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Do you believe in disproven myths? You may think you don’t but you
might. As people, it can be hard to confront new information, especially
when it challenges our preconceived notion of the world. For example,
sugar makes kids hyper right? Science says otherwise. Of course, there
are reasons that we believe what we do, but those reasons usually aren’t
what we think they are. In fact, they often say more about us than they
do the world. We’re stubborn and look for things that confirm our point
of view. These are some Disproven Myths That People Still Believe.
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Dogs see black and white - Nope, they see color. They just see less of
it than humans.
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Camels store water in their humps - They
don’t carry water in their humps. It’s fat. For some reason, lots of
people still believe in the whole water thing.
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Lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same spot - It does…that’s the
whole point of a lightning rod.
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Scientists don’t know how bees fly - In the 1930’s, some scientists
found that fixed-wing flight equations don’t work for insects. Although
scientists eventually figured out the secret behind insect flight (fast
wing flapping that creates vortices), people still think it’s a mystery.
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Right-brained people vs left-brained people - There is no such thing.
Although some functions are lateralized more to one side, this has no
quantifiable impact on personality or ability.
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Bats are blind - They do use echolocation, but that doesn’t mean they
can’t see. The fact is, they use both.
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Liars tend to avoid eye contact - This is false. Furthermore, the
average person makes for a horrible lie detector. Without training, it
is incredibly hard to detect a good liar. Note: even polygraphs have
been proven to be pretty near useless in detecting lies.
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The tongue tastes different flavors in different areas - The tongue is
actually capable of tasting any flavor on any part of its surface.
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Blood type
determines personality - It has no bearing whatsoever. Note: this belief
is still very prevalent in Asia
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Napoleon was short - He actually wasn’t that short, even by today’s
standards. And for his time, he was tall (~5’7 when the average was
~5’5) Note: this was measured using the French inch which is different
from the English inch. |