StarMountainKid Posted July 18, 2015 #1 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Take a mental photograph of a little girl herding some sheep to a little pond. How many sheep are there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron_Lotus Posted July 18, 2015 #2 Share Posted July 18, 2015 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted July 18, 2015 #3 Share Posted July 18, 2015 346 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron_Lotus Posted July 18, 2015 #4 Share Posted July 18, 2015 346 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted July 18, 2015 #5 Share Posted July 18, 2015 She's a sheep thief. Been at it for years. 3 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted July 18, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted July 18, 2015 (edited) No cheating. If you know how many sheep there are when you take the mental snapshot, that's cheating. Edited July 18, 2015 by StarMountainKid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron_Lotus Posted July 18, 2015 #7 Share Posted July 18, 2015 i was playing by the rules! did i win the monies? 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted July 18, 2015 Author #8 Share Posted July 18, 2015 i was playing by the rules! did i win the monies? How did you count the sheep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted July 18, 2015 #9 Share Posted July 18, 2015 How did you count the sheep? I saw three it was a little pond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted July 18, 2015 Author #10 Share Posted July 18, 2015 (edited) I maintain that if you don't see how many sheep there are when you take the mental snapshot (1,2,3,4,...I'm not sure how many sheep you can have that are countable when you take the snapshot) it is impossible to count how many sheep. Edited July 18, 2015 by StarMountainKid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted July 18, 2015 #11 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I maintain that if you don't see how many sheep there are when you take the mental snapshot (1,2,3,4,...I'm not sure how many sheep you can have that are countable when you take the snapshot) it is impossible to count how many sheep. All of the sheep thief's sheep have numbers painted on their sides. 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted July 18, 2015 Author #12 Share Posted July 18, 2015 All of the sheep thief's sheep have numbers painted on their sides. Even with numbers painted on their sides, looking at your mental picture again, can you really see every numbered sheep without intentionally re-numbering them? 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted July 18, 2015 Author #13 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I have to leave for a few hours. I'm just saying that a mental image (unless it's very small) is like peripheral vision, the center is clear and distinct, but the farther away from the center we try to see objects, the more fuzzy and indistinct they are. This is why it may be difficult to count the sheep. I read this in a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted July 18, 2015 #14 Share Posted July 18, 2015 (edited) Even with numbers painted on their sides, looking at your mental picture again, can you really see every numbered sheep without intentionally re-numbering them? Yes. They're combat sheep and are arranged in 15 rows of 23 sheep with their commander in front. Edited July 18, 2015 by Imaginarynumber1 2 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskate Posted July 19, 2015 #15 Share Posted July 19, 2015 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskate Posted July 19, 2015 #16 Share Posted July 19, 2015 5, I also saw a small pond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaturtlehorsesnake Posted July 19, 2015 #17 Share Posted July 19, 2015 indeterminate. there may be more sheep off screen. 2 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ealdwita Posted July 20, 2015 #18 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I usually count their legs and divide by four. 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskate Posted February 1, 2016 #19 Share Posted February 1, 2016 leave my sheep alone ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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