Today, I was doing a science presentation about glucose. There were around 20 judges at the event who could've judged me, but instead I got judged by the only person in the whole entire world who doesn't know what glucose is, and doesn't think it exists. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went to my required district science fair with my project about gliders and was a bit unprepared in terms of personal knowledge on the science behind gliders. I was hoping I would get a judge who didn't know a lot about aerodynamics. One of my judges was a glider pilot. FML
Today, during my friend's group's science project presentation, the teacher yelled at me, "Stop making stupid faces at the presenters!" I was smiling. FML
Today, I was supposed to present a speech on diabetes. The girl who went first chose the same subject, knowing I'm diabetic and that it was my topic. I went last, so I had to change half of my speech on the spot. I sounded ignorant about my own illness. FML
Today, I had to do a presentation. No one else in my group showed up, so I had to do it alone. I was given a failing grade for presenting by myself, and therefore not being a "team player". FML
Today, I had to do a PowerPoint presentation alone, since none of my group members showed up. I was given a big fat 0 for doing the presentation alone. It was worth 50% of my grade. FML
Today, although I received a good grade for my science project, it was disqualified for the science fair that I'd hoped to enter. A beautiful scale model of our solar system was ruined by the Cro-Magnons in one of the other classes; I found pieces of it scattered all over the classroom. The teacher did nothing. FML
Today, due to nepotism, I lost to a competitor. They rarely contributed to the competition and were literally distracted all the way through. Their quality was pretty low as well, but they were friends with the judge. FML
Today, while at a big speech and debate tournament, I corrected the judge's use of the word "podium" instead of lectern, because that's what my debate coach had told me was the correct usage. Well, she didn't take it too well and neither did my partner. Or my debate coach. FML
Today, I was taking a biology final and was just randomly tapping my pencil. My teacher thought I was somehow communicating with the person next to me, and decided to fail me. FML
Today, I took a test as part of a job requirement. I took a sip from a bottle of juice, and the lady leading the test gave me a warning. I tried to explain that if I didn't, I would faint. She took the bottle and hid it. 15 minutes later I collapsed. She thought I was faking. I'm hypoglycemic. FML
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klorehore 24
You could probably complain about the judge, explain the situation and ask for another one. It's worth a shot.
Crofty92 17
How can someone judging science presentations possibly not know what glucose is?
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arandomperson97 19
I actually recently won in my category at the science fair near me and let me just say it's hard trying to explain your project to people who know zero about what your talking about no matter how simple your project.
Vintage_Cola 29
On the bright side, you can amaze him with you're superior knowledge of the term glucose and get an A+.
uzee 29
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DanielleinDC 34
How does anyone not know what glucose is? The mind boggles. I didn't realize the U.S. was exporting the stupid. Sorry about that.
diaspora_fml 26
The mind boggles that the idea of giving a presentation is so misunderstood. The entire point, particularly for a general science topic, is to present something in a convincing fashion so that it is understandable to an audience with no prior knowledge of the subject. If you you are unable to make your case to an outside observer who is likely feigning ignorance and hoping that you will impress, then you have failed. To whine that the judge didn't fill in the gaps of your presentation by himself and then grade you on his own knowledge is incredibly ridiculous.
Dodge4x4Ram 46
I just watched This Is The End,, it reminds me about the intro before they eat Carl's Jr
foxy_grampa 19
Glucose is something you learn about in basic science courses. How can you judge a science presentation and not know what that is?
JohnTheLad 13
Plot Twist: The "judge" was actually apart of the custodians.
buttcramp 21
tell the person who runs the science fair and see what they can do for you!
amisenho 11
That sounds like the gym teacher I had in high school. She failed a student for a food science project because she was in an early phase of the Atkins' diet and couldn't eat the fresh fruit the student brought in. We didn't even have any restrictions for the project when she assigned it. Some people, honestly.
griggypop 4
I wonder where that judge thinks we get the precursors for the neurotransmitter glutamate from.