If you want help with the Unusual Uses Test, just rope in a little kid. Solving lateral thinking tasks is where the four-year-olds who get distracted by an ant crawling across the floor when they are supposed to be putting on their shoes, or who suddenly decide to strip off their pants apropos of nothing, really come into their own. Kids are crappy at logistics and planning, but their little chaotic minds explore the nooks and crannies of possibility space with a speed and unpredictability that leave adults completely in the dust. Look at any small child, at any point in the day, and they are
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