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Rocket Scientists not as Smart as Originally Thought
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| September 22, 2006
| Andy Borowitz
Posted on 09/24/2006 9:41:00 AM PDT by John Jorsett
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To: originalbuckeye
My occasional experience with rocket scientists has shown me that, while they are incredibly intelligent about many science matters, they are pretty short on common sense.Growing up,my best friend's Dad was a real rocket scientist (MIT grad) and his Mom graduated from Vassar.It was obvious that his Dad...and the kids,too...were very intelligent.
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posted on
09/24/2006 9:56:17 AM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
("An empty limousine pulled up and Hillary Clinton got out")
To: John Jorsett; So Cal Rocket; phantomworker; COEXERJ145; microgood; liberallarry; cmsgop; ...
"Having said that, though, rocket science is not brain surgery."
If you want on or off my aerospace ping list, please contact me by Freep mail.
To: Paleo Conservative
I have known a few actual rocket scientists. Even visted a couple at the hospital. It is an adventuresome occupation requiring utmost inventiveness and investigative talent. It is a science of sorts.
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posted on
09/24/2006 9:59:21 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
'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.
Shhh! Don't give the federal education bureaucrats any more ideas for the high school curriculum.
To: trashcanbred
Did anyone read the article? Yeah. How's our improv going? Any of the original riff left?
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posted on
09/24/2006 10:04:28 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: edwin hubble
Bill Maher is funny?
Who knew!
To: So Cal Rocket
do they actually read the directions?
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posted on
09/24/2006 10:06:45 AM PDT
by
leda
(Life is always what you make it!)
To: patton
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posted on
09/24/2006 10:07:15 AM PDT
by
leda
(Life is always what you make it!)
To: John Jorsett
They all pale in comparison to the legendary rocket surgeon.
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posted on
09/24/2006 10:07:43 AM PDT
by
thoughtomator
(Islam delenda est)
To: RightWhale
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posted on
09/24/2006 10:08:28 AM PDT
by
JRandomFreeper
(They want to be die in jihad. I'm here to help, in whatever small way I can.)
To: thoughtomator
Is that like an in-flight missile technician?
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posted on
09/24/2006 10:09:41 AM PDT
by
patton
(Sanctimony frequently reaps its own reward.)
To: John Jorsett
To: patton
I tried that for a while but I didn't like being away from home so much.
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posted on
09/24/2006 10:16:59 AM PDT
by
Erasmus
(I invited Benoit Mandelbrot to the Shoreline Grill, but he never got there.)
To: billorites
...or rocket surgery for that matter.
To: So Cal Rocket
"Many are incredibly smart at one thing.....rocket science."Excellent observation.IMO they tend to concentrate in one area of expertise to the exclusion of more mundane skills.Anecdote:We had a handfull of science majors(engineering,chemistry,physics,etc)on my floor in college.Most very bright-ie SAT scores in the statosphere,GPA's hovering around 4.0,but when it came right down to it many were lacking in social skills(introverted).One evening my neighbor(aka the Mole)decided to see what would happen if he threw pennies(hundreds)in the WUSF satellite dish.Reasoning?Intellectual curiosity.
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posted on
09/24/2006 10:19:24 AM PDT
by
Thombo2
To: John Jorsett; All
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posted on
09/24/2006 10:21:43 AM PDT
by
dighton
To: Donald Rumsfeld Fan
He aimed for the moon but hit London.
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posted on
09/24/2006 10:23:19 AM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: Erasmus
Hey, you only have to do it once, then you can retire.
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posted on
09/24/2006 10:23:50 AM PDT
by
patton
(Sanctimony frequently reaps its own reward.)
To: John Jorsett
Amusing. But based on my experience, neither does very well in mathematics.
To: So Cal Rocket
"There's some that aren't smart enough to pour water out of a boot with the instructions written on the bottom."
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. :)
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posted on
09/24/2006 10:26:36 AM PDT
by
Redgirl
(Osama should send Rosie O'Donnell a thank-you note.)
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