Target Acquired: Owl/Non-Owl Identification

Owls can be confusing. But things that are not an owl can be confusing…er. For instance, Rubik’s cubes, puzzles, bicycles, women and Brian.

Take heart! That’s why we’re here. We will be your guide to identifying things that are not an owl. At least, we’ll try to help, but sometimes owls confuse us too, the sneaky little suckers. That’s why we made this handy flow chart:

This flow chart, developed by leading scientists, can be used as a tool for learning to identify things that are not an owl. Eventually, all your problems will be solved, by us or a responsible adult. That is, as long as your problems consist entirely of owl-recognition related matters.

Let’s start with a simple exercise. Use the above flow chart to identify the following image as:

1. An owl
2. A thing that is not an owl.

Is it an owl? Or is it not an owl?

Now, if you correctly used the flow chart, you would not have come to a conclusion, given that we have not discussed any objects that are not an owl (At least, unless you have a REALLY responsible adult around).

Repeat the exercise with the following information:

The image is of a building. A building is not an owl.

...Did you reach the pill-shaped bubble that says, “CONGRATULATIONS”? You should have. If you didn't, it's your fault.

And there you go. You can now successfully distinguish a building (a thing that is not an owl) from an owl (a thing that is an owl).

Now try it again, with this slightly more impossible to identify object:

If you used the flow chart correctly, you would have been forced to select a different object to identify (say, a building?).  Well done! You now know what an owl is, and hopefully are aware of the dangers of owls. At least, we assume owls are dangerous, which is part of the reason why we felt the need to distinguish owls from things that are not an owl.

Now we feel you are ready to take on this final challenge.

WHAT ARE YOU?!?

Godspeed.