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extr 2 hours ago

My answer was (for which it did zero thinking and answered near-instantaneously):

"Drive. You're going there to use water and machinery that require the car to be present. The question answers itself."

I tried it 3 more times with extended thinking explicitly off:

"Drive. You're going to a car wash."

"Drive. You're washing the car, not yourself."

"Drive. You're washing the car — it needs to be there."

Guess they're serving you the dumb version.

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pdabbadabba 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I guess I'm getting the dumb one too. I just got this response:

> Walk — it's only 50 meters, which is less than a minute on foot. Driving that distance to a car wash would also be a bit counterproductive, since you'd just be getting the car dirty again on the way there (even if only slightly). Lace up and stroll over!

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BalinKing 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Sonnet 4.6 gives me the fairly bizarre:

> Walk! It would be a bit counterproductive to drive a dirty car 50 meters just to get it washed — and at that distance, walking takes maybe 30–45 seconds. You can simply pull the car out, walk it over (or push it if it's that close), or drive it the short distance once you're ready to wash it. Either way, no need to "drive to the car wash" in the traditional sense.

I struggle to imagine how one "walks" a car as distinct from pushing it....

EDIT: I tried it a second time, still a nonsense response. I then asked it to double-check its response, and it realized the mistake.

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QuercusMax an hour ago | parent [-]

You can walk a dog down the street, what's the difference?

	▲	renmillar 37 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		GP’s car just isn’t trained well enough

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burnte 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I got this: Drive. Getting the car wet while walking there defeats the purpose.

Gotta keep the car dry on the way!

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lukeinator42 an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Same, I haven't been able to get gemini or claude to tell me to walk a single time and I've even tried changing the distance in the prompt, etc.