Skill Tester:
The following two-word phrase has been scrambled! What does it say?
Answer:
A horizontal strip in the center has been mirrored. When we mask that out the words become much clearer:
And the final phrase:
Although 36% correctly answered "COAXIAL CABLE", 21% selected "REMOTE CENTRAL" and
8% guessed "AVsmarts.com". It's not that easy!
Bonus Question:
Approximately how many television sets were sold in the United States as of 1951?
Answer:
A) 500,000 (35%)
B) 1,000,000 (26%)
C) 10,000,000 (23%)
D) 50,000,000 (16%)
Although the answer may surprise you, according to the 1962 edition of
Encyclopaedia Britannica over 10,000,000 television sets had been sold in the US
alone as of 1951.
The Winners!
Drum roll, please! Remote Central and AVsmarts.com are
pleased to announce that the randomly selected winner of the silver Philips Pronto LCD touchscreen remote control
worth $399 is J. S. from New York, USA! He has been contacted by email and informed of his prize.
Our second place winner of the Wavecom Jr. 2.4 gigahertz wireless audio and video transmitter worth $149 is
G. F. from Florida, USA! He correctly answered both the skill-testing and bonus
questions and has been contacted by email.
Finally, the third place winner of a 2035IR 500w infrared-controllable replacement wall light
switch worth $30 is B. E. from Texas, USA! He correctly answered both the skill-testing and
bonus questions and has been contacted by email.
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