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Post by
Skreeran
So I did a cursory search for threads that already did this, and couldn't find any.
Are there any common misconceptions you'd like to clear up?
I have this happen all the time. Whether it's urban legends, or just simple facts that never get fact-checked because people (even professionals) take them for granted, I frequently encounter "facts" that aren't true. For example, I just watched a video on the
Sci Show YouTube Channel
that featured a tarantula. The handler claimed that tarantula venom breaks down the internal structure of it's prey, and then it slurps it up from inside it. Well, I had already researched this topic for a
short paper I did on Nerubians
, and it's not true. Spiders actually regurgitate digestive enzymes onto or into their prey (like a fly does) and then suck it back up.
So, for the purposes of this thread, I would phrase it like this:
#1. Spider venom digests their prey for them.
Spiders actually regurgitate digestive enzymes from their stomach onto or into their prey before sucknig it back up.
Source:
http://atshq.org/articles/Digestion.pdf
I'm not really good at formatting threads, but the idea here is to take our collective knowledge and maybe get a little smarter. :)
Post by
MyTie
American Bison are not "buffalo".
Post by
Sas148
A light-year is a unit of distance, not time.
Post by
Rankkor
Only mexicans like spicy food. Rest of Latin America =/= Mexico.
Even then, not all Mexicans like spicy food either.
Post by
Rankkor
Yeah, I got one.
Cutting foreskin off a penis does not make it "cleaner".
Are you going to pull your kids' teeth so they don't get cavities?
TEACH THEM TO WASH THEMSELVES PROPERLY instead of cutting off skin that's supposed to be there!
Okay, I'm done. =D
Jews have other reasons for practicing circumcision you know? Sames goes for every other civilization that does it.
Post by
Sas148
Yeah, I got one.
Cutting foreskin off a penis does not make it "cleaner".
Are you going to pull your kids' teeth so they don't get cavities?
TEACH THEM TO WASH THEMSELVES PROPERLY instead of cutting off skin that's supposed to be there!
Okay, I'm done. =D
Speaking as someone who deals with both kinds regularly... I can say without a doubt that despite how much you "clean it" those with foreskin are going to be dirtier than those without. Sure, you're both equal at the beginning of the day (presuming you both showered and cleaned properly) but by the end of the day those with foreskin are going to have more bacteria and so fourth in the pockets (folds, holster, w/e you wanna call it). They've even done many studies on the matter to which I think you can find via Google (or your preferred search engine) pretty easily.(##RESPBREAK##)2060##DELIM##Sas148##DELIM##
Post by
Gumballs
Hmm, since I've been reminded of this because of the piercing thread, I'll post this here.
The process of stretching your ears is not called gauging, and the jewelry worn in a stretched piercing is not called a gauge.
The gauge is the measurement of the piercing or jewelry, that's it. After 00g it's usually measured in inches or millimeters.
Saying someone is 'gauging their ears' is the equivalent of saying somone is 'kilometering their car'. It is a unit of measurement, not an act.
It is simply called stretching. As for jewelry, there is plugs, tunnels/eyelets, spirals, twists, barbells, all sorts of stuff, but they are not called gauges.
Post by
Skreeran
I would say that if it's debatable, it's not really a misconception. A misconception is a falsehood that everyone takes as true because they've always heard it that way and never thought to look it up.
Edit: Like what Gum said. I always thought that stretching your ears was called "gauging" them, because I never bothered to look it up.
Post by
Sas148
Yeah, I got one.
Cutting foreskin off a penis does not make it "cleaner".
Are you going to pull your kids' teeth so they don't get cavities?
TEACH THEM TO WASH THEMSELVES PROPERLY instead of cutting off skin that's supposed to be there!
Okay, I'm done. =D
Speaking as someone who deals with both kinds regularly... I can say without a doubt that despite how much you "clean it" those with foreskin are going to be dirtier than those without. Sure, you're both equal at the beginning of the day (presuming you both showered and cleaned properly) but by the end of the day those with foreskin are going to have more bacteria and so fourth in the pockets (folds, holster, w/e you wanna call it). They've even done many studies on the matter to which I think you can find via Google (or your preferred search engine) pretty easily.
In the same regard, lady parts would be just as "unclean" (read: not) as foreskin.
There's still a lot of folds, but you don't see people going and chopping THAT off in America, now do you?
Just to be clear, it is not solely an American practice. Irony in a misconception thread. Anyhow, I don't know enough about the female anatomy to comment. :P
Post by
1069282
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Post by
Skreeran
Deoxygenated blood isn't blue.
Post by
OverZealous
Antitheism and Atheism isn't the same thing (I see this one a lot in Sweden)
Post by
Hyperspacerebel
Computer programmers aren't all no-life nerd-geeks.
Hahahahaha, just kidding, it's completely true.
D:
Post by
asakawa
A
hypothesis
is a plausible explanation that requires rigorous testing before it can be taken more seriously but it is always a falsifiable assertion.
A
theory
has undergone extensive testing by various scientists and is generally accepted as being an accurate explanation of an observation.
These words are often used differently in colloquial contexts which leads to them being misused and misunderstood when scientists interact with non-scientists.
Post by
Patty
"Strong" female character isn't a real thing.
May as well add to the elitism. :p
Post by
MyTie
America
American penises... I never thought I'd hear complaints about that here. Complain about our obesity rates, our military actions, our politics, our food, our education system, our economy, our tax rates, our measurement system, etc... but our penises? This is getting so tiresome. Everything is "stinking mericans". Why not go pick on South Korea? They have high circumcision rates without religious significance (
source
). As if this matters AT ALL.
Post by
Thror
In the same regard, lady parts would be just as "unclean" (read: not) as foreskin.
There's still a lot of folds, but you don't see people going and chopping THAT off in America, now do you?
In Africa, though...
Post by
MyTie
Mattered enough for you to quote and respond, apparently.lol. I didn't know I was such an important poster. Thanks.Oh..... And you're assuming I'm not from America.Huh?Because I'm not from there, never been there, and likely never will go. IDGAS.
I thought we were talking about penises.
Post by
MyTie
Met a few people who actually thought they did.
Common
misconceptions.(##RESPBREAK##)16##DELIM##asakawa##DELIM##Keep it light-hearted and please try to avoid being needlessly hostile.
Post by
134377
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