DOOM FAIL: DoD has problems locating Damascus in new map quiz

[link to rt.com]

“Where is Damascus? The US and the UK (crossed out) are probably to bomb it. Do you know where it is?” ask the authors of the game, suggesting that players click on the map and pinpoint the city.

A fresh map then appears, showing you how many miles away from reality your answer is.

In general results show that people know the Syrian capital is located in the Middle East and close to the sea.
The social media website usvsth3m.com, whose team created the game, said in an analysis released on Friday that "More than 50% of our players guessed within 200 miles."

However, government departments’ results were traced and yielded some worryingly inaccurate estimates.

“We…had 65 guesses from within the US Department of Defense,” revealed the statistics. “57% got it right at the DoD, compared to 64% in the [UK] Houses of Parliament [out of 139 guesses].”



Last Edited by DanielPT on 08/30/2013 11:09 PM