Why is physics such a brainlet filter?

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>be undergrad physics TA
>grading general physics midterms
>one of the problems involves torque and tension
>the unwashed masses of PHYS101 keep confusing torque and tension, keep forgetting that tension is work not a force
>don't do the sum of forces properly
I have had one person thus far actually get the problem right, why does physics turn people so retarded?