Jamey Saunders
02-12-2003, 12:58 PM
The following test consists of four questions, and tells whether you are qualified to be a "professional".
1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?
The correct answer to Question 1 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?
Wrong Answer: "Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant and close the door."
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 actions.
3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All of the animals attend, except one. Which animal does not attend?
Correct Answer: "The Elephant." The Elephant is in the refrigerator. This tests your memory.
OK, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your abilities:
4. There is a river you must cross, but it is inhabited by crocodiles. How do you do it?
Correct Answer: "You swim across." All the Crocodiles are attending the Animal Conference, remember?
According to Andersen Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong. But many preschoolers got several correct answers. Andersen Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four year old.
1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?
The correct answer to Question 1 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?
Wrong Answer: "Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant and close the door."
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 actions.
3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All of the animals attend, except one. Which animal does not attend?
Correct Answer: "The Elephant." The Elephant is in the refrigerator. This tests your memory.
OK, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your abilities:
4. There is a river you must cross, but it is inhabited by crocodiles. How do you do it?
Correct Answer: "You swim across." All the Crocodiles are attending the Animal Conference, remember?
According to Andersen Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong. But many preschoolers got several correct answers. Andersen Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four year old.