1 In 4 Americans Thinks The Sun Goes Around The Earth

February 15th, 2014

Via: NPR:

A quarter of Americans surveyed could not correctly answer that the Earth revolves around the sun and not the other way around, according to a report out Friday from the .

The survey of 2,200 people in the United States was conducted by the NSF in 2012 and released on Friday at an annual meeting of the

To the question “Does the Earth go around the Sun, or does the Sun go around the Earth,” 26 percent of those surveyed answered incorrectly.

2 Responses to “1 In 4 Americans Thinks The Sun Goes Around The Earth”

  1. freeacre says:

    Don’t feel too smug. Both ideas are wrong. Take a look at the new model:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxKThSZ5Gx0

  2. freeacre says:

    Sorry, Kevin, Frankie is NOT the one I meant to put up. Jeez.

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