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Re: The denizens of APS should score well on the Pew Research test of basic science
« Reply #50 on: September 19, 2015, 01:17:54 PM »
Quote from: Brad Johnson on September 17, 2015, 11:35:20 AM
Depends. Is your viewpoint concave, or convex?

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Re: The denizens of APS should score well on the Pew Research test of basic science
« Reply #51 on: September 19, 2015, 03:31:43 PM »
Quote from: Ben on September 19, 2015, 12:33:24 PM
Where's the physics quiz?


Funny you should ask.  (Not "funny ha-ha")

When we hire new drivers (roughly monthly), I get them for 40 hours of classroom training.  A portion of it is Physics.  :rofl: A short portion.  Topics covered include momentum, inertia, centrifugal force, friction, and gravity. Looking over the students, glassy stares prevail.  It's a rough course to get through.
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Re: The denizens of APS should score well on the Pew Research test of basic science
« Reply #52 on: September 19, 2015, 08:36:37 PM »
12 for 12.  And, I'm another one that thought about burning ants on the magnifying glass question.
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Re: The denizens of APS should score well on the Pew Research test of basic science
« Reply #53 on: September 20, 2015, 08:17:56 AM »
Quote from: Doggy Daddy on September 19, 2015, 03:31:43 PM
Funny you should ask.  (Not "funny ha-ha")

When we hire new drivers (roughly monthly), I get them for 40 hours of classroom training.  A portion of it is Physics.  :rofl: A short portion.  Topics covered include momentum, inertia, centrifugal force, friction, and gravity. Looking over the students, glassy stares prevail.  It's a rough course to get through.

Screw the theoretical part of the class - when do we go out on the skid pad in a double trailer rig?

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Re: The denizens of APS should score well on the Pew Research test of basic science
« Reply #54 on: September 20, 2015, 10:54:55 AM »
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Re: The denizens of APS should score well on the Pew Research test of basic science
« Reply #55 on: September 20, 2015, 02:03:51 PM »
Guessed my way to a 94%.
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« Reply #56 on: September 20, 2015, 03:59:15 PM »
Also 94%.

Interesting that this "literary" quiz included a question about the Koran and some Hindu stuff, but nothing about the Christian Bible.

Hmmmm . . . .  [tinfoil]
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Re: The denizens of APS should score well on the Pew Research test of basic science
« Reply #57 on: September 20, 2015, 04:29:40 PM »
Also 94%. Hmm.

Edit: actually that's 94 points (out of 210), not 94%. :)
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Re: The denizens of APS should score well on the Pew Research test of basic science
« Reply #58 on: September 21, 2015, 09:34:01 AM »
94 also.

It was "world" lit history not western, just sayin'
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Re: The denizens of APS should score well on the Pew Research test of basic science
« Reply #59 on: September 21, 2015, 12:28:17 PM »
Yeah, those were questions only a college professor would love.  Way out of any sort of mainstream.

What the hell are the "Vedas"?  jabberwocky?  Is there some book I missed?  Writings about Indian Immigrants in the US?  I don't care.
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Re: The denizens of APS should score well on the Pew Research test of basic science
« Reply #60 on: September 21, 2015, 06:54:08 PM »
Quote from: MechAg94 on September 21, 2015, 12:28:17 PM
Yeah, those were questions only a college professor would love.  Way out of any sort of mainstream.

What the hell are the "Vedas"?  jabberwocky?  Is there some book I missed?  Writings about Indian Immigrants in the US?  I don't care.


Um, there is another hemisphere, ya know.
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Re: The denizens of APS should score well on the Pew Research test of basic science
« Reply #61 on: September 21, 2015, 07:06:45 PM »
Quote from: fistful on September 21, 2015, 06:54:08 PM

Um, there is another hemisphere, ya know.
You mean that Rush album?  I like that album.   =D

The questions I didn't like we're asking about specific writings that I would consider obscure.  They weren't a book that is read by quite a few high school students (at least it used to).  For all I know, they are common in some circles.  Engineers are known for their great literary expertise after all. 
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« Reply #62 on: September 21, 2015, 09:08:16 PM »
Well, I've never read the Vedas, but it's just part of a good, all-around education to have some idea of what they are. I knew enough to guess correctly.

FWIW, I guess I've never heard of that album. I wish all of the Rush fans would find another hemisphere.  Whatever would be the opposite of the old guy emoticon, I need that right here.
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Re: The denizens of APS should score well on the Pew Research test of basic science
« Reply #63 on: September 21, 2015, 09:47:30 PM »
Quote from: fistful on September 21, 2015, 09:08:16 PM
Well, I've never read the Vedas, but it's just part of a good, all-around education to have some idea of what they are. I knew enough to guess correctly.

FWIW, I guess I've never heard of that album. I wish all of the Rush fans would find another hemisphere.  Whatever would be the opposite of the old guy emoticon, I need that right here.

I know you don't like Geddy Lee's voice, but the lyrics still hit the mark even after almost 40 years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnC88xBPkkc
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Re: The denizens of APS should score well on the Pew Research test of basic science
« Reply #64 on: September 21, 2015, 09:53:52 PM »
Quote from: bedlamite on September 21, 2015, 09:47:30 PM
I know you don't like Geddy Lee's voice, but the lyrics still hit the mark even after almost 40 years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnC88xBPkkc


One of my favorites. :)
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Re: The denizens of APS should score well on the Pew Research test of basic science
« Reply #65 on: September 21, 2015, 11:50:43 PM »
Quote from: fistful on September 21, 2015, 09:08:16 PM
Well, I've never read the Vedas, but it's just part of a good, all-around education to have some idea of what they are. I knew enough to guess correctly.

FWIW, I guess I've never heard of that album. I wish all of the Rush fans would find another hemisphere.  Whatever would be the opposite of the old guy emoticon, I need that right here.
Looking it up, I have probably heard the term before, but not memorable to me. 

There is lots of older rock I don't listen to.  I focused on Rush, Led Zepplin, and Yes as a teen.  All were a bit before my time.  However, I am not a Rush "Fan".  I have a friend who fits that.  He has seen them multiple times on the same tour more than once.  One of his wedding anniversaries was a second marriage in Vegas with a Rush concert then a second concert in Colorado. 
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