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View Poll Results: Which tasks can you perform?
Lighting a cigarette 19 59.38%
Running a mile in under 10 minutes 9 28.13%
Doing two consecutive push-ups 19 59.38%
Riding a mile on flat terrain on a bicycle in under 5 minutes 13 40.63%
Shooting a machine gun 9 28.13%
Aiming a long-distance rifle with a laser sight 7 21.88%
Cooking a meal with more than eight ingredients 21 65.63%
Scrambling an egg 25 78.13%
Connecting together a home theater system with 7+ speakers 6 18.75%
Aiming a satellite dish with only a receiver (on one channel) 6 18.75%
Writing an essay in a foreign language 12 37.50%
Assembling a simple radio receiver out of mere parts and a schematic, without solder 3 9.38%
Assembling a simple radio transceiver out of parts and with a schematic, with soldering 5 15.63%
Driving a forklift 8 25.00%
Catching a fish with a rod and then gutting it, and then frying the meat, without instructions 7 21.88%
Hunting a deer with a bow and arrow, gutting it, and then frying the meat, without instructions 3 9.38%
Coding a simple web page with no instructions 5 15.63%
Programming a simple program in Java, with no instructions 5 15.63%
Welding a simple joint 8 25.00%
Speaking a foreign language well enough to be understood by natives who do not speak your original language 15 46.88%
Solving a quadratic equation 9 28.13%
Solving for the derivative 7 21.88%
Shifting a car's manual transmission 18 56.25%
Building a fire in the woods 17 53.13%
Changing a car's tires 14 43.75%
Changing a car's transmission 4 12.50%
Successfully setting up a live OBD-II monitor in a car 4 12.50%
Knitting a scarf 7 21.88%
Knitting a large wool blanket 6 18.75%
I can't do any of the above 0 0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 32. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 10-30-2014, 03:46 PM
 
Location: Duluth, Minnesota, USA
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Which things are you capable of DOING, as in having the knowledge and the skill to successfully execute the action? You don't need to be an expert, just capable.
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Old 10-30-2014, 03:58 PM
 
Location: Looking over your shoulder
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I can do electrical, plumbing, carpentry, some pc repair, communications with cable/DLS/telephone, work on LAN networks, ISDN, service PBX switching, some automotive, and I can BBQ. However I’m best at retirement………………….
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Old 10-30-2014, 05:37 PM
 
Location: Baltimore, MD
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Parallel park a car fast in a tight space

Open a non-twist-off bottle using a key and not a bottle opener.

Read a Daily Racing Form.

From the choices I can cook, drive a tractor trailer, a forklift, change a tire (as well as work on an old car), and light welding.
I'm in good shape for my age - I'll do the push-ups but I'm not doing the 10 minute mile.

Not voting in the poll because of the first choice. I do not want my name associated with that.
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Old 10-30-2014, 05:56 PM
 
Location: Sugarmill Woods , FL
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Old 10-30-2014, 07:24 PM
 
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow in "OZ "
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Quantum Physics is not on the list..
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Old 10-30-2014, 07:30 PM
 
Location: South Central Texas
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I don't see rocket science either...
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Old 10-30-2014, 08:07 PM
 
Location: Windham County, VT
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Quite capable of lighting a cigarette.
As for the rest of the list...eh, not so much.
Can ride a bike, though I've no idea at what rate/speed.
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Old 10-30-2014, 10:07 PM
 
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow in "OZ "
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I can if I take off my funnel.. pat my head and rub my tinny tummy counter clockwise.. I show this to my grand kids... then pull my finger. They get a shock..
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Old 10-31-2014, 12:09 AM
 
Location: Out there somewhere...a traveling man.
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I can do things...then there are days I don't do anything. ...urp.
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Old 10-31-2014, 05:48 AM
 
Location: SW France
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I can do all of the above, and do so regularly before breakfast.

Spoiler
I can also tell some cracking big lies.
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