Ever play a toy so smart you would swear it was posessed? That describes the handheld toy 20Q pretty well. (Don't own one? Not a problem….you can play a simulated version of it for free online…link to follow…)
<a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/3958/20qzz9.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"/></a><br/> This is the model I have. Comes in different colors, but this thing is fantastic at figuring out what you are thinking of. I am sure everybody has played, if not at leat heard of the game 20 Questions. One person thinks of something and the other person asks a serries of questions trying to narrow things down to guess what you are thinking of. Well, this little toy is WAY smarter than you can imagine! Now you won't get an answer like "You were thinking of a Casio CTK-551 Keyboard….or something so picky. But the answers this thing will throw at you will shock you most of the time. I would say it has like 90% to 95% accuracy when it comes to the things I throw at it. The online version you can play for free here….but make sure you don't play the default game that the page goes to…. read on….http://www.20q.netFrom there click on "Other Games" in the upper right.On the next page select the round looking toy in the upper left. This is basically the same as the real toy, only with a couple extra buttons. Be as "honest" with your answers as possible or pick the best answer you think will fit…..and prepare to be amazed! I had someone's jaw drop when it correctly guessed "Are you thinking of a pet rat?". My brother was in shock when if correctly guessed "Are you thinking of a slinky?". Yep…I have tried this thing over and over, and it's accuracy is really unbelievable. Even if it were wrong, many times it is so close you would still give it credit. I have had it guess correcetly things like "Is it a bottle of window cleaner?, Ist it a pyramid?, is it a Rubik's Cube?…etc…" I find it incredible that it has so many answers in memory…let alone, knowing which questions to ask to get that answer. Sometimes it may take it going to 25 to 30 questions to get the answer, but that is still VERY impressive for such a small little machine.
I beat it with marmaduke the dog. It asked about a dog, but maltese is not close enough damnit!
It wont get exact people, places, etc…. Like if you try Mt. Rushmore you may get an answer like "Is it a monument?" Like I said…it won't get rediculously picky.
I lost.
I beat him in 30 questions
(I was thinking of David Hasslehoff):30.I am guessing that it is a celebrity?29.I guessed that it was a Smurf? Wrong. 28.Was it used over 100 years ago? No. 27.Does it provide protection? No. 26.Does it like to run? Sometimes. 25.Does it come in many varieties? No. 24.Does it have a long nose? No. 23.Does it have a large nose? No. 22.I guessed that it was a gnome? Wrong. 21.Do you know any songs about it? Yes. 20.I guessed that it was a dust mite? Wrong. 19.Can it jump? Yes. 18.Can it be trained to obey commands? No. 17.I guessed that it was a fool? Wrong. 16.Does it bring joy to people? Sometimes. 15.Is it pleasurable? No. 14.Is it dangerous? No. 13.Is it a predator? No. 12.Can you find it in a house? Yes. 11.Does it have teeth? Yes. 10.Can you ride on it? No. Does it like to be petted? Unknown. Does it like sunshine? Unknown. 9.Does it come from something larger? No. Does it eat fish? Unknown. 8.Can you control it? No. 7.Does it hop? Sometimes. 6.Is it an omnivore? Probably. 5.Is it annoying? Yes. 4.Does it have tough skin? No. 3.Does it have fur? No. Does it have wide feet? Unknown. 2.Can you buy it? No. 1.It is classified as Animal.Yeah I have one of these. I tried the movie one for the first time on the internet. Here is what I got
Q17. I am guessing that you are thinking of The Shawshank Redemption?<b>Right</b>, Wrong, Close16. Are you a villain? No.15. Are you about a real crime? No. Are you black? Unknown.14. Are you a place? Yes. Did you win for Best Picture? Unknown.13. Are you a western? No.12. Are you about the future? No.11. Were you popular in the '90s? Yes.10. Do you involve someone who is on the run? Yes.9. Do you make people cry? Yes.8. Are you a love story? No.7. Do you take place in New York City? No.6. Do you play a magical character? No.5. Are you a drama? Yes.4. Do you have a sequel? No.3. Are you a hero? No.2. Do you involve fighting? Sometimes.1. It is classified asI've got one of these too, the purple one.
Mine is red.
Also, Irony Tree. That was the best, I am so glad I downloaded that. I'll cherish it forever.I think I'ma make my own 20Q >=OAll I need is 200 volunteers to go through the dictionary and write down every single generalized noun, accompanied by the possible answers to 50 questions about it.Who volunteers? =DI've got one. It guessed "tampon" pretty quickly.
I actually got to question 26 on Plutonium.
Dang, that's pretty amazing. It got "pants" in 19 questions.