Nice Way to Waste Time and Feel Smart

Live forum: http://forum.freeipodguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=70665

doylnea

24-10-2007 11:19:29

http//www.freerice.com/index.php

I got to level 42 and had donated 1250 grains of rice.

manOFice

24-10-2007 11:23:13

I got bored after 50 grains of rice and quit

TryinToGetPaid

24-10-2007 11:23:22

Sweet - my brain melted early though

Twon

24-10-2007 11:37:51

haha... only 90 for me. I'm stupid.

EatChex89

24-10-2007 11:39:13

this is addicting.. i've already donated 1270 (and still going) vocab level is 30 (

most of the words are easy

a simple process of elimination

DRay9911

24-10-2007 12:34:13

i tried to cash out my rice once i hit 100 but it wouldn't let me....booooooooo!!!

freaking rigged game

-dan

Kgturner

24-10-2007 12:39:02

i stopped at 300 grains and vocab lvl 42

ajasax

24-10-2007 13:28:17

Vocab level 34, 500 grains -- definitely made me feel smart )

dmorris68

24-10-2007 13:49:19

I quit at around 1000 grains. My vocab level fluctuated back and forth between 42 and 39. A couple of times my finger would involuntary twitch on the wrong answer when I knew the right answer. The vast majority of those that I didn't immediately know off the top of my head, could be deduced by the root of the word, or recognizing a portion of the word, or just by "instinctual elimination" as Chex alluded to.

I liken the vocab level to a college GPA it's damn easy to decrease, but takes many times more effort to increase. I swear it seemed like you could get 5-6 words correct in a row and the level wouldn't budge, but miss one and it dropped like a stone.

theysayjump

24-10-2007 14:02:24

FreeRice.com?

I'm paying 25 grains of rice for anyone who can green for me on this site.

30 if you green within 24 hours.

EatChex89

24-10-2007 14:13:41

[quote0f17160cb8="dmorris68"]I quit at around 1000 grains. My vocab level fluctuated back and forth between 42 and 39. A couple of times my finger would involuntary twitch on the wrong answer when I knew the right answer. The vast majority of those that I didn't immediately know off the top of my head, could be deduced by the root of the word, or recognizing a portion of the word, or just by "instinctual elimination" as Chex alluded to.

I liken the vocab level to a college GPA it's damn easy to decrease, but takes many times more effort to increase. I swear it seemed like you could get 5-6 words correct in a row and the level wouldn't budge, but miss one and it dropped like a stone.[/quote0f17160cb8]

The root of the word is usually what got me the right answer. The ones I missed mostly were the ones that described actual objects like taureen being a soup bowl, and etc.

I was reading the FAQ and every one you miss drops you a level, while every three you get right (in a row) puts you up a level.

aviendha47

24-10-2007 15:51:03

2340 level 40, it starts repeating some of them after awhile.

Daggoth

24-10-2007 16:54:16

Wouldn't it be easier just to set up a macro to click the first word over and over again?

bruman

24-10-2007 17:39:57

Or wouldn't it be easier if they just donated all the rice they could instead of making people play this stupid game?

doylnea

24-10-2007 18:02:11

[quote908d234ef4="bruman"]Or wouldn't it be easier if they just donated all the rice they could instead of making people play this stupid game?[/quote908d234ef4]

[quote908d234ef4="their FAQ"][b908d234ef4]If you have the rice to give, why not give it all away right now?[/b908d234ef4]

We are not sitting on a pile of rice―you are earning it 10 grains at a time. Here is how it works. When you play the game, advertisements appear on the bottom of your screen. The money generated by these advertisements is then used to buy the rice. So by playing, you generate the money that pays for the rice donated to hungry people.[/quote908d234ef4]

hehehhehe

24-10-2007 18:31:49

I also stopped at 1000. I was mostly wandering between 34 and 38. My vocabulary sucks.

You can also donate a cup of food by just clicking on a link here
http//www.thehungersite.com/[]http//www.thehungersite.com/

Admin

24-10-2007 19:05:07

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samz465

26-10-2007 13:38:59

I donated about 400 grains of rice so far =].
This is definitely good for when you're bored.

-Samad

tjwor

26-10-2007 15:00:37

I donated a little over 5000 the other night when I was trying to stay focused on something so I would't puke...

EatChex89

26-10-2007 16:58:44

my total donations is about 3000

ken23

27-10-2007 07:22:36

lol, unfortunately I got bored at 192 gains of rice. Could have got more, but couldn't play any further.

PrizecarnivalNATE

27-10-2007 16:40:42

I got super bored... sorry