lparker
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Post by lparker on Feb 13, 2014 9:40:46 GMT -5
13/13 here.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 13, 2014 10:38:29 GMT -5
Well Jean ..To help smarten you up I missed 3...Wooo hoooo....JOhn Thanks for that, John. Now I don't feel so bad, lol! 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. vegasjames, thanks for making excuses for missing them. Agree that someone that lives in a cave might not have heard of fracking, or know what it is. Nerds ! Ha ha, Ed! You never said how you did, but I guess this says it all! Wishing you luck on your device to save the world. Someone needs to make one...
To everyone else that took the test and posted their results, thank you for playing along. I'm sure there are other questions that could have been used to see how intelligent people are on these matters, but I think you get the idea. Jean
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Post by Pat on Feb 13, 2014 10:42:05 GMT -5
MIssed one. Pretty good for an unscientific person!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2014 11:47:07 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did have to think a little about nails rusting vs sugar dissolving but not too long Electrons vs atoms seem easy but so out of date; how about the relative size of the "God" particle. 1/1000th that of a protonHow about what is it about fertilizer that creates explosions? nitrates are an oxidizer providing easy oxygen to a reactionOr how long it takes sound/radio waves to get from sochi to chicago the speed of sound is dependent upon temperature and air pressureis fiber optics sent by lasers? Huh? Laser light may be transmitted by fiber optics Can either affect photosynthesis? Laser light of the correct color may be utilized in photosynthesis.how long will it take before Chernobyl or Fujiyami are habitable? Chernobyl is being inhabitated now by poor folks and wildlife. Neither seem to be suffering any ill effects. Fujiyama? I guess it depends upon proximity to the melt.How small can a nuclear device be and can it really be carried in a suitcase? There are fissionable materials whose critical mass allows for a suitcase nuke. I'd hate to be the one carrying it. How can bulbs create light without flame? I guess that answer is highly dependent upon the form of light source. LED, tungsten filament, fluorescent....Charlie That was fun Charlie. Thanks for the rather tougher quiz.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 13, 2014 11:50:35 GMT -5
Showoff... LOL!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2014 11:51:30 GMT -5
Isn't it possible that our solar system with a nucleus (sun) and 8 electrons (planets) is just a giant oxygen atom. That makes us particles resifding on an electron.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 13, 2014 11:52:07 GMT -5
Some of us are positive, some are negative?
Edit - oh wait, you already said we are particles residing on electrons, so I guess we're all negative...
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Post by mohs on Feb 13, 2014 12:29:27 GMT -5
I 'll remain a neutron in this discussion mostly
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Post by mohs on Feb 13, 2014 16:03:22 GMT -5
but I have another interesting snippet of unbelievable ness The Pyroxene group is one of favorite rock forming minerals I’m sure we can all agree to that As we all know pyroxene are made up of chains of silicon & oxygen atoms, spaced a nanometer (10 -9 meter OR 10 -7 centimeters) apart. Obvious! What is not so obvious is this: imagine unraveling a cube of pyroxene, one centimeter (0.4 inch) on a side into single chain. Would the chain reach from the Smithsonian Museum to: --The Washington Monument (one kilometer, 10 5cm) --Chicago (1000 Kilometers) --The Moon (300,000 kilometers) --Jupiter (1,000,000,000,000 kilometers -give or take a kilometer or two…mostly ) ? E d=M ohs2 mostly
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 13, 2014 16:28:55 GMT -5
Isn't it possible that our solar system with a nucleus (sun) and 8 electrons (planets) is just a giant oxygen atom. That makes us particles resifding on an electron. IDK, maybe?
To steal a line from Mongo in Blazing Saddles, we are all "just tiny cog in great machine of life!”
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unclestu
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Post by unclestu on Feb 13, 2014 17:23:28 GMT -5
I was 13 for 13 also. Guess it must be a USMC thing, right Jim LOL Stu
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2014 17:48:05 GMT -5
exactly--------------------------------
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Feb 13, 2014 18:57:35 GMT -5
Another perfect score. I kept expecting a hard question....
Laughing at Ed = Mohs2!
Chuck
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Post by jamesp on Feb 13, 2014 19:39:21 GMT -5
jamesp got 12 out of 13. But did it real fast....
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kaldorlon
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Post by kaldorlon on Feb 17, 2014 14:47:30 GMT -5
You scored better than 93% of the public and the same as 7%. Guess I paid attention in science way back when...lol.
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ash
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Post by ash on Feb 17, 2014 21:17:21 GMT -5
13 of 13 but I had to guess on the damaging rays from the sun...I have actually never thought about that before.
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Post by agatemaggot on Feb 17, 2014 22:59:46 GMT -5
Missed the question on Atoms, brain fart on my part !
Harley
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 17, 2014 23:14:39 GMT -5
If just taking the test made y'all think, I'm glad that I posted it. Thanks for playing.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Feb 18, 2014 12:19:41 GMT -5
If just taking the test made y'all think, I'm glad that I posted it. Thanks for playing. I spent 1.937234 milliseconds on each question. Had smoke coming out of my ears. Used .000000000000001 % of my brain.
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Feb 18, 2014 12:29:44 GMT -5
Anyone who got most of the questions right on the quiz is head and shoulders above the 26% of Americans who believe the sun revolves around Earth, according to a reputable survey. No kidding! We live in dumbed-down times.
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