Is it true that one thrid of americans can find america on a map?
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Reading that 2/3 of my countrymen are dumber than a sack of rocks motivated me to do those online map-quiz thingys until I could identify any country in the world on a blank map. Are you from Kyrgyzstan? Laos? Liechtenstein? Paraguay?
I will find you on a map. And if I can get the visas cleared and you put me up for a few nights, I might come visit you because I love a good adventure.
I will find you on a map. And if I can get the visas cleared and you put me up for a few nights, I might come visit you because I love a good adventure.
Yes, it a possibility.Gaz6231 said:
Considering that teenagers and people in their early to mid-twenties, could easily find the question ridiculous to the point of them not taking it seriously. Could that, in addition to people who weren't paying attention, and people who actually couldn't find America, comprise one third of a study? Possibly.
However, I don't remember the OP mentioning "nationwide", or any other details of the study's population.
Also, I would point out that my first probability was that the study itself, was a fake.
If your question is legit, as in not meant to start one of the discussions internet is so famous for (a.k.a. needless), yeah, I agree with the people that answer that the "study" in question is, at the very least, inaccurate (not to say that there are MORE than a third that cant find it).
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I bet that they can.
If your question is not, I'll have to say: Unless it is a map of the USA (but no guarantees).
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I bet that they can.
If your question is not, I'll have to say: Unless it is a map of the USA (but no guarantees).
Hold on there! Be careful not to confuse Iceland and Greenland! According to "Mighty Ducks II", Iceland is green, and Greenland is full of ice!RatRace123 said:
From what I can remember, America is next to either the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean...I'm not sure which.
I doubt it's only 1/3, but I do recall several students in my High School Geography course standing in front of a giant map at the front of the room looking for the United States around Australia, then South Asia, then giving up.... After a few students, someone finally located it.
Funniest shit I've ever seen.
Funniest shit I've ever seen.
You have to take into the fact that they survey about 5% of the total population then multiply the entire percentage they get up so that it equals 100%.Pirate Kitty said:
Isn't that spot on the map with the big letter going across it that read "U.S.A" I'm pretty sure thats where it is, below the other spot of land that reads "CANADA".
Though I hate geography, I can read a map thanks to my years in the cadets. Damn cadets and their tedious map classes. Thank god I paid attention though, my squad was the only ones to reach the first fucking check point, everyone else got lost. We were so skilled that we managed to get to the food point before the fucking food got there!
Though I hate geography, I can read a map thanks to my years in the cadets. Damn cadets and their tedious map classes. Thank god I paid attention though, my squad was the only ones to reach the first fucking check point, everyone else got lost. We were so skilled that we managed to get to the food point before the fucking food got there!
polls and numbers can be missleading just watch P&T Bullshit
otherwise i highly doubt that is true but there are a lot of dumb people out there
otherwise i highly doubt that is true but there are a lot of dumb people out there
People do call it Grade 9. They're interchangeable, everyone will understand either Freshman or 9th grade over here.Hashime said:
It's a hell of a lot more interesting to say Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors, than 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders.
I was trying to think of something, but I think you summed it up. Nicely done!Grilled Cheesus said:
So, just because I am an irritating nerd, here's my two cents:
If you count children as citizens then saying 1/3 or Americans can't find it on a map might be closer to factual than people think. Not to mention, What Map? A map of the world? This hemisphere? This Solar System?
The question is phrased in a way to make ignorant people angry so to sell more headlines.
If you count children as citizens then saying 1/3 or Americans can't find it on a map might be closer to factual than people think. Not to mention, What Map? A map of the world? This hemisphere? This Solar System?
The question is phrased in a way to make ignorant people angry so to sell more headlines.
