Megabrain's Frob Test
Yet another log of Megabrain [Timeslip, Mon Nov 7 15:50:05] +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ Ok.. Jimbotomy asked me to log this a while ago. This was about a month ago on the night of the first Nine Inch Nails concert. Megabrain had bugged me (Timeslip) to ask a arch to frob him? So finally as a joke I asked on wiz channel. And here goes the log as Jimbo test Megabrain to see if he is worthy of being promoted! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jimbotomy says: Why, hello, Timeslip. You bow. Megabrain laFs. Megabrain says: i don't wanna sound dumb...:) Megabrain says: although i prolly do already Jimbotomy says: Oh, don't worry. Everyone's nervous when being considered Megabrain says: well first of all i'd like to learn how to code Jimbotomy nods. Megabrain says: more Megabrain grins, "Heh heh heh." Jimbotomy says: Any other reasons? Megabrain says: once i do i'd like to code some areas, monsters and stuff like that Jimbotomy says: Okay. Jimbotomy says: Now, first I'm going to quiz you on some basic knowledge that I think all frob candidates should know. Megabrain says: uhh...ok Jimbotomy says: We'll start with the easy ones and then get progessively harder. Megabrain says: uh oh.. :) ok Megabrain says: shoot Jimbotomy says: Okay. What's 1+1? Megabrain says: 2 Jimbotomy says: Very good. Megabrain says: these arn't trick questions are they? :) Jimbotomy says: How much would would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Megabrain ponders thoughtfully. Jimbotomy says: Oh, no, I wouldn't trick you. Jimbotomy says: Oops. I should say: Jimbotomy says: How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Megabrain says: uhh 10 ? Megabrain smirks. Jimbotomy says: Wrong. Megabrain says: how much? Jimbotomy says: A woodchuck would chuck as much as he could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. Megabrain says: uhh...doh! Megabrain says: man i suck Jimbotomy says: Okay. Megabrain says: do i fail? Jimbotomy says: No, don't worry. Many worthy frob candidates get that one wrong. Megabrain says: go on Jimbotomy says: All right. Jimbotomy says: If x = 4, and y = 3x, and zippo = 2y + x, what is 2z+3? Jimbotomy says: "zippo" should be "z" Megabrain says: ok Jimbotomy says: Darned nicknames. Megabrain says: one sec Megabrain says: let me think this out :) Jimbotomy steps on something. Megabrain says: 12x+3? Jimbotomy twitches their nose. Jimbotomy says: In real terms. Jimbotomy says: Where x is equal to 4. Megabrain says: oh yeah Megabrain says: didn't see that Megabrain says: 59? Jimbotomy says: Correct! Megabrain goes, "Woo! Woo!" Jimbotomy says: Very good. Let's move on. Megabrain says: ok Jimbotomy says: Complete this sequence of numbers: 1 3 6 10 __ Megabrain says: 15 Jimbotomy says: Very good! Megabrain laFs. Jimbotomy says: Okay, that's it for the easy questions. Let's move on to some that are more difficult. Megabrain goes, "Doh!" Megabrain says: ok Megabrain crosses its fingers. Jimbotomy says: George is tipsy one night and falls into a circular fountain at the center of town. Jimbotomy says: He grasps for the wall, stands up. Jimbotomy says: Then, he walks due south for 6 feet, until he hits a wall at the edge of the fountain. Jimbotomy says: He then turns due east and walks another 8 feet before hitting the edge of the fountain again. Jimbotomy says: At this point, he decides he has had enough fun and goes home. Megabrain scratches its forehead thoughtfully. Jimbotomy says: What's the diameter of the fountain? Megabrain says: hrm... Megabrain says: 64? Jimbotomy says: Nope. 10 feet. Megabrain says: why'd that? Megabrain bonks itself on the head. Jimbotomy says: The distance he travels forms the legs of a right triangle, of which the diameter is the hypotnuse. Megabrain says: i should study my math more Megabrain says: laf Jimbotomy says: Pythageros (spelling) and whatever later. Megabrain says: i get it Jimbotomy says: Okay. Jimbotomy says: Next question. Jimbotomy says: Bob is bear hunting. Jimbotomy says: He gathers stuff from camp and makes preparations. Jimbotomy says: He then walks one half a kilometer due south, at which point he spots a bear. Jimbotomy says: He fumbles around with his gun, but the bear runs off. Jimbotomy says: He then follows the bear another half kilometer due south, where he finds the bear, takes aim, and discovers he has forgotten to load the gun. Jimbotomy says: The bear runs due east, and Bob runs after him. Jimbotomy says: A half kilometer later (after walking due east), he finds the bear again, aims, shoots, and misses. Jimbotomy says: The bear runs another half kilometer due east, and Bob follows him. Megabrain says: stupid hunter :) Jimbotomy says: He then takes aim yet again, but his gun jams. Megabrain smirks. Jimbotomy says: Disgusted at himself, he walks one kilometer north back to Jimbotomy says: What color was the bear? Megabrain says: bear color? Megabrain says: black or brown? Jimbotomy says: Is that your answer? Megabrain says: hrm...let me think Megabrain smirks. Megabrain says: brown Jimbotomy says: Wrong. The bear was white. Megabrain says: sigh Megabrain says: why's that? Megabrain screams loudly! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Megabrain rolls its eyes. Jimbotomy says: Well, the hunter went one kilometer south, one kilometer east, and one kilometer north, and was back at the spot he started. Megabrain says: where does it say it was a polar bear? Megabrain says: so? Megabrain says: :) Jimbotomy says: Thus, he was at the north pole, where the only bears are polar bears. Megabrain screams loudly! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Jimbotomy says: A related question. Megabrain says: ok Jimbotomy says: If you start at the north pole, go 1 km south, 1 km east, and 1km north, you'll end up at the same spot. Jimbotomy says: Are the any other places where you can do the same thing? Megabrain says: but i got no brain :) Megabrain says: hrm Megabrain goes, "This sucks, Butt-Head! Change it! Change it! Change it!" Megabrain says: i dunno...south pole? Jimbotomy says: At the south pole, you cannot go south. Megabrain says: shrug Jimbotomy says: So. no, that's incorrect. Megabrain says: whats the answer now? :) Jimbotomy says: If you start one and 1/3.14 km from the south pole, though, you can go south one kilometer... Jimbotomy says: Then traveling east one km will take you in a complete circle around the pole...then, going north one km will take you back to your original spot. Jimbotomy says: Next question. Megabrain says: ok Jimbotomy says: If all arlks are blums, and some blums are cepts, what do you know about the relationship between arlks and cepts? Jimbotomy says: Rather, what can you prove about the relationship between arlks and cepts? Megabrain says: they're blums? Megabrain says: no not really :) Megabrain says: they're the same? Jimbotomy says: Is there at least one arlk that is a cept? Megabrain flips head over heels. Megabrain says: yes Jimbotomy says: Are all arlks cepts? Megabrain says: nope Megabrain says: they could... Megabrain says: but not neccessarily Jimbotomy says: So, you are saying that "some arlks are cepts"? Megabrain says: yah Jimbotomy says: Wrong. Megabrain sighs. Megabrain says: whast the answer now Jimbotomy says: All dogs are mammals. Some mammals are cats. No dogs are cats. Megabrain screams loudly! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Jimbotomy says: dog = arlk, mammal = blum, and cat = cept. Megabrain says: where do you learn that? :) Jimbotomy says: Simple logic, really. Megabrain says: heh Megabrain sighs. Jimbotomy says: Okay, one last question. Megabrain says: ok Megabrain nods nog nog screwed screwed. Jimbotomy says: Explain the process of nuclear fusion as it occurs in a tokomak reactor. Megabrain: say i have no idea Megabrain says: what? Megabrain says: chain reaction? Jimbotomy says: Well, you have deuterium, which is hydrogen with 1 neutron, and tritium, which is hydrogen with 2 neutrons (which is also unstable) Jimbotomy says: At sufficient temperatures and pressures driven by magnetic fields, the nuclei of the deuterium collide, forming He3 and a neutron. An additional dueterium nuclei can collide with that He3 nuclei and form He4 and H, but that's not necessary. Jimbotomy says: It's easier for deuterium and tritium to fuse and create He4 because of the extra neutrons, but tritium is rare and unstable. Jimbotomy says: All right. That concludes the knowledge test. Megabrain says: of which i have none :) Jimbotomy says: Now, would you still like to be a frob? Megabrain says: yah Jimbotomy says: Okay, I'll go on to some questions about frobbing in particular. Jimbotomy says: What coding experience do you have? Megabrain smirks. Megabrain says: quick basic and going over totimeslip's and watching him :) Megabrain says: which is to say...not all to much Jimbotomy says: Okay. Jimbotomy says: Have you ever played on another mud? Megabrain says: nope Megabrain: say i'm a tipper Jimbotomy says: Have you ever wizzes on another mud? Jimbotomy says: Wizzed, rather? Megabrain shakes its head. Jimbotomy says: Okay, here's a line of code. Evaluate what it does. Megabrain goes, "Doh!" Megabrain says: ok Jimbotomy says: foo = (foo<0?-foo:foo) Megabrain scratches its forehead thoughtfully. Megabrain says: it does nothing? Jimbotomy shakes his head. Megabrain sighs. Jimbotomy says: It changes foo to the absolute value of foo. Megabrain says: it say foo? Megabrain says: why would you wanna do that? Jimbotomy says: That's a good question, Megabrain. Why would someone want to do that? Jimbotomy says: And that's your next question. Megabrain says: ok Megabrain says: so they can annoy stupid frob wannabe's Megabrain says: and Megabrain says: your bored? Jimbotomy says: If, for instance, you want the distance from one point to another, it makes little sense to keep it as a negative number. Megabrain grumbles. Jimbotomy says: Okay. Here's an ethical question. Megabrain says: okay Jimbotomy says: A friend of yours wanders into an area. Jimbotomy says: He's never explored the area before. Jimbotomy says: He enters a room, and fights a monster. Jimbotomy says: His wimpy kicks in, which moves him to a different room, where another monster waits. That monster attacks, and forces another wimpy. Jimbotomy says: The player then goes link-dead, but, upon coming back, discovers that he has died. He then asks you to unkill him. Jimbotomy says: What do you do? Megabrain says: don't do it Megabrain says: or ask permission Jimbotomy says: Wrong. Megabrain says: what? Jimbotomy says: First of all, you just ignore him. Jimbotomy says: As a frob, you should not even talk to mortals. Jimbotomy says: Secondly, you should not ask permission, because it's obviously a fair kill. Jimbotomy says: Thirdly, you should kill the mortal again for being so stupid and presumptuous. Jimbotomy says: Okay. Jimbotomy says: I think that's it. Let's review. Megabrain goes, "Doh!" Jimbotomy says: You got most of the basic general questions right. Megabrain laFs. Jimbotomy says: But when they got tougher, you didn't get a single one. Megabrain says: 1 plus 1 :) Jimbotomy says: You have no coding experience; you've never played or wizzed on another mud. Jimbotomy says: You have little knowledge of code, and your ethics could use some work. Megabrain says: in other words i suck Jimbotomy says: Now, I have one final question. Jimbotomy says: Actually, one task for you to perform. Jimbotomy waves his paws frantically! Something appears out of nothingness. Jimbotomy points at piano. Jimbotomy says: As I said previously today... Jimbotomy says: This piano, if you play it twice, it will either kill you or give you 3000000 exp. Jimbotomy says: This, however, is a different version of the piano. Jimbotomy says: It will either kill you or frob you. Jimbotomy says: Now, you can say "Forget it", and leave right now. Jimbotomy says: Or you can play the piano. Jimbotomy says: Your choice. Megabrain plays the piano. Thankfully, the piano doesn't explode. Megabrain says: i played it Jimbotomy says: You have to play it twice. Megabrain plays the piano. The piano explodes! _Piano kills Megabrain!_ An eerie mist rises from Megabrain's corpse. A new piano miraculously replaces the old one. The ghost of Megabrain says: oh well Jimbotomy says: Darn. Too bad for you. Nice try, though. You start rolling on the floor, laughing hysterically. The ghost of Megabrain says: hehe Jimbotomy says: Have a good day. Jimbotomy is through playing now. The ghost of Megabrain has no brain <tempest>. The ghost of Megabrain says: uh huh --Timeslip AKA Alvin Dimples or Dyrc's favorite=SlimeTip
