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xkcd #2966: Exam Numbers (xkcd.com)
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Calligraphy exam: Write down the number 37, spelled out, nicely.

explananation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2966:_Exam_Numbers

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[–] spongebue 5 points 4 months ago

The goal in the upstream comment wasn't to get the answer right for you, it's to skew the average so badly that nobody gets it right, and the bell curve adjusts accordingly for everyone.

Not a bad strategy to be honest