slacker Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 A man went to a TV station and bought one minute’s worth of advertising time. He handed a videocassette to the station manager and learned to the second exactly when his one-minute tape would be on the station. Just before the scheduled time, the man turned on his TV set, tuned in to the correct channel and waited. At exactly the time for ad, a test pattern came on. The sound, an intense pure tone, did not change for a full minute. The picture stayed the same too. Then the man, pleased, turned off his TV set. Explain. Quote Link to comment
NamelessHusker Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 When you say test Pattern, do you mean something like this Quote Link to comment
slacker Posted December 20, 2005 Author Share Posted December 20, 2005 When you say test Pattern, do you mean something like this When you say test Pattern, do you mean something like this YES Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 He owned a paint store? He was advertising for Close Encounters? He owned a alternative lifestyle bar/cafe/restaurant? Quote Link to comment
NamelessHusker Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 He was secretly communicating with Aliens? He was trying to piss sooner fans off during a football game for 1 minute He was autistic (like rain man) Someone bet him to do it? Quote Link to comment
slacker Posted December 20, 2005 Author Share Posted December 20, 2005 He owned a paint store? He was advertising for Close Encounters? He owned a alternative lifestyle bar/cafe/restaurant? He owned a paint store? NO He was advertising for Close Encounters? NO He owned a alternative lifestyle bar/cafe/restaurant? NO Quote Link to comment
slacker Posted December 20, 2005 Author Share Posted December 20, 2005 He was secretly communicating with Aliens? He was trying to piss sooner fans off during a football game for 1 minute He was autistic (like rain man) Someone bet him to do it? He was secretly communicating with Aliens? NO He was trying to piss sooner fans off during a football game for 1 minute NO He was autistic (like rain man) NO Someone bet him to do it? NO Quote Link to comment
NamelessHusker Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 He was color blind He was crazy He wanted to piss people off watching tv Was this ad played during a tv show? Is there something important about the AD? Would it make a difference if he played it at another time? Did the main gain anything financially out of it? Did the AD feature a message? Was the test pattern a secret code like the divincci code? Was what he was doing at the time the AD played important? Did the test pattern have anything to do with his job? Did the test pattern have anything to do with his personal life? Quote Link to comment
slacker Posted December 21, 2005 Author Share Posted December 21, 2005 He was color blind He was crazy He wanted to piss people off watching tv Was this ad played during a tv show? Is there something important about the AD? Would it make a difference if he played it at another time? Did the main gain anything financially out of it? Did the AD feature a message? Was the test pattern a secret code like the divincci code? Was what he was doing at the time the AD played important? Did the test pattern have anything to do with his job? Did the test pattern have anything to do with his personal life? He was color blind. NO He was crazy. NO He wanted to piss people off watching tv. NO, although someone might get pissed. Was this ad played during a tv show? NO, not durring. Is there something important about the AD? NO, not the ad itself. Would it make a difference if he played it at another time? YES Did the main gain anything financially out of it? NO Did the AD feature a message? NO Was the test pattern a secret code like the divincci code? NO Was what he was doing at the time the AD played important? NO Did the test pattern have anything to do with his job? NO, the test pattern didn't. Did the test pattern have anything to do with his personal life? NO Quote Link to comment
NamelessHusker Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 hmmm.. Is the time slot he choose for a certain reason? Is the time of day the AD is played important? Is the time slot it played important? Was this AD played before a show? Was the AD played after a show? Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Was there a subliminal message? Was it a message for animals through subsonics? Quote Link to comment
benjibean1 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 The man was a individual who worked for the emergency broadcasting unit. The tape he handed to the TV station was a way for him to run a test of there emergency system. The ad itself would be a standard emergency signal that all stations used. The reason for the exact time would be so that guy would know for sure that the system worked and he could go back to any other duties that he may have to be doing. if not then Was the add the test pattern or part of the test pattern? Bought time in a different time zone? Maybe the ad came on right after the test pattern. It did not say that he turned off the TV exactly after the test pattern. He is blind so he has to tune into the correct channel? Quote Link to comment
slacker Posted December 22, 2005 Author Share Posted December 22, 2005 hmmm.. Is the time slot he choose for a certain reason? Is the time of day the AD is played important? Is the time slot it played important? Was this AD played before a show? Was the AD played after a show? Is the time slot he choose for a certain reason? YES Is the time of day the AD is played important? YES Is the time slot it played important? YES Was this AD played before a show? YES Was the AD played after a show? NO Quote Link to comment
slacker Posted December 22, 2005 Author Share Posted December 22, 2005 Was there a subliminal message? Was it a message for animals through subsonics? Was there a subliminal message? NO Was it a message for animals through subsonics? NO Quote Link to comment
slacker Posted December 22, 2005 Author Share Posted December 22, 2005 The man was a individual who worked for the emergency broadcasting unit. The tape he handed to the TV station was a way for him to run a test of there emergency system. The ad itself would be a standard emergency signal that all stations used. The reason for the exact time would be so that guy would know for sure that the system worked and he could go back to any other duties that he may have to be doing. if not then Was the add the test pattern or part of the test pattern? Bought time in a different time zone? Maybe the ad came on right after the test pattern. It did not say that he turned off the TV exactly after the test pattern. He is blind so he has to tune into the correct channel? The man was a individual who worked for the emergency broadcasting unit. The tape he handed to the TV station was a way for him to run a test of there emergency system. The ad itself would be a standard emergency signal that all stations used. The reason for the exact time would be so that guy would know for sure that the system worked and he could go back to any other duties that he may have to be doing. NO if not then Was the add the test pattern YES or part of the test pattern? NO Bought time in a different time zone? NO Maybe the ad came on right after the test pattern. It did not say that he turned off the TV exactly after the test pattern. Yes or no questions only.. He is blind so he has to tune into the correct channel? NO Quote Link to comment
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