Direction Following Activity - An Update

I gave that activity to my students today. Out of three classes, which normally have 60 students (far fewer on a Friday), one person did the activity correctly. I did not tell the first two classes the secret but I let the cat out of the bag to my last class. Most of them seemed to think it was rather amusing. Will it help them follow directions better in the future? Hell no! It just gave me a break from dealing with their crap. What a week! Thank the gods it's Friday!