The Bathtub Test
During a recent visit to a mental asylum, a physicist asked the Admissions Director how he determined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.
"Well" said the Director, "we fill a bathtub with water. Then we offer the prospective patient a teaspoon, a teacup, or a bucket and ask him or her to empty the bathtub."
"Oh, I understand" said the physicist, "a normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup."
"No" said the Director, "a normal person would open the drain. Would you like a bed near the window?"
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