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NOW tense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:08 AM Original message |
American Adults Flunk Basic Science |
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madaboutharry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
1. That is a little scary! |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:16 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. The US used to be the international leader in science and technology |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
3. I took the test...got them all right but the questions are very easy. It's ... |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. I tripped on the fresh water question. |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. That was a rather hard...I just guessed :) |
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Hoopla Phil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-15-09 10:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. Me too but I was only off by a few percentage points. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
4. 24 hours, right? |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:18 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. No...you Idiot...the answer is one week. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Doh! I always screw that up! |
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azul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:56 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. The curious questions for which the answer is 28 days: |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I have no idea if you're being serious or not. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 05:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. And don't forget 75% of all Februaries |
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Lebam in LA (717 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
7. 5 out of 6 right |
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tomg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:16 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Same thing here. The fresh water. I don't feel |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
8. Not a surprise. |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
9. It seems to be going faster every year to me n/t |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
10. look at these poll results for beliefs in Evolution vs Creationism |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 07:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. That's a higher percentage than this international poll from 2005 |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 08:17 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. yeah - the results I posted were from 2007 |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. At least the trend is in the right direction. |
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Howler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
13. LOL!!! |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
14. Stage lead-off in the story. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
19. The kids and I got 6 out of 6. The fresh water one almost got us but |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-15-09 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
23. I got six for six, but that little quiz is baloney |
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