Well, given that about 25% of the American population is apparently not entirely certain about heliocentrism, I don't know that it is necessarily inaccurate, either.

http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/16/1-in-4-americans-thinks-sun-orbits-earth/

I mean, sure... Americans aren't doing TOO badly on that quiz relative to other nationalities, but it makes me wonder something even more fundamental than relative placement-- why can't a basic education mitigate that kind of profound ignorance any better than this??


Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.