OT// Is it a cool website? Yes.

http://www.20q.net/index.html

See if you can stump the AI in a good old game of 20 questions!

This is SO much more addicting than that gold miner game! :smiley:

I won !!! :smiley:

we bought the little pocket version of this game and have been really enjoying it. The game is not quite as all-knowing as it boasts, but it does make some amazingly good guesses after asking a series of seemingly unrelated questions.

hmmm…I want to own the pocket 20-q game…will surely come in handy for bringin it to school, workplace etc.

I stumped it with Penny whistle.

Here is what it told me:
You were thinking of a whistle.
Does it break if dropped? You said Sometimes, I say No.
Does it open? You said Yes, I say No. (I said No but it thought I said yes) :roll:
Do you use it at night? You said Sometimes, I say No.
Does it have writing on it? You said Sometimes, I say No.
Do you clean it regularly? You said Yes, I say No.
Is it bright? You said Sometimes, I say No.
Is it comforting? You said Sometimes, I say No.
Would you give it as a gift? You said Sometimes, I say No.
Is it considered valuable? You said Sometimes, I say No.
Contradictions Detected
It does not matter if our answers disagree, as over time the game will change its answers to reflect common knowledge. If you feel that the game is in error, the only way to fix it is to play again.


Similar Objects
a harmonica, a double bass, bagpipes, drums, a clarinet (musical instrument), an inhaler, a trombone, a zither, a piccolo, a tuba, a gun, a trumpet.


Uncommon Knowledge about a whistle
Can you play games with it? I say Yes.
Does it have cash value? I say Doubtful.
Do you wear it? I say Yes.
Is it something you can wear? I say Yes.
Can it cheer you up? I say No.
Is it pleasurable? I say No.
Does it bring joy to people? I say No.
Is it clear? I say Probably.
Is it usually visible? I say Doubtful.
Does it require specific knowledge to use it? I say No.
Can it be worn by a person? I say Yes.
Can it fit in an envelope? I say Yes.
Does it roar? I say Probably.
Does it live in mountains? I say Yes.
Is it transparent? I say Probably.
Does it live in the forest? I say Probably.

Has someone been feeding this thing false knowledge? :laughing:

Cheers,
Kathy :slight_smile:

Hmmmm. You want a pocket 20–q and I want a spacewarp 5000.
I suppose it’s not remotely close to an even trade.

That was fun! I beat it with castanets. :slight_smile:

One potential misunderstanding here that might confuse it; you said you were thinking of a “penny whistle” but the computer says “whistle”. If by whistle, it thinks of the kind that referees wear around their neck then I guess you could wear it. And for that reason, you can also play games with it. Also it might be referring to a bird whistle in which case, the computer might assume it lives in the forest. It’s probably really confused now. Particularly when it thinks one of the similar objects is a GUN?! :boggle:

Oh no. I think that my addictive personality has kicked in. I beat it with “a shawl”.

And have lost many other times to many other things. I was impressed; it got “a star” in 12 guesses.