Most complex math problem EVER

tru.pairadocs · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:39 pm Post subject: Most complex math problem EVER

http://now.msn.com/entertainment/0319-funny-mph-video.aspx

(Already spread this on mumble, but it's worthy of being on the forums)
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Erwin Rommel · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:44 pm Post subject:

I saw this earlier. It's not that surprising, all things considered.
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atatme · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:20 am Post subject:

Erwin Rommel wrote:

I saw this earlier. It's not that surprising, all things considered.

How could that not be surprising?

Vlad Piranha · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:43 am Post subject:

Most people I meet have the grammar of a seven year old (absolutely no exaggeration), so why wouldn't they have the math skills to match?

atatme · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:12 am Post subject:

Vlad Piranha wrote:

Most people I meet have the grammar of a seven year old (absolutely no exaggeration), so why wouldn't they have the math skills to match?

It doesn't even requite math though. Just think a minuscule amount about what miles per hour means... She doesn't though, he even tried to get her to and she is just like yeah, MPH, measurement of speed. Puts no more thought into it than that. Am I the only one legitimately surprised that there are people this stupid?

tru.pairadocs · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:45 am Post subject:

Now I wonder how many people watched this video and were agreeing with what the girl was saying the whole time.... that's a scary thing to think about
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Erwin Rommel · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:42 am Post subject:

atatme wrote:

Am I the only one legitimately surprised that there are people this stupid?

Perhaps not, but I teach math at a public university. I don't get anyone this out at sea, but I don't teach the remedial classes either.
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ihatepears · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:20 pm Post subject:

I go to highschool. Heard something almost exactly like this except the math was maybe just a tad harder.

Not unbelievable, but most likely staged.
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Wang Chung · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:09 pm Post subject:

atatme wrote:

Vlad Piranha wrote:

Most people I meet have the grammar of a seven year old (absolutely no exaggeration), so why wouldn't they have the math skills to match?

It doesn't even requite math though. Just think a minuscule amount about what miles per hour means... She doesn't though, he even tried to get her to and she is just like yeah, MPH, measurement of speed. Puts no more thought into it than that. Am I the only one legitimately surprised that there are people this stupid?

This is exactly unsurprising, because this is how people are taught to think.... that math is some unrelated and obtuse way of looking at things... and this is how bad it is. There are a lot of people who are this dumb.
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