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Bathtub Test
During a visit to a mental institution, the visitor asked the Director
how do you determine whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.
"Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a
teaspoon, a teacup, and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to
empty the bathtub."
"Oh, I understand." said the visitor. "A normal person would use the
bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup."
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"No." said the Director. "A normal person would pull the plug. Do you
want a bed near the window?"
During a visit to a mental institution, the visitor asked the Director
how do you determine whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.
"Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a
teaspoon, a teacup, and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to
empty the bathtub."
"Oh, I understand." said the visitor. "A normal person would use the
bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup."
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"No." said the Director. "A normal person would pull the plug. Do you
want a bed near the window?"