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The Understand Stuff Around You Test
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matthewwoodford



Joined: 01 Oct 2003
Location: Location, location, location.

PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:51 am    Post subject: The Understand Stuff Around You Test Reply with quote

Found this link on the Japanese teacher diary thread:


http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=1901784647022027161


I only scored 72% so there's plenty of common or garden knowledge I don't have. Wish I knew which ones I got wrong but it doesn't tell you.


By the way, this isn't on the test but...why is the sky blue? Is it the oxygen? Some day my kid will ask me and I'll feel stupid for not knowing.
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endofthewor1d



Joined: 01 Apr 2003
Location: the end of the wor1d.

PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

don't feel bad. i scored 68%.

i don't know the answer to your question, but it reminded me of an episode of 'family guy' i saw where some kid asked an old guy why the dinosaurs died. the old man said "because you touch yourself at night." not an appropriate answer to tell your kid when he asks if the sky is blue, but it had me in stitches.
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plattwaz



Joined: 08 Apr 2005
Location: <Write something dumb here>

PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ugh.

I only got 64%.

I blame my father, who told me that the goldfish bowl water went down because my fish drank it. Which is also apprently why my goldfish died (from drinking his own pee).
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joe_doufu



Joined: 09 May 2005
Location: Elsewhere

PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 4:53 am    Post subject: Re: The Understand Stuff Around You Test Reply with quote

matthewwoodford wrote:
By the way, this isn't on the test but...why is the sky blue? Is it the oxygen? Some day my kid will ask me and I'll feel stupid for not knowing.


I'm pretty sure it's the water vapor. Water filters out higher (lower?) wavelengths like red, which is why things look blue underwater. I learned that in the latest National Geographic, before I cut it to shreds to make flash cards for my kids and reading items for my adults!
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Ya-ta Boy



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994

PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
Excellent!

You are 80% smarty pants!
Great job! You clearly know what's going on in the world around you. All those times you paid attention in class are showing dividends, or maybe you're just an inquisitive person. Either way, you rock.

Also check out The Academically Hardcore Test.




It DOES pay to have insomnia, even in the most boring classes.

I wish the test results showed the questions I missed.
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ashke516



Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Location: on the beach

PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Excellent!
You are 80% smarty pants!

Great job! You clearly know what's going on in the world around you. All those times you paid attention in class are showing dividends, or maybe you're just an inquisitive person. Either way, you rock.



Some my answers were definitely lucky guesses. Very Happy
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Maugrim



Joined: 10 Nov 2003

PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I got 84%. Yay, I'm a bastion of useless knowledge.

For all you people who want to someday be that adult who knows everything, here's the secret to success: http://www.howstuffworks.com/
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Tiny_Tibbo



Joined: 21 Apr 2005
Location: In My Skin

PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

damm...I guess weed really does effect your memory.... Shocked
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Flossie



Joined: 19 Feb 2005
Location: Up to my nose in the sweet summer smells of sewerage in Seoul

PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

After that quiz I took the hardcore one. There is one question asking how you get your caffeine intake. Options include tea, instant coffee, starbucks or some other type of coffee. I don't drink tea, coffee or coke/pepsi so I couldn't select an answer to that question. Here is my result:

I'd be inclined to call you flaccid or softcore since you left one blank by accident or skipped questions, but you probably wouldn't appreciate me jumping to conclusions. I can't give you an accurate answer unless you answer all the questions.
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bobbyhanlon



Joined: 09 Nov 2003
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Excellent!
You are 84% smarty pants!

�ƽ�!
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Col.Brandon



Joined: 09 Aug 2004
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tiny_Tibbo wrote:
damm...I guess weed really does effect your memory.... Shocked


affect
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SuperHero



Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout

PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Excellent!
You are 80% smarty pants!
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Swiss James



Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai

PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

it's a great quiz, but where are the answers? I'm really unsure about the blowing on soup one.
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manlyboy



Joined: 01 Aug 2004
Location: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Excellent!
You are 100% smarty pants! You are so frikin' smart, your frikin' score is off the frikin' chart! Rock on, you frikin' brain box!

btw: I'm also 100% full of sh*t.
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thorin



Joined: 14 Apr 2003

PostPosted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"You are 56% smarty pants!"

Check it out! I'm dumber than dumb!
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