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http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/test.html

Take the test. All of the questions are based on popular myths/facts...

I scored 9/10. Got question five wrong.

And, for a semblance of spam-freeness, how gullible do you generally think of yourself as? Are you the one who's always falling for other people's stories, or do they fall for yours? Got to admit - it's the latter with me. Honest. ;)

Like I'm going to fall for clicking that "link" to that "test". I'm not that gullible. >.>

I'm gullible as fuck, as long as the person fooling me can be completely deadpan. For some reason I'm willing to trust people who sound honest, even if my mind is screaming "that's bollocks" at me. I suck at poker too, as I have trouble reading people. I can be a damn good liar though...

You Scored 8 out of 10.

I'm not that guillible really. I always want proof before I belive something...well not always. I do belive in alien life and ghosts.

Question 1 is incorrect, for their answer anyway. They only live a couple weeks before starving. Question 5 is incredibly unlikely, turtles have died in captivity before without succumbing to disease. Question 7 is so vague as to be pointless. Average lifespan of over 100 is certainly doable.

3 of 10. Didn't help that I called bullshit on the ones that were actually true.

7/10.

3 of 10. Didn't help that I called bullshit on the ones that were actually true.

That was my problem too.

10/10!
And yet I'm gullible as... whatever! I must stop reading scientific journals... now.

6-10

Question 1 is incorrect, for their answer anyway. They only live a couple weeks before starving. Question 5 is incredibly unlikely, turtles have died in captivity before without succumbing to disease. Question 7 is so vague as to be pointless. Average lifespan of over 100 is certainly doable.I agree with 1, having seen the experiment performed. Question 5 is a half-truth - it's certainly true that older mature turtle organs are virtually indistinguishable from younger mature ones i.e. turtles don't exhibit obvious aging, but that's not the same as never dying of old age. Old age implies multiple organ failure from an innocuous source, something turtles are known to die of. They are being investigated for genes involved in preventing senescence. Question 7 is far from vague - it stipulates a very specific village. However, it is a village in Ecuador, so chances are it doesn't have that high lifespan.

I'm gullible as fuck, as long as the person fooling me can be completely deadpan. For some reason I'm willing to trust people who sound honest, even if my mind is screaming "that's bollocks" at me. I suck at poker too, as I have trouble reading people. I can be a damn good liar though...
You really do have to come to the next NS UK meet...:D

You really do have to come to the next NS UK meet...:D
Yes, I will definitely be going to that, especially as I have such a great record of attending them :p

I'm still waiting on my bridge from Brooklyn. :(

It's not that lemmings commit suicide, it's just that, when there are too many lemmings and not enough food, they'll go on a feeding frenzy. This feeding frenzy is not stopped by such silly things as rivers (where countless will drown), cliffs (where countless will fall down and die) or other natural obstacles because it is, after all, a frenzy.

A position of complete skepticism got me 6/10. Somehow, that seems strangely comforting.

Question 1 is incorrect, for their answer anyway. They only live a couple weeks before starving.
I don't see why it's incorrect. A well-fed cockroach could comfortably survive a month. Averagely fed humans have survived a couple of weeks without eating or drinking before. The statement is "Cockroaches can survive for up to a month...", and in the answer it says "After about a month without their head (though probably much sooner), they would die of starvation"

Question 7 is so vague as to be pointless. Average lifespan of over 100 is certainly doable.
For a village of 819 people? Who have admitted they were lying? Remember the test is basically about popular myths/facts.

I don't see why it's incorrect. A well-fed cockroach could comfortably survive a month. Averagely fed humans have survived a couple of weeks without eating or drinking before. The statement is "Cockroaches can survive for up to a month...", and in the answer it says "After about a month without their head (though probably much sooner), they would die of starvation"


For a village of 819 people? Who have admitted they were lying? Remember the test is basically about popular myths/facts.

Sure, why not, I've never heard of some podunk village in the ass-end of Ecuador. For a popular myth it's one I'd never heard of. Though I'd never heard the one about the monkey's either.

If you're going to extend their statements to absurd extremes you could say a human can live a month without a head. Certainly doable with modern life support equipment.

I scored 7/10, and according to the test, I seem to be more skeptical than gullible (I answered "False" to two that were really true compared to one "True" to a false statement.) I'd rather disbelieve something true than believe something false...being a skeptic doesn't have the same negative connotation.

7/10.

I was mates with a girl at uni who was so gullible it was unbelievable. We told her Harold Bishop from Neighbours was standing in the local elections. She was really excited about voting for him :D

The more I think of it, the more amazing it feels... I'm this gullible: When I browsed the threads in the front page of NSG today, this is what I was thinking;

Maybe Islam isn't as peaceful as we thought *it isn't?? well, he may have a point!*

Switzerland - Europe's heart of darkness *If he says so, it must be!*

Apologies *Of course he must be sincere this time*


And I got 10 out of ten regardless...

i got 7/10

but i'd say i'm generally fairly guillable... i've fallen for many a friend's stories/practical jokes. especially two friends. i always think 'what reason do i have to mistrust them?'

and before you say "because they've tricked you before", they used me for their amusement, lost my trust, and i now haven't seen them in years.

i like trusting friends. but i don't trust just anybody, however.

For some reason I interpreted question five as saying turtles were immortal. >_>;

For some reason I interpreted question five as saying turtles were immortal. >_>;
It's the same thing, surely. I thought immortality only implied you could live forever but weren't invincible.

For some reason I interpreted question five as saying turtles were immortal. >_>;Have you ever seen, or have you ever talked with someone who has seen a turtle die?

*nods*

It's not that lemmings commit suicide, it's just that, when there are too many lemmings and not enough food, they'll go on a feeding frenzy. This feeding frenzy is not stopped by such silly things as rivers (where countless will drown), cliffs (where countless will fall down and die) or other natural obstacles because it is, after all, a frenzy.

Lemmings are still nature's retard. (Thank you Robot Chicken :D )

Have you ever seen, or have you ever talked with someone who has seen a turtle die?

*nods*
I've seen a turtle die. He slipped, I swear!

Have you ever seen, or have you ever talked with someone who has seen a turtle die?

*nods*

I saw one that got ran over, does that count?

I've seen a turtle die. He slipped, I swear!
It was Donatello, right..?

It was Donatello, right..?
Yeah. His smart mouth was getting too much for me.

I didn't kill Donatello, but if I did this is how I would have done it...¬_¬

Sure, why not, I've never heard of some podunk village in the ass-end of Ecuador. For a popular myth it's one I'd never heard of. Though I'd never heard the one about the monkey's either.

If you're going to extend their statements to absurd extremes you could say a human can live a month without a head. Certainly doable with modern life support equipment.

modern life support equipment??? wtf ur neck would b pishing blood and nothing would work without ur brain lol

modern life support equipment??? wtf ur neck would b pishing blood and nothing would work without ur brain lol
OMG liek ur so totaly rite! Stuff works without your brain in lots of cases, as many a family of a boxer has discovered. I've yet to see a case of headlessness surviving though :p

I got 11 out of 10.

I got 11 out of 10.
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No wai.

Ya rly. I have a letter from the PM saying well done.

Ya rly. I have a letter from the PM saying well done.
You got a letter from Pure Metal? Lucky you, all I ever get is the odd reply :(

I actually got 8/10. My comments though are a good representation of what I'm like normally, I'm always coming out with ridiculous comments that people just seem to believe. It's like they trust me or something silly.

I actually got 8/10. My comments though are a good representation of what I'm like normally, I'm always coming out with ridiculous comments that people just seem to believe. It's like they trust me or something silly.
A friend of mine is like that except he's more of a habitual liar. Thing is he fools everyone. When someone catches him out, it only seems to reinforce the other lies.

A friend of mine is like that except he's more of a habitual liar. Thing is he fools everyone. When someone catches him out, it only seems to reinforce the other lies.

Mm, I wouldn't say I outright lie most of the time, it's generally quite obvious whether I'm being sarcastic about something or not.

You Scored 7 out of 10

modern life support equipment??? wtf ur neck would b pishing blood and nothing would work without ur brain lol

There's an exceedingly easy retort to this, but I won't bother. :p

I got the ones about the turtles and sharks wrong.

Though I probably just got the last two right because I'm in physics/astronomy and know these things.

Sure, why not, I've never heard of some podunk village in the ass-end of Ecuador. For a popular myth it's one I'd never heard of. Though I'd never heard the one about the monkey's either.

If you're going to extend their statements to absurd extremes you could say a human can live a month without a head. Certainly doable with modern life support equipment.
Because, of course, the definition of popular is whether or not Khadgar has heard about it. :rolleyes:

And I don't know what sort of life support equipment you're thinking of, but a human could not live without a head for a month. Nor could they live for a day. Unlike, say, a cockroach.

Because, of course, the definition of popular is whether or not Khadgar has heard about it. :rolleyes:

Well the only way to find out was to google it, which would be counter to the spirit of the "test". Otherwise if you've never heard of it then it's just a little village in the asshole the world with an odd, but not impossible claim.


Brain-dead people can be kept alive, all you have to do is keep the heart beating and air in the lungs. That's not difficult to achieve mechanically.

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/test.html

Take the test. All of the questions are based on popular myths/facts...

I scored 9/10. Got question five wrong.

And, for a semblance of spam-freeness, how gullible do you generally think of yourself as? Are you the one who's always falling for other people's stories, or do they fall for yours? Got to admit - it's the latter with me. Honest. ;)
There's something wrong with that statement.

Question 1 is incorrect, for their answer anyway. They only live a couple weeks before starving. Question 5 is incredibly unlikely, turtles have died in captivity before without succumbing to disease. Question 7 is so vague as to be pointless. Average lifespan of over 100 is certainly doable.
Indeed. If I recall correctly, cockroaches die of starvation after 12 days.

Got question 9 wrong, but answered the Turtle one wrong by accident.

I have been very gullible at times. Believing one of my best friends dropped out is most notable.

Legal death is when the brain dies (brain death), ergo cockroaches die when the ganglion (~brain) in their head is removed from the rest of the body and ceases to function. Ergo, no cockroach can survive a month after it's head is removed. The body may still be moving, but that is just reflex action.

I'm right and everyone else is wrong. Therefore I got 10/10. Hah!

Well recently my cousin and I were at Arby's and he goes, "Hey look, A Trans Am."

I turn around and hopefully look for this badass car from the 70s prowling through the streets of suburbon Cleveland.

7-14 seconds later.

"I don't see it. Did it drive away?"

"There never was one. I just ate a bunch of your fries while your head was turned."

So unless Trans Ams are involved, I'm not a gullible person.

I am certainly sure however, that dogs can't look up.

Did you know that if you say "Snowman" fast enough it sounds like "gullible"?

Did you know that if you say "Snowman" fast enough it sounds like "gullible"?

I said it three times and stopped. :D

Gullible isn't in the dictionary.

I'm not sure this quiz measures gullibility, because all the situations it asks about are equally ridiculous (it just so happens that some are true). If a newspaper editor believed any of these without fact-checking, he would not be doing his job.