Rocket Scientists not as Smart as Originally Thought

Yahoo News ^ | September 22, 2006 | Andy Borowitz

[pepperdog]

"Having said that, though, rocket science is not brain surgery."

So say the brain surgeons about rocket scientists. Is this supposed to be a joke? Everyone know Democrats are smarter than both of them. Or so I've been told....by Democrats.

[Freedom4US]

Gotta love skinny ties. The 70's were a disaster for so many, many reasons, but polyester suits and wide ties were certainly in the top 100.

[rawcatslyentist]

>"Next they will be saying Einstein was no "Einstein"!

He couldn't even speak untill the age of 4, and even then it was only German.

[Robwin]

True story.
I found this article so funny I asked my wife to read it. Her comment:"I can't believe there is a magazine called 'Popular Brain Surgery'."
Me:"Honey, it's a joke."
Her:"You mean this isn't real?"

She is a lovely woman, but obviously not exactly a...well you know.

[donmeaker]

If rocket scientists were all that smart, they would find a way to get their projects funded privately, instead of sucking the government tit.

They needed an aircraft engineer to do that: Burt Rutan.

[Thombo2]

Method?He stood outside the fence surrounding the various communication devices(dishes and antenas)and threw pennies into a specific dish-we were informed it was WUSF's(the largest of the bunch).Result?Nothing-as far as i know,no damage.However the UP picked him up pretty quickly.As far as discipline is concerned,i don't know about that either,but he remained on our floor and in school.I don't believe it was malicious-just boneheaded.

[Hildy]

"The fact of the matter is, the smartest people in the world have always been, and will always be, University of Minnesota experts," he said.

Well, the answer is so obvious. The smartest people are actors and musicians.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

The study, which appears in the organization's monthly publication, Popular Brain Surgery,

For some reason the idea that there is a magazine out there called "Popular Brain Surgery" is giving me the willies.

[Robert A Cook PE]

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship. design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects.

Well, I ain't died gallantly (yet.)

Haven't butchered a hog - though I did see one castrated. that close enough?
Guess I still hafta learn that one.

[rawcatslyentist]

>"For some reason the idea that there is a magazine out there called "Popular Brain Surgery" is giving me the willies."

It's a really great mag, full of helpful tips. You'd especially enjoy the DIY section!

[Fatuncle]

A co-worker's wife is an OB/GYN. He's amazed that she can surgically remove a baby from a womb, yet cannot change a flat tire. :)

Sounds like she's bright enough not to get her hands dirty when there is a big, dumb male around to do it ...

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

You'd especially enjoy the DIY section!

*chuckle*

[Fatuncle]

" ... die gallantly."

Someone's been watching me for a week again? Well, not the last part.

Start studying. It comes to us all.

[Tennessean4Bush]

Rocket science isn't rocket science.

[GingisK]

No bias in this report.

[Old Professer]

Now he's Albert Brooks.

[Hawthorn]

> Rocket scientists, long considered the gold standard in intelligence among all professionals, are not nearly as smart as originally thought <

In all seriousness, whenever some researcher runs comparative IQ tests across the "graduate" departments in a typical university, the Ph.D. candidates in physics and electrical engineering typically come in second despite the fact that everbody on campus knows they're really the smartest -- at least in terms of "raw IQ."

Who comes in first? Why, none other than the guys and gals in the psychology department!

[Hint: It's because psychologists design all IQ tests.]

[GOPJ]

"It does require a superior intellect to function as a rocket scientist," the article concedes. "Having said that, though, rocket science is not brain surgery."

Do I sense a little jealousy?

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Adam Smith is/was a paper shuffler!

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

He aimed for the moon but hit London.

He also hit the moon.

He was my boss during the 60's.