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There is a vital need for farm equipment to be open source. I get the feeling quite a few people have no clue where their food comes from. This was going aroun

There is a vital need for farm equipment to be open source. I get the feeling quite a few people have no clue where their food comes from. This was going around years so the source may have been removed. "Seven per cent of American adults think chocolate milk comes from brown cows.." what was worse is I am pretty sure I saw the study and seem to recall it also said 40% replied "don't know" so 47% of supposed adults in the US are perplexed by chocolate milk. https://globalnews.ca/news/3535819/chocolate-milk-brown-cows-survey/ https://globalnews.ca/news/3535819/chocolate-milk-brown-cows...

ToValueFunfetti 3y ago
This was surprising to me, so I did a little digging. Per [1], it appears the options were that chocolate milk comes from black and white cows, brown cows, or "don't know". As far as I am personally aware, both cow choices are correct answers, and I wouldn't blame anyone for choosing "don't know" when they haven't been given an option for both. Of course it's also surprising if this was how the question was asked, and I may be misinterpreting the interview. Sadly, the survey itself does not seem to be available to confirm or deny. [1] https://www.npr.org/2017/06/16/533255590/alarming-number-of-americans-believe-chocolate-milk-comes-from-brown-cows https://www.npr.org/2017/06/16/533255590/alarming-number-of-..., quote: "RAGALIE-CARR: Well, there was brown cows or black-and-white cows, or they didn't know."
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- kemotep 3y ago
  The correct answer could be brown cows if the diary farm that the milk that your chocolate milk brand of choice comes from uses a cow breed with predominantly brown coloring. But saying “I don’t know” is probably the most appropriate response because they could be more colors than just black and white and brown cows, like you said. There are even orange cows that a dairy farm could be using! But the grandparent comment is likely complaining that most people don’t know where their food comes from. And that is a fact. I get a CSA box and so I can identify where my produce comes from but the milk? I would have no idea what kind of cows it comes from. I know it’s a local farm but the color of the cows? I would have to make the trip.

ToValueFunfetti 3y ago

This was surprising to me, so I did a little digging. Per [1], it appears the options were that chocolate milk comes from black and white cows, brown cows, or "don't know". As far as I am personally aware, both cow choices are correct answers, and I wouldn't blame anyone for choosing "don't know" when they haven't been given an option for both. Of course it's also surprising if this was how the question was asked, and I may be misinterpreting the interview. Sadly, the survey itself does not seem to be available to confirm or deny. [1] https://www.npr.org/2017/06/16/533255590/alarming-number-of-americans-believe-chocolate-milk-comes-from-brown-cows https://www.npr.org/2017/06/16/533255590/alarming-number-of-..., quote: "RAGALIE-CARR: Well, there was brown cows or black-and-white cows, or they didn't know."

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kemotep 3y ago
The correct answer could be brown cows if the diary farm that the milk that your chocolate milk brand of choice comes from uses a cow breed with predominantly brown coloring. But saying “I don’t know” is probably the most appropriate response because they could be more colors than just black and white and brown cows, like you said. There are even orange cows that a dairy farm could be using! But the grandparent comment is likely complaining that most people don’t know where their food comes from. And that is a fact. I get a CSA box and so I can identify where my produce comes from but the milk? I would have no idea what kind of cows it comes from. I know it’s a local farm but the color of the cows? I would have to make the trip.