in charlie and the chocolate factory (2005) (the best version imo b/c i saw it as a kid and the magic only works around then) a lady said that chocolate is an aphrodisiac and i’ve completely internalized that as true.
i hope it is, it sort of makes sense. people buy chocolates on valentines day
This question is kind of unanswerable. People don’t really hold misconceptions that they know to be misconceptions.
“what’s a fact that you don’t know?”
The system time on any arbitrary computer.
It’s possible, especially when it comes to things like luck or illusion. Most people know that magic isn’t real, but some still tend to fall back on magic as an explanation for a really good illusion.
There is a fine line between holding two beliefs that are in direct contradiction and understanding that something you want to be true is something that you also understand is a misconception, is my point.
Who think of illusions they cant explain as actual magic? That would be pretty sad.
There is a term for things like that: “mental gymnastics”
People can naturally hold conflicting ideas or sometimes feel the need to believe things they know aren’t true. It’s extremely important for people to become more self-aware in that regard as it is something that can be exploited by religions, politicians, cults or scam artists.
Everyone is vulnerable to it, to different degrees. Even in the privacy of our own thoughts, most of us have tried to convince ourselves of something that wasn’t true, regardless of any facts we have seen. It’s just human nature.
I used to believe that those defibrillators used by doctors were to restart a heart
That myth is still pushed by many TV shows to this day, unfortunately. I believe that most public emergency defibrillators work automatically, so that is nice.
Yup, defibrillators are for arythmia, and work by stopping the heart for a moment to let the heart restart itself and get back into rhythm.
BF players: yeah, they are good for gunshots, knife stabs, if blown up by mines, run over by a jeep or pulverized by a sabot round. And agains lethal falls.
“Griff, why in the hell would you give someone CPR for a bullet wound in the head!? That doesn’t make a lick of sense.”
“You’re welcome, Sir.”
I used to think orange juice and milk etc should be kept in a jug in the fridge for some reason.
I didn’t know it was because they couldn’t show packaging on TV.
You don’t keep your milk in a fridge?
I think this person transfers their milk and orange juice into jugs in the fridge.
Orange juice was probably in jugs because it’s being made from concentrate in a can. Milk at least in Canada in certain provinces is sold in bags which go into a jug.
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Milk in the US uses a different pasteurization technique the most of the rest of the world, so we need to keep it refrigerated while other places don’t until it’s opened.
That quicksand is everywhere. And if you find a pyramid with crystals in it, leave them be.
Or that quicksand is actually, well, quick.
Thanks, Princess Bride. 👍
KInda stupid question, innit? If I still have it, I don’t think it’s a misconception. You’d have to tell me.
But then, anyone can make a mistake. Doesn’t make you a bad person. I make mistakes every day. I shouldn’t have said stupid, I should said… whatever they call it now. Meathead?
That I still have? If I still have any, it’s because I don’t know any different to be able to say I have any. 🤷🏻♂️
I’m sure there’s a few; I just can’t say for certain what they are.
That the police is there to help.
In childrens Cartoons, cops are often depicted as “friendly helpers”, fair, reasonable, compassionate and competent.
Sweet Lifegiver, was that illusion shattered.
One day that article I memorised about how to survive in quicksand is going to save my life.
That supermarket juice is healthy for you.
It is an aphrodisiac, but not a very strong one. Various types of nuts can be more benefitial to the libido than chocolate is… or a combo of them, yeah, that can also work I guess.
If I could just list out my misconceptions I’d be a god
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