Friday, December 22, 2006
20 Questions - Two Answers
It's interesting to note that according to the written rules of Twenty Questions, you can play the whole game and still need only two answers. Yes, No.
Many years ago, my friend David Thornburg invited me to play 20 questions with a computer.
Is it Animal? I typed. No, it answered. Vegetable? Yes. Edible? Yes. Is it Yellow? No. Corn? No. Is it Green? No. Red? No. White? Yes. (Aha, a white, edible vegetable!) A Cauliflower? No. A Turnip? No. A Jicima? Yes.
I was relatively impressed with the way the computer played. It certainly picked a difficult enough challenge. Jicima!
Listen to today's 20 Questions FunCast and read it here.
from Bernie DeKoven, funsmith
Many years ago, my friend David Thornburg invited me to play 20 questions with a computer.
Is it Animal? I typed. No, it answered. Vegetable? Yes. Edible? Yes. Is it Yellow? No. Corn? No. Is it Green? No. Red? No. White? Yes. (Aha, a white, edible vegetable!) A Cauliflower? No. A Turnip? No. A Jicima? Yes.
I was relatively impressed with the way the computer played. It certainly picked a difficult enough challenge. Jicima!
Listen to today's 20 Questions FunCast and read it here.
from Bernie DeKoven, funsmith
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