EPTExcellent article, thanks for sharing
List of Common Misconceptions - Page 2
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Hans-Titan
Denmark1711 Posts
Excellent article, thanks for sharing | ||
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Velr
Switzerland10825 Posts
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VarmVaffel
Norway378 Posts
The more you know. | ||
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HULKAMANIA
United States1219 Posts
This list demolished some load-bearing pillars of my worldview. I don't know what to believe anymore. | ||
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AJMcSpiffy
United States1154 Posts
Hahaha oh my god I lived off that movie growing up, I can't believe I forgot about it! On a more related note, I remember finding this wiki page when the xkcd comic got published. There definitely should just be a "general knowledge" course in school for information like this. | ||
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yoonyoon
Korea (South)1065 Posts
It's a common misconception that alcohol kills brain cells. Thank god for this =] In South Korea, it is commonly believed that sleeping in a closed room with an electric fan running can be fatal in the summer. Ah, the infamous Korean fan death.. | ||
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JeeJee
Canada5652 Posts
On January 15 2011 02:12 Velr wrote: Some companies want you to believe that you have to pay for Films and Music. and some people want to believe music and films should be free because it's not like those people need to eat or anything right? | ||
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Jstor
United States107 Posts
On January 15 2011 01:31 Hawk wrote: A moustache will make you look attractive and mature Fine, I'll shave it. | ||
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Terrix
Germany305 Posts
There is a restaurant in Seattle, Washington (or the area around it "Daniel's Broiler"), my father took me there once on our "father son vacation"... They take a much larger steak, sear the hell out of it (i don't remember the number, but its in the 1000+ Fahrenheit) then cut the outside off... Then throw it in a pan to brown it real quick, but it's really something different... It was the juiciest most delicious steak I've ever eaten in my life, yes it cost a shitload, but I wasn't paying EDIT: I looked at the sources, maybe it doesn't seal in moisture on a normal sized steak... But something me tells me that searing an EXTRA LARGE steak, cutting off the chared and burned crust, leaves extra moisture on the inside, maybe not and its just a big waste xP + Show Spoiler + Food Network's Alton Brown, who agrees with McGee, even conducted an experiment to see if searing helps keep meat moist. Brown measured the moisture content of both seared and un-seared meat that had been cooked to the same internal temperature. The result: seared meat actually had less moisture. We still think that searing is the way to go. Properly searing meat gives it a brown crust, which lends two things to the finished dish: flavor and contrast. The rich flavor and mouthfeel of a beautifully browned crust makes the interior seem juicier (even if it isn't). | ||
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SuiteLemunaid
United States3 Posts
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vek
Australia936 Posts
On January 15 2011 04:39 SuiteLemunaid wrote: It is a common misconception that definitely is spelled definately... Don't forget the "rediculous" spelling of ridiculous. | ||
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FrostOtter
United States537 Posts
Also, Behemoth is usually translated as hippo or something of the sort. | ||
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Hidden_MotiveS
Canada2562 Posts
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Jswizzy
United States791 Posts
On January 15 2011 01:26 Yuljan wrote: "It is a common misconception, even among adults, that humans and dinosaurs (in the ordinary sense of the term) coexisted: According to the California Academy of Sciences, around 41% of U.S. adults mistakenly believe they co-existed.[102] The last of the dinosaurs died around 65 million years ago, after the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event, whereas the earliest Homo genus (humans) evolved between 2.3 and 2.4 million years ago." lol who actually believes humans and dinosaurs lived at the same time. Christians who take the Bible Literally | ||
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VonLego
United States519 Posts
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FrostOtter
United States537 Posts
On January 15 2011 05:18 Hidden_MotiveS wrote: Muscle mass actually greatly increases resting metabolism. This is a misconception as large as any. I suppose that depends on the definition of "greatly," as it seems silly to suggest that there is no change. | ||
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FrostOtter
United States537 Posts
On January 15 2011 05:22 VonLego wrote: Common misconception: Christians believe Genesis is literal. I've found that atheists take the Bible much more literally than most Christians I know. So fundamentalist Christians and atheists must believe dinosaurs and people co-existed. | ||
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VeNoM HaZ Skill
United States1528 Posts
On January 15 2011 01:41 NoobSkills wrote: Interesting response. In a sense yes they should think this way, but I don't believe most do. Even though the bible states that we must have coexisted (because of the time line of which humans and dinosaurs were here) they don't think about the relation to the time line. Really though most of those that believe we were here while the dinosaurs are just idiots who watch to much TV. The Bible states 7 days. Unfortunately lengths in times had not been invented then, and most Christians will tell you that they believe that each "day" was close to a a few million years. Which is an awesome loophole that allows the bible time line to match up with the scientific time line. Yay Christianity loopholes! Edit: If you want to find people who take the bible super seriously, read some Nathaniel Hawethorne. Yay Purtians! And Yay Amish! | ||
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danl9rm
United States3111 Posts
On January 15 2011 01:26 Yuljan wrote: "It is a common misconception, even among adults, that humans and dinosaurs (in the ordinary sense of the term) coexisted: According to the California Academy of Sciences, around 41% of U.S. adults mistakenly believe they co-existed.[102] The last of the dinosaurs died around 65 million years ago, after the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event, whereas the earliest Homo genus (humans) evolved between 2.3 and 2.4 million years ago." lol who actually believes humans and dinosaurs lived at the same time. me | ||
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FrostOtter
United States537 Posts
On January 15 2011 05:29 VeNoM HaZ Skill wrote: The Bible states 7 days. Unfortunately lengths in times had not been invented then, and most Christians will tell you that they believe that each "day" was close to a a few million years. Which is an awesome loophole that allows the bible time line to match up with the scientific time line. Yay Christianity loopholes! The above statement was written by someone who is unfamiliar with the concept of allegory. | ||
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