I find it hard to believe that you could be smart enough to build something like this, while also being dense enough to think that it's actually a CAPTCHA. My g

I find it hard to believe that you could be smart enough to build something like this, while also being dense enough to think that it's actually a CAPTCHA. My guess is that some pointy-haired boss really wanted a CAPTCHA and the developer didn't think it was needed. Everyone's happy. Of course, the developer could have also just slapped RECAPTCHA on there and been done in even less time...