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The Bathtub Test
>
>
>
> >> During a visit to the mental asylum, I asked the
> Director
> how do
> >> You determine whether or not a patient should be
> institutionalized.
> >>
> >> 'Well,' said the Director, 'we
> fill up a bathtub, then we offer a
> >> teaspoon, a teacup and a
> bucket to the patient and ask him or her to
> >> empty the bathtub.'
>
> >>
> >> 'Oh, I understand,' I said. 'A normal
> person would
> use the bucket because
> >> it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup.'
>
>
> >>
> >> 'No.' said the Director, 'A normal
> person would pull
> the plug. Do you
> >> want a bed near the window?'
> >>
>
> >>
> >> ARE YOU GOING TO PASS THIS ON, OR DO YOU WANT THE
> BED NEXT TO MINE?
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The Bathtub Test
>
>
>
> >> During a visit to the mental asylum, I asked the
> Director
> how do
> >> You determine whether or not a patient should be
> institutionalized.
> >>
> >> 'Well,' said the Director, 'we
> fill up a bathtub, then we offer a
> >> teaspoon, a teacup and a
> bucket to the patient and ask him or her to
> >> empty the bathtub.'
>
> >>
> >> 'Oh, I understand,' I said. 'A normal
> person would
> use the bucket because
> >> it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup.'
>
>
> >>
> >> 'No.' said the Director, 'A normal
> person would pull
> the plug. Do you
> >> want a bed near the window?'
> >>
>
> >>
> >> ARE YOU GOING TO PASS THIS ON, OR DO YOU WANT THE
> BED NEXT TO MINE?
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