Got 10 of 12...maybe I'm not smarter than a 5th grader...

Got all of them right. This was pre high school information back in the dark ages when I learned it. [If you are curious about just when those dark ages were, do the math. I was in one of the first groups of elementary school kids to receive the Salk Polio Vaccine. I suppose this might qualify me as, "crusty," had I not been known to bathe regularly.] Newsflash! Students are STILL being intensively exposed to this information in upper elementary. Well...at least in the schools in those allegedly 'inferior' southern states where I was educated and still reside. Actually, the state & locally developed science 'common core' curriculums in these states are teaching more advanced physical science concepts than this at middle school levels It's not the quality of the curriculum anymore; it's the quality and motivational level of the students. Too many of them don't understand the concept of serious study, and teachers are kept too busy confiscating the high tech gadgets that serve as both their memory and entertainment. It's like the old saying goes with respect to learning anything, "First you have to give a shit."

Made me smile too! Multifactors are happily just each of us whole, without identities..

"the more sugar people eat, the more likely they are to get cavities."
This statement, in my reading, implies if members of the same cohort changed no variables other than sugar consumption, it would change their rate of cavities. This means causal correlation.

Hey Michael!

Try this...
1) Four or five heaping tablespoons of cocoanut oil
2) one teaspoon baking soda
3) Stevia to taste
4) a few drops of peppermint extract to taste
5) a few drops of lemon extract to taste

Mix the whole mess together and brush twice daily. I've been using this for a year or so now, no cavities and my teeth have never felt cleaner. The bonus is no fluoride!

I have always been a literary-type which I suppose is why my favorite kind of humor is puns.

A few jokes kinda do have a quirky sense to them.
A couple of years ago I read that the essence of humor is the unexpected.
"Now take my wife--please!" is only funny the first time you hear it combined with the set-up beforehand.

Real sugar kane was not quite the villain it was touted to be, although, sugar, real, processed, fake or from corn is not good for any of us, especially non-secretors. Cavities are usually caused by germs and germs LOOOOOVE sugar. Excess Citrus is also bad for your teeth but is not fully responsible for cavities either.
All this stuff, I founded out waaaaay to late in life.
Oh well...

Thank you for the links. I will do some research, but I have to disagree with your statement that sugar has little to do with cavities, although I agree it is only one factor.

or you could simply ask, "Do you favor Common Core?" -- j
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yes! . when your jeans can stand up by themselves, while
you are taking a shower, they might need a wash job. -- j
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Live right 4 your type by Peter DaDamo is where I got this info
You can also go to: right4yourtype.com to get the book.
Or here is a quick article on the subject.
http://www.dadamo.com/B2blogs/blogs/i...
Actually cavities have little to do with sugar per say, there are other factors to consider.

11/12

That is the saddest thing that can be said about the state of today's education. Without reading comprehension, most of them are doomed to a 2nd class life, or worse.

Most jokes make no sense when you really think about them. That's what makes them funny.

Olduglycarl, can you give me a source so I can read about this? I am skeptical. Thanks

Intelligence, along with everything else. You made me smile, blackswan.

Someone's vulnerability to cavities depends primarily on secreator status; def. if every fluid in the body not just your blood expresses your blood type antigens then you are a secreter and less vulnerable to cavities, but might also react adversely to viruses more easily. Non secretors...just the opposite, most, no matter what you do, you get cavities. Yes, your immune system battles tooth decay if it is expressed in saliva.

Questions were pretty basic...took an educated guess on the polio one and got it right.
12 for 12 see link if you like but even though they were easy I still surprised myself.

http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/scien...

I'm black and Jewish, so I either split myself in two, or I decide that intelligence is individual.

Your PV remark was precious. Since I've been in both science and economics, I have to make sure what I'm talking about.