"The basics" should be a priority and the definition of a light year should probably be one of them.
That being said, the reason some people don't know these things is that they are afraid to ask, for fear of looking dumb, or having the person who does know the answer snap at them for being so stupid.
It doesn't help.
Luckily though, when most adults with some amount of expertise in one particular field are asked a basic question by a "layman", they are happy to answer.
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Originally Posted by IGGYRULES
I agree with what you said but evman was implying that the school system was at fault. Unfortunately there is only so much time (k-12) to teach and for some people the priorities should be elsewhere. Don't you agree? Essential the system has to prioritize in a given timeframe and this definately is not one of them for most.
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