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Far too often, humans can get a little cocky about their intelligence. In fact, when it comes to debating the rights of animals, we as a species tend to rank ourselves higher on the totem pole of importance because of our “intelligence.” This experiment, however, proves that humans may not be as smart as we think … or at least our problem solving skills are a little rusty!
The task behind the experiment was to obtain a peanut out of a long, narrow tube. A combination of adults, teenagers, and children are used – and let us tell you … nobody comes close to figuring the makeshift puzzle out. Most people try to remove the tube from it’s blocky confines in order to shake the peanut out, but none are able to make the snack move. After a few tries, each person watches a video of an orangutan who (to their surprise) uses water to remove the nut.
Incredible, isn’t it? How a non-human primate is capable of completing a task within a matter of seconds while we’re left shaking tables and pulling tubes to get a little nut? It’s definitely food for thought!
How many animals have cured diseases or built skyscrapers or rockets that could fly to the moon? None as far as I\’m aware. Because a few people can\’t solve a bar trick, that means humans aren\’t as smart as they think they are? Nice try.
I spotted the water bottle on the table behind the the test subjects right away. I\’m sure many other did, too.
This proves all of nothing.
Dude! There\’s a bottle of water behind you lol…. peanuts float! smh jajaja
I instantly recognized the water on the table :D does that mean i am smart or just no human ;)?