@sanqueue to Ask LemmyEnglish • 1 year agoWhat is one fact that someone shared so confidently but turns out to be false?message-square142arrow-up1107arrow-down19
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minus-squareQProphecylink35•1 year agoA frog that is gradually heated will jump out the water. Furthermore, a frog placed into already boiling water will die immediately, not jump out.
minus-square@IMongooselink11•1 year agoNon joke answer, the original experiment basically lobotomized the frogs.
A frog that is gradually heated will jump out the water. Furthermore, a frog placed into already boiling water will die immediately, not jump out.
How did you find out
Non joke answer, the original experiment basically lobotomized the frogs.
Basic biology. Frogs are poikilotherms.
It’s still a great metaphor / cautionary tale.