7% of American adults think chocolate milk comes from brown cows...

Freakbro · 22 Jun 2017 at 15:08

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-an...s-think-chocolate-milk-comes-from-brown-cows/

And no, there's no punchline to that headline

After the most frequently asked question on the Innovation Center for US Dairy's website was "Does chocolate milk come from brown cows?" they decided to commission a survey.

From that survey, 7% of adults thought it did come from brown cows and a staggering 48% admitted they weren't sure where chocolate milk comes from...

It beggars belief really doesn't it, I know the US aren't renowned for having the best education system - oddly though as they have some of the best Universities in the world - but the general state education system must be appalling!

Also the above article mentions a study from the 1990's that showed 20% of Americans didn't know hamburgers we're made from the meat of cows...

Diddums · 22 Jun 2017 at 15:11

"First world country"

Yeah, ok mate

Oh and:

Mynight · 22 Jun 2017 at 15:14

I'm more surprised it's only 7%

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Ayahuasca · 22 Jun 2017 at 15:15

Diddums said:
"First world country"

Yeah, ok mate

Oh and:

video

The **** did I just hear

Freakbro · 22 Jun 2017 at 15:17

Ayahuasca said:
The **** did I just hear

Well, I'm not sure she would know what a cow was, let alone be able to find one on a map

Thekwango · 22 Jun 2017 at 15:24

Diddums said:
"First world country"

Yeah, ok mate

Oh and:

Ayahuasca said:
The **** did I just hear

Freakbro said:
Well, I'm not sure she would know what a cow was, let alone be able to find one on a map

ya still 'would' though

glenimp617 · 22 Jun 2017 at 15:27

only an idiot would ever believe that, although I don't like the cruelty in force feeding cows chocolate just for a damn milkshake

peterwalkley · 22 Jun 2017 at 15:27

She is smart really ... just subtly trolling the panel for the complete stupidity of the question

Diddums · 22 Jun 2017 at 15:28

Ayahuasca said:
The **** did I just hear

An explanation as to why most U.S Americans can't locate stuff on maps. It's because of poor education in the Iraq and South Africa, obvs.

MooMoo444 · 22 Jun 2017 at 15:30

If chocolate milk comes from brown cows...where does strawberry milk come from?

yer mum LOLOL #rekt

glenimp617 · 22 Jun 2017 at 15:31

I've just googled pink cows, amazing results!

Amp34 · 22 Jun 2017 at 15:34

I was about 15 before I realised hamburgers were made from beef. Then I realized it was just their poor grasp of English causing confusion again...

I'd love to know the thought process that decided to call something made of beef after a pork product!

Steeps · 22 Jun 2017 at 15:37

And how many people vote "pancake" on OCUK polls? Their FAQ doesn't help with the situation either:

Myth: Chocolate milk comes from brown cows.

Fact: Actually, chocolate milk – or any flavored milk for that matter – is white cow’s milk with added flavoring and sweeteners.

That just tells me that chocolate milk only comes from white cows with flavoring, so what comes out of brown cows?

I just did a test on cheese on their site and intentionally ticking the daft options whenever I had a choice to, how long until they publish some of the answers from that?

StriderX · 22 Jun 2017 at 15:42

Amp34 said:
I was about 15 before I realised hamburgers were made from beef. Then I realized it was just their poor grasp of English causing confusion again...

I'd love to know the thought process that decided to call something made of beef after a pork product!

Hamburg. Like Frankfurter is for Frankfurt.

Germans arent very imaginative tbh.

dirtybeatfreak · 22 Jun 2017 at 15:50

MooMoo444 said:
If chocolate milk comes from brown cows...where does strawberry milk come from?

yer mum LOLOL #rekt

Genuine lol from me

Em3bbs · 22 Jun 2017 at 15:58

StriderX said:
Hamburg. Like Frankfurter is for Frankfurt.

Germans arent very imaginative tbh.

The Germans didn't name the hamburger though, Americans did!

Frankfurter is proper German though.

StriderX · 22 Jun 2017 at 15:59

Em3bbs said:
The Germans didn't name the hamburger though, Americans did!

Frankfurter is proper German though.

Americans are heavily German.

doodah · 22 Jun 2017 at 16:15

I thought, meh 7% can't be that many people. ~22m people think that! Surely not?

Edit - hang on. They think 7% is 16.4 million with a population of 321 million. Interesting maths.

Dis86 · 22 Jun 2017 at 16:19

StriderX said:
Americans are heavily German.

True enough. Only one vote stopped german being the official language!

Diddums · 22 Jun 2017 at 16:20

doodah said:
I thought, meh 7% can't be that many people. ~22m people think that! Surely not?

Edit - hang on. They think 7% is 16.4 million with a population of 321 million. Interesting maths.

Lol. They can't even maths correctly.