January 29, 200818 yr After you have answered the above poll watch how an audience in France handled the question. The answer according to France. Edited January 29, 200818 yr by PA.
January 29, 200818 yr You have to understand the French history to understand why they think like this.
January 29, 200818 yr Errrrr . . . . .helloooooo Mr Frenchman?!? Wakey Wakey!!! He WAS awake? Oh . . . . .
January 29, 200818 yr Author You have to understand the French history to understand why they think like this. Then the question should be what revolves around France? A. Bicycles B. The World C. The Universe D. Snails The correct answer is E. all of the above.
January 29, 200818 yr Phui, sorry for this The sun. It was my mistake, a simple grammar mistake. I understood like ( at first ) around WHAT does earth rotate. Stupid stupid stupid, I didn
January 29, 200818 yr Then the question should be what revolves around France?A. Bicycles B. The World C. The Universe D. Snails The correct answer is E. all of the above. Stock market
January 30, 200818 yr I am not making any excuses for the French audience here( because they got it wrong.. period) ...but..this question could be perceived as a little ambiguous. The British version of WWTBAM often states :- ''there are no trick questions on Millionaire'' but for the Froggies, from a nerdy point of view, doesn't the planet Mars rotate around us? since it's orbit around the Sun is outside our orbit around the Sun? Call me picky (and dull)
January 30, 200818 yr HAM2 Posted Today, 08:27 AM I am not making any excuses for the French audience here( because they got it wrong.. period) ...but..this question could be perceived as a little ambiguous. The British version of WWTBAM often states :- ''there are no trick questions on Millionaire'' but for the Froggies, from a nerdy point of view, doesn't the planet Mars rotate around us? since it's orbit around the Sun is outside our orbit around the Sun? Call me picky (and dull) wacko.gif OK "HAM2 is now known as picky (and dull)" Hey you asked I delivered.
January 30, 200818 yr You have to understand the French history to understand why they think like this. I had to brush up on my history knowledge on this but basically, for most of recorded history, man thought that the Earth was the centre of the universe. This theory was called the Geocentric Theory. Anyone who challenged it was put to death for their heretical beliefs. Religion and mythology were also factors of course. A proportion of the French to this day held this belief even though science proved otherwise. Its ironic that in the 19th century, the French physicist Jean-Bernard-L
January 30, 200818 yr An interesting read on the subject can be found Here Thanks Atom....rivetting!!
January 30, 200818 yr If you have to understand French history in order to understand why they answer questions the way they do then surely it would be fair to assume that if you asked the French what colour their flag is, the majority would say white...
January 31, 200818 yr If you have to understand French history in order to understand why they answer questions the way they do then surely it would be fair to assume that if you asked the French what colour their flag is, the majority would say white... Old joke - YAWN
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