Is my brain damaged?

October 25 2011, 5:53 PM  by Tim Chambers

Last night I walked in the rain with an umbrella. I stepped onto a covered sidewalk. One side was a wall of foliage, and the other side was interrupted by poles supporting the canopy. This made it too narrow to walk with the umbrella open, so I stepped down and walked along the quiet street for several seconds before it occurred to me that I could close the umbrella and travel unobstructed on the sidewalk. Seriously. Do I have brain damage? This isn't like me, and I'm concerned.

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  • Oct 28 2011, 9:23 AM
    crlopez responded:
    I don't think it's brain damage tbc, my guess is that you were probably too busy on a problem or you may be tired. Try to solve an integral from a differential calculus book or try to solve a puzzle. That will show you're ok.
  • Dec 22 2011, 11:55 AM
    Tim Chambers responded:
    Whew. I passed the following neurological test. So next time I get worried, I'll just take this test again.

    1- Find the C below..

    Please do not use any cursor help.

    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    2- If you already found the C, now find the 6 below.

    99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
    99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
    99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
    69999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
    99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
    99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

    3 - Now find the N below. It's a little more difficult.

    MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNMM
    MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
    MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
    MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
    MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

    This is NOT a joke. If you were able to pass these 3 tests, you can cancel
    your annual visit to your neurologist. Your brain is great and you're far
    from having a close relationship with Alzheimer.

    Congratulations!

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