Show HN: Guess the Weight Trivia

#1

Post by Dorcy64 » Mon, Apr 04, 2022, 9:20 PM UTC

Show HN: Guess the Weight Trivia
abpoll.com

Re: Show HN: Guess the Weight Trivia

#2

Post by Dorcy64 » Mon, Apr 04, 2022, 9:46 PM UTC

Hi HN, The author here, I created this intending to see what the odds are, that the actual weight is the top trivia answer on all posts.

Re: Show HN: Guess the Weight Trivia

#3

Post by Someone » Mon, Apr 04, 2022, 10:45 PM UTC

This doesn’t challenge me because, somewhat paradoxically, it’s too hard.

With such small differences in answers (typically about 3%, or 10% between smallest and largest), I feel it’s impossible to reason about what could be the right answer. Consequently, I just don’t care about giving the right answer.

Also, https://abpoll.com/p/JMEHvGpNQd6mH is either a bug or I do not understand it. A question “She is 9 months old, guess her _age_” with answers 100, 110, 105, and 115?

Re: Show HN: Guess the Weight Trivia

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Post by Dorcy64 » Wed, Apr 06, 2022, 2:41 AM UTC

Someone wrote: post #3

This doesn’t challenge me because, somewhat paradoxically, it’s too hard. With such small differences in answers (typically about 3%, or 10% between smallest and largest), I feel it’s impossible to reason about what could be the right answer. Consequently, I just don’t care about giving the right answer. Also, https://abpoll.com/p/JMEHvGpNQd6mH is either a bug or I do not understand it. A question “She is 9 months ol…

Thanks, for the remark, I fixed it. In the future, a slider with a range of weights might be more fun, and limiting the animals to cows only, just waiting on a scale to measure all their weights.