# Click on the dots; they guess your age **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 20, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224 "2013-04-20T16:33:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/21 "2013-04-20T17:38:44Z")
It put me at 47 and I’m 46 - gosh, I guess that means I “mouse” older than I am! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/22 "2013-04-20T17:40:50Z")
Our best guess is that you are **32**. Is it close? To help us improve the system, please tell us your actual age: **53** ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/23 "2013-04-20T17:44:11Z")
They guesses 30; I’m almost 38. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/24 "2013-04-20T17:47:23Z")
I tried it with my graphics pad, which went a lot faster, but it still guessed in the same range, this time settling for 31. I guess it doesn’t just look at speed, but according to the explanation, 60 different factors. ---
**Author:** ![emcee2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emcee2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emcee2k)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/25 "2013-04-20T17:53:17Z")
It guessed 28. I’m 29. I almost didn’t do this until I saw the Harvard address. I figured I could be pretty confident they wouldn’t suddenly scream at me. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/26 "2013-04-20T18:00:41Z")
It guessed 53; I’m 65. But I’ve always had excellent hand/eye skills. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/27 "2013-04-20T18:00:46Z")
It guessed 38 & I am 34. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/28 "2013-04-20T18:01:20Z")
Got 31. I’m 36. I’m surprised, actually…Based on how bad I suck at twitchy games, I expected it to peg me as older, not younger… (Didn’t expect much more variance from the actual age, though, just wrong in the other direction.) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Butterfly\_s\_Ghost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_butterfly_s_ghost/32/3462_2.png) [@The\_Butterfly\_s\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Butterfly_s_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/29 "2013-04-20T18:07:23Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > Guess 29. I am 30. > > Did anypony get a guessed age lower than 29? It guessed 27 for me. I’m 39… . ---
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/30 "2013-04-20T18:15:30Z")
I’m 52. It guessed 36. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/31 "2013-04-20T18:20:22Z")
Did your dots keep blowing up when you clicked them? neither did mine. Guessed 31 and I’m 50. 50! [kicks out in a karate pose] FIFTY! ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/32 "2013-04-20T18:36:10Z")
It guessed 29, I’m 43. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/33 "2013-04-20T18:44:23Z")
I used a touchpad on a netbook and it gauged me as 6 years older than I am (they guessed 43). Many dots were not possible to click on one swipe of the touchpad, but required two or more. that’s my excuse anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/34 "2013-04-20T18:48:39Z")
It guessed right on the money for me (28) but, reading these responses, it’s probably a coincidence. ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/35 "2013-04-20T18:54:23Z")
I’m in my mid fifties and it guessed me as 40. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/36 "2013-04-20T19:01:48Z")
Guessed 43, and I’m 58-almost-59. ---
**Author:** ![ptr2void](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ptr2void/32/3406_2.png) [@ptr2void](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ptr2void)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/37 "2013-04-20T19:07:23Z")
Guessed 29, I’m 45. I thought I was doing poorly because I use a trackpad, and I missed a few times. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/38 "2013-04-20T19:07:36Z")
They guessed 29, and I’m 28. (They seem to be guessing 29 for many people posting here.) ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/39 "2013-04-20T19:13:50Z")
It guessed 33 and I am 33. …but it seems to guess between 28 and 34 most of the time judging from the replies here… ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224/40 "2013-04-20T19:16:50Z")
Our best guess is that you are 40. Is it close? To help us improve the system, please tell us your actual age **56**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-on-the-dots-they-guess-your-age/656224.md?page=3)