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1. 1. carlossd7777 03:35 PM 6/15/12

   Can't take the quiz...question 10 is cutoff.

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2. 2. live.the.future 07:48 PM 6/15/12

   From the wording and type of questions asked, being shy could skew the results even though said shy person could otherwise be very agreeable and friendly.

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3. 3. Cleverusername 10:17 PM 6/15/12

   You could always imagine someone nicer/meaner than you to make yourself feel better. Check out this article on imaginary siblings--turns out kids aren't the only ones.
   
   http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/hc-op-barreca-secretly-wishing-for-divine-sisterho-20120614,0,1810523.column

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4. 4. henhez 01:19 AM 6/16/12

   For shame Scientific American. This "quiz" is ridiculously trite.
   In fact, I just now wrote a similar, yet superior quiz!
   It's called the: "Are you a super cool, awesome, better-than-everyone else type person?"
   1)"Are you awesome?" [yes] or [no]
   2)"You're surely the coolest person you know, right?" [yes] or [no]
   3)"I'm kind of a big deal!" [yes] or [no]
   
   WOW, way to go! You scored a 100% on the "Are you a super cool, awesome, better-than-everyone else person quiz." You ARE kind of a big deal! weeeeeeeee!!!!!
   
   Very "scientific" indeed.

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5. 5. bucketofsquid 04:55 PM 6/25/12

   This is a very subjective quiz and not at all objective which is a requirement of science. I'm not saying I could do better but a more accurate quiz would involve self assessment and assessment by others.

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6. 6. turtle2258 02:49 AM 9/9/12

   I was going to respond to 7777 but I just found out I'm about 3 months late. If he's ever back, the way to get the rest of question 10 is to scroll down the dark bar on the right a little.

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