Gestalt Psychology test

This one is about seeing all of the problem.

[luky]

I thought one or five because of your hands. I initially started at the bolts but then thought you may have hidden it elsewhere in the shot.

One thing I started doing at school was to not only use my eyes but to also use my hearing.

[JohnTheFrugalFatGuy]

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts".

[brennanac]

are you talking about the bolts or your finger. if it's the bolts is 3. if it's your finger at 1

[thomasish]

I believe its one  your holding one finger on the table every time

[nicholasceea]

2 sleeve buttons + 1 finger + 1 kitty + 1 pile of bolts - 4 light switches = 1

[rwhyte]

One. You had one finger on your right hand extended every time you rearranged the bolts.

[Robnord]

Three .... three groups, groups of three, and formations resembling the number three, ....that's what I originally thought.  Then I read the comments of those more observant than I was.  There's that single index finger sticking out every time !    Ha...learned something important here !

[josesegura]

Great Videos! Thank You for sharing your life experience, the table has some wear you thinking one, one day you'll get it refinished, wait, there is one service call on the table and three bills to be paid I say it's four Lol ! Sorry Pun intended all due respect am new At HVAC and I find Your lessons priceless, am a self thought kind a person, I truly admire your effort at enlightening some of us with your knowledge am forever grateful for that, live long and prosper so you can continue your God given path, am sure my guess will be wrong, can't wait to find out the answer!

[lordphilerojas]

The game is called Chinese Numbers. The answer is 1.

[dianablue]

Isn't he just describing Occam's razor? The hard way? I don't think that was a clear presentation of gestalt at all. We are directed to look at the bolts (or whatever they were)

Gestalt

Occam's razor

For instance, if the radio isn't working, first, check to see if it is plugged in.
"Look for the simplest explanations first."

or I
"When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras."

[poppypiesdad]

one or five, that right and left hand were the only contatant

[BBYERS]

The Number Is 1 . You keep holding 1 finger out

[mrexecutive]

Looking at your right hand you have 1 finger up the whole time. answer is 1.

[MrAnsweres]

Never a pattern of 5 the number is 5

[ozzstars_cars]

first i thought 5 but then decided its 3. fun game

[petgonebad]

The answer is zero. Remember you have to look at the WHOLE picture.

[kylefaubert]

one is the answer. you are holding up your index finger

[johnfisher]

he always hold his finger like that. it could be 1 but id say thats just his hand being his hand. i say 4 is the answer

[kennethflorek]

0:42 Before I give my answer, I will give my reasoning, which is more important. That statement about a number from 1 to 5 is a red herring to throw people off. So it is not a number from 1 to 5. It can't have anything to do with the bolts, because you came about as close to saying it was something else as you can without saying it, and you did it so many times no one could miss it. So what is the answer to the universe and everything? Obvious. We are talking GESTALT.

Now we come to my real reasoning. To piss off the smartasses who misunderstand the point of the video as being what the answer is, and are so self-absorbed that they couldn't waste an opportunity to unveil their magnificence, before the follow-up video. If you found the answer, then unfortunately you missed the point, which may not be your fault. If you didn't find the answer, then you got the point, and that was your good luck.