Give a hoot
So via the BBC I was made aware of FreeRice, which assuming it does what it says on the tin (and I have no reason to doubt that), then I'm both improving my word knowledge and donating some rice. Which is neat.
Also, if you get bored of naming words, rap in chart form. So them are just meh, but the good ones are awesome.
Also, if you get bored of naming words, rap in chart form. So them are just meh, but the good ones are awesome.
I got bored/incompetent after 1,000 grains of rice. The highest skill level I achieved was 45, but I finished off at level 40.
Their algorithm for keeping the user on the edge of his vocabulary is pretty decent.
Posted by
Anonymous |
1:54 PM
I got up to 46 for one brief, shining moment. Haven't been able to get past about 43 since.
Posted by
Ian |
7:26 PM
45, with 960 grains. really interesting word choiced. some were pure guesses.
Posted by
Anonymous |
10:39 PM
should be choices.
Posted by
Anonymous |
10:40 PM
Yeah, some of mine were pure guesses, and a lot more were semi-educated ones. 45's pretty impressive, dad!
Posted by
Ian |
9:21 AM
Yeah, for an old man, with dying brain cells.
Posted by
Anonymous |
8:16 PM
Hey, mine are dying too.
Posted by
Ian |
11:12 PM
I played this at work last weekend after it was posted in a few LJs that I read.
I made it up to 1300ish grains, but I kept peaking out at ~42.
The ones that trip me up are the ones where the definition sounds "too easy", and to me it sounds like a government and/or Latin term, but really it's an easy one. Like "Whitebill" is a woodpecker, not something in Parliament. :P
Posted by
Caitlin @ Clutter Cubed |
7:20 AM