Why Interest in Astronomy Keeps Dropping
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Finally a great laugh today.Steve
From: bray@aceweb.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 14:15:09 -0700 Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Why Interest in Astronomy Keeps Dropping
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QBv2CFTSWU
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My IQ dropped watching that. Ouch... "You really don't know what the square root of 16 is. No one does." On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 3:19 PM, Steve Fisher <iotacass1@hotmail.com> wrote:
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Finally a great laugh today.Steve
From: bray@aceweb.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 14:15:09 -0700 Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Why Interest in Astronomy Keeps Dropping
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QBv2CFTSWU
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Very Funny, however in fairness, lest someone take this seriously, it's important to point out that these videos are cleverly edited and the exact same clips appear elsewhere on YouTube and show the same contestants answering the questions with different words edited/inserted such as gravity, evolution math, etc. most likely from different questions. In a few of the clips you can see the mouth doesn't quite match the words or tone. There's a little malicious humor going on here. That's not to say there have not been some stupid answers from contestants in the past. Enjoy it, but don't take it seriously. These are not real answers. Bob -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Steve Fisher Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 3:20 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Why Interest in Astronomy Keeps Dropping Thank you, thank you, thank you. Finally a great laugh today.Steve
From: bray@aceweb.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 14:15:09 -0700 Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Why Interest in Astronomy Keeps Dropping
...drivers license tests for those who can't read.
Why not? In Utah they give you the book and encourage you to look up the answer while you're taking the test! I clearly remember someone asking me if I knew what page the answer to one particular question was on. On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Robert Taylor <robtaylorslc@gmail.com>wrote:
Very Funny, however in fairness, lest someone take this seriously, it's important to point out that these videos are cleverly edited and the exact same clips appear elsewhere on YouTube and show the same contestants answering the questions with different words edited/inserted such as gravity, evolution math, etc. most likely from different questions. In a few of the clips you can see the mouth doesn't quite match the words or tone.
There's a little malicious humor going on here. That's not to say there have not been some stupid answers from contestants in the past. Enjoy it, but don't take it seriously. These are not real answers.
Bob
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Steve Fisher Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 3:20 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Why Interest in Astronomy Keeps Dropping
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Finally a great laugh today.Steve
From: bray@aceweb.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 14:15:09 -0700 Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Why Interest in Astronomy Keeps Dropping
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Sorry Bob, in this video the movements of their mouths clearly match the words we are hearing.
Anyway I propose a new TV Show "Are You Smarter than a Jack Russell?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE0CbrF6KYM Very Funny, however in fairness, lest someone take this seriously, it's
important to point out that these videos are cleverly edited and the exact same clips appear elsewhere on YouTube and show the same contestants answering the questions with different words edited/inserted such as gravity, evolution math, etc. most likely from different questions. In a few of the clips you can see the mouth doesn't quite match the words or tone.
There's a little malicious humor going on here. That's not to say there have not been some stupid answers from contestants in the past. Enjoy it, but don't take it seriously. These are not real answers.
Bob
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Steve Fisher Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 3:20 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Why Interest in Astronomy Keeps Dropping
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Finally a great laugh today.Steve
From: bray@aceweb.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 14:15:09 -0700 Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Why Interest in Astronomy Keeps Dropping
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Robert, The maths one was definitely a snarky spoof but sadly, the evolution one is not. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/20/miss-usa-2011-evolution_n_880749.ht... Only one of many articles on the contest this year, and the contestants answers to the whether evolution should be taught in schools. Jo (who is adjusting to a new knee and spending way more time on the computer than normal!) Quoting Robert Taylor <robtaylorslc@gmail.com>:
Very Funny, however in fairness, lest someone take this seriously, it's important to point out that these videos are cleverly edited and the exact same clips appear elsewhere on YouTube and show the same contestants answering the questions with different words edited/inserted such as gravity, evolution math, etc. most likely from different questions. In a few of the clips you can see the mouth doesn't quite match the words or tone.
There's a little malicious humor going on here. That's not to say there have not been some stupid answers from contestants in the past. Enjoy it, but don't take it seriously. These are not real answers.
Bob
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Steve Fisher Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 3:20 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Why Interest in Astronomy Keeps Dropping
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Finally a great laugh today.Steve
From: bray@aceweb.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 14:15:09 -0700 Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Why Interest in Astronomy Keeps Dropping
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Jo, Good luck on the Rehab, a friend had a knee replaced last year. The Rehab was longer than expected but he was happy with end result. Erik
Robert,
The maths one was definitely a snarky spoof but sadly, the evolution one is not.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/20/miss-usa-2011-evolution_n_880749.ht...
Only one of many articles on the contest this year, and the contestants answers to the whether evolution should be taught in schools.
Jo (who is adjusting to a new knee and spending way more time on the computer than normal!)
Quoting Robert Taylor <robtaylorslc@gmail.com>:
Very Funny, however in fairness, lest someone take this seriously, it's important to point out that these videos are cleverly edited and the exact same clips appear elsewhere on YouTube and show the same contestants answering the questions with different words edited/inserted such as gravity, evolution math, etc. most likely from different questions. In a few of the clips you can see the mouth doesn't quite match the words or tone.
There's a little malicious humor going on here. That's not to say there have not been some stupid answers from contestants in the past. Enjoy it, but don't take it seriously. These are not real answers.
Bob
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Steve Fisher Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 3:20 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Why Interest in Astronomy Keeps Dropping
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Finally a great laugh today.Steve
From: bray@aceweb.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 14:15:09 -0700 Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Why Interest in Astronomy Keeps Dropping
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That is a great spoof on this one, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVsaLj6pcFA&NR=1 which, unfortunately, is not a spoof... Quoting "bray@aceweb.com" <bray@aceweb.com>:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QBv2CFTSWU
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Its all just a vast liberal conspiracy, 1st comes the math and then I suppose its the reading and writing. I have heard the story that in some southern states they have drivers license tests for those who can't read.
That is a great spoof on this one,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVsaLj6pcFA&NR=1 which, unfortunately, is not a spoof...
Quoting "bray@aceweb.com" <bray@aceweb.com>:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QBv2CFTSWU
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