A Hit-the-Dot Game: Can You Pick the Dot in the Middle?

Facebook ↗WhatsApp ↗
2 0 Edit this post
A Hit-the-Dot Game: Can You Pick the Dot in the Middle?

Look at the dots and pick the one in the middle. Good luck!


Games like this could actively improve your brain power. (Correction: there is little evidence that such games improve everyday thinking. In 2016 the US Federal Trade Commission fined the maker of Lumosity $2 million, saying it “did not have the science to back up its ads”.) Due to the everyday duties of our life, parts of our brain can become a little unused.


As we get older it becomes more important than ever to ensure that we use all the parts of the brain and keep them functioning until we get into our much older years. (Correction: the idea that parts of the brain sit unused is a myth; neurologist Barry Gordon told Scientific American that “we use virtually every part of the brain”.)


Look at the dots and pick the one in the middle. Did you pass? Let us know in comments.


Quiz: Can You Find the Middle Every Time?

No dots to click this time: ten quick questions where the answer is always the one in the middle. Take your time and enjoy it as a game.

  1. Which number is exactly halfway between 14 and 30?

    (14 + 30) / 2 = 22.

  2. What is the middle value (median) of 3, 12, 7, 9, 4?

    In order the numbers are 3, 4, 7, 9, 12, so 7 is in the middle.

  3. What is the middle letter of the word WORLD?

    W-O-R-L-D has five letters, and R is the third.

  4. If a week runs from Monday to Sunday, which day is in the middle?

    Thursday is the fourth of seven days, with three days on each side.

  5. What is the midpoint between the points (2, 4) and (8, 10)?

    Average each coordinate: (2+8)/2 = 5 and (4+10)/2 = 7.

  6. What time is exactly halfway between 9:00 and 13:00?

    The gap is four hours, so halfway is two hours after 9:00.

  7. Which number is halfway between -6 and 10?

    (-6 + 10) / 2 = 2.

  8. In a row of 15 seats numbered 1 to 15, which seat is in the middle?

    Seat 8 has seven seats on each side.

  9. Which swatch is closest to the grey halfway between black and white?

    #808080 sits in the middle of the scale from #000000 (black) to #FFFFFF (white).

  10. Which vowel is in the middle of A, E, I, O, U?

    I is third of the five vowels, with two on each side.

Off-centre

The middle can be slippery! Have another look at the explanations and try again.

Getting there

A good effort. A few slipped to one side, but you clearly have the idea.

Centred

Very good. You find the middle with confidence.

Bullseye

Perfect aim! You hit the middle almost every time.


Related:

Labels:

Facebook ↗WhatsApp ↗

COMMENTS

BLOGGER: 2