Are you smart enough to be an astronaut?

Dowly · 04-16-21, 01:34 PM

D was my other candidate before I noticed B lines up diagonally as well. Another thing I noticed just now about B is that all the corners of the center piece supplement the shape and colors it touches outside of it.

i.e. if you put B in the center, the top left shape is black triangle. To the left of it is a light grey triangle, diagonally there's a white triangle and upwards there's a grey triangle. All four colors are touching. This is the same for the other corners of the center B.

So that's four things going for it being B. I think I'm ready to place my bet.

Catfish · 04-16-21, 01:52 PM

Accepted .. was there already a finnish astronaut?

Dowly · 04-16-21, 02:38 PM

Nah, just one with Finnish ancestry; Tim Kopra. (our media of course made a big deal about it, small country issues.)

vienna · 04-16-21, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

D was my other candidate before I noticed B lines up diagonally as well. Another thing I noticed just now about B is that all the corners of the center piece supplement the shape and colors it touches outside of it.

i.e. if you put B in the center, the top left shape is black triangle. To the left of it is a light grey triangle, diagonally there's a white triangle and upwards there's a grey triangle. All four colors are touching. This is the same for the other corners of the center B.

So that's four things going for it being B. I think I'm ready to place my bet.

That was basically the same reasoning I used for my answer; I was looking for a symmetry of pattern in the puzzle and the only one I could immediately see was, if "B" was inserted into the center, there was a grouping of the four shapes, all with the same pattern of shadings, in the same order.; I didn't even consider diagonal relationships...

As far as taking my reasoning to my grave, well, hyperbole...

...and I also have no desire to be an astronaut; I have enough difficulty getting across town on the bus...

<O>

mapuc · 04-16-21, 05:00 PM

I can tell you that it demands a lot and I mean a lot more than getting these IQ test correct to become an astronaut.

Markus

04-16-21, 01:52 PM	#2
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mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,543 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	I can tell you that it demands a lot and I mean a lot more than getting these IQ test correct to become an astronaut. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

04-16-21, 01:34 PM	#1
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,054 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	D was my other candidate before I noticed B lines up diagonally as well. Another thing I noticed just now about B is that all the corners of the center piece supplement the shape and colors it touches outside of it. i.e. if you put B in the center, the top left shape is black triangle. To the left of it is a light grey triangle, diagonally there's a white triangle and upwards there's a grey triangle. All four colors are touching. This is the same for the other corners of the center B. So that's four things going for it being B. I think I'm ready to place my bet.

04-16-21, 02:38 PM	#3
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,054 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Nah, just one with Finnish ancestry; Tim Kopra. (our media of course made a big deal about it, small country issues.)