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Or maybe schools....

I just watched a rerun of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?". 

One of the questions was, "How fast does the second hand of a watch travel?"

The possible answers:

A.  33-1/3 rpm

B.  45 rpm

C.  78 rpm

D.  1 rpm

:)

The contestant said that she wasn't good at math and had to ask the audience.  82% of the audience selected, "D.  1 rpm".  That's good, but what is disconcerting is that 18% of the audience thought that the second hand of a watch travels at the speed of a record player.   :o

From this audience sample, it would appear that almost 1 in 5 people don't know that the second hand on a watch travels at 1 rpm.   :(

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1 hour ago, Clark said:

The contestant said that she wasn't good at math and had to ask the audience.  82% of the audience selected, "D.  1 rpm".  That's good, but what is disconcerting is that 18% of the audience thought that the second hand of a watch travels at the speed of a record player.   :o

From this audience sample, it would appear that almost 1 in 5 people don't know that the second hand on a watch travels at 1 rpm.   :(

If they don't wear a watch, they wouldn't know how many revolutions the second hand makes :)

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