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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 12, 2014 11:55:53 GMT -5
I missed one, but that's better than 85% of the public. Geez, didn't realize how ignorant uneducated people are when it comes to science and technology!
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Post by mohs on Feb 12, 2014 12:01:00 GMT -5
elementary, my dear Watson mostly
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 12, 2014 12:01:49 GMT -5
C'mon, Ed, tell me how you did?
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Post by mohs on Feb 12, 2014 12:07:57 GMT -5
I have not time for tests I'm working on device to save the world wish me luck you all will need it mostly
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2014 12:30:49 GMT -5
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I got them all correct. I have to admit that I had to guess on two but it must have been educated guesses
Science and Technology Knowledge Quiz Results You answered 13 of 13 questions correctly. This quiz is a joint effort between the Pew Research Center and Smithsonian magazine.
See below how your results compare with the 1,006 randomly sampled adults that took part in our national survey and review how you responded to each question. For more findings from the survey, read "Public's Knowledge of Science and Technology." You scored better than 93% of the public and the same as 7%.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 12, 2014 14:17:23 GMT -5
Woo-hoo Jim, congrats! You must be smarter than the average bear!
The one I missed should've been nitrogen (like 78%), not hydrogen. I know better than that... Guess I was thinking universe - you know, hot, gaseous suns of hydrogen - and not the earth's atmosphere.
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Post by vegasjames on Feb 12, 2014 15:15:32 GMT -5
I got 13 out of 13 right. The questions were easy.
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Post by 1dave on Feb 12, 2014 16:48:40 GMT -5
They were unusually easy, but they said I didn't answer the one about nails rusting??? Must not have registered.
If most people can't get this, we are in big trouble!
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Post by Mark K on Feb 12, 2014 17:17:09 GMT -5
I agree.
13/13
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 12, 2014 17:26:15 GMT -5
Now y'all are making me feel like a dummy for missing one, lol! They were unusually easy, but they said I didn't answer the one about nails rusting??? Must not have registered. If most people can't get this, we are in big trouble! Totally agree with you on that, Dave. Methinks we are in big trouble. What the heck are these kids learning at school?? How to lie, cheat, steal and become welfare frauds? How to work the system...
They sure aren't learning skills to make their own way, to be self sufficient, to make a contribution to society. Not even basic knowledge of things in this world.
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Post by Thunder69 on Feb 12, 2014 20:20:31 GMT -5
Well Jean ..To help smarten you up I missed 3...Wooo hoooo....JOhn
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Post by vegasjames on Feb 12, 2014 20:21:55 GMT -5
I can see why some of the questions may be easily missed. For example, many people may not have heard the term fracking and therefore would not know what it is about. The atmosphere one some people may think oxygen is the most abundant since that is what is talked about so much when discussing air and life. And the questions about electrons may get some people because we always learn that atoms make up everything. So people may not stop to think about what makes up atoms.
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 12, 2014 20:48:33 GMT -5
Yeah, kind of an easy 13 out of 13. No wonder they say science knowledge among the general population in this country is so dismal. Folks who did really poorly must have been stoned or locked in a closet during science class.....Mel
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Post by Jugglerguy on Feb 12, 2014 20:54:17 GMT -5
I got 'em all. I guess this group is more smarter than most. Or those of us who didn't do so well aren't admitting it.
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Post by mohs on Feb 12, 2014 22:14:08 GMT -5
Nerds !
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Post by gemfeller on Feb 12, 2014 22:50:25 GMT -5
Thanks for the great laugh Ed. You're a funny guy.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2014 23:48:35 GMT -5
I think it is a sad statement that this barely HS grad could do better then 93% of all other test takers.
I think this test is proof socialized education is a total fail.
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Post by 1dave on Feb 13, 2014 0:12:25 GMT -5
I think we did well because we went to school when the teachers TAUGHT!
Now it is all politics and political correctness at most schools.
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Post by chassroc on Feb 13, 2014 7:45:29 GMT -5
yes ...this test was easy for educated or well read people or those with, what we call, common sense...
But common sense is relative and would have gotten most - oxygen not nitrogen
I guess you could not understand fracking, but again, if you are well read, that seems impossible too.
I did have to think a little about nails rusting vs sugar dissolving but not too long
Electrons vs atoms seem easy but so out of date; how about the relative size of the "God" particle.
How about what is it about fertilizer that creates explosions?
Or how long it takes sound/radio waves to get from sochi to chicago
is fiber optics sent by lasers? Can either affect photosynthesis?
how long will it take before Chernobyl or Fujiyami are habitable?
How small can a nuclear device be and can it really be carried in a suitcase?
How can bulbs create light without flame?
Charlie
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 13, 2014 9:17:56 GMT -5
*L* Charlies right. How does this freaking computer work or my car or television? Far as I'm concerned they could all be full of a whole crew of little nano scientists. I'd be the first to admit I'm a dimwit when machinery or technology is concerned *L*.....Mel
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