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Happy Monkey · 08-31-2005, 06:34 PM

National Science Foundation report (PDF)

Keep in mind that all but the last two questions have only two choices, so random guessing would give 50%.

BigV · 08-31-2005, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

National Science Foundation report (PDF)

Keep in mind that all but the last two questions have only two choices, so random guessing would give 50%.

Here's a question for you:

Which is sadder:

A -- National Science Foundation report (PDF)

or

B -- A picture of the flooding in New Orleans

Oooh. Toughie. I think I'm gonna have to go with A.

LabRat · 09-01-2005, 09:34 AM

This page has moved
or no longer exists on this server.

Happy Monkey · 09-01-2005, 09:56 AM

Drat.

Happy Monkey · 09-01-2005, 10:20 AM

OK, as it turns out, I had the file still open and minimized, so here are some highlights:

Order of info: Question / Answer/ Male / Female
Center of earth is hot / true / 85 / 76
All radioactivity is manmade / false / 81 / 71
We get oxygen from plants / true / 92 / 82
Father's gene determines sex of baby / true / 58 / 72
Lasers focus sound waves / false / 61 / 30
Electrons are smaller than atoms / true / 52 / 43
Antibiotics kill viruses as well as bacteria / false / 46 / 55
Universe began with explosion / true / 43 / 24
Continents move / true / 83 / 74
Humans descend from earlier animals / true / 57 / 50
Cigarettes cause lung cancer / true / 94 / 93
Early humans lived with dinosaurs / false / 50 / 45
Radioactive milk can be made safe by boiling / false / 70 / 60
Which is faster, light or sound / light / 89 / 65
Does Earth go around Sun, or Sun around Earth / Earth around Sun / 86 / 66
How long does it take for Earth to go around Sun - day, month, or year / year / 66 / 42
What is DNA / ... / 47 / 44
What is a molecule / ... / 28 / 15

Kagen4o4 · 09-01-2005, 07:35 PM

omg thats just pathetic
"How long does it take for Earth to go around Sun - day, month, or year / year / 66 / 42"
you kidding me? how can anyone get something like that wrong???

"Universe began with explosion / true / 43 / 24" still not PROVEN but is definately the most likely answer. id say its true but someone saying false technically cant be wrong.

09-01-2005, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kagen4o4

"Universe began with explosion / true / 43 / 24" still not PROVEN but is definately the most likely answer. id say its true but someone saying false technically cant be wrong.

Ah, hem...

As anyone who passed intelligent design 101 would know, the earth was created by Jehovah in 6 days without resorting to explosive devices of any sort.

You will burn in hell for eternity for your remarks, young man.

lumberjim · 09-01-2005, 09:53 PM

SO.....the women AREN'T smarter?

what the?

Kagen4o4 · 09-01-2005, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

SO.....the women AREN'T smarter?

what the?

when it comes to science....

....and sport....

...and pretty much anything that involves matter of any kind...

Iggy · 09-02-2005, 12:48 AM

They just weren't testing the right women.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-02-2005, 12:50 AM

You Mama's gonna slap you silly.

LabRat · 09-02-2005, 09:32 AM

Interesting. I wonder what the demographics were of the group tested. Likely adults, due to the ones that women did get right more than men were related to babymaking: father's determine sex of baby and antibiotics don't kill viruses. The antibiotic one is posted ALL OVER every pediatricians office, you don't have to pay attention in science class to get that one right. With the exception of the {bad} origin of the universe question, which is a theory and as yet hasn't been reproduced, it's really quite sad that the number of people getting these right wasn't in the 90s. I got them all right, but science has always been very interesting to me. If they were questions regarding politics or history, I probably would be down in the 60-70% right range.

Ero · 09-02-2005, 10:00 AM

My best friend always claims he makes everything up and that everything only existed since he thought it up... But on the other hand; we're both kind of crazy so...
:P

wolf · 09-02-2005, 10:25 AM

I sincerely hope they tested community college students, rather than the kids that got to go to the college of their choice. You know?

Iggy · 09-02-2005, 11:53 AM

I think I resent that... I would have gotten all of the answers right and I go to a community college (seeing as how it is cheaper than state colleges and I am paying my own way)

08-31-2005, 06:34 PM	#1
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	American Science Knowledge National Science Foundation report (PDF) Keep in mind that all but the last two questions have only two choices, so random guessing would give 50%. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-01-2005, 09:34 AM	#3
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	This page has moved or no longer exists on this server. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

09-01-2005, 09:56 AM	#4
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Drat. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-01-2005, 10:20 AM	#5
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	OK, as it turns out, I had the file still open and minimized, so here are some highlights: Order of info: Question / Answer/ Male / Female Center of earth is hot / true / 85 / 76 All radioactivity is manmade / false / 81 / 71 We get oxygen from plants / true / 92 / 82 Father's gene determines sex of baby / true / 58 / 72 Lasers focus sound waves / false / 61 / 30 Electrons are smaller than atoms / true / 52 / 43 Antibiotics kill viruses as well as bacteria / false / 46 / 55 Universe began with explosion / true / 43 / 24 Continents move / true / 83 / 74 Humans descend from earlier animals / true / 57 / 50 Cigarettes cause lung cancer / true / 94 / 93 Early humans lived with dinosaurs / false / 50 / 45 Radioactive milk can be made safe by boiling / false / 70 / 60 Which is faster, light or sound / light / 89 / 65 Does Earth go around Sun, or Sun around Earth / Earth around Sun / 86 / 66 How long does it take for Earth to go around Sun - day, month, or year / year / 66 / 42 What is DNA / ... / 47 / 44 What is a molecule / ... / 28 / 15 __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-01-2005, 09:53 PM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	SO.....the women AREN'T smarter? what the? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-01-2005, 07:35 PM	#6
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	omg thats just pathetic "How long does it take for Earth to go around Sun - day, month, or year / year / 66 / 42" you kidding me? how can anyone get something like that wrong??? "Universe began with explosion / true / 43 / 24" still not PROVEN but is definately the most likely answer. id say its true but someone saying false technically cant be wrong.

09-02-2005, 12:48 AM	#10
Iggy Back and ready to tart up the place Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 850	They just weren't testing the right women.

09-02-2005, 12:50 AM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You Mama's gonna slap you silly. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-02-2005, 09:32 AM	#12
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Interesting. I wonder what the demographics were of the group tested. Likely adults, due to the ones that women did get right more than men were related to babymaking: father's determine sex of baby and antibiotics don't kill viruses. The antibiotic one is posted ALL OVER every pediatricians office, you don't have to pay attention in science class to get that one right. With the exception of the {bad} origin of the universe question, which is a theory and as yet hasn't been reproduced, it's really quite sad that the number of people getting these right wasn't in the 90s. I got them all right, but science has always been very interesting to me. If they were questions regarding politics or history, I probably would be down in the 60-70% right range. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

09-02-2005, 10:00 AM	#13
Ero Musician Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Posts: 14	My best friend always claims he makes everything up and that everything only existed since he thought it up... But on the other hand; we're both kind of crazy so... :P __________________ DON'T take life too seriously, or it could become a nuisance

09-02-2005, 10:25 AM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I sincerely hope they tested community college students, rather than the kids that got to go to the college of their choice. You know? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-02-2005, 11:53 AM	#15
Iggy Back and ready to tart up the place Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 850	I think I resent that... I would have gotten all of the answers right and I go to a community college (seeing as how it is cheaper than state colleges and I am paying my own way)

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