83 Common Misconceptions That We Should Forget

Barthaemewl said:
"That one side of your brain controls logic and calculations etc, while the other music, art and language."

deadcomefebruary replied:
"However, certain things such as ability to recognize objects, buildings, faces, people are stored on certain sides of the brain.

Highly recommend The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks if you are interested in this sort of neuropsychology."

IAmTheBatmanXIII replied:
"And you don't just use 5% of your brain."

m37an13 said:
"Not all Canadians pronounce about 'aboot.'"

Mr5yy replied:
"Are you sure aboot that?"

"The misconception that psychotic means homicidal, violent or dangerous.

Psychotic describes hallucinations, delusions, and other symptoms found in schizophrenia.

Psycho-PATHIC can describe someone who is homicidal, violent or dangerous.

The misconception causes great harm for people who are already struggling with a potentially very distressing and difficult disorder."

Mr_Sarcasum said:
"That violent video games cause violence.

I get it, it looks like it might make sense. But crime rates are down and I've yet to go on a murderous rampage."

Dankest_Of_MayMays replied:
"Idk man, ever since I've started playing guitar hero I sort of want to become a guitarist."

"The idea that you are a flip-flopper if you change a long held idea, concept, or assumption when newer or more accurate information is presented to you.

That being said, if you are a rational person who doesn't let your ego consume you with ideas, then changing a view isn't personal but logical. Your ideas, religion, and political associations are not you. They are only your ego grasping onto something to create an 'I' or 'my' in your life. Let it go."

"Shaving doesn't make you grow facial hair."

"That Androids have worse cameras than Iphones, when people are only judging by the quality on snapchat and Instagram. It's the app that causes the grainy picture, not the phone's camera abilities."

ilikedanger said:
"That everyone who shops at Walmart is trash."

DiscoHippo replied:
"Not everything in the dumpster is garbage."

"I work as a ride operator at Disneyland, and please just let me say this. THE PURPLE TEACUP DOESN'T SPIN ANY FASTER THAN THE REST OF THEM PLEASE STOP GETTING INTO FIGHTS OVER IT."

I would also like to say that people throwing up on that ride is actually not common at all, I have personally never seen it happen in my 3 years of working there."

xrowrx said:
"Type 1 Diabetes is never ever caused by diet or lifestyle things. Like never. Not ever."

umybuddy replied:
"What if my lifestyle choice in replacing my pancreas and f*cking with my immune system! Huh! What now smarty pants."

"I'm color blind but it's not all black and white. I see colors... just not like you do."

MaximiliaanVM said:
"That weed is legal in the Netherlands."

tymaretthemurderking replied:
"Yea what is the deal there? Is it just certain places in Amsterdam or is it just illegal and nobody cares? I've always seen that weed is illegal everywhere, yet Amsterdam pot stores have been American stoner legend for years."

Broddit5 replied:
"It's illegal, but personal use is decimalized so it's cool if you only have 5 grams or less which is why you can walk into a coffee shop and buy some joints."

sarahmagoo said:
"Bettas and goldfish can't healthily live in a bowl.

**to clarify I'm saying DON'T put any fish in a bowl. The misconception is that it's okay but it's not."

Commenter replied:
"To add to that: The reason the myth started that bettas can live in, or even prefer, small containers was because unlike other fish, they can breath from the surface and live in unoxygenated water. This helps them survive in the wild in small bodies of water during severe droughts.

What that myth doesn't acknowledge is that 1) filters do more than just oxygenate water, they cycle the tank so ammonia doesn't build up and cause burns or increase the risk of fungal infections, and 2) they don't live their whole lives during a drought, they usually live in vast rice paddies and may never see a drought in their lifetime, living in a tiny container smaller than a puddle is like living their whole lives on survival mode. Also, bettas are tropical and need heaters, and for the water to stay at a stable temperature, which is kind of hard to do under 5 gallons."

iScabs said:
"Tomatoes are legally vegetables. While scientifically they are considered fruits, some importers tried to dodge the tax on veggies by saying they were fruits and than the supreme court stepped in and was like 'No.'"

Commenter replied:
"'Vegetable' and 'fruit' are not words in the same domain, so this is a meaningless statement. 'Fruit' is a botanical term. 'Vegetable' is a culinary term. An edible fleshy plant is a vegetable. Some vegetables are also fruits. Not all fruits are vegetables, because not all fruits are edible. But any edible fruit is also a vegetable."

"When people call their background image their 'screen saver.' I don't know why this upsets me so much."

Cameltoe__tea said:
"Ted Bundy's looks isn't how he was able lure women. It was a numbers game with him and he asked many girls to help him out, and many refused. But of the many, all he needed was one to help. The ones that walked away later reported him, saying he gave off a creepy vibe."

IDontRecallBeingMade replied:
"Hey isn't that how pick up artists operate?"

Alundra828 replied:
"Yes, it's not the quality of their pickup moves, it's the quantity of women sampled. Also a common tactic on dating apps like Tinder (before they fixed it) was to just say you're interested in everyone. Out of 1000 girls one of them is bound to respond back."

MrAngryMoose said:
"The dark side of the moon isn’t always dark, it’s called that because it’s the side that we never see."

TheMoleBear replied:
"It also synchs up to The Wizard of Oz."

theWet_Bandits said:
"The red liquid from a properly cooked steak is not blood. Don’t worry."

Shaninja92 asked:
"Ohhh interesting. What is it?"

Supersonic_Walrus answered:
"Myoglobin."

"People thinking a 'del' is a measurement of pain. There is no measurement of pain!! Everyone experiences pain differently, so you can't measure it. So stop posting things about how woman giving birth experience 70 del of pain, which is the equivalent to 20 bones breaking at once because it's not a real thing!"

rebothy said:
"When you have an IV cannula inserted, a needle is used to insert the cannula but then the NEEDLE IS REMOVED and you're left with a tiny thin plastic (?) tube in the vein.

I think 50% of my patients don't realize there's not a needle in their arm for hours/days on end."

Sirisian replied:
"Explain that to everyone when you do it. I had an IV and the nurse mentioned it immediately and said I can move my arm. If she didn't say that I would have assumed I couldn't move my arm."