For $2,000, what rotates around the earth?

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:15 am

Apparently the french don't know.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:19 am

You ever watch the American version of this? Just as many dumb arse people.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:39 am

Never seen the entire audience stupified too.

Wishmaster · Post by **Wishmaster** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:00 am

Filmed in the 1500's, maybe?

That's unbelievable.

Hostile · Post by **Hostile** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:52 am

The question was flawed anyway.... The moon REVOLVES (makes an orbit) around the Earth (although revolve and rotate are interchangeable in meaning). Technically, he answered correctly, but the other answers were correct as well. All of those celestial bodies ROTATE (spin on it's own axis or orbit around a central point) in the vicinity of (or around) the Earth. Heh. He got cheated if you ask me.....

Flabby Chick · Post by **Flabby Chick** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:47 am

There are so many.....

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 11:00 am

AHA!! it's a trick question. the earth is flat!

TIGERassault · Post by **TIGERassault** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:26 pm

Hostile wrote:The question was flawed anyway.... The moon REVOLVES (makes an orbit) around the Earth (although revolve and rotate are interchangeable in meaning). Technically, he answered correctly, but the other answers were correct as well. All of those celestial bodies ROTATE (spin on it's own axis or orbit around a central point) in the vicinity of (or around) the Earth. Heh. He got cheated if you ask me.....

YOU PHAIL!
The question never asked what rotates around the Earth. 'Gravite' is french for 'revolve'.

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:13 pm

He should have asked for clarification.

TIGERassault · Post by **TIGERassault** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:21 pm

Actually, just thinking, I'm not sure that 'gravite' is a well-known word in France. So it could well be a case of not knowing the question rather than not knowing the answer.

Hostile · Post by **Hostile** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:07 pm

TIGERassault wrote:
Hostile wrote:The question was flawed anyway.... The moon REVOLVES (makes an orbit) around the Earth (although revolve and rotate are interchangeable in meaning). Technically, he answered correctly, but the other answers were correct as well. All of those celestial bodies ROTATE (spin on it's own axis or orbit around a central point) in the vicinity of (or around) the Earth. Heh. He got cheated if you ask me.....
YOU PHAIL!
The question never asked what rotates around the Earth. 'Gravite' is french for 'revolve'.

LOL no YOU PHAIL! Did you not read my post. Whether is was revolve or rotate is irrelevent. They are synonyms. He got cheated. And apparently you did too during high school......

P.S. Flame on!

Topher · Post by **Topher** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:10 pm

Foil · Post by **Foil** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:17 pm

Aww... that's the saddest pic I think I've ever seen.

(Possibly because the cat looks like the one I grew up with.)

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 11:58 pm

Hostile wrote: Whether is was revolve or rotate is irrelevent. They are synonyms.

Does the sun even rotate?

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:15 am

Blue wrote:
Hostile wrote: Whether is was revolve or rotate is irrelevent. They are synonyms.
Does the sun even rotate?

YES! I mean no! I was dead at the time!

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:57 am

Isaac wrote:
Blue wrote:
Hostile wrote: Whether is was revolve or rotate is irrelevent. They are synonyms.
Does the sun even rotate?
YES! I mean no! I was dead at the time!

LOL

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:36 am

On it's axis, yes it does.

Burlyman · Post by **Burlyman** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:28 pm

heh... for a second, I thought that the question was \"What rotates the earth,\" which would make my response \"angular momentum? =P\"

=P

Where's my 2,000 dollars at? =P

Canuck · Post by **Canuck** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:02 am

We took it and went to the Bar and spent it all.

Sirius · Post by **Sirius** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:40 am

Topher wrote:(image)

haha

awesome

Diedel · Post by **Diedel** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:21 am

Blue wrote:

Apparently the french don't know.

Apparently that French didn't know.

Flabby Chick · Post by **Flabby Chick** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:42 am

Lol! Wrong!!!!

snoopy · Post by **snoopy** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:56 am

There are lots of other things that orbit the earth, too.... many or them put there by us. I agree that the question should have been clarified.... it's all about frames of reference. You can choose whatever frame of refernce you want, and designate whatever you want as \"fixed\" when really nothing is.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:02 am

snoopy wrote:There are lots of other things that orbit the earth, too.... many or them put there by us. I agree that the question should have been clarified.... it's all about frames of reference. You can choose whatever frame of refernce you want, and designate whatever you want as "fixed" when really nothing is.

For us, sure. for the average joe, "the moon" is just fine.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:02 am

Diedel wrote:
Blue wrote:

Apparently the french don't know.
Apparently that French didn't know.

Him and half the audience

man his wife probably slapped the ★■◆● outta him after, she was upset.

Teddy · Post by **Teddy** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:40 pm

So far i've asked 5 people this qestion.... they all said \"Sun\" for thier answer.......

Only one so far has corrected himself after he realized he answered wrong!!!

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:53 pm

Teddy wrote:So far i've asked 5 people this qestion.... they all said "Sun" for thier answer.......

Only one so far has corrected himself after he realized he answered wrong!!!

Ouch, that's sad!

It's amazing to me how little average people know about even basic science. How is the Solar System laid out? What are acids and bases? What's a gene? We're not talking about trivia questions that should be looked up in a book or online, we're talking about basic ideas everyone should be aware of. How are we to ever have intelligent conversations on important ideas if people are so utterly clueless?

Topher · Post by **Topher** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:01 pm

This one time, I got hydroxyl acid up my nose, and I thought I was going to die.

Gooberman · Post by **Gooberman** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:49 am

http://stopthespin.org/action.php

Richard Cranium · Post by **Richard Cranium** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:03 am

The jet stream?

Foil · Post by **Foil** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:26 am

Gooberman wrote:http://stopthespin.org/action.php

Oh, man.... that's the best laugh I've had this week!

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:47 am

Gooberman wrote:http://stopthespin.org/action.php

HEH! That is a good one.

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