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Decisions, decisions -you make them constantly about big and little things. Daily decision making might be easier for you if you used these handy flowcharts. On the other hand, they might wreck your life! Choose wisely, but enjoy the ride.
Where should I eat?
Eating the Road has a handy flowchart to guide your decision depending on who you are, what you like, and what time it is.
How can I fix my computer?
You may as well do it yourself, as Randall Munroe laid out all the necessary steps in a flowchart at xkcd.
Which martial art should I use?
If you are in a situation in which you must defend yourself, the obvious answer would be “the martial art I know.” However, this is a Cracked flowchart, so we will assume that you know all forms. The linked article also includes a time line of the history of martial arts.
Does this webpage suck?
You don’t have a lot of time to waste, especially online where there is so much to explore. This flowchart helps you save time by quickly determining whether a web page is worth your time. See the full chart at Warped Visions.
Is he/she in it for love or for money?
Are you being taken for a ride in your current relationship? Logic will tell you, thanks to a flowchart by Michelle Lewis and Marek Haiduk. Don’t read it if you don’t want to know. The complete chart is at MadAtoms.
Should I buy her a drink?
There are a few things to keep in mind before you start something with a woman you never saw before in a bar. The rest of the chart is at Regretful Morning. The chart and/or the ads may be NSFW.
Should I buy more shoes?
The answer to this question depends on many things, most importantly your sex. For women, the answer is simple, although the decision-making process is so complicated it requires a flowchart. See the flowchart for men at Cracked.
See more funny flowcharts, including quite a few that will make the decisions in your life simpler, in these other mental_floss posts:
Fun with Flowcharts
7 Geeky Flowcharts
7 Brilliant and/or Baffling Flowcharts
7 Flowcharts for Fun
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Definitely some great charts in the bunch! Humorously, the Warped Visions chart seems to suggest that mentalfloss.com is “Brain Rot” because it has hover preview ads buried within the content of this post.
posted by HP on 11-19-2009 at 9:34 am
When I saw the first chart I immediately said “there’s an app for that”!
http://www.wheeloyum.com/
posted by Vicki W on 11-19-2009 at 9:52 am
Sadly, the where should we eat flowchart is EXACTLY how my husband and I figure out where we’ll eat…except we’ve never seen this flowchart before.
posted by Nicole on 11-19-2009 at 9:55 am
The xkcd chart is too funny! That’s what my husband tells everyone. It’s call Google. Use it. Educate yourself.
My aunt keeps getting viruses and we’re always telling her not to go there or have this program etc. She doesn’t listen. Sure, I’ll help you once but if you keep having the same problem (because you won’t listen) f@%# you, you’re on your own.
posted by Christina on 11-19-2009 at 11:08 am
I love flow charts like these, thanks for the laughs.
reCAPTCHA – searcher not-so-visible (too funny)
posted by Sarah in CA on 11-19-2009 at 12:40 pm
LOL the one with martial art is really funny.
especially “did he dishonor your temple/family”
posted by robb on 11-19-2009 at 12:43 pm
This is by far the best xkcd flow chart about flow charts:
http://xkcd.com/518/
posted by Stephanie on 11-19-2009 at 1:39 pm
i think this one’s better “how to sing total eclipse of the heart” http://snipr.com/qtcds
posted by kill3rfill3r on 11-19-2009 at 9:20 pm
Sadly, the food flowchart will not work in my area half the time. We do not have the following restaurants:
-Tim Hortons
-In-n-Out Burger
-Jack in the Box
-Dairy Queen
-White Castle
For the record, this makes me very sad.
posted by Chanel on 11-20-2009 at 10:03 am
The fast food thing was dumb. I live on the west coast and we have most of the food chains on there and they are open passed 10pm. Hell taco bell in open till 3am, In and out closes at 1:30
posted by Ted on 11-20-2009 at 2:41 pm
*past*
posted by Ted on 11-20-2009 at 2:42 pm
chick-fil-a is fried!
posted by ujg on 11-24-2009 at 10:37 pm
in n out closes at 1 am btw
posted by knite on 1-4-2010 at 2:53 pm