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Re: [Phys-l] The percentage of Americans who....




extent of physics knowledge in King Arthur's time....

Sir Bedevere: ...and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped.
King Arthur: This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere. Explain again how sheep's bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes.

extent of physics knowledge in modern times....

Sir Bedevere: What makes you think she's a witch?
Peasant 3: Well, she turned me into a newt!
Sir Bedevere: A newt?
Peasant 3: [meekly after a long pause] ... I got better.
Crowd: [shouts] Burn her anyway!

(Monty Python and the Holy Grail)

The percentage of Americans who....


21%: Adults who think the sun revolves around the earth

30%: Adults who believe they've made contact with the dead

50%: Adults who believe in UFOs & space aliens on earth

53%: Adults who don't know it takes a year for the earth to revolve around
the
sun
56%: Adults who do not believe Darwin's Theory of Evolution

56%: Adults who think an electron is larger than an atom

63%: Adults who believe earliest humans co-existed with dinosaurs

66%: Adults who don’t know how long a meter is

91%: Adults who cannot explain what a molecule is

The movie was meant to be funny.... these facts are just plain sad.