The giraffe test
1. How do you put a giraffe into a
refrigerator?
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 have the
brains of a four-year-old.
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