User:Goldenratio/Obsession Quiz
I made this mostly for fun in June/July 2021 but never posted it. Don't take this too seriously...
Edit by hocrystal0: Here is a google form version:
Are You Obsessed with Cellular Automata? Quiz
Your score starts at 0. Add the number indicated for your answer for each question.
1. For how many of these words is a Life pattern the first thing that comes to your mind when you read or hear them?
- Pulsar
- Century
- Integral
- Turtle
- Syringe
- 0-2 - 0
- 3-4 - 1
- All of them - 2
2. Can you name 10 patterns or rules discovered within the last year in a minute?
- No - 0
- Yes - 1
- I can name 20 - 2
3. Have you ever done a project related to CA (like running a search or assembling a synthesis) twice just to relive the experience of doing it?
- No - 0
- Yes - 1
4. Have you ever chosen a new computer because it could run CA-related programs better/faster?
- No - 0
- Yes - 1
- I have a computer which only runs CA programs - 2
5. Do you have any cellular-automata-related websites bookmarked on your computer?
- No - 0
- Yes - 1
- I have a whole folder (or multiple) for them - 2
6. Can you recall the smallest spaceship for each elementary spaceship speed or a very long (>15 character) INT string, but have trouble remembering your passwords for some non-cellular-automata-related websites?
- No - 0
- Yes - 1
Note: in this question, "forum" refers to the Conwaylife.com forums and "Discord" refers to the Conwaylife Lounge.
7. Do you often find yourself reading old forum posts or old Discord messages when you are bored?
- No - 0
- Yes - 1
- I've read every single forum post or every single Discord message - 100
RESULTS
Your score:
0: You are not obsessed at all
1-3: Nothing to worry about (yet)
4-6: Getting close to being unhealthily obsessed
7-10: You are definitely obsessed
100+: I don't even know what to say