Memory
recall is important but more so is the ability to use your imagination to solve
posed questions.
For
example; if you want to check a scale of something, then identify a known
measurement which you can check against. Perhaps you wish to identify a scale
of a technical drawing, is there something on that drawing that you know; size
of component, setting out of a designated area etc?
Or,
you may need to know how tall/high ‘x’ is. Then you can question does that ‘x’
cast a shadow? If so, you may approximate how tall you are and identify the
length of shadow you cast, extrapolate that measurement and apply to the
unknown ‘x’. This will yield approximation and the direction to precision.
Perhaps
‘x’ is built from a known material of standard size, such as a brick building.
Then you can count the brick courses and multiply by the know size to reveal
the height.
Of
course you may have researched into the actual answer and memorised it. However what is more useful
is that you are able to use your imagination to work out certain answers before
utilising tools. This is important because there may not already be an answer and you wish to face questions, like
puzzles, that have not already been solved.
Comments