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- mattyG, on 10/12/2007, -4/+32yeah just "plane" stupid...
- quasipalm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+25Everything is copied from Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_misconceptions
(Most of) Wikipedia is SFW so go crazy. :-) - mzhao, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21Finally, a source I can use to prove that water is blue, not clear.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -7/+25NSFW those PORNOGRAPHY ADS on side are for dirty frat boys.
- DNABeast, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15Hmm, The article is a little bit simple.
Mammals in cold weather spend more energy keeping their body temperature up. There-for there's less energy to be spent on sustaining the immure system.
While viruses and bacteria cause our illnesses, cold weather takes away our ability to fight them off. - l3ill, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15thats actually not true, a recent study proved that being cold does increase your chances of getting sick, give me a minute to find the URL
- foolfromhell, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15Idiots "Meteors are NOT hot when they land on Earth
When a meteor lands on Earth, it usually is not hot. It's usually warm. A meteor's great speed is enough to melt its outside layer, but any molten material will be quickly blown off (ablated), and the interior of the meteor doesn't have time to heat up because rocks are poor conductors of heat. Also, atmospheric drag can slow small meteors to terminal velocity by the time they hit the ground, giving them some time to cool down. "
metors are the flashs in the sky, they dont reach the Surface of the earth, If a rock from space hits the Earth its a meteorite (sp?), of it burns up in space, its a meteor, and if its still in space, its a meteroid.
No Digg, they are stupid in making that... - jtrost, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14It's an interesting read, but the ad for "Passion.com" really doesn't add to the site's credibility.
- navster15, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13Coldness suppresses your immune system, so catching a cold is technically easier, but in a cold environment, germs have a hard time functioning, so your chances of catching a cold this way is slim. Still, it's always best to heed mother's advice and button up your coat.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14"NSFW those PORNOGRAPHY ADS on side are for dirty frat boys."
Thats what adblock is for. - mrfollicle, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9my suggestion:
stay away from your nasty green, putrid water
it's probably not good for your health - davidirock, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8that bus could fly
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Nice porn ads.
- gamekid, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9I did...*sob*
Digg for stuff I forget... - lukas88, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Would have got mine if they actually listed their sources. How do you think science myths get started in the first place? From people who want to sound like they know what they are talking about. Without sources this article is in danger of doing exactly that.
- babelfishi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6No duh. I saw some of this on a silly Times for Kids article.
- TransmitThis, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7So... your saying that the Earth is Round!?
- greenbox, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8i knew there was something strange about seeing the great wall of china from space.
- Cojawfee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Who seriously though that Saturn was the only planet with rings? You learn about all the planets in first grade when you read The Magic School Bus.
- Xtopherous, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8"10 Science 'stuff' you got Wrong"
...Speak for yourself, I actually graduated middleschool. - ynggrsshppr, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Can't it be both? Clear, blue water ;)
- drizek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5they dont stop me from using piratebay...
- BluParadox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Ya, being in the cold weakens your immune system, so it can increase the chances of you getting sick.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/11/14/cold.chill/index.html
- acr2001, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6worst title ever?
It might be a good idea if digg had some sort of editors who fixed up titles and other small errors in submissions that make it to the front page. - xodex, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Water near socal usually looks green :s
Blue if you look at it from far away, but green up close. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5-1 for anyone who enjoys publicly stroking themselves by boasting how they knew all these things at such a young age.
- ultimate_ed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Uh-uh. It wasn't that science was wrong, but that "common knowledge" is in many cases incorrect. Although, there were very few of these that I'd even heard of, much less believed.
- Animal, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I bet the meteor that killed the dinosaurs was hot when it hit.
It was probably just trying to avoid catching a cold. - mrfollicle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3so by this article
are you implying that toasters indeed turn into marshmallows when
hit by solar radiation?
because if so,
that's totally impossible
just to let you know - gcauthon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4The author needs to take a look at this:
http://www.apa.org/monitor/feb03/overestimate.html
This is a classic case of an idiot who thinks he is of average intelligence. Seriously, the dark side of the moon isn't always dark? Everyone is aware of moon cycles unless you're a complete moron. - axiomofstealth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3The only decent part of this article is the lame grammatical argument that ensues at the bottom of the page.
- mandidp, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8Eh, a few of these were obvious but some of them were *almost* suprising, got my digg though.
- ziks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3No it's not round, it's spherical :)
- crapiolio, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Can You See The Great Wall of China from The Moon?
For some reason, some urban legends tend to get stated and never disappear. This legend even appears as a erroneous Trivial Pursuit question. The legend? Many are familiar with the claim that the Great Wall of China is the only man-made object visible from space or from the moon with the naked eye. This is simply not true.
The myth of being able to see the Great Wall from space originated in Richard Halliburton's 1938 (long before humans saw the earth from space) book Second Book of Marvels said that the Great Wall of China is the only man-made object visible from the moon.
From a low orbit of the earth, many artificial objects are visible on the earth, such as highways, ships in the sea, railroads, cities, fields of crops, and even some individual buildings. While at a low orbit, the Great Wall of China can certainly be seen from space but it is not unique in that regard.
However, when leaving the earth's orbit and acquiring an altitude of more than a few thousand miles, no man-made objects are visible at all. NASA says, "The Great Wall can barely be seen from the Shuttle, so it would not be possible to see it from the Moon with the naked eye." Thus, it'd be tough to spot the Great Wall of China or any other object from the moon. Furthermore, from the moon, even the continents are barely visible.
Regarding the origination of the story The Straight Dope's pundit Cecil Adams says, "Nobody knows exactly where the story got started, although some think it was speculation by some bigshot during an after-dinner speech in the early days of the space program."
NASA astronaut Alan Bean is quoted in Tom Burnam's book More Misinformation...
"The only thing you can see from the moon is a beautiful sphere, mostly white (clouds), some blue (ocean), patches of yellow (deserts), and every once in a while some green vegetation. No man-made object is visible on this scale. In fact, when first leaving earth's orbit and only a few thousand miles away, no man-made object is visible at that point either." - fiftycents, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3problems with all of these... but the worst one is this one:
you won't get a cold from temperature.
yes, what was said is accurate, but very misleading. it is not the temperature itself that makes you get sick, but what it does do is negatively affect your immune system. being outside in the cold, exposed to the world will definitely increase your risk of getting sick. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I had never even *heard* that suggested. Anyone who has been around very clear/blue water on an overcast day could tell you the idea is *****.
- pr0t3st, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@jamie
You must have a really hard time understanding sarcasm on the net. - yahoofrom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Oh no, look at the ad.
"Passion dot com members near [where you live]"
and displaying three girls.
But I don't think the girls live near where I am. I am in a small nation in Asia. - gcauthon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I was not implying that the submitter wrote the article. Where did that come from? The article was written by a bunch of people on wikipedia and then plagiarized.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_misconceptions - pauldonnelly, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2You don't get the cold from viruses in the cold air though. It's not as if your immune system automatically springs back to full strength the instant you go back inside. There are plenty of oppurtunities to get yourself infected while in a weakened state.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The thing a lot of people believe is not that cold temperatures contribute to a lowered immune system (and thus, greater potential to get sick), but that the cold itself can cause you to be sick. Of course, anyone who understands even the most basic biology knows that's simply moronic. It's right up there with believing that you can get AIDS from shaking someone's hand.
- Aeiri, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5The great wall of China is visible from space. My house is visible from space. Some guy spotted himself walking up his driveway from space. Saying the great wall of China ISN'T visible from space is ludicrous... Go look around on Google maps, I'm sure you'll find it.
If he meant visible by the naked eye.... who would possibly think that? It's not wide enough... that's like thinking you can see all highways winding around on the globe from space with your plain old eyes... - JoeLeo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2What about the Coriolis Effect?:
http://www.TheCoriolisEffect.com/ - EdLesMann, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Hey guys, while this wont be conlusive evidence...its the only thing I got.
Back in college we had a virtual reality room where they did all of these cool 3d graphics to wow and amaze visitors. One of the demos I helped set up on that system was VERY high resolution images of the earth provided by NASA. These were taken from the standard orbiting layer of the shuttles.
While you could NOT directly say you fullly 100% recognized the Great Wall of China, there was a VERY distinct line that looked out of place. When we overlayed another image of where the Great Wall of China should be, it fits that line perfectly. The wall is obviously smaller in some parts, so it was difficult to tell in those areas, but the bigger sections had a clear line.
Now having the chance to see a line on a map, and being up there actually looking for that line I am sure is completly different. But if you knew what line to look for, I am certain you could at least make out the location with ease.
Just my 2cents... - nerdherder, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Reading those made me want to kill myself.
- davidirock, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I know exactly what you are talking about, but that is just a therory that when it is cold the blood vesles in your nose become more responceive to viruses. But, the fact if the viruses that get in and infect you to acauly make you sick or not is another story.
- MeGaBiTe1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"Climate may affect transmission by some means, such as by causing people to stay indoors and increasing the proximity to infected persons, but the cause of the infection remains viral."
Interesting point
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_cold#.22Cold.22_as_misnomer - trunkster, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Interesting ads they have there..
- BugMeNot2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"Your mom was wrong... You WON'T get a cold just from low temperature."
See! My mom WAS wrong!
I try to tell her this, but she never listens! -
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