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Some mind-blowing answers to simple questions.
View: https://youtu.be/wu7RXlIEbog?si=LhkHged_SeXx3VR_
View: https://youtu.be/wu7RXlIEbog?si=LhkHged_SeXx3VR_
Education failed.
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classic33
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There's two seperate questions asked at around 7:40. He asks "What is 77 + 23", the onscreen question is "what is 77 + 33".
The one who answered "Yes" when asked if she knew the answer was correct though.
The traditional clock is falling out of fashion, and the number of people that don't understand the 24 hour clock is worrying. Especially since most timetables are in this format. Trying to explain to someone when their bus/train is due, when they don't understand it, is almost impossible. I reduce it to how long they'll have to wait.
The one who answered "Yes" when asked if she knew the answer was correct though.
The traditional clock is falling out of fashion, and the number of people that don't understand the 24 hour clock is worrying. Especially since most timetables are in this format. Trying to explain to someone when their bus/train is due, when they don't understand it, is almost impossible. I reduce it to how long they'll have to wait.
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
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Alex321
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- South Wales
Wit both of these, I do wonder how many people they asked before cherry picking the bad answers.
I'm a little worried it might not be all that many though.
I'm a little worried it might not be all that many though.
OP
OP
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- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
I guess that there must be some filtering as some people must get answers correct.
Even simple arithmetic is tricky for some people but what I don't understand is when the answer is in the question asked - and the answer given is hopelessly wrong.
Mad Doug Biker
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I do also wonder sometimes if these are just set up for comedy purposes, but... Then again...
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
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I remember on a gameshow years ago, a woman was asked
'Who was the first person to walk on the moon?'
Her answer?
'Lance Armstrong'
Close, but no EPO!
'Who was the first person to walk on the moon?'
Her answer?
'Lance Armstrong'
Close, but no EPO!
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Alex321
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It is in the US. There are a lot more very badly educated people on the US than there should be.
Got to be cherry picked, but I think they can probably find enough people who genuinely don't know those things thatv they don't need to actually fake it.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Going back several decades, to when I lived in the US I remember a comedy sketch that featured a quiz show where the correct answer would be what the average college student would say. There were some pretty clever question/answers but I'm afraid that I can't remember them.
All I can remember was the running gag that the state capital of any state was simply the state name with -city added. So, state capital of Illinois= Illinois City and so on.
All I can remember was the running gag that the state capital of any state was simply the state name with -city added. So, state capital of Illinois= Illinois City and so on.
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
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The link is below in blue!
Rocky
Hello decadence
Mad Doug Biker
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My commiserations to you! 😆
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
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with so many videos like this online, it's easy to believe the USA is a melting pot of uneducated folk... but as you say, it's cherry picked for the vid.
I remember a satirical UK tv show years ago where some guy was in a town centre getting women to sign his petition to end suffrage for women.
