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I could say my name when I was 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r43yCiKlbCo

her parrents are wonderful teachers

edit: this is the question the poll is referring to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww&feature=related

That is incredible.

How does one teach a child so young to remember all those places...? Not to mention their exact locations, because some of them are tiny as hell.

:eek:

A comparison

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww&feature=related

While the memorization is admittedly impressive, what the hell was up with her constant twitching? She couldn't stop moving! Are all two year olds like that?

A comparison

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww&feature=related

I knew that was coming as it was in the related video section, (which by looking at your link) is where you got that from as well :p

That is incredible.

How does one teach a child so young to remember all those places...? Not to mention their exact locations, because some of them are tiny as hell.

:eek:

Candy.

I could teach a dog to do the exact same thing. This is just a Pavlov thing.

While the memorization is admittedly impressive, what the hell was up with her constant twitching? She couldn't stop moving! Are all two year olds like that?

Either she is brilliant or this is her Forrest Gump counting matchsticks thing.

That kid is so adorable!

Candy.

I could teach a dog to do the exact same thing. This is just a Pavlov thing.

Ill give you $20,000 cash for a dog that can point out every country correctly on a world map.

Ill give you $20,000 cash for a dog that can point out every country correctly on a world map.

I'll get back to you on that when I am able to do it.

This thread is a flame war waiting to happen.

I'll get back to you on that when I am able to do it.

ill be here next to all these flying pigs when your done.

Now give her a blank map with no writing on it at all.

A comparison

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww&feature=related

A few brain cells died while I watched that.

Now give her a blank map with no writing on it at all.

Are you suggesting that the 22 MONTH old is cheating by READING? LOL That would be equally amazing in and of itself.

Are you suggesting that the 22 MONTH old is cheating by READING? LOL That would be equally amazing in and of itself.

That is true.

Are you suggesting that the 22 MONTH old is cheating by READING? LOL That would be equally amazing in and of itself.

People can learn to read earlier than that...

Relevant (http://www.minijuegosgratis.com/juegos/hwdykyworld/hwdykyworld.html?b9ca=251c)

1.33 of that video is coolness, heh.
But yeah, that's insane. I thought for a bit she was looking to her Mum to find answers or some shit. But nah. Quality child. Fuck.

Relevant (http://www.minijuegosgratis.com/juegos/hwdykyworld/hwdykyworld.html?b9ca=251c)

Damnit, I only made it to level 11... :(

One good answer would have made the difference...

Damnit, I only made it to level 11... :(

One good answer would have made the difference...

>.>
<.<
I can't get past level 6.......

>.>
<.<
I can't get past level 6.......

Juice me, M*THERFUCKER!:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a205/ulteriormotives/Maseru.jpg

The closest I ever got.

I ended up with 481,529 points...

Relevant (http://www.minijuegosgratis.com/juegos/hwdykyworld/hwdykyworld.html?b9ca=251c)

601'250 points, all twelve levels, first attempt...

This thread is a flame war waiting to happen.

Every thread has its potential, only sometimes it needs various amounts of determination to turn it into one.

Yeah, that, only that I need a good 1000 points to finish. I'm good enough with the somewhat more widely known cities, but the ones I keep getting at L11 are ones I've never even heard of, and just getting the approx. middle of the country in question isn't enough, it appears.. ;( especially when you get, like, five ones from Norway as I did last time around, and are easily 500km off if thos ebuggers are at the 'ends'...On my second attempt, the game fucked me with four Aussie cities in a row on lvl 11... None of which I'd heard of and some of which were on islands off the coast of Indonesia.

Relevant (http://www.minijuegosgratis.com/juegos/hwdykyworld/hwdykyworld.html?b9ca=251c)

Damnit, I only made it to level 11... :(

One good answer would have made the difference...


Yeah, that, only that I need a good 1000 points to finish. I'm good enough with the somewhat more widely known cities, but the ones I keep getting at L11 are ones I've never even heard of, and just getting the approx. middle of the country in question isn't enough, it appears.. ;( especially when you get, like, five ones from Norway as I did last time around, and are easily 500km off if thos ebuggers are at the 'ends'...

=O

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a205/ulteriormotives/FourFuckingFour.jpg

Damn, I'm good. :p

=O

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a205/ulteriormotives/FourFuckingFour.jpg

Damn, I'm good. :p
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/442/gameqo7.png
:D

While the memorization is admittedly impressive, what the hell was up with her constant twitching? She couldn't stop moving! Are all two year olds like that?

Probably a pavlovian reaction, getting ready to get out the way of the big stick if she gets one wrong.

Probably a pavlovian reaction, getting ready to get out the way of the big stick if she gets one wrong.Or mom was holding a map and pointing. But still, an amazing achievement.

I could say my name when I was 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r43yCiKlbCo

her parrents are wonderful teachers

Wow! She's righthanded.

Are you suggesting that the 22 MONTH old is cheating by READING? LOL That would be equally amazing in and of itself.

you can teach very young children to read, if they are interested enough....and 2 year olds are gluttons for attention.

I taught my youngest all the presidents when she was like 18 months old, I could hold up the picture and she would tell me who it was, who their vice was and what party platform they had........I don't know if any of it made sense to her, she was in it for the applause.

Given that 1/3 of Americans can't point to Canada on an unlabeled map, the fact taht a two-year-old can be taught more about Geography than most Americans know fails to surprise me.:p

Having said that, I was reading by 2, but no way could I have learned all of that as well! It is a very impressive acheivement.:D

Eugh. Got to Level 10 and then was assailed with island nationstates that didn't even show up on the map - Cape Verde, followed by Micronesia, followed by the Seychells, anyone?

Was still only about 1,400 off :(

Given that 1/3 of Americans can't point to Canada on an unlabeled map, the fact taht a two-year-old can be taught more about Geography than most Americans know fails to surprise me.:p


Do they poll mostly blind people and children to get these statestics?

That is true.

What's happening off camera? Think about that.

While the memorization is admittedly impressive, what the hell was up with her constant twitching? She couldn't stop moving! Are all two year olds like that?

Generally, yes. Children are usually pretty hyperactive by adult standards. I wish I could have half of my 2 year old nephew's energy.

What's happening off camera? Think about that.

What could possibly be off camera that would make a kid do that? I want one whatever it is. Cattle Prod? Remote control with an electrical anal probe on the other end? Hell i dont think a loaded shotgun pointed at her head would make her do that.

Or mom was holding a map and pointing.

That occured to me from the start, so I watched carefully. On several occasions she pointed straight at countries that most kids her age may never even have heard of, without even glancing back at mommy. She clearly knows her stuff. Congrats to her, and to her parents.

Given that 1/3 of Americans can't point to Canada on an unlabeled map, the fact taht a two-year-old can be taught more about Geography than most Americans know fails to surprise me.:p


It's funnier to give them a map that's labelled wrong. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp6_oFSh_ss) (3:32 onwards)

I love the way her dad says "Yay Lilly" :p

Shes smart I'm sure. But I'd wager she is recognizing the countries by the colors and shapes. That is still, by far, better than most kids would do. But I do not think she'd be able to locate many.. if the colors were changed.. and especially if the map was broken down into separate parts, changing the looks from what she is familiar with.

Lilly having the parents she does tho, she'll do very well. And she is extremely adorable!

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Oh and as for the SC 'beauty queen' .. she wouldn't get nearly the response of support that I've seen on different sites if she wasn't physically attractive. 'It's always tempting to impute unlikely virtues to the cute'

She was the stereotypical dumb ass blonde (probably fake at that). Something I've never bought in to.

Er... I use shapes to recognize countries... along with general geographic locations...

I'm sure I'd have more trouble telling Benin and Togo apart if all I had was the shape without its general location.

Score: 641,807

Benin looks like a pin or it has a head... or something else. Togo is just a slice.

I love the way her dad says "Yay Lilly" :p

Shes smart I'm sure. But I'd wager she is recognizing the countries by the colors and shapes. That is still, by far, better than most kids would do. But I do not think she'd be able to locate many.. if the colors were changed.. and especially if the map was broken down into separate parts, changing the looks from what she is familiar with.

Lilly having the parents she does tho, she'll do very well. And she is extremely adorable!
I recognize countries by shapes......is that the wrong way to do it? I mean if you show me the border of a state or country I can tell you what it is....and then also on the map I know them by shape. Is there another more proper way to identify countries?:confused:

good thing they are not entering her in any type of wacko competition
for two year olds.

that's the worry that first popped into my mind with reading the title
line of the post.

thank the goddess they don't appear to be doing so.
that would really mess her up for life.

Based on South Carolina's answers a question, should humanity be exterminated?

It would help to know what the question the poll is talking about,
and then maybe SC's answer as well.

I could read almost before I could talk, the only amazing thing here is that anyone would make their kid learn all this stuff instead of doing kid-stuff

It's funnier to give them a map that's labelled wrong. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp6_oFSh_ss) (3:32 onwards)

That makes me sad

I convinced my mom to play the game and she didn't didn't even know what continent Greece was on :(

Greece has given so much to Europe

It would help to know what the question the poll is talking about,
and then maybe SC's answer as well.

It would help to keep up with the latest US gossip from weeks ago, especially if threads are made on NSG about it ;P

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-08-28-miss-south-carolina_N.htm

It would help to know what the question the poll is talking about,
and then maybe SC's answer as well.

It was on my 3rd post sorry

this is the question

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww&feature=related

It would help to keep up with the latest US gossip from weeks ago, especially if threads are made on NSG about it ;P

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-08-28-miss-south-carolina_N.htm


i usually don't read the corporate media, print or electronic.
and definitely not that tabloid usatoday

:p

It was on my 3rd post sorry

this is the question

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r43yCiKlbCo

i only watched the vid half way through so far,
and i googled "Rachael Ray Geography Whiz"
but haven't got the SC questions yet.

i only watched the vid half way through so far,
and i googled "Rachael Ray Geography Whiz"
but haven't got the SC questions yet.

I put the wrong link there sorry

here it is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww&feature=related

Damnit, I only made it to level 11... :(

One good answer would have made the difference...

I got to level 12. Score: 523,235

I messed up on locations within Russia, and put Palau too far to the south-east.

I got to level 12. Score: 523,235

I messed up on locations within Russia, and put Palau too far to the south-east.

Whew. If Arrid doesn't make it, I don't need to feel bad about not making it, either. I mean, someone who talks about some far-off places I han't even heard of in regular NSG conversation in every third post.. ;P

*re-accepts own honor; washes, dries and puts back on*

Whew. If Arrid doesn't make it, I don't need to feel bad about not making it, either. I mean, someone who talks about some far-off places I han't even heard of in regular NSG conversation in every third post.. ;P

*re-accepts own honor; washes, dries and puts back on*

LOL.

I don't do well at anything when there's a clock ticking at me. ;)

It's funnier to give them a map that's labelled wrong. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp6_oFSh_ss) (3:32 onwards)

Holy Sh!t. :D

Wow... I find it hard to believe how...dense..some people are.

LOL.

I don't do well at anything when there's a clock ticking at me. ;)

Funny how those things are sometimes; I work well IFF there's a clock ticking at me :]

Holy Sh!t. :D

Wow... I find it hard to believe how...dense..some people are.

To be fair, you never know how hard they had to look until they found people who, uh, had that much trouble using their full cognitive potential, and how many scenes with people who had made much better use of theirs they "had to" delete until they got this footage - if those shown are "real people" with "true scenes" at all.

To be fair, you never know how hard they had to look until they found people who, uh, had that much trouble using their full cognitive potential, and how many scenes with people who had made much better use of theirs they "had to" delete until they got this footage - if those shown are "real people" with "true scenes" at all.

Of course it's edited for comedic effect, but that doesn't stop those people existing. Nobody should get some of those that wrong.

Of course it's edited for comedic effect, but that doesn't stop those people existing. Nobody should get some of those that wrong.

actually they only showed the smartest people they could find :D

I recognize countries by shapes......is that the wrong way to do it? I mean if you show me the border of a state or country I can tell you what it is....and then also on the map I know them by shape. Is there another more proper way to identify countries?:confused:

I do as well.. What I mean is if you were to take the map she's looking at, split into 4ths for instance (without cutting through any countries of course) and swap them around, so that they are in a different place in her view.. I'd bet she would have a hard time finding them. Where as if someone just showed you the middle eastern countries .. or a block of Europe or whatever you would know which is what without the entire 'picture'. Know what I mean? lol I could be wrong of course.

I wonder if she can point out the EXACT location (on the Global Model) of Kolkatta, India?

If she can, then we can talk.