Common Misconceptions

[black_biff_stadler]

That the fire powerup had any practical use in Super Mario Bros. 3 besides when you come across the coins trapped in ice.

[wolfandwolfandwolf]

That the fire powerup had any practical use in Super Mario Bros. 3 besides when you come across the coins trapped in ice.

*That the fire power up in Super Mario Land for the Game Boy had any practical use.

[black_biff_stadler]

It was actually a rubber ball and in the 4th world there were two different coin rooms that had 255 coins in them because they were completely full of coins and the only way to get them was with it. But beyond that, it did really suck that they bounce off aimlessly into the sky rather than along the ground.

[Implode]

x. The first 10 pages of Homestuck are a great representation of the 4500 page comic.

[wolfandwolfandwolf]

It was actually a rubber ball and in the 4th world there were two different coin rooms that had 255 coins in them because they were completely full of coins and the only way to get them was with it. But beyond that, it did really suck that they bounce off aimlessly into the sky rather than along the ground.

Well bugger me.

[black_biff_stadler]

In front of everyone?!that ain't a "no" by the way

[wolfandwolfandwolf]

Not now.

[BlobVanDam]

(like people only use 10% of their brains).

I think we only use 10% of our hearts.

Myth: That the human heart actually has anything to do with emotions.

[Rina]

(like people only use 10% of their brains).

I think we only use 10% of our hearts.

Myth: That the human heart actually has anything to do with emotions.

Oh, you...

[reneranucci]

(like people only use 10% of their brains).

I think we only use 10% of our hearts.

So could it actually pump more blood to your arteries? That makes sense, when we aren't moving we use only 10%, when we exercise we use close to 100%.

[kirksnosehair]

Myth: You will catch a cold from going outside without a coat on in the winter time.

Fact: The ONLY way to catch a cold is to be exposed to someone who is infected with the cold virus.

[rumborak]

Wellll, but there is truth to it in the sense that running around in the cold will lower your body's defenses for you to contract it much more likely. Last I heard they found that the mucous membranes are much more penetrable in the cold.

rumborak

[kirksnosehair]

Wellll, but there is truth to it in the sense that running around in the cold will lower your body's defenses for you to contract it much more likely. Last I heard they found that the mucous membranes are much more penetrable in the cold.

rumborak

That is also a myth

Basically, in the absence of direct exposure to the virus you CAN NOT catch a cold.

[rumborak]

They're stating those things as facts, but to my knowledge the exact mechanism is not known. Fact is that in every country the common cold spikes up when the temperatures drop. They have ruled out that it's the increased indoors activity I think.

rumborak

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

People don't seem to know how to use the word "irony" properly, which drives me nuts.

When I take my work pants out of the dryer, I tend to get all irony on them.

[yorost]

1. Seasons are caused by the Earth's changing distance from the sun as it travels around its elliptical orbit. Nope. It's from the difference between more and less direct sunlight caused by the tilt in the Earth's axis. The actual change in the Earth's distance from the sun doesn't do much at all.

I can buy that being a myth 500 years ago, but people still think that?

[Implode]

Sadly, people do still think that.

[chknptpie]

You are welcome. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

Wow, the explanation as to why a tomato is considered a vegetable is extremely helpful!

[yorost]

Sadly, people do still think that.

Wow, I never ran into that, although I guess it just doesn't come up often.  Primary school made the tilt of the Earth and it's relation to our lives pretty clear.

[lonestar]

Duck butter does NOT go into veloute.

I was all WTF at first, then I googled duck butter, and now I'm really all WTF?!?!?!

[jasc15]

1. Seasons are caused by the Earth's changing distance from the sun as it travels around its elliptical orbit. Nope. It's from the difference between more and less direct sunlight caused by the tilt in the Earth's axis. The actual change in the Earth's distance from the sun doesn't do much at all.

Another way to refute that is to ask that person why the northern and southern hemispheres have opposite seasons.

[yorost]

1. Seasons are caused by the Earth's changing distance from the sun as it travels around its elliptical orbit. Nope. It's from the difference between more and less direct sunlight caused by the tilt in the Earth's axis. The actual change in the Earth's distance from the sun doesn't do much at all.

Another way to refute that is to ask that person why the northern and southern hemispheres have opposite seasons.

They weren't paying attention in school, obviously, what makes you think they know that?

[reneranucci]

"Einstein said it! Everything is relative"

More stupid than a misconception, I think.

[wkiml]

Women enjoy protein slurpies

[lonestar]

Women enjoy protein slurpies

Related- Protein masks are good for the skin.

[chknptpie]

Women enjoy protein slurpies

Related- Protein masks are good for the skin.

Related - Women enjoy a pearl necklace.

[rumborak]

Women enjoy protein slurpies

Related- Protein masks are good for the skin.

Related - Women enjoy a pearl necklace.

Reminds me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL1Ja3cQmjI

rumborak

[Sigz]

I have one: that a sailboat cannot be moved by a fan on the boat blowing into the sail.

1. Seasons are caused by the Earth's changing distance from the sun as it travels around its elliptical orbit. Nope. It's from the difference between more and less direct sunlight caused by the tilt in the Earth's axis. The actual change in the Earth's distance from the sun doesn't do much at all.

And then the reverse of that:

[bosk1]

**Fact- The earth is a place of peace.  ...except when it is a place of BEING ON FIRE BECAUSE IT IS 10 FT. CLOSER TO THE SUN!!!

[rumborak]

I have one: that a sailboat cannot be moved by a fan on the boat blowing into the sail.

I'm assuming you haven't watched the related Mythbusters episode? They showed that indeed you can. What happens is that the wind bounces back off the sail, creating a weak but substantial enough back push.

rumborak

[Sigz]

No, that's what I'm saying - it's a misconception. I had no idea they did an episode on that though, I just know it from my fluid dynamics class.

[Ryzee]

Here's a common misconception:  I gives a fuck 

That the fire powerup had any practical use in Super Mario Bros. 3 besides when you come across the coins trapped in ice.

Yeah but it's fun to pew pew guys with fireballs and the sound they make is fun!  Don't be such a hater 

[Gadough]

People don't seem to know how to use the word "irony" properly, which drives me nuts.

Hey yo, I'm MC Don't Know What Irony Is
Walked up to a girl and asked for a kiss
She said come back to my place, I'll suck yo dick
I said hell yeah bitch, that's so ironic

[kirksnosehair]

They're stating those things as facts, but to my knowledge the exact mechanism is not known. Fact is that in every country the common cold spikes up when the temperatures drop. They have ruled out that it's the increased indoors activity I think.

rumborak

They're stating those things as facts because they're facts 

Here's another of, well, millions of available sources that state unequivocally that the common cold is caused by exposure to a virus.  The virus happens to thrive in colder weather, which is why it's more common for people to become infected by it during winter months.