Famous Lies In Science

Heero · 10-07-2007, 06:05 PM

What is your favorite "common sense" notions about science, technology, etc that are absolutely incorrect by scientific standards? List as many as you can think of, get out the hate, pull an infy! Keep it civil please, if you disagree with someone don't cause a ruckus, just let it go, people can be wrong (and so can science) but this is just for bitching. If you, however, have a scientific basis for disagreeing, please cite it and call it good. This is -A THREAD FOR BITCHING-. No crap about "but but but but I disagree cause old sayings are good :[". If you disagree it's cool, science isn't always right, but once again, this thread is for SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND COMPLAINTS! :P

Alright, now for mine.

Colds - They aren't caused by cold temperatures, I'm not going to get a cold by going outside during the winter. Could people PLEASE stop telling me "oh, you'll get a cold"! -NO- I won't!

Shutting Down - There is no difference between rebooting and shutting down and then starting back up as far as software goes. Yes, there are hardware problems this can fix, but it has -NOTHING TO DO- with whether or not windows works. It re-executes the BIOS initialization code, it RESTARTS regardless of which you do! Stop being idioths (yes, that is supposed to be spelled that way).

That's all for now, I'm sure infy will infuse more of his hate into me later, for he is the fount of all hatred, from which it comes and to whom it returns. Now, let loose your own hate so that it may float back to the infy!

cafe · 10-07-2007, 06:08 PM

Sitting close to the TV or reading in dim lighting will damage your eyes.

Aven · 10-07-2007, 06:11 PM

Omg, I only came in here for the infy.

Cause it's all that matters.
That and physics.

Aven · 10-07-2007, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cafe

Sitting close to the TV or reading in dim lighting will damage your eyes.

Are you serious?! They all told me that was why I needed glasses! Wow...this is an epic moment for me...:|

Jennifer · 10-07-2007, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cafe

Sitting close to the TV or reading in dim lighting will damage your eyes.

Preach it, sister!

How about, "Drinking alcohol out in the snow makes you warmer"?

Varelse · 10-07-2007, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cafe

Sitting close to the TV or reading in dim lighting will damage your eyes.

I've heard that way too often.

Randomnity · 10-07-2007, 06:30 PM

On a related note, eating carrots making you see better.

The_Liquid_Laser · 10-07-2007, 06:38 PM

"People only use 10% of their brains."

Nope, that's not true at all. Urban Legends Reference Pages: Ten Percent of our Brains

Metamorphosis · 10-07-2007, 07:24 PM

Does wearing glasses or contacts make your eyesight worse?

Dark Razor · 10-07-2007, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Metamorphosis

Does wearing glasses or contacts make your eyesight worse?

~~I have no idea~~ Well, as far as I am aware of the underlying scientific principles, it does not.

10-07-2007, 06:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Heero Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Type: ITNP Posts: 16	Famous Lies In Science What is your favorite "common sense" notions about science, technology, etc that are absolutely incorrect by scientific standards? List as many as you can think of, get out the hate, pull an infy! Keep it civil please, if you disagree with someone don't cause a ruckus, just let it go, people can be wrong (and so can science) but this is just for bitching. If you, however, have a scientific basis for disagreeing, please cite it and call it good. This is -A THREAD FOR BITCHING-. No crap about "but but but but I disagree cause old sayings are good :[". If you disagree it's cool, science isn't always right, but once again, this thread is for SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND COMPLAINTS! :P Alright, now for mine. Colds - They aren't caused by cold temperatures, I'm not going to get a cold by going outside during the winter. Could people PLEASE stop telling me "oh, you'll get a cold"! -NO- I won't! Shutting Down - There is no difference between rebooting and shutting down and then starting back up as far as software goes. Yes, there are hardware problems this can fix, but it has -NOTHING TO DO- with whether or not windows works. It re-executes the BIOS initialization code, it RESTARTS regardless of which you do! Stop being idioths (yes, that is supposed to be spelled that way). That's all for now, I'm sure infy will infuse more of his hate into me later, for he is the fount of all hatred, from which it comes and to whom it returns. Now, let loose your own hate so that it may float back to the infy! __________________ Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by ignorance. Last edited by Heero; 10-08-2007 at 02:23 PM.

10-07-2007, 06:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
cafe AWOL Join Date: Apr 2007 Type: INFj Location: depressed midwest Posts: 4,930	Sitting close to the TV or reading in dim lighting will damage your eyes. __________________ This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted. ~C. S. Lewis

10-07-2007, 06:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Aven Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Type: INTP Posts: 66	Omg, I only came in here for the infy. Cause it's all that matters. That and physics. __________________ Deja que pasemos sin miedo.

10-07-2007, 06:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
The_Liquid_Laser Incoherent Radiance Join Date: Jul 2007 Type: ENTP Posts: 2,124	"People only use 10% of their brains." Nope, that's not true at all. Urban Legends Reference Pages: Ten Percent of our Brains __________________

10-07-2007, 07:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
Metamorphosis 5w6 ^8 Join Date: May 2007 Type: INTJ Location: TEXAS! the state formerly known as a country Posts: 2,860	Does wearing glasses or contacts make your eyesight worse? __________________ The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. - Henry David Thoreau Truths are a useless fiction. - Nietzsche Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them. - David Hume "I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do."

10-07-2007, 06:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
Randomnity insert random title here Join Date: May 2007 Type: ISTP Posts: 1,455	On a related note, eating carrots making you see better.

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