This guy is being asked which one of four objects gravitates around the Earth. The price is three thousand euros and, just in case, he has the option to ask the public’s opinion…
Would be funny, if it weren’t so sad. Reminds me of those people that justify their inability to write correctly saying that they are scientists . I had a colleague that always retorted to them: no, you’re not a scientist, you’re just silly!.
September 30, 2006 at 5:48 pm |
wow
October 3, 2006 at 12:23 am |
Rediculous.
October 5, 2006 at 11:13 pm |
salut
October 26, 2006 at 10:39 pm |
# Geoff B. Says:
Rediculous.
Like your spelling xD
November 3, 2006 at 4:44 am |
I probably wouldn’t be able to answer it correctly if I were on that show. But then again, I can’t read French :-p
November 28, 2006 at 11:47 pm |
Oh putain la quiche …
(sorry, I’m just ashamed for this guy … everybody knows it’s Venus)
November 30, 2006 at 8:22 am |
Eh ben mon vieux, bravo a l’education nationale, elle a fait du beau travail depuis 50 ans.
In english dans le texte
January 9, 2007 at 10:52 pm |
Revolting. That 56% of the public said the sun sends shivers down my spine.
Cheers,
T.
January 29, 2007 at 10:30 pm |
Well, it’s kind of a relief that it’s not just Americans who get that mixed up.
Of course, one could also argue that it’s just a matter one’s choice of coordinate system.
In rocket or missile guidance software, one often adopts ECEF (Earth-Centered-Earth-Fixed) coordinates or ECI (Earth Centered Inertial) coordinate systems. And in those systems, all of the above revolve around the earth.
But hey, this is television, not rocket science:)
February 14, 2007 at 5:40 pm |
Actually – the question is a fallacy…. all objects have a gravitational effect on all other objects. So in fact all of those answers are correct.
But we all know they meant the moon, so i’ll say he’s an idiot like everyone else.
February 19, 2007 at 12:24 pm |
@Bo: According to my dictionary (“euroglot”, not very extensive but OK), although ‘graviter’ means ‘to gravitate’, ‘graviter autour de’ means ‘to revolve around’. So I guess the question is not a fallacy.
February 19, 2007 at 12:25 pm |
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February 19, 2007 at 8:42 pm |
That’s one of the most hoffific things I’ve ever seen!
February 19, 2007 at 8:45 pm |
Let me correct myself: horrific.