Which One Doesn't Belong? (Poll)

[Laura Corin]

Before... someone was thinking "orng" (trying for 1 syllable:-)

 

Carrie:-)

 

Texan husband does tend to run orange together.

 

Laura

[dirty ethel rackham]

I think a case may be made for both red and green. Red is the only primary color. However, green is the only color that is made without red.

[Laura Corin]

I pick orange. It's the only one that is a color and an object.

 

Laura

[gardening momma]

I think a case may be made for both red and green. Red is the only primary color. However, green is the only color that is made without red.

Red is the only primary color, but pink is the only one that is not primary or secondary. That should eliminate those methods of figuring it out.

[Tiff in TX]

Pink

 

ETA: Oh, wait, I just saw the "shades of red" theory, and now I want to change my answer to green. :)

 

Odd... I initially voted 'Green' because of the shades of red theory, but I would now like to defect to 'Red' because of the primary color classification....:confused:

 

:bigear: Waiting for an answer... please?

[Kathleen in VA]

I pick orange. It's the only one that is a color and an object.

 

Ooohhh, this is very good. I like this answer.:)

[Spy Car]

This begs a new poll - how many syllables does "orange" have?

 

I say two - or-ange:D

 

I thought three.

 

or-an-ge

 

Bill (ignoring the pleas of the desperate :tongue_smilie:)

[Kathleen in VA]

I thought three.

 

or-an-ge

 

Bill (ignoring the pleas of the desperate :tongue_smilie:)

 

AAACCCKKKK!!! Now that's just mean.:glare:

[gardening momma]

being nitpicky here--->A pink is a flower...pinks...dianthus. :leaving:

[LauraGB]

Maybe its purple because its the only one that doesn't have argument for it.:tongue_smilie:

[secular_mom]

I voted Pink- there is an i in pink and not in the other colors.

[johnandtinagilbert]

:iagree:

Green. No red in that one.

 

Right?

[*********]

Maybe its purple because its the only one that doesn't have argument for it.:tongue_smilie:

 

I like this. :001_smile:

[Jen500]

I voted pink because it's the only one that doesn't have an r and an e. That doesn't seem right to me, though.

[Sputterduck]

Green because there is no red in that color.

[Matryoshka]

I'd say green.

All the others are shades of/made with red.

 

:iagree: That was my thought process as well.

[jenL]

I'd say green.

All the others are shades of/made with red.

 

This was my reasoning. I only read the first page of posts, sorry if I'm backlogging us.

[*********]

Ok, I don't understand anymore what we're doing here. If Spy Car won't tell us what the right answer is, what's the point.

 

What is the answer?! :)

 

(Maybe it's a social experiment to see if Bethany freaks out if she doesn't get it right. Good grief, I have issues. :D)

Edited October 19, 2009 by bethanyniez

[Paula in PA]

Green. No red in that one.

 

Right?

 

That was my thought as well.

[Nakia]

Ok, I don't understand anymore what we're doing here. If Spy Car won't tell us what the right answer is, what's the point.

 

What is the answer?! :)

 

(Maybe it's a social experiment to see if Bethany freaks out if she doesn't get it right. Good grief, I have issues. :D)

 

Oh he will tell us...............eventually! :D

[Spy Car]

Maybe its purple because its the only one that doesn't have argument for it.:tongue_smilie:

 

I like this. :001_smile:

 

Oh, I like this one too. "Scary-smart" :lol:

 

I'm sure a consensus must be emerging...let's go check the poll [cue "traveling music"]

 

Duh, duh, duh, dum, duh, duh, duh. Duh, duh...

 

Hmm, no consensus yet :D

 

Bill

[*********]

Oh he will tell us...............eventually! :D

 

Ot, but Nakia, you are totally cute in your picture. :)

[Nakia]

Ot, but Nakia, you are totally cute in your picture. :)

 

Awwwww, thank you!!!

[Denisemomof4]

Ok, I don't understand anymore what we're doing here. If Spy Car won't tell us what the right answer is, what's the point.

 

What is the answer?! :)

 

(Maybe it's a social experiment to see if Bethany freaks out if she doesn't get it right. Good grief, I have issues. :D)

 

YOU'RE *really* funny in this thread! Come on, Bill, Bethany NEEDS to know the answer! You're ruining her whole day by keeping her waiting!!! :lol:

[Spy Car]

Oh he will tell us...............eventually! :D

 

Yes eventually I'll tell you what the book "says", but is that the "right answer". Who knows?

 

Yes, cute picture.

 

Bill

[nmoira]

I'd say green.

All the others are shades of/made with red.

That's what I voted, and why.

 

Edited to add: IMHO, as long as you can justify your choice, it's right.

Edited October 19, 2009 by nmoira

[Kathleen in VA]

Yes eventually I'll tell you what the book "says", but is that the "right answer". Who knows?

 

Yes, cute picture.

 

Bill

 

Well, Bill, as soon as you tell us what the book says we can begin the twenty pages of debate about whether that was really and truly the "right" answer. I say let's get to it.:D

[Spy Car]

Well, Bill, as soon as you tell us what the book says we can begin the twenty pages of debate about whether that was really and truly the "right" answer. I say let's get to it.:D

 

Maybe we need a poll to determine when I should "spill"? :D

 

Besides I'm not sure there really is one right answer (blatant pander designed to assuage the feelings of the great many who are sure to be "wrong" :tongue_smilie:).

 

Bill

[helena]

orange, because it's the only one that starts with a vowel?

[JoyfulMama]

Orange - because it's not just a color, but moonlights as a fruit

Green - out because it doesn't contain red

Red - out because it's the only primary

Pink - has no R or E; is not primary or secondary; not a color, it's a tint; not in the rainbow;

 

Well... I think Pink has more reasons to be out.

(And, it was my first choice.)

 

Now, when we look at it from a Ker standpoint, as this was the target audience, I would have to say that the simpler answer is correct, Pink, since it is not primary or secondary, or in a box of 8 crayons (or in a rainbow).

 

DD9: Pink, because it's not made up of primary colors, as white is not a primary color. Red is made up of primary colors, because it IS a primary color.

 

And... umm... is it my imagination, or is Pink italicized in the poll?

Edited October 19, 2009 by JoyfulMama
dd9 added her $.02

[Kathleen in VA]

Orange - because it's not just a color, but moonlights as a fruit

Green - out because it doesn't contain red

Red - out because it's the only primary

Pink - has no R or E; is not primary or secondary; not a color, it's a tint; not in the rainbow;

 

Well... I think Pink has more reasons to be out.

(And, it was my first choice.)

 

Now, when we look at it from a Ker standpoint, as this was the target audience, I would have to say that the simpler answer is correct, Pink, since it is not primary or secondary, or in a box of 8 crayons (or in a rainbow).

 

Which proves that since I chose pink I think like a K'er:lol::lol:. That could be a good thing, right?:D

[johnandtinagilbert]

:lol::lol: Bill, I think our brains are about to explode.....drum roll just for you....

[gardening momma]

I voted Pink- there is an i in pink and not in the other colors.

Purple is the only one with a U and Red is the only one with a D, Pink is the only one with an I. So that rules out that method.

[Daisy]

Come on, Bill! I'm totally ignoring the education of my children and it is all your fault. SPILL.

[BikeBookBread]

Haven't read through all of them, and I'm not that smart, but I think it's green b/c all of the other colors have an element of red in them.

[Spy Car]

Ok here we go.

 

First, the prize for my favorite answer goes to LauraGB for:

 

"Maybe its purple because its the only one that doesn't have argument for it".

 

I think I'd sent her off to some institution for "evaluation," and close monitoring :D

 

Honorable mention to Daisy for:

 

"I pick orange. It's the only one that is a color and an object.

 

I don't know enough about color theory, but Green...seems plausible. But "wrong" (according to the book).

 

Pink was my first thought. Being a pastel and a shade of another color. But that was wrong too.

 

So drum-roll while I look up the correct answer......Darn! Where did I leave those reading glasses???

Edited October 19, 2009 by Spy Car

[*********]

Purple is the only one with a U and Red is the only one with a D, Pink is the only one with an I. So that rules out that method.

 

You think waaaaay too hard for me. :001_smile:

 

IMHO, as long as you can justify your choice, it's right.

 

I like this. :D

 

orange, because it's the only one that starts with a vowel?

 

You win the-most-obscure-yet-obvious award. :D I like that answer. Why is this thread so fun to me? Maybe I just like to see how people think...

Edited October 19, 2009 by bethanyniez
too, to, two. :O)

[lionfamily1999]

Post the answer!

 

 

ETA, this just shows that you can know TOO much. I went with red, only primary, but now..... well....... all of them have some sort of merit. Color theory is bebopping through my head.

Edited October 19, 2009 by lionfamily1999

[OhM]

orange, because it's the only one that starts with a vowel?

 

oooh- good one!

[LauraGB]

First, the prize for my favorite answer goes to LauraGB for:

 

"Maybe its purple because its the only one that doesn't have argument for it".

 

I think I'd sent her off to some institution for "evaluation," and close monitoring :D

 

 

 

How do you think I became so scary smart??!

[Daisy]

Didn't Bill basically tell us it is red? He seems to have eliminated (indirectly) the other colors. But I suppose he is just messing with us.

[Rosy]

Someone help Bill find his reading glasses!

[Laurie4b]

Green. No red in that one.

 

Right?

 

That's how I voted, but my hobby is painting. All the colors but green have red in them.

 

You could say that red is the odd one out as the only primary.

 

The problem with this is that with either answer, the ones left are 3 of one kind and 1 of another: either 3 mixtures containing red plus pure red, or 4 mixtures, one of which has no red.

 

Poorly written problem, but it does give opportunity for development of thinking skills!

[Impish]

I was going for orange. Its the only one that begins and ends in a vowel.

 

Green makes sense, as does red that's the only primary colour.

 

Spill it, Bill!

[abbeyej]

I don't care what the book says, the answer is *obviously* pink. :P The others are all found on the color wheel, but pink, being a tint, is just off in NeverLand somewhere mixing the red with white. So there. :P ;)

[Spy Car]

Note to self: always look for the readers on top of your head.

 

So, in case your powers of deduction are less than strong....the book (which keeps the author's names hidden [for obvious reasons]) says:

 

Red.

 

I'm assuming because red is the only primary colo(u)r, but no explanation is offered.

 

Parragon Books is located in Bath England in case you want to beat up the publishers with a cricket-bat :D

 

I have the address

 

Thanks for playing!

 

Feel free to argue it out. For the historical record the Poll results at the time of spill were:

 

Orange 7 (5.47%)

Purple 2 (1.56%)

Green 45 (35.16%)

Pink 36 (28.13%)

Red 38 (29.69%)

 

Which means only 70.31% of the participants (on a forum where the average IQ is over 140 :tongue_smilie:) got it wrong. Not bad! :D

 

Bill

[Kathleen in VA]

How about reverse psychology? I don't care what the answer is. I could go my whole life without EVER knowing what the answer is.:D

 

ETA: Too late, lol.

[lionfamily1999]

Isn't this why so many places stopped using the IOWA tests? The answers were too easily subject to debate.

[Spy Car]

Didn't Bill basically tell us it is red? He seems to have eliminated (indirectly) the other colors. But I suppose he is just messing with us.

 

Oh Daisy, it's refreshing that someone is playing attention :D

 

Bill

[Kathleen in VA]

Oh Daisy, it's refreshing that someone is playing attention :D

 

Bill

 

Did you mean to say "playing" attention? :D