Yes, I succeeded in performing a memory test similar but not identical to the one that the Japanese chimps do. Which is good, because they'd also tried it on the average man on the street in Hammersmith, and apparently the general public struggled with it. So I defended the intellectual honour of the human race there. And a bit earlier on in Soho I recited pi to a thousand places for Tiger Aspect productions, which was fun. I'd insisted on doing that, just because I wanted a change from the inevitable pack of cards I always do for these people (I also did a pack of cards for Blink, the TV company with the monkeys*). And I think I got it right, too, after a bit of revision on the train journey from Derby.
And speaking of memory, if you send a company an email about a job, mention the memory stuff in it, and forget to attach your CV, that's probably not a good move, is it?
Also, check out Gaby Kappus's website for a very cool picture of me!
*Monkeys aren't chimps, and vice versa, I'm well aware of that. But I think 'monkeys' sounds funnier in a blog post.
If that picture is any kind of indication, your physician has really fancy sample cups.
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ReplyDeleteBen walks away from chimp cage: "Stop gibbering and waving your arms chimp! I showed you who has the sharpest memory!"
Gibbering Chimp turns to another chimp: "I keep telling him he's left his hat here but he won't listen!!"