Edward S. Hume, M.D., J.D.
General Adult Psychiatry 
A surprising puzzle

Be sure to use the arrow key down, not page down...don't skip or cheat...

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Try this one.....

It only takes a minute or two and it's weird ...

Just follow the instructions below:

DON'T scroll down too fast -- do it slowly, and do the math in your head as fast as you can.

Answer as QUICKLY as possible but don't advance until you've done each of them!!!

What is:

2+2?

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4+4?

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8+8?

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16+16?

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Pick a number between 12 and 5. Got it? Now page down...

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The number you picked was 7, right?

Isn't that wierd???

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Here's another one!

DO NOT SKIP AHEAD. Read this message ONE LINE AT A TIME and just do what it says. You will be glad you did. If not, you'll feel like an idiot and wish you had listened.

1) pick a number from 1-9

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2) subtract 5

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3) multiply by 3

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4) square the number

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5) add the digits until you get only one digit

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6) if the number is less than 5, add five. Otherwise subtract 4.

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7) multiply by 2

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8) subtract 6

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9) map the digit to a letter in the alphabet 1=A, 2=B, 3=C, etc...

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10) pick a name of a country that begins with that letter

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11) take the second letter in the country name and think of an animal that begins with that letter

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12) think of the color of that animal

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(keep scrolling)

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DO NOT SCROLL DOWN UNTIL YOU HAVE DONE ALL OF THE ABOVE

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Here it comes, NO CHEATING or you'll be sorry.

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You have a grey elephant from Denmark.

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