I'm not sure if this is super significant, but he's a PhD student in ecology and didn't know how many ounces were in a cup, nor how many cups were in a pint. He's a born and raised American. Is this odd? I learned this in 3rd grade I believe, but maybe his university isn't very good?
In all honesty, ecology is a horrible field of study. It literally is not important.
I want to introduce you to something called the metric system.
No scientist or science class will use the old measurements unless they are pointing out silly they are in comparison.
That said, still a bit shocking someone wouldn't know this, though I'm not sure I believe the story.
That's nothing, I knew an American scientist who didn't know how many pecks were in a bushel or how many fathoms were in a furlong or how many rods were in a league.
The number of ounces in a cup is not likely to be part of very many doctoral programs. At a cooking school it might matter.
not sure if surprised wrote:
I'm not sure if this is super significant, but he's a PhD student in ecology and didn't know how many ounces were in a cup, nor how many cups were in a pint. He's a born and raised American. Is this odd? I learned this in 3rd grade I believe, but maybe his university isn't very good?
PhD in ecology--not impressed.
Regardless, it isn't that important.
An engineer in one of the "hard" engineering sub types didn't know what the main language spoken in Colombia was.
Peeps don't know everything about everything, though basic knowledge of some things like what countries border the US should probably be known.
Doctoral programs should train you to be a scholar, not to memorize facts. It's a waste of time to memorize little-used information that can be looked up in less than a second using Google.
By the time he gets his PhD in ecology, he'll be so specialized that he probably won't be able to define an ecosystem off the top of his head.
People forget stuff. Learning how many oz in a cup is a hoop you jump through to get through the third grade. Once passed, unless used again frequently, that knowledge will be deleted.
I bet he also doesn't know how many farthings are in a shilling.
not sure I believe you wrote:
I want to introduce you to something called the metric system.
No scientist or science class will use the old measurements unless they are pointing out silly they are in comparison.
That said, still a bit shocking someone wouldn't know this, though I'm not sure I believe the story.
I'm not shocked. I have a PhD in math and it's only since I got interested in cooking that I learned all the conversions for volume in the US Customary system. The system is ridiculous. Only trivia nerds or bartenders could tell you how much is in a dram or a gill, for example.
I know that oz and cups are far more common, but 99 out of 100 Americans couldn't tell correctly give you the size - in any measure - of an acre, or, how many yards are in a mile even. You'll hear people refer to a bushel or a peck, but, maybe aside from farmers, very very few people could tell you how much they actually are.
It will be a very good day when the US finally joins the rest of the planet and adopts the metric system.
I have a PhD in ecology and have also mastered the complex issue of ounces, cups and pints. Pretty sure I am not unique in this matter.
in contrast to anthropological gender theory or queer theory.
sc42 wrote:
I have a PhD in ecology and have also mastered the complex issue of ounces, cups and pints. Pretty sure I am not unique in this matter.
MD/PhD>MD>DMD>PhD math/physics>>>PhD social sciencies
Not dat important wrote:
sc42 wrote:I have a PhD in ecology and have also mastered the complex issue of ounces, cups and pints. Pretty sure I am not unique in this matter.
MD/PhD>MD>DMD>PhD math/physics>>>PhD social sciencies
Ecology = social science, good laugh. 16 oz of pure dumb. (That's one pint, just to save you a little google time.)
People often assume PhD = genius in all fields. It doesn't. It simply means you are a certified researcher in a specialized field. Normally, to gain entrance to a PhD program, you have to meet intelligent criteria (GRE scores, etc.), but a PhD simply means you are knowledgeable expert or specialist in a field of study. People with PhD's are usually well read in a variety of fields, but some are complete idiots in certain fields outside their specialization.
Well, all trolls who live in their mommy's basement, such as yourself, have no clue how to cook anything. They might be able to mix the ingredients exactly, but the end result is a culinary disaster.
Funny this is most grade schoolers can name each state's capital...can you TS? I guess that means you're not very bright!
How many oz were in a cup? You mean wizard of oz? I don't think it can be too many. Depends on the cup, but I'd have to say 3.
Sherlock Holmes didn't know that the Earth revolved around the Sun. And why should he have? It wouldn't have made him a better detective.
not sure if surprised wrote:
I'm not sure if this is super significant, but he's a PhD student in ecology and didn't know how many ounces were in a cup, nor how many cups were in a pint. He's a born and raised American. Is this odd? I learned this in 3rd grade I believe, but maybe his university isn't very good?
An ounce is a unit of mass, a cup is a unit of volume.