Foo - 100 Skills every man should know...

So says Popular Mechanics Article (http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_to/4284709.html?page=1).

Take the quiz here (http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_to/4281414.html).

Drive in the snow? Replace a fan belt? Split firewood? Run rapids in a canoe? I think I'm gonna fail...

PS: I got 8/15

15/15. Where's the 100 skills every woman should know?

I know enough to be dangerous, apparently...

I know enough to be dangerous, apparently...And that's all that matters.

Geez, some of those are extremely inessential tasks for a huge number of people, man or woman.

If you ever own a jeep you'll need 98% of those skills.....I don't know if that's good or bad.

If you ever own a jeep you'll need 98% of those skills.....I don't know if that's good or bad.

You'll need 98% of those skills, and in addition, you'll need to know how to fix anything on a cherokee... weekly...

:p

I knew or could do 90/100 of those.

I only got 11/15 on the quiz, but I can make one hell of a frittata.

I think I am officially a man according to them, sweet!

11/15. But, seriously, I don't envision myself ever needing/wanting to know half of that stuff. I wonder how McGyver would do on the test, when he is not using a Milky Way to weld a leaking vat of acid...

14/15, but I read the article before doing the quiz.

"When using power tools, you have just enough knowledge to be dangerous"

As if I'd ever trust myself with a power tool

13/15.

Correct!
101% of players answered correctly.

I've lost confidence in this quiz.

14/15, and I didn't read the article first.

10/15. Apparently when using power tools I know just enough to be dangerous.:D Seems like I've always been jumpstarting cars wrong as well.:rolleyes:

Growing food is near impossible in NYC.

I definitely agree; every man should know how to iron a shirt, fix a toilet and be able to paint (at least for the sake of getting women to actually WANT you).

Where's the section on baking bread and knowing how to make the right cup of coffee? These are essential skills!

Push ups are good and all, but doing the perfect Hindu squat and plank (or burpees) will yield a tone body if done often enough.

It's crazy how many people don't know how to tie a tie.

If you want to kill a hard drive, just open it. If any of the platters are exposed to dust, it will cease to work (at least correctly).

Most men should also know how to add and flush coolant from their cars. I learned this the hard way!

EVERY man (and women too, but not so much) should know how to change a tire.

EVERY man (and women too, but not so much) should know how to at least add oil to a car. (Found this out the hard way too)

EVERY man should know how to socialize. In fact, I'd stress this so much, I think this should be something children should learn. It won't make them dumber, but it will help them grow up thinking critically of the environment around them and have a higher chance of having life-long friends and many girlfriends. (I learned this the hard way too.)

EVERY man should know how to drill.

EVERY man should know how to use the public transportation system around them. What kind of stupid would it be if you knew how to survive extreme heat and extreme cold, but have no idea of either taking the Q or the N to Astoria. Paying for taxis is lame.

Replace a video card? Every man should know how to ADD and REMOVE memory. This is a VERY popular request and easily the biggest performance enhancement that can be added to a computer.

I know a fair amount of those, but physical labor is not one of my strong suits.

Oh, and every man should know how to maintain their private form of transportation, at least to a basic degree. (At least to prevent an emergency without AAA from growing into a life-or-death crisis.)

Gender roles :rolleyes:

EVERY man (and women too, exactly as much) should know how to change a tire.

EVERY man (and women too, exactly as much) should know how to at least add oil to a car. (Found this out the hard way too)Fixed.

In fact, maybe more so. There are some real ***holes out there.

6! Woo hoo! I suck :p

Gender roles :rolleyes:

's ok, girls are leading the boys right now in quiz scores. ;)

Gender roles :rolleyes:

Yeah, and?

they left out a bunch of skills.

none of which can be mentioned without censorship though :(

they left out a bunch of skills.

none of which can be mentioned without censorship though :(Some of which can. They mention going down steep drops on a mountain bike, and teaching your kids how to ride, but not riding a bike yourself, or repairing/maintaining/building a bike.

did they mention being able to press buttons with toes?

that is an important skill.

did they mention being able to press buttons with toes?It's easier for some than others. Those with short, small toes will have more of a problem than those with scary. long monkey toes.

I'm in the latter camp. I've mastered twenty-finger-touch typing.

best skill ever: skill to take something apart, and put it back together without ending up with extra screws or parts.

worst skill ever:

being good enough with computers that you become someone's free "tech support guy"

did they mention being able to press buttons with toes?

that is an important skill.

I've played violin while accompanying myself on the piano with my toes. :D

I've played violin while accompanying myself on the piano with my toes. :D

Are you married? :)

worst skill ever:

being good enough with computers that you become everyone's free "tech support guy"Fixed, and agreed.

11/15

though I don't understand why they ask you to know what the procedure is called.

9 out of 15, and I'm not a guy. Some of the skills I could care less about.

14/15...Concrete should not be the consistency of Chunky Peanut Butter...Meh!

I said grits. :P and I have actually mixed concrete, but I don't know grits.

they left out a bunch of skills.

none of which can be mentioned without censorship though :(

Like what pcad can do w/o hands?

Are you married? :)

Yes (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=491604) :)

Yes (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=491604) :)

I must admit that you live up to your screen name. Wouldn't happen to have a twin sister that is available by any chance?

I must admit that you live up to your screen name. Wouldn't happen to have a twin sister that is available by any chance?

Sorry, just an older brother. And he's married with kids, otherwise I'd see if I could get him to dress up in drag. :p

Yes (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=491604) :)

Con Sarnit. :(

And I already wrote a piece for trombone with violin and toe-piano.

toe-piano.:lol:

I'm picturing something like Linus' piano from Peanuts. Low to the ground, so you can play it without having to stick your legs way up in the air.

14:15. I missed the drywall question. :(

Sorry, just an older brother. And he's married with kids, otherwise I'd see if I could get him to dress up in drag. :p

Pass. I'm trying to fill my brain with attractive images before I totally lose my vision.

:lol:

I'm picturing something like Linus' piano from Peanuts. Low to the ground, so you can play it without having to stick your legs way up in the air.

Oh, that would make it easier. I was balancing on top of the piano bench.

Pass. I'm trying to fill my brain with attractive images before I totally lose my vision.

You might want to re-visit the bra sizing / jello wrestling thread then. :thumb:

Pass. I'm trying to fill my brain with attractive images before I totally lose my vision.http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/508/brailleplayboyll1.jpg

Oh, that would make it easier. I was balancing on top of the piano bench.I guess an extra-tall piano bench would have a similar effect.

I guess an extra-tall piano bench would have a similar effect.

I meant I was standing on one foot on the piano bench....