AI 20 questions game

[Jon P. Inghram]

http://www.20q.net/index.html

It tries to guess what you're thinking of, not too bad at it either.

[Tempest]

I've seen this one before allright, but it has definitely gotten better over time. I had a padlock in mind, took it 19 guesses, dang
Edit: Origami took 28, but there were some contradictions
Edit2: A tripod took 20-something.

[Jessterw]

Did one for a dog (mutt as it calls it) and noticed a few odd results in the 'Uncommon Knowledge' area:

Is it larger than a country? I say Yes.
Is it a primate? I say Probably.
Does it exist in other dimensions? I say Probably.
Is it hot? I say Probably.
Is it used in a casino? I say Yes.

On a second go-round it got pitchfork correct in 28 questions. Not bad,

[agallag]

I stumped it on "rental car". Not in the database

[M|x]

Originally posted by agallag
I stumped it on "rental car". Not in the database

neither was penguin..! didnt get it right after 30 questions

[Liquid Snake]

I did "transistor." The closest it got was computer chip after 29 questions.

Uncommon Knowledge about a transistor
Does it taste sweet? I say Probably.
Does it have ears? I say Probably.
Does it have wide feet? I say Probably.
Is it native to South America? I say Probably.
Does it have a sense of smell? I say Probably.

[Brian Ellis]

Not that clever (after 28 questions, and then I had to check it on the list):

You were thinking of a dog.
Is it small? You said Depends, I say Yes
- An Irish Wolfhound is HUGE.
Is it fluffy? You said Rarely, I say Yes.
- Including a Mexican Hairless?
Is it a small mammal? You said Depends, I say Yes.
- See above (I'd consider a mouse as a small mammal)
Does it eat cheese? You said Sometimes, I say No.
- Mine LOVES cheese
Does it come in specific sizes? You said No, I say Yes.
- You can have small dogs and big dogs
Is it originally from Europe? You said No, I say Yes.
- Since when? The first known domestic dogs were in Africa
Does it cry? You said Sometimes, I say No.
Have you stood on its tail? Or heard one baying at the moon?
Contradictions Detected

[Brian Ellis]

It came up with the following gems:

Uncommon Knowledge about a roof
Do you use it at work? I say Yes.
Does it have four wheels? I say Probably.
Do you chew it? I say Probably.
Have you seen one in real life? I say Doubtful.
Does it communicate? I say Probably.
Can you stretch it? I say Probably.
Does it have short fur? I say Probably.
Can it be hunted? I say Probably.
Does it like sugar? I say Probably.
Does it live in large populations? I say Probably.
Can it swim? I say Yes.
Is it part of a set? I say Yes.
Does it grow in the Southern U.S.? I say Probably.
Can you talk on it? I say Yes.
Does it live in the jungle? I say Yes.
Can you see it in a zoo? I say Yes.

[Chrono_Wanderer]

OMFG

Computer wins
Play Again
You were thinking of a university.
You said it is classified as Unknown, I say Other.
Does it bring joy to people? You said Unknown, I say Yes.
Can you open it? You said Irrelevant, I say Yes.
Would you use it daily? You said Irrelevant, I say Yes.
Does it provide protection? You said Irrelevant, I say Yes.
Contradictions Detected
It does not matter if our answers disagree, as over time the game will change its answers to reflect common knowledge. If you feel that the game is in error, the only way to fix it is to play again.

[the main lobe]

Holy crap, I was thinking of a capacitor it got it right after 19 questions. The previous questions it asked were so vague that I was incredibly impressed when it's 20th question read
"I am guessing that it is a capacitor(electronic component)?"

[PAugustin]

It couldn't guess a condom

[UtwigMU]

I thought of a lighter and it didn't guess:

You were thinking of a lighter.
You said it is classified as Mineral, I say Other.
Does it shine? You said Depends, I say Yes.
There are lighters made of mat plastic
Is it shiny? You said Depends, I say Yes.
Is it made of plastic? You said Depends, I say Yes.
My Zippos are made of metal
Was it used over 100 years ago? You said Probably, I say No.
Austrian army had Zippos during World War one, the pattent was latter bought by Americans, they proabably used lighters more than 100 years ago, since HC Andersen wrote a tale about it.
Is it a synthetic material? You said Depends, I say Yes.
Metal is not synthetic material
Is it multicolored? You said Depends, I say Yes.
My Zippo is silver, manny plastic lighters are of one colour.
Can you open it? You said Sometimes, I say No.
I can open my Zippo.
Do you open and close it? You said Sometimes, I say No.
I open Zippo, I don't open plastic lighters.
Does it open? You said Sometimes, I say No.
Zippos open.

[gt40]

damn, it guessed a bottle of beer in 14 questions.

[VJ]

I was thinking of a computer game, it didn't get it (computer game is in the database):

You were thinking of a computer game.
Could you send it in the mail? You said Depends, I say Yes.
Does it store information? You said No, I say Yes.
Is it flat? You said No, I say Yes.
Is it shiny? You said No, I say Yes.
Do you know any songs about it? You said Yes, I say No.

Not all computergames are on CD (so flat/shiny is not a requirement IMO). And sending large games via mail... hmm...
I guess it doesn't know the group Mi-Sex, who have a song called 'Computer games'...

Uncommon Knowledge about a computer game
Is it round? I say Yes.
Do you open and close it? I say Yes.
Does it lay eggs? I say Probably.
Does it spin? I say Probably.
Does it involve contact with other humans? I say Yes.
Can it be used to talk to others? I say Yes.
Can you drink from it? I say Probably.
Does it usually live on a farm? I say Probably.
Does it have a memory? I say Yes.
Is it cold blooded? I say Probably.
Does it open? I say Yes.
Does it change colours? I say Yes.
Can it growl? I say Yes.
Can it climb? I say Probably.
Does it come in a pack? I say Yes.
Can it run fast? I say Probably.

Jörg

[Brian R.]

It didn't guess aircraft or helicopter parts.