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Choose between 1 2 3 4? (hdragomir.com)
1 point by hdragomir on March 14, 2014 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



"That's because 3 is all nice and curvy while the others each have at least one straight line.

Our mind thinks it stands out. "

I'm deeply sceptical of that claim. If you ask people to pick a number from one to ten, they're more likely to pick seven than three, six, eight or nine, which are all round and curvy. And if you ask people to pick a number from one to fifty, they're most likely to pick thirty-seven.




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