The average scientific literacy rates of MLPF

[Arctic Night 884]

9/13. I'm stupider than most of you, as I suspected.

I don't really think that's fair judgement. A lower result may signify ignorance (not stupidity, ignorance) in specific areas and not necessarily low intelligence. For all we know, you are the most intelligent user, you just forgot some science lessons.

[Stellafera 3,836]

13/13, didn't have to think too hard on them. That oughtta bump up the "hasn't graduated high school" demographic.

 

Edited July 17, 2014 by Stellafera

[paradoxical 1,735]

9/13. I'm stupider than most of you, as I suspected.

 

It'd be boring if we all had scicne blogs and listened to Sci-fri and Radiolab a lot.

[Jeric 46,851]

9/13. I'm stupider than most of you, as I suspected.

 

Nah, its a science literacy test and even though some of this you can reason out, there are a few questions that you would need to just know the answer. For example some may pick O2 as the most common atmospheric gas. While it would be wrong, it isn't at all an indicator of intelligence.

[Admiral Regulus 2,769]

I got 13/13. But I'm a nerd.

 

No, I'm not just saying that. I really am a nerd. I'm a sophomore in college studying engineering. It would be utterly embarrassing if I didn't know such basic scientific facts.

[Twilie 184]

Whoop whoop 13/13, I guess I would have to say this is mostly due to my nerdy boyfriend x)

[paradoxical 1,735]

Nah, its a science literacy test and even though some of this you can reason out, there are a few questions that you would need to just know the answer. For example some may pick O2 as the most common atmospheric gas. While it would be wrong, it isn't at all an indicator of intelligence.

 

CO₂ Is also a reasonable thing to have put there because emissions, people, and animals.  Also plants need it. 

 

Without having the foreknowledge it's impossible to guess.  Blame your Twilight clone teachers.  You just needed to fly when you learned and have the whole city participate in teaching you.  Easy peasy!

[Arctic Night 884]

I am incredibly pleased with the results so far!    Maybe we will improve the pewresearch score as well.

 

And again, don't take the results too seriously. Clearly the questions were selected quite randomly.

[BronyPony 575]

There's the possibility that some of the members cheated and used the magic machine we call Google.

 

I got 11/13 myself—guessed on two of those, though... heheh.

I didn't use google. A majority of this is just common knowledge.

[Simon 4,557]

12/13, and that's because I second guessed myself on something I knew.  It's a lot better than I was expecting... science isn't my strongest subject, so I'm pleased.

[FractalMoon 378]

13/13... I think I may have read the Things I Will Not Work With a few too many times... And gotten a 700 on my SAT for Chemistry...

[Banul 3,831]

CO₂ Is also a reasonable thing to have put there because emissions, people, and animals.  Also plants need it. 

 

Without having the foreknowledge it's impossible to guess.  Blame your Twilight clone teachers.  You just needed to fly when you learned and have the whole city participate in teaching you.  Easy peasy!

Co2 is what I picked. Was it Nitrogen? I thought it might be that.

 

Anyway, I got 12. Looks like we got some smart cookies in this here forums

 

[Miles 2,512]

Yah, I'm actually surprised that I got a 13/13.  Though, I am 19 and most of these things are still fresh in my mind from high school.  I guess my science teachers did their job, lol.

 

Hey OP, you should totally find some more tests like these, I actually found it fun to take.

 

 

I guess that I shouldn't have been surprised, though, since I got a 4.01 GPA (out of 4) in high school. I'm a nerd, I'll admit it haha.

 

Edited July 17, 2014 by Miles

[Ziggy + Angel + Rain 11,302]

I was surprised that I got 13/13 correct.  Surprised and relieved lol.  Or perhaps I was just anticipating tougher questions.

[Sigma 768]

12/13 Well, now I know something about fracking.

[paradoxical 1,735]

12/13 Well, now I know something about fracking.

 

I thought it was more for the petrolium than natural gas :okiedokielokie:

[Miles 2,512]

12/13 Well, now I know something about fracking.

I knew about it for more than one reason.  One because of science class... but I actually knew about it before then, because, Two, I'm a gearhead (I know alot about cars) and thus, fracking, because of GTL [natural] gas-to-liquid base stocks in motor oil.

[MatrixChicken 879]

The only one I missed was the one about fracking. Didn't really have any idea so I just guessed coal like a dummy.

[LZRD WZRD 1,929]

Yay I got ALL 13 CORRECT!

[Steel Accord 6,660]

10 out of 13

 

Apparently not the wizard most of us are, but I surprised myself nonetheless. Done Bill and Tyson proud I have.  -_-

 

Although my favorite modern scientists will always be Michio Kaku and Ray Kurzweil.

 

 

I mean look at him! He's the very image of a good guy mad scientist! 

I don't really think that's fair judgement. A lower result may signify ignorance (not stupidity, ignorance) in specific areas and not necessarily low intelligence. For all we know, you are the most intelligent user, you just forgot some science lessons.

 

Amen to that. Not everyone's knowledge lies in science, but that doesn't mean they are unintelligent.

[AlicornAcolyte 254]

13/13

 

But I am a scientist, so I suppose that skews things...

[Untitled Goose Q 5,137]

Always loved science, so I'm not surprised I got 13/13.

 

To me, they were rather easy. I weep for the poor people who get certain ones wrong.

[NightGuard 251]

Fuck man, I got 7/13... That sucks man.

[cuteycindyhoney 13,307]

There's the possibility that some of the members cheated and used the magic machine we call Google.

 

I got 11/13 myself—guessed on two of those, though... heheh.

I got 13/13 without cheating in any way shape or form.

 

 

 

 

[Guest]

10/13

 

 

 

Not too shabby, since Science is far from my strong suite

Same

Science isn't exactly a strong point of mine either