[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] aha

Steve Isenberg smisenberg at gmail.com
Fri May 26 12:23:19 PDT 2023


:^)

On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 1:53 PM Robert Primak <bobprimak at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Well, there's 45 minutes of my life I'll never get back!
>
> -- Bob Primak
>
> On Friday, May 26, 2023 at 01:49:58 PM EDT, Robert Primak <
> bobprimak at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> Where did this image come from?
>
> I matched the image and found it to match an Australian "Who Wants To Be A
> Millionaire" winner from November, 2005.
>
> The photo in the image is not from the videos of the actual run of Mr.
> Martin Flood, the actual contestant who actually won the Million
> (Australian) Dollars on the show.
>
> I first matched the picture in this email to an urban myth, promoted on
> several social media sites. (Using Google Image Match right here out of my
> Yahoo Mail email web page.)
>
> The photo was altered to produce that question. It was a Photoshop image,
> never found in the original video or any accounts at the time or later of
> the winning run.
>
> See:
> Paradox or correct answer?
>
> https://www.reddit.com/r/3Blue1Brown/comments/j1gt5g/paradox_or_correct_answer/
>
>
> "Alright! 👊
> Programmers, engineers, and fans of logic:
> I really need your help here!
>
> "What is the correct answer? 🤯"
> https://twitter.com/SimonHoiberg/status/1292427701773623297
>
> (Spoiler Alert: There is no answer. It is a logical paradox. And therefore
> a "bad question" in game show parlance.)
>
>
> Here are some of the actual accounts and videos:
> Who Wants to be a Millionaire AUSTRALIA November 7 & 14 2005 (TWO SHOWS! -
> Martin Flood)
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wG0QmoK5rU
>
> Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Wiki
> https://millionaire.fandom.com/wiki/Martin_Flood
>
> Where are they now? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire's 20th anniversary
>
> https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/where-are-they-now-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-s-20th-anniversary-20190418-p51fcd.html
>
>
> Exclusive interview with ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ winner Martin
> Flood… the pay-off!
>
> https://howtowingameshows.com/2013/11/29/exclusive-interview-who-millionaire-winner-martin-flood-part-9/
>
> More Parts of this Interview:
>
> https://howtowingameshows.com/2013/08/22/interview-who-millionaire-winner-martin-flood-part-1/
>
>
> https://howtowingameshows.com/2013/08/29/exclusive-interview-with-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-winner-martin-flood-part-2/
>
> https://howtowingameshows.com/2013/09/19/interview-martin-flood-part-3/
>
>
> https://howtowingameshows.com/2013/09/26/exclusive-interview-who-millionaire-winner-martin-flood-part-4/
>
>
> https://howtowingameshows.com/2013/10/10/exclusive-interview-who-millionaire-winner-martin-flood-part-5/
>
>
> https://howtowingameshows.com/2013/10/17/exclusive-interview-who-millionaire-winner-martin-flood-part-6-2/
>
>
>
> For those interested in winning at game shows:
> Howtowingameshows.com on Facebook!
> https://howtowingameshows.com/2013/10/24/howtowingameshows-com-facebook/
>
>
> Thanks for playing -- Goodbye.
>
>
> Never mess with a Google Ninja!
>
> -- Bob Primak
>
>
>
>
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>
> On Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 05:44:37 PM EDT, jjrudy1 at comcast.net <
> jjrudy1 at comcast.net> wrote:
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