You may have just won the thread. Congratulations.Zeeky_Santos said:I lead you to the Wikipedia List of Common Misconceptions. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions]Dark Knifer said:
What are the worst misconceptions you know of?
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..Excuse me a moment, I need to go mass email the nearest MP's that give a shit about education.Zeeky_Santos said:I lead you to the Wikipedia List of Common Misconceptions. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions]Dark Knifer said:
OT: Winter coats somehow prevent virus' (the Cold) from infecting your body during the winter.
There's few of people on the escapist who have this misconception that all of America is a big war loving country who are violent and racist.
I'd have to say the person that thinks America is racist is preeetty dumb considering it's a big country and there's lots of people with lots of different beliefs. So saying the whole country thinks/says/is [blank] is generalizing and oh yeah stereotyping. Sounds kinda RACIST to me. Are there racists? Sure, there's racism in every country. Are there war nuts? Sure there's some in every country.
Just saying since I've seen a few Escapists who are a monocle short of being a snobby racist.
I'd have to say the person that thinks America is racist is preeetty dumb considering it's a big country and there's lots of people with lots of different beliefs. So saying the whole country thinks/says/is [blank] is generalizing and oh yeah stereotyping. Sounds kinda RACIST to me. Are there racists? Sure, there's racism in every country. Are there war nuts? Sure there's some in every country.
Just saying since I've seen a few Escapists who are a monocle short of being a snobby racist.
People thing that yin is the "good" one and yang is the "evil" one
Actually yin is "evil" and yang is "good"
BTW this is my first post, hello Escapist
Actually yin is "evil" and yang is "good"
BTW this is my first post, hello Escapist
1. That we only use 10% of our brains (if that's the case, you won't mind me removing the other 90% that's just wasting space and resources then right?)
2. That bats are blind
3. That evolution claims that humans evolved from chimpanzees
4. That your hair and fingernails keep growing after you die
5. That sugar makes kids hyper
6. That men think about sex every 7 seconds
7. That the Coriolis effect is what makes toilet water spin a certain direction
8. That Edison invented the light bulb
9. That people during Columbus' time thought the Earth was flat
10. That vikings had horns on their helmets
11. That Canadians live in igloos
12. That gum takes 7 years to digest
13. That black holes somehow have a higher gravitational pull than the star they formed from
14. That Daddy Longlegs (harvestmen) are highly poisonous or even spiders for that matter
15. That Ninja wore black
2. That bats are blind
3. That evolution claims that humans evolved from chimpanzees
4. That your hair and fingernails keep growing after you die
5. That sugar makes kids hyper
6. That men think about sex every 7 seconds
7. That the Coriolis effect is what makes toilet water spin a certain direction
8. That Edison invented the light bulb
9. That people during Columbus' time thought the Earth was flat
10. That vikings had horns on their helmets
11. That Canadians live in igloos
12. That gum takes 7 years to digest
13. That black holes somehow have a higher gravitational pull than the star they formed from
14. That Daddy Longlegs (harvestmen) are highly poisonous or even spiders for that matter
15. That Ninja wore black
Similarly, the notion that all opinions are equal. Well, no. Some people have poorly formed opinions. And some people form opinions on things like logic.FinalHeart95 said:
Also, to repeat the meme, "gravity is just a theory."
Actually it has nothing to do with 'good' or 'evil', it's just a symbol representing how opposites only exist in relation to each other, how they're interconnected and whatnot.StoneCutter said:People thing that yin is the "good" one and yang is the "evil" one
Actually yin is "evil" and yang is "good"
BTW this is my first post, hello Escapist
Welcome to The Escapist! You'll soon get used to nerds correcting you over inconsequential mistakes.
Fallout: New Vegas is an expansion pack for Fallout 3.
All Australians talk like Crocodile Dundee.
All Australians have either a koala or kangaroo in their backyard.
Everyone else has pretty much said all the others I can think of.
All Australians talk like Crocodile Dundee.
All Australians have either a koala or kangaroo in their backyard.
Everyone else has pretty much said all the others I can think of.
Dang you beat me to it!Johnnyallstar said:
I've been informed that to become a Marine I had to kill one of my own relatives in cold blood with a knife, we revel in murdering civilians, we're demons called up from hell to inhabit willing human bodies and to unleash a river of blood upon the world (a brief on in theater enemy propaganda a mix of one I got in Boot/Combat Training, and a highlight from one my buddy sent me)
I like that last one, surprisingly poignant and creative for the cave dwelling propagandist, he should apply for a job as a foreign correspondent for CNN...
I've also been informed that I'm a blood thirsty, baby murdering killing machine (random US Citizen, no idea what I did to set her off, I was just trying to get a sandwich...)
On that last one I'd just like to make a clarification on the whole blood thirsty thing, while I don't know every Marine in the Corps I've met a fair number and I think they represent the Corps well as a whole, and I have to say that most of the Marines I know are beer drinkers...
Welcome, and may I say that I like your avatar. And stay out of the goddamn basement.StoneCutter said:People thing that yin is the "good" one and yang is the "evil" one
Actually yin is "evil" and yang is "good"
BTW this is my first post, hello Escapist
Wait...bees can fly...right? Who believes they can't?Crusnik said:
There is a misconception that says that the field of aerodynamics is wrong, because bees are able to fly with wings that are actually smaller than their own body.mazzjammin22 said:
Fortunately, that's not the case. A bee's wings can be so small because viscous effects cause the wings to move far more air in proportion to their total size than a much larger wing would, effectively giving them extra lifting area. On a macro scale, which is where most people learn about lift, those viscous effects are negligible, accounting for less than a millionth of a percent difference on a wing. On a bee, where the wings would be measured on a scale of micrometers, the area of the wing can be effectively doubled or more.
Welcome to The Escapist. The petty bitching, moaning and general unplesantness found on some other forums is not welcome here, so enjoy your stay without fear of having to deal with itBarchiel said:
P.S. Stay out of the basement...I dont know why, but I was warned to stay away when I joined. Sometimes you hear muffled screams, but its best not to think about it.
Watch out for the strange meat as well.Athol said:Welcome to The Escapist. The petty bitching, moaning and general unplesantness found on some other forums is not welcome here, so enjoy your stay without fear of having to deal with itBarchiel said:
P.S. Stay out of the basement...I dont know why, but I was warned to stay away when I joined. Sometimes you hear muffled screams, but its best not to think about it.
Well heres a few I can think of off the top of my head.
- That teenagers are all irresponsible, immature and irrespectable.
- That old people can't be idiotic, immature and completely irrespectable.
- That women can't have male friends.
- That men can't have female friends.
- That a man interested in dancing, art and fashion is auotmatically gay.
- That a woman interested in sport, automobiles and I dunno, carpentry? is automatically gay.
- That people such as myself who love death metal and wear alot of black clothing aren't as approachable and nice as anyone else.
- That video games and animation with alot of color and style can't be mature and as interesting and entertaining as anything aiming for realism.
- That anime doesn't come in many diverse forms and consists solely of soft porn, giant robots, and regular porn.
- That all furries are sick weirdos who dress in strange outfits and spend every day jerking off to disney cartoons.
- That anyone who enjoys "stupid" movies such as Transformers can't also enjoy and understand movies with depth, meaning, complexity and artistic merit.
I should also point out that I can see the humor in alot of these steriotypes and often find them as funny as anyone else, but eh the general genuine beliefs alot of people have that lead to these misunderstandings of so many things still really bugs me.
- That teenagers are all irresponsible, immature and irrespectable.
- That old people can't be idiotic, immature and completely irrespectable.
- That women can't have male friends.
- That men can't have female friends.
- That a man interested in dancing, art and fashion is auotmatically gay.
- That a woman interested in sport, automobiles and I dunno, carpentry? is automatically gay.
- That people such as myself who love death metal and wear alot of black clothing aren't as approachable and nice as anyone else.
- That video games and animation with alot of color and style can't be mature and as interesting and entertaining as anything aiming for realism.
- That anime doesn't come in many diverse forms and consists solely of soft porn, giant robots, and regular porn.
- That all furries are sick weirdos who dress in strange outfits and spend every day jerking off to disney cartoons.
- That anyone who enjoys "stupid" movies such as Transformers can't also enjoy and understand movies with depth, meaning, complexity and artistic merit.
I should also point out that I can see the humor in alot of these steriotypes and often find them as funny as anyone else, but eh the general genuine beliefs alot of people have that lead to these misunderstandings of so many things still really bugs me.