The Bathtub Test
During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director how do you determine whether or not a patient should be institutionalised. '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 is bigger than the spoon or the teacup...
No said the Director, a normal person would pull the plug, do you want a bed near the window.
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