jrz126
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Ron H said:The surprising thing to me is that a lot of people don't wonder about stuff. You guys ever watch Leno's "Jaywalking" segments? I am always amazed that he can find people who are so ignorant of the world around them. Last night he found a gal who thought that the U.S. is in South America. Another one thought Mt. Rushmore is a volcano.
I realize this was a geography question, but I think a large percentage of the population is just wrapped up in their little worlds, and couldn't care less about how things work, or where things are, or what's going on in the world, or...
That's what makes us weird. We are a minority.
That bugs me too...the thing that ticks me off even more is the diehard sports fans that can rattle of the stats of pretty much every NFL player in the league...sure you may know how many yards Joe Blow ran for last season...but do you know how to change the oil in your own car?
I see knowing all those stats as pointless knowledge...I'd rather know the basic astable 555 circuit so that I wont have to look it up every time...maybe its just me...