Show Of Hands asked: 08/13/2016
You must compete in a foot race against 8 randomly chosen strangers of your age and sex. Would you have a better chance of winning a race of 100 meters, or 1500 meters?
100 1500
100 1500
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100 1500
68% 32%
5,107 Votes
68% 32%
Gender
MF
65% 2686 small pie chart
75% 988 small pie chart
Age
<2121-40>40 77%67%68%
77% 9 small pie chart
67% 1899 small pie chart
68% 1651 small pie chart
Income
<50k50-100k>100k 68%69%66%
68% 918 small pie chart
69% 976 small pie chart
66% 1131 small pie chart
Party
DemocratRepublicanIndependentLibertarian 69%67%67%69%
69% 819 small pie chart
67% 1133 small pie chart
67% 1049 small pie chart
69% 445 small pie chart
Alaska (15 votes)
53% 47%
Alaska
(15 votes)
53% 47%
Alabama
(57 votes)
70% 30%
Arkansas
(41 votes)
63% 37%
Arizona
(72 votes)
59% 41%
California
(366 votes)
65% 35%
Colorado
(92 votes)
60% 40%
Connecticut
(45 votes)
66% 34%
Wash. D.C.
(6 votes)
50% 50%
Delaware
(8 votes)
50% 50%
Florida
(182 votes)
71% 29%
Georgia
(116 votes)
70% 30%
Guam
(0 votes)
100%
Hawaii
(8 votes)
62% 38%
Iowa
(41 votes)
68% 32%
Idaho
(22 votes)
81% 19%
Illinois
(129 votes)
67% 33%
Indiana
(80 votes)
75% 25%
Kansas
(38 votes)
68% 32%
Kentucky
(58 votes)
68% 32%
Louisiana
(37 votes)
70% 30%
Mass.
(92 votes)
61% 39%
Maryland
(58 votes)
62% 38%
Maine
(17 votes)
82% 18%
Michigan
(126 votes)
72% 28%
Minnesota
(82 votes)
53% 47%
Missouri
(59 votes)
69% 31%
Mississippi
(13 votes)
76% 24%
Montana
(15 votes)
53% 47%
N. Carolina
(94 votes)
67% 33%
N. Dakota
(12 votes)
58% 42%
Nebraska
(23 votes)
65% 35%
N. Hampshire
(24 votes)
91% 9%
New Jersey
(95 votes)
64% 36%
New Mexico
(16 votes)
62% 38%
Nevada
(30 votes)
73% 27%
New York
(163 votes)
71% 29%
Ohio
(174 votes)
70% 30%
Oklahoma
(49 votes)
65% 35%
Oregon
(83 votes)
73% 27%
Penn.
(154 votes)
66% 34%
Puerto Rico
(0 votes)
100%
R. Island
(11 votes)
81% 19%
S. Carolina
(43 votes)
69% 31%
South Dakota
(17 votes)
88% 12%
Tennessee
(76 votes)
76% 24%
Texas
(267 votes)
69% 31%
Utah
(61 votes)
78% 22%
Virginia
(130 votes)
70% 30%
Virgin Is.
(0 votes)
100%
Vermont
(10 votes)
50% 50%
Washington
(126 votes)
55% 45%
Wisconsin
(66 votes)
65% 35%
W. Virginia
(13 votes)
69% 31%
Wyoming
(6 votes)
66% 34%
Last updated: 2025-06-30T23:10:01+00:00