Thursday, December 16, 2010

And the Winner Is...





...well, you be the judge: These are three photographs of the exact same thing, just taken with slightly different flash/lighting settings. The idea here is that there are four different kinds of coffee, ranging in claim from medium to light roast (and one that makes no claim at all). Your task, like mine, is to try to figure out which is which is which is which. So try to arrange them in order from "light" to "dark," according to the company responsible for them. Then arrange them in order from lightest to darkest roast, in real life (regardless of what the company thinks it has done). I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by which is which is which is which. Brands included in the scientific survey are: Archer Farms Fair Trade Guatemalan Light Roast (scale: light to dark roast), Starbucks House Medium Blend (scale: mild to x-bold), Spotlight (since 1891 or something like that, no scale), and NovoDia Supremo Light Roast (scale: light to dark). Sure, it's a crapshoot. But what fun is life with no mysteries? I'll update with the correct answers sometime later this month or next. But I'm secretly very happy with how this all looks.

In other news, there are loads of universities lining up to try to hire me, but some of them aren't aware that they want me just yet. They'll figure it out soon enough....

There, I've wasted too much time today already. Sorry for the short post, but a mystery/riddle posting should consume enough of your time to keep you happy. Until next time, here's to coffee!