Are Cachers Geeks?

2.6k · May 15, 2007

It has been purposed that all cachers are geeks and a test was posted. So are all cahcers geeks? Where do you rate?

The winner so far:

36.29191% - Major Geek

The reigning non-geek :huh:

Me 1.76429% (Yeah, I'm the guy that calls IT because "My computer's broke," when all that was wrong was a cable disconnected. And yes I do math with a piece of paper and a pencil even when setting at the computer.) :rolleyes:

1.4k · May 15, 2007

It has been purposed that all cachers are geeks and a test was posted. So are all cahcers geeks? Where do you rate?

Online Geek Test

10.84813% - Geekish Tendencies

Me 1.76429% (Yeah, I'm the guy that calls IT because "My computer's broke," when all that was wrong was a cable disconnected. And yes I do math with a piece of paper and a pencil even when setting at the computer.)

Quit bugging me at work, please...you people drive me up the wall. :rolleyes:

May 15, 2007

You must have started this thread while I was posting my response in the other one. I'm the winner now, a Major Geek with a score of 36.48915%. :rolleyes:

May 15, 2007

My score was 9.somethingsomethingsomething% I forgot the exact score but I was shocked at the results. I am about as non-geek as you can get.

May 15, 2007

I had 7%.

:rolleyes:

I've got this posted in OT as well. :huh: Great minds think alike.

1.3k · May 15, 2007

22.09073%

"studied an artificial language (such as Klingon)"

The next box should be "based a puzzle cache off of an artificial numerical system" :rolleyes:

Geocoins count for collecting coins right?

May 15, 2007

Geocoins count for collecting coins right?

Dang right! :rolleyes:

8k · May 15, 2007

22.09073%

"studied an artificial language (such as Klingon)"

The next box should be "based a puzzle cache off of an artificial numerical system"

Geocoins count for collecting coins right?

Possibly

What's more to the point is that I am not as impressed by EMC of Northridge, CA's 12224 finds as by the fact that for the re-release of the original StarTrek episodes they had to re-record the theme music played during the opening credits and she is the vocalist. :rolleyes:

4.8k · May 15, 2007

I took that test once and I was pretty geeky. I like that. Geeks are good people. :rolleyes:

20.7k · May 15, 2007

22.09073%

"studied an artificial language (such as Klingon)"

The next box should be "based a puzzle cache off of an artificial numerical system"

Geocoins count for collecting coins right?

Possibly

What's more to the point is that I am not as impressed by EMC of Northridge, CA's 12224 finds as by the fact that for the re-release of the original StarTrek episodes they had to re-record the theme music played during the opening credits and she is the vocalist.

There's a vocalist in the theme music? You learn something new every day.

24.7k · May 15, 2007

Geocachers are all sorts.

You could post a "Jock" test and we would all rate somewhere.

Most of us have thrown and kicked a ball...That doesn't make the vast majority of us sports all stars, but it's not Zero on the Jock Meter either.

8.4k · May 15, 2007

27.0217% - Total Geek

My lord I never thought I'd score that high. I am pitifully low tech.

I guess all the sci-fi and science stuff did me in. I had to check every single author they listed.

1.4k · May 15, 2007

The thing that test brought out in my mind was that there are actually geek sub-categories...they should break the results of the quiz up so you could see if you were more of a trekky geek vs. computer geek, etc,.

1.4k · May 15, 2007

My lord I never thought I'd score that high. I am pitifully low tech.

Bah, that doesn't mean anything...I work in IT and I scored half what you did. :rolleyes:

2.6k · May 15, 2007

27.0217% - Total Geek

My lord I never thought I'd score that high. I am pitifully low tech.

I guess all the sci-fi and science stuff did me in. I had to check every single author they listed.

:rolleyes: :huh:

If it hadn't been for the museum and history book/history channel questions I probably would have scored a zero.

10.2k · May 15, 2007

Geocachers are all sorts.

You could post a "Jock" test and we would all rate somewhere.

Most of us have thrown and kicked a ball...That doesn't make the vast majority of us sports all stars, but it's not Zero on the Jock Meter either.

:rolleyes: The Jock Test I have 44.9% Jock in me.

10.2k · May 15, 2007

You must have started this thread while I was posting my response in the other one. I'm the winner now, a Major Geek with a score of 36.48915%.

Congratulations. I scored much lower than expected, 21.80349% I knew I shouldn't have let that well-publicized deadline pass without changing this username. I guess I'm stuck forever now. :huh:

May 15, 2007

Geocachers are all sorts.

You could post a "Jock" test and we would all rate somewhere.

Most of us have thrown and kicked a ball...That doesn't make the vast majority of us sports all stars, but it's not Zero on the Jock Meter either.

The Jock Test I have 44.9% Jock in me.

That Jock test is flawed. I scored 60.2% and I am no jock.

3.9k · May 15, 2007

It has been purposed that all cachers are geeks and a test was posted. So are all cahcers geeks? Where do you rate?

Online Geek Test

The winner so far:

36.29191% - Major Geek

The reigning non-geek

Me 1.76429% (Yeah, I'm the guy that calls IT because "My computer's broke," when all that was wrong was a cable disconnected. And yes I do math with a piece of paper and a pencil even when setting at the computer.)

What does the word "IT" mean?

What is a "computer"?

What is "cable"?

What is "math"?

May 15, 2007

It has been purposed that all cachers are geeks and a test was posted. So are all cahcers geeks? Where do you rate?

Online Geek Test

The winner so far:

36.29191% - Major Geek

The reigning non-geek

Me 1.76429% (Yeah, I'm the guy that calls IT because "My computer's broke," when all that was wrong was a cable disconnected. And yes I do math with a piece of paper and a pencil even when setting at the computer.)

What does the word "IT" mean?

What is a "computer"?

What is "cable"?

What is "math"?

What's this "pencil" thing you speak of? DO you Geocache with a map, compass, and sextant?

Edited May 15, 2007 by LivesWithMonkeys

38.2k · May 15, 2007

I scored a 9.46 but the only reason I scored that high is because I work in IT, so I answered yes to a lot of tech stuff.

10.2k · May 15, 2007

Geocachers are all sorts.

You could post a "Jock" test and we would all rate somewhere.

Most of us have thrown and kicked a ball...That doesn't make the vast majority of us sports all stars, but it's not Zero on the Jock Meter either.

The Jock Test I have 44.9% Jock in me.

That Jock test is flawed. I scored 60.2% and I am no jock.

Oh, it's just the first thing that came up on google. You're probably reading it backwards, the 2nd number is the percent jock you have in you, the 60.2% is probably the non-jock percentage.

May 15, 2007

I scored a 9.46 but the only reason I scored that high is because I work in IT, so I answered yes to a lot of tech stuff.

You say that like being a Geek is bad. Its no worse than being a Jock.

now, being a Dork or a Nerd...now thats a problem. :rolleyes:

May 15, 2007

yes they are and proud

3k · May 15, 2007

I'm confused now, scored 23.27416% - Geek and 35.7% jock. I'm either well rounded or bit messed up in both categories

18.9k · May 15, 2007

52.465% - Major Geek

Good Lord!!!!

Edited May 15, 2007 by StarBrand

May 15, 2007

We got a new winner bud.... :rolleyes: here :huh:

May 15, 2007

Geek ... But only 28.59961%

May 15, 2007

Only 29.98!

Must work harder! :rolleyes:

Driver Carries Cache

2.6k · May 15, 2007

I have 53.1% jock in me. :huh:

Now excuse me while I scratch. :rolleyes:

May 15, 2007

18.4% jock in me...not a surprise since I hate sports.

1.4k · May 15, 2007

44.7% on the jock one...a lot of those could be scored just by going to a frat party...that test is kind of dumb in comparison though. And inaccurate...I have got to be more geek than jock expecially now that I am not in college anymore.

Edited May 15, 2007 by egami

4k · May 15, 2007

Im feeling out of place.

3.5503% - Poser

May 15, 2007

Im feeling out of place.

3.5503% - Poser

Welcome to the poser club...pop.3(You,me and TC) :rolleyes:

8.4k · May 15, 2007

Geocachers are all sorts.

You could post a "Jock" test and we would all rate somewhere.

Most of us have thrown and kicked a ball...That doesn't make the vast majority of us sports all stars, but it's not Zero on the Jock Meter either.

The Jock Test I have 44.9% Jock in me.

That Jock test is flawed. I scored 60.2% and I am no jock.

These were my results:

You answered "yes" to 34 of 98 questions, making you 65.3% jock pure; that is, you are 65.3% pure in the jock domain (you have 34.7% jock in you).

Your Weirdness Factor (AKA Uniqueness Factor) is 20%, based on a comparison of your test results with 131617 other submissions for this test.

While that may be true of the first 20 years of my life, it certainly isn't true of the last 20..... I agree that it's flawed.

May 15, 2007

Your Jock Purity Test Results

You answered "yes" to 37 of 98 questions, making you 62.2% jock pure; that is, you are 62.2% pure in the jock domain (you have 37.8% jock in you).

Your Weirdness Factor (AKA Uniqueness Factor) is 11%, based on a comparison of your test results with 131617 other submissions for this test.

10.2k · May 15, 2007

Geocachers are all sorts.

You could post a "Jock" test and we would all rate somewhere.

Most of us have thrown and kicked a ball...That doesn't make the vast majority of us sports all stars, but it's not Zero on the Jock Meter either.

The Jock Test I have 44.9% Jock in me.

That Jock test is flawed. I scored 60.2% and I am no jock.

These were my results:

You answered "yes" to 34 of 98 questions, making you 65.3% jock pure; that is, you are 65.3% pure in the jock domain (you have 34.7% jock in you).

Your Weirdness Factor (AKA Uniqueness Factor) is 20%, based on a comparison of your test results with 131617 other submissions for this test.

While that may be true of the first 20 years of my life, it certainly isn't true of the last 20..... I agree that it's flawed.

OK, I'm responsible linking for the jock test, and I agree it's inherently flawed. It's the first thing that pops up on Google, and unfortunately, after further research, the best thats out there I did find a thread on another internet forum where people were taking the exact same two tests and comparing results though, which I thought was interesting. :rolleyes:

1.9k · May 15, 2007

3.94477% - Poser... Here I thought I was a geek!...Im just a poser!

Edited May 15, 2007 by 007BigD

May 15, 2007

34.12229% geek and 31.6% jock. The IT job requires geekiness and High School helped the jock (think Al Bundy!). If the jock questions were weighted by how long ago they happened, the score would be much lower!

1.3k · May 15, 2007

Bummer, can't open the jock test from work :rolleyes: but I played college basketball! What kind of geek am i?!

wait, shoot, did i just say I'm at work? um ignore that. (procrastinating geek?...time to get back to the geeky job)

1.4k · May 15, 2007

Bummer, can't open the jock test from work but I played college basketball! What kind of geek am i?!

wait, shoot, did i just say I'm at work? um ignore that. (procrastinating geek?...time to get back to the geeky job)

I played college basketball as well and I think I scored lower than some people that may not of played in college. :huh:

May 15, 2007

17,94872% geek

You answered "yes" to 36 of 98 questions, making you 63.3% jock pure; that is, you are 63.3% pure in the jock domain (you have 36.7% jock in you).

Your Weirdness Factor (AKA Uniqueness Factor) is 13%, based on a comparison of your test results with 131617 other submissions for this test.

edit: just noticed I'm the highest jock percentage so far...boy does that make me feel weird

Edited May 15, 2007 by mr_candyman

38.2k · May 15, 2007

I scored a 9.46 but the only reason I scored that high is because I work in IT, so I answered yes to a lot of tech stuff.

You say that like being a Geek is bad. Its no worse than being a Jock.

now, being a Dork or a Nerd...now thats a problem.

Not saying its bad, just saying that I'm not that geeky.

For the jock test I had:

Your Jock Purity Test Results

You answered "yes" to 59 of 98 questions, making you 39.8% jock pure; that is, you are 39.8% pure in the jock domain (you have 60.2% jock in you).

Your Weirdness Factor (AKA Uniqueness Factor) is 25%, based on a comparison of your test results with 131617 other submissions for this test.

The average purity for this test is 61.2%.

3.1k · May 15, 2007

Your Jock Purity Test Results

You answered "yes" to 59 of 98 questions, making you 39.8% jock pure; that is, you are 39.8% pure in the jock domain (you have 60.2% jock in you).

Your Weirdness Factor (AKA Uniqueness Factor) is 25%, based on a comparison of your test results with 131617 other submissions for this test.

The average purity for this test is 61.2%.

That's way too many numbers and words for a jock test. I'm a Total Geek at over 30%, and I'm not sure what it means.

May 15, 2007

Yayy I have geekish tendencies

9.something xD

May 15, 2007

32.34714%

I got to check five boxes for bring female which raised the score. But I think I should have had have five more bonus ones for being almost 73 years old.

I was a geek before the word was invented.

May 15, 2007

I decided I better do the jock test too and the result was about what I expected. 91.8 % pure, 8.2% jock.

But they don't give credit for frequently bushwacking through forests and up and down gullies looking for ammo cans and Tupperware boxes.

1.4k · May 15, 2007

32.34714%

I got to check five boxes for bring female which raised the score. But I think I should have had have five more bonus ones for being almost 73 years old.

I was a geek before the word was invented.

I don't know...if you're that old and doing all that stuff really you should be tipping the coolness scales, imo.

May 15, 2007

36.88363% - Major Geek

... and I rejected computers in college

3.5k · May 15, 2007

Only 7.9%, a "Poser".

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