Title: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on January 23, 2014, 06:46:46 PM
Post by: mobius on January 23, 2014, 06:46:46 PM
I'm thinking of a thing; and you have to guess what it is by asking me only yes or no questions;
example:
"is it a person?"
"is it a type of food?"
winner hosts the next round. you may double post.
I'll start.
example:
"is it a person?"
"is it a type of food?"
winner hosts the next round. you may double post.
I'll start.
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: arttu98 on January 23, 2014, 07:35:55 PM
Post by: arttu98 on January 23, 2014, 07:35:55 PM
Is it larger than a car?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on January 24, 2014, 12:07:34 AM
Post by: mobius on January 24, 2014, 12:07:34 AM
no
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: arttu98 on January 24, 2014, 07:50:50 AM
Post by: arttu98 on January 24, 2014, 07:50:50 AM
Does it have legs?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: Pieuw on January 24, 2014, 08:51:53 AM
Post by: Pieuw on January 24, 2014, 08:51:53 AM
Can I eat it without risking my life?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on January 24, 2014, 04:26:16 PM
Post by: mobius on January 24, 2014, 04:26:16 PM
does it have legs?: yes
Can I eat it without risking my life?: I believe you can however; I would never eat it myself.
Can I eat it without risking my life?: I believe you can however; I would never eat it myself.
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: arttu98 on January 24, 2014, 05:19:29 PM
Post by: arttu98 on January 24, 2014, 05:19:29 PM
Does it have more than 2 legs?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: Pieuw on January 24, 2014, 10:32:00 PM
Post by: Pieuw on January 24, 2014, 10:32:00 PM
It has legs. Does it hike by the lake?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on January 24, 2014, 10:34:48 PM
Post by: mobius on January 24, 2014, 10:34:48 PM
arttu98: yes
Pieuw: You wouldn't say it "hikes" really. It walks, it could be by a lake, but not always.
Pieuw: You wouldn't say it "hikes" really. It walks, it could be by a lake, but not always.
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: Clam on January 27, 2014, 06:25:24 AM
Post by: Clam on January 27, 2014, 06:25:24 AM
Can it climb trees?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: namida on February 02, 2014, 03:42:45 AM
Post by: namida on February 02, 2014, 03:42:45 AM
Is it likely to try and eat you?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: Proxima on February 03, 2014, 10:43:50 PM
Post by: Proxima on February 03, 2014, 10:43:50 PM
Does it have a largely undeserved association in popular culture with mass suicide?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on February 04, 2014, 01:18:29 AM
Post by: mobius on February 04, 2014, 01:18:29 AM
Clam: yes [according to wikipedia]
namida: no
Proxima: no
namida: no
Proxima: no
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: grams88 on February 04, 2014, 12:10:43 PM
Post by: grams88 on February 04, 2014, 12:10:43 PM
Is it a type of rodent. 
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: ccexplore on February 04, 2014, 09:28:04 PM
Post by: ccexplore on February 04, 2014, 09:28:04 PM
Is the first letter within A-M (including A and M)?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on February 05, 2014, 10:35:37 PM
Post by: mobius on February 05, 2014, 10:35:37 PM
grams88: yes, scientists classify it as a rodent, although I would not if I was a scientist...
ccexplore: no
ccexplore: no
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: Gronkling on February 05, 2014, 10:41:29 PM
Post by: Gronkling on February 05, 2014, 10:41:29 PM
Does it live mainly in the Southern Hemisphere?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on February 05, 2014, 10:56:36 PM
Post by: mobius on February 05, 2014, 10:56:36 PM
no
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: ccexplore on February 05, 2014, 11:59:48 PM
Post by: ccexplore on February 05, 2014, 11:59:48 PM
grams88: yes, scientists classify it as a rodent, although I would not if I was a scientist...
ccexplore: no
Hmm, not a Capybara then--actually it seems to rule out quite a few interesting rodents.
Alright then, so is the first letter within range of N-S (inclusive)?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on February 06, 2014, 12:23:30 AM
Post by: mobius on February 06, 2014, 12:23:30 AM
yes
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: ccexplore on February 06, 2014, 06:23:24 AM
Post by: ccexplore on February 06, 2014, 06:23:24 AM
Is it a porcupine?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on February 08, 2014, 03:55:08 AM
Post by: mobius on February 08, 2014, 03:55:08 AM
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: ccexplore on February 08, 2014, 04:51:22 AM
Post by: ccexplore on February 08, 2014, 04:51:22 AM
Special thanks to grams88 for really helping to start narrow things down. I'm just glad I didn't have to do the letter thing over and over! 
Hmm, so porcupines can climb trees huh? Yikes, imagine getting hit with a rain of spiny quills from above...
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Anyhow, I've thought of my thing. Ask away! Hopefully not too difficult, but if it turns out problematic, I can redo with a different thing by popular request.
Hmm, so porcupines can climb trees huh? Yikes, imagine getting hit with a rain of spiny quills from above...
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Anyhow, I've thought of my thing. Ask away! Hopefully not too difficult, but if it turns out problematic, I can redo with a different thing by popular request.
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: grams88 on February 08, 2014, 11:19:39 AM
Post by: grams88 on February 08, 2014, 11:19:39 AM
Welldone to yourself ccexplore for guessing porcupines, I would of never thought of that one.
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on February 08, 2014, 07:32:13 PM
Post by: mobius on February 08, 2014, 07:32:13 PM
is it a living thing?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: ccexplore on February 09, 2014, 12:15:33 AM
Post by: ccexplore on February 09, 2014, 12:15:33 AM
yes
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on February 09, 2014, 08:20:08 PM
Post by: mobius on February 09, 2014, 08:20:08 PM
is it someone on this forum?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: ccexplore on February 10, 2014, 03:30:38 AM
Post by: ccexplore on February 10, 2014, 03:30:38 AM
no
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: Clam on February 10, 2014, 03:34:37 AM
Post by: Clam on February 10, 2014, 03:34:37 AM
Is it someone?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: ccexplore on February 10, 2014, 10:09:48 AM
Post by: ccexplore on February 10, 2014, 10:09:48 AM
no
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: grams88 on February 10, 2014, 07:56:37 PM
Post by: grams88 on February 10, 2014, 07:56:37 PM
Is it an animal?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: ccexplore on February 10, 2014, 08:34:26 PM
Post by: ccexplore on February 10, 2014, 08:34:26 PM
yes
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: Clam on February 10, 2014, 09:59:43 PM
Post by: Clam on February 10, 2014, 09:59:43 PM
Does it live in the sea?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: ccexplore on February 10, 2014, 10:33:59 PM
Post by: ccexplore on February 10, 2014, 10:33:59 PM
yes
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on February 10, 2014, 11:29:55 PM
Post by: mobius on February 10, 2014, 11:29:55 PM
is it a clam?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: ccexplore on February 11, 2014, 01:07:11 AM
Post by: ccexplore on February 11, 2014, 01:07:11 AM
no
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on February 26, 2014, 09:39:08 PM
Post by: mobius on February 26, 2014, 09:39:08 PM
is it a vertebrate?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: ccexplore on February 26, 2014, 10:59:27 PM
Post by: ccexplore on February 26, 2014, 10:59:27 PM
no
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on February 27, 2014, 10:15:24 PM
Post by: mobius on February 27, 2014, 10:15:24 PM
does this animal have any kind of locomotion? [... in a general sense, I won't say "any kind at all" since this could be difficult to decide. eh, nevermind just answer however you want]
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: ccexplore on February 28, 2014, 12:12:12 AM
Post by: ccexplore on February 28, 2014, 12:12:12 AM
It's a good question given where the answers have led. And I don't think it's ambiguous in this case given the definition of animal locomotion in Wikipedia. My answer would be a resounding "no".
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on February 28, 2014, 06:20:26 PM
Post by: mobius on February 28, 2014, 06:20:26 PM
does it begin with the letter M-Z?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: Proxima on February 28, 2014, 06:26:29 PM
Post by: Proxima on February 28, 2014, 06:26:29 PM
Continuing my role as the guy who mostly ignores this topic, then drops in every now and then with a wild guess....
Is it coral?
Is it coral?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: ccexplore on February 28, 2014, 07:39:02 PM
Post by: ccexplore on February 28, 2014, 07:39:02 PM
Is it coral?
Dingdingdingdingding...!!! You got it!
Ha, and I love how mobius has started adopting my approach.
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on March 01, 2014, 12:53:37 AM
Post by: mobius on March 01, 2014, 12:53:37 AM
aw shucks, I was thinking either coral or sponge! 
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: Proxima on March 01, 2014, 01:44:53 AM
Post by: Proxima on March 01, 2014, 01:44:53 AM
Okay, my turn 
Ask away!
Ask away!
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on March 01, 2014, 09:09:28 PM
Post by: mobius on March 01, 2014, 09:09:28 PM
it is a living thing?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: Proxima on March 01, 2014, 09:12:02 PM
Post by: Proxima on March 01, 2014, 09:12:02 PM
no
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on March 01, 2014, 11:10:24 PM
Post by: mobius on March 01, 2014, 11:10:24 PM
does it having moving parts?
If this question is too vague or hard to answer I'll forget it and ask a different one
If this question is too vague or hard to answer I'll forget it and ask a different one
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: ccexplore on March 03, 2014, 11:03:24 AM
Post by: ccexplore on March 03, 2014, 11:03:24 AM
Can you find it on Earth?
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: Proxima on March 03, 2014, 01:54:28 PM
Post by: Proxima on March 03, 2014, 01:54:28 PM
(this is quite a tricky one, so I'll allow myself to say more than just "yes" or "no" occasionally)
mobius: no
ccexplore: you can't find any exact ones
17 questions left
mobius: no
ccexplore: you can't find any exact ones
17 questions left
Title: Re: The Big Original Guessing Game
Post by: mobius on March 03, 2014, 05:40:15 PM
Post by: mobius on March 03, 2014, 05:40:15 PM
is it a tangible object?
what do you mean by 17 questions left?
edit:
-when was it discovered (or invented)?
what do you mean by 17 questions left?
edit:
-when was it discovered (or invented)?
Ha, and I love how mobius has started adopting my approach.actually that's quite an effective way to narrow it down, I thought of trying that earlier but didn't get to it until then. I wonder what other kinds of tricks there are...