# Think of a number one through four and click here

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 26, 2002, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-number-one-through-four-and-click-here/125672 "2002-08-26T19:45:22Z")\
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**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:** [August 29, 2002, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-number-one-through-four-and-click-here/125672/61 "2002-08-29T16:37:12Z")

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Well, he didn’t say pick a number between. He said “think of a number one through four.” Now whether some people exclude that based on how they hear the problem, who knows. (And many Dopers have picked irrational numbers just to tick off Scylla.) However, I am _greatly_ skeptical that 95% of people choose “3.” I do think a slight statistical bias toward the numbers 2 and 3 would be evident. But such an overwhelming bias seems ludicrous.

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**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-number-one-through-four-and-click-here/125672/62 "2002-08-29T17:29:48Z")

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First Scylla guesses the wrong number (I picked 4) and then I find out he used to play D&D when he was younger.

My world is crumbling :-/

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-number-one-through-four-and-click-here/125672/63 "2002-08-29T17:56:07Z")

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A kid in a top hat and cape? Is this kid the Phantom of Sesame Street?

I picked 3. I always pick 3. I like 3. 3 is good.

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**Author:** ![Morgainelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Morgainelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgainelf)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-number-one-through-four-and-click-here/125672/64 "2002-08-29T18:14:14Z")

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I also picked 3. This is obviously the right answer. Thank you **Scylla** for having the courage to champion the truth.

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