squinting at a few of them and I could tell something wasn’t right, but every time I moved the colors looked different on my work monitor!!
posted by Jen on 9-18-2008 at 1:59 pm
I got a 22, good enough for me.
posted by Ninabug on 9-18-2008 at 3:14 pm
I got a perfect score on the hue test! Never again can anyone challenge my judgment on paint chips! Muahaha! Like Kelsey my eyes just sort of unfocused on their own and that made things much easier.
posted by Rowan on 9-18-2008 at 3:40 pm
I got a 0 on the hue test as well, though I had to adjust the brightness of my monitor.
posted by steph on 9-18-2008 at 5:13 pm
I got a 10! I´m actually not very well pleased as I work in fashion… Hehe! Anyway, I´m retaking the darn thing on a better monitor just in case…
posted by GTT on 9-18-2008 at 6:18 pm
Got a 3 score. I was hoping for a 0, but oh well.
posted by Lisa on 9-19-2008 at 12:45 am
All but two commenters so far scored better than I did on the color test. I blame it on your ages.
posted by Miss Cellania on 9-19-2008 at 6:45 am
i have perfect color vision! :)
posted by vespertina on 9-25-2008 at 8:11 am