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Present - The Weather Channel 2000 => Programming and Graphics => Topic started by: Bryan on August 07, 2011, 08:20:23 PM
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I think that's the name of the segment. The question was asked "how much does the sun cool off at night?". Not one person that was interviewed got it right. :facepalm:
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I think that's the name of the segment. The question was asked "how much does the sun cool off at night?". Not one person that was interviewed got it right. :facepalm:
I like that segment, I love to laugh at some of the idiotic answers they give. I know most people aren't deep into weather, but my gosh I would think people would automatically know all four seasons of the freakin' year! (one guy didn't know them all when I watched it one night.) :doh:
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It's actually Weather Walking. :P
I think the segment is such a hoot, because of how stupid the people can be how almost no one can get the stuff right.
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It's actually Weather Walking. :P
I think the segment is such a hoot, because of how stupid the people can be how almost no one can get the stuff right.
Uh, I think you had it right the first time. :P Some of that stuff really should be common sense to anybody. Like the one where Mark asked them to fill in the blank "When Thunder Roars, ______" I mean come on what else would it be? Where would you be going if you hear thunder?
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I hate to say that it's funny about how many unintelligent people we have in this country, but some of the answers they give to what we think are easy questions are rather amusing. This Weather Walking/Walking Weather segment reminds me of the Jay Leno show or something.
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This was right after the Phoenix Haboob happened...
They were asking people what a Haboob was. Now, there is a TWC microphone, a TWC camera, and most likely a TWC truck. One lady replied that a Haboob was a spice. Now why would TWC be asking about spices? I mean, come on :P
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This was right after the Phoenix Haboob happened...
They were asking people what a Haboob was. Now, there is a TWC microphone, a TWC camera, and most likely a TWC truck. One lady replied that a Haboob was a spice. Now why would TWC be asking about spices? I mean, come on :P
LOL, Well at least a Haboob is a harder one to know or figure out, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have said a spice if most likely it has something to do with weather.
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I hate to say that it's funny about how many unintelligent people we have in this country, but some of the answers they give to what we think are easy questions are rather amusing. This Weather Walking/Walking Weather segment reminds me of the Jay Leno show or something.
Exactly, it is like Jay Leno's "Jaywalking" segment. :P
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Anyone here in Atlanta that can actually get an answer for him correct for once? :P
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I fixed the title of this thread for you, Bryan. The segment is indeed called "Weather Walking" as confirmed on a search of TWC's website.
Now, you all realize why I preach that education is the single biggest thing that needs to be done in Meteorology. We can do our job as meteorologists, but if the general public remains clueless about weather as shown in this segment, then our warnings and forecasts mean nothing. I've even wondered about starting a weather trivia game on this forum if anyone is interested.
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I've even wondered about starting a weather trivia game on this forum if anyone is interested.
You know my answer to that - a big old yes from me.
I haven't seen this segment yet, but it sounds very intriguing - not to mention extremely humorous.
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When exactly does this segment air? I don't watch WC often and I've only seen it randomly and I want to watch it more often.
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I almost think it is random. And, for example, today's "walking" segment (or one of today's) didn't have anything to do with weather...it was about how many people could fudge the spelling of Connecticut. I think I remember a segment awhile ago about our national anthem. So are these all the same thing, even though some don't have to do with weather? :dunno:
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I hate to say that it's funny about how many unintelligent people we have in this country, but some of the answers they give to what we think are easy questions are rather amusing.
I find it frightening. It shows how under-educated many people are these days. Which means our schools aren't really teaching anything important. Sure it's nice to know how to recycle cans, but that kind of knowledge doesn't really transfer to anything in the real world. They might not be exciting subjects, but people need to know how weather works (so they can protect themselves), how our government (and more importantly how our constitution) works (so they can vote intelligently), etc...
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I think that's the name of the segment. The question was asked "how much does the sun cool off at night?". Not one person that was interviewed got it right. :facepalm:
Earth is still the center of the universe right?
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I find it frightening. It shows how under-educated many people are these days. Which means our schools aren't really teaching anything important. Sure it's nice to know how to recycle cans, but that kind of knowledge doesn't really transfer to anything in the real world. They might not be exciting subjects, but people need to know how weather works (so they can protect themselves), how our government (and more importantly how our constitution) works (so they can vote intelligently), etc...
That's because schools these days teach answers to standardized tests. There's no more room for creative thinking, which would allow a student to analyze the facts available and fall back on his experience and knowledge and make an educated guess about what the right answer should be. No, no place for that in the classroom anymore. A student now simply memorizes by rote the information that will be on the standardized tests, because this alone seems to have become the standard for measuring a student's "success." If a piece of information isn't on the standardized test, the student is oblivious to it. The student may learn about the Earth's rotation causing day and night, and might learn some facts about the Sun, but, as we're apparently seeing, lacks the ability to think creatively enough to realize that the Sun itself has no day or night, or that the observation of day or night at one point on the Earth's surface isn't universal for all points on the Earth's surface.
Sadly, I know many, many people - even in my own family - of many ages, but usually the younger generations, who are suffering in this way. Some have no concept at all of time zones. For others, they just have no idea whatsoever how the weather works - not even the most basic concepts. Geography seems to be a near universal zero for everyone in my family under 30, while I'm the sole exception. I have cousins who have studied Spanish, apparently, for seven years already, but even the simplest, most basic phrases are incomprehensible to them.
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I learned the seasons at about age 4. Who doesn't know the seasons? I mean, really. Come on!
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I learned the seasons at about age 4. Who doesn't know the seasons? I mean, really. Come on!
I personally don't know anyone who doesn't know what the four seasons are, but I do know several people who don't know what causes them. And then I get them really confused when I explain that the Earth is actually farther away from the Sun when it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere than when it's winter. :)
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I like that segment, I love to laugh at some of the idiotic answers they give. I know most people aren't deep into weather, but my gosh I would think people would automatically know all four seasons of the freakin' year! (one guy didn't know them all when I watched it one night.) :doh:
According to this, they didn't even ask him to explain them. :wacko:
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And it's bad enough when 1 in 5 Americans or ~20% of Americas can't locate the us on a world map
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All political topics on this subject are no longer allowed. This message goes for everyone no matter what as it has caused a very unnecessary split in this forum. Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs, but no one is allowed to fire off attacks towards each other. Let's stay on topic in all these threads. Thank you.
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At least they have one program that has to do with weather. :D
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This is unbelievably scary and disgusting...
There should be a required weather class for everyone, including adults.