Friday, October 19, 2012

More Things I Know (or don't)

Recently I became aware that it's entirely possible for a high school senior to not know some (what I thought was) basic math. So here it comes again: me asking you questions about what you know or don't. As before, this is not me saying, "Wow, how can you not know that?!" It's not. I promise. Rather it's me saying, "Huh. I thought people knew that I guess not. Now, what's for dinner? Tell me it's cold cereal. Please."

To prove that, let me share with you things I don't know: pretty much everything about the human body. The pancreas? The kidney? The duodenum? (I didn't google this so I don't even know if it's a real anatomy term.) I have no idea what these things do or where they're located. I only recently found out that the colon is the same thing as the large intestine. I also don't know anything related to biology and animals. See, totally inept when it comes to this stuff.

So here goes.

Question 1: Do you know how to represent "0.25" as a fraction?

Question 2: What is this number in words: 1,000?

Feel free to ask me questions about stuff you know that I don't. Believe me: I know I know very little.

P.S. Just to show you I don't take myself too seriously, this is Ollie's response to the question: "Where is your nose, Ollie?" And yes, that finger goes exactly where you think it's going.
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  1. nathaliaOctober 19, 2012 at 10:02 AM

    Yes and Yes. And I knew that in high school, too. But the other day someone said the word ubiquitous and I had to ask them to remind me what it meant. And I read it alllll the time. And I know nothing about cars... but I wish I did.

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  2. emilyOctober 19, 2012 at 11:01 AM

    high school seniors don't know the answer to those? in all honesty, i know miles (and probably jonas) would know #2. i think miles could maybe, just maybe, get #1 right. maybe not, though.

    why are 1-year olds cute picking their nose?

    there are tons i don't know about. government, economics, and physics to name a few.

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  3. ToddOctober 19, 2012 at 11:05 AM

    Yes, yes and yes, duodenum is a real term. It's the first part of your small intestine, right after your stomach. In fact, the pancreas has a duct that empties into the duodenum. And the answer to cold cereal is also yes.

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  4. AmberOctober 19, 2012 at 1:02 PM

    Yes and yes....high school seniors should know those shouldn't they?

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  5. artistchiqOctober 21, 2012 at 10:15 PM

    If you don't know the answers to those two questions then society has truly failed you. I really feel for those who don't because that means that no one cared to teach them or to make sure that they were actually learning and help them if they weren't.

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