JoeDaStudd Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I'm not sure if this has been posted if it has please delete this topic. [hide=answer the questions first]LONDON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- A survey of British youngsters suggests 26 percent of the country's under-16 population erroneously believe bacon comes from sheep. The survey of 800 children and adults, conducted for the Home Grown Cereals Authority and the National Farmers' Union, also suggests 29 percent of youngsters believe oats grow on trees and 17 percent of both children and adults are under the false impression that eggs are a necessary ingredient in bread, the Daily Mail reported Thursday. "Everyone should know where primary foods like cereals are grown and the role they play as part of a healthy, balanced diet," said Peter Kendall, president of the National Farmers' Union. "More than half the food consumed in the U.K. is produced on British farms, yet the public, and especially young people, are unable to make this connection."[/hide] Call me crazy but if you don't know where something comes from then I don't think you should really be eating it.I don't know whether its the fact I've been brought up near farms or the fact I'm a fussy eater, but I find the results of the survey extremely worrying. I mean one of the most commonly eaten cuts of meat and people don't know the animal it comes from. I'm also curious on the results tip.it gets too as I'm sure it can't be as bad as the results in the article. Anyone else worried by the results? [hide=Drops]Dragon Axe x11Berserker Ring x9Warrior Ring x8SeercullDragon MedDragon Boots x4 - all less then 30 kcGodsword Shard (bandos)Granite Maul x 3Solo only - doesn't include barrows[/hide][hide=Stats][/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomy Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Yeah I aced it! Doomy edit: I like sheep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_love_burritos Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I could answer all the questions correctly, but I dont know, I'm not really worried. [Maybe because I dont live in the UK...] Perhaps all these "youngsters" are just lacking in common knowledge ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy_jim Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I wasn't sure about the eggs in bread..I've never made bread and don't know too much about it, I was leaning more towards 'no' though. I wonder in which areas they conducted these surveys? RIP Michaelangelopolousu can control my tip it account, but youll never control how fine i am!This is by FAR my favorite song: I love N_odie and would never edit his posts! I love Rainy_Day too <3 And also Cowman_133. <33 Oh, and Laikrob is a going to hunt me down and kill me like a pest kangaroo if I reveal how awesome she is. I owe tripsis skittles. DarkDude feels like he's missing out. This is my siggy! - n_odie Rainy_Day MINE! - n_odie Rainy_Day And meol shouldn't feel left out. Oh, and Y_Guy is a noob awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaida23 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I could see the egg question confusing people (not everyone bakes), but there's no excuse to not know what animal bacon comes from or whether oats grow on trees. The question is where does the blame for this failure lie: with the schools or with the parents? Or is it a little of both? Apparently common knowledge isn't so common anymore. :wall: Check out my blog to read the Adventures of a Big Damn (F2P) Hero. THE place for all free players to connect, hang out and talk about how awesome it is to be F2P. So, Kaida is the real version of every fictional science-badass? That explains a lot, actually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcneilp Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 The egg question caught me out to be honest. :oops: Thought eggs might have went into the bread dough (or whatever it's called, i don't bake much/at all). Thinking about it now, it seems a bit more obvious. There's no excuse for not knowing the other two, however. It isn't in the castle, It isn't in the mist, It's a calling of the waters, As they break to show, The new Black Death, With reactors aglow, Do you think your security, Can keep you in purity, You will not shake us off above or belowScottish frictionScottish fiction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevepole Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 The bread one kind of caught me off guard, I had to give it a thought, but it still should be common sense though since bread is basically made up of flour + water + yeast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meol Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I remember making bread with flour and water in Lumbridge. Who'd know Runescape would teach me something useful? This signature is intentionally left blank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastortoise Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I remember making bread with flour and water in Lumbridge. Who'd know Runescape would teach me something useful?Yeah, I got that one wrong :oops: I always thought baking = eggs, I guess not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 3/3 here. If eggs were used in bread (which they can be) it would taste like quiche. And yes the results worry me, but its really nothing new. Nobody cares about basic practical knowledge anymore. "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I've only baked pizza dough before which is close to bread and I believe I used eggs in it, but bread didn't seem like it would have eggs in it so I put I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevepole Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I think when eggs are used it is to thicken up the batter like in pizza dough and pie crusts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abc1230 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I remember making bread with flour and water in Lumbridge. Who'd know Runescape would teach me something useful?This :thumbsup: YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romy Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 3/3. I'm not too worried, but that's probably because I'm aware to the fact the common sense really is not common for quite a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alg Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I have to wonder if it would really matter whether or not young children knew this. I mean, I don't think kids are going to care what the food is as long as it tastes good. Still got 3/3, though. The idea of egg in bread is kind of disturbing to me. I painted some stuff and put it on tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decebal Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I got all of them right, except for the bread one. Hey, call my grandma crazy, but SHE makes amazing bread, and she always stuck eggs in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2PM Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 At the Bacon: Really? 26%? Really? "Let your anger be as a monkey in a piñata... hiding amongst the candy... hoping the kids don't break through with the stick." - Master Tang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorLepRecon Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 The Bread question was the only on that made me think for a moment. The rest, especially the bacon question, should have been common knowledge. Forum Updates & Suggestions <------ Let your voice be heard!Forum Games <------- Coolest place on Tip.ItTip.It Forum Rules <------- Read them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riku3220 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Huh, The bread question was easily a no for me but I had to think on the oats... And I got it wrong :sad: Ah well, I hate oats anyways. Also, it's possible to make bacon from other animals such as turkeys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2PM Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Huh, The bread question was easily a no for me but I had to think on the oats... And I got it wrong :sad: Ah well, I hate oats anyways. Also, it's possible to make bacon from other animals such as turkeys.True but the bacon you would get at a supermarket would be Pig. "Let your anger be as a monkey in a piñata... hiding amongst the candy... hoping the kids don't break through with the stick." - Master Tang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dax Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Woo. 100% I am pro with knowledge! :thumbsup: #KERR2016/17/18/19/20/21. #rpgformod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenticular_J Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 You'd be surprised how much the general population doesn't know about where their food comes from. catch it now so you can like it before it went so mainstream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldbaloney Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 3/3. I'm a vegetarian, always have been, and even I know where bacon comes from. Eggs can be used in bread, but aren't necessary. The oats question, in my opinion, was a no brainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 100% on this quiz. :rolleyes: The general public don't have a clue about a lot of things. My favorite is watching "Jay Walking" on the Tonight Show/Jay Leno Show. He'd show different pictures of well known politics ( ie. Joe Biden) and many of the people wouldn't have any idea. I was embarrassed for them. Why do we give these people voting rights? Last.Fm My Bloggy Proud to have served on Tip.it Crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_Is_Great Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 2/3, because I made bread with eggs in them before. Or maybe those were cakes :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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