Comments on: 10 More Common Misconceptions http://listverse.com/2008/12/03/10-more-common-misconceptions/ Ultimate Top 10 Lists - Listverse Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:27:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Zaeriuraschi 11098 (pronounced zay-ree-ooh-ras-chee) http://listverse.com/2008/12/03/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-222086 Zaeriuraschi 11098 (pronounced zay-ree-ooh-ras-chee) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:32:29 +0000 http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-222086 OH MY GOD!!! Yesterday, I used the picture in the "Plant Magic" section of this post, for a project in school!!!!!!! HOLY CRAP!!! 8O OH MY GOD!!! Yesterday, I used the picture in the “Plant Magic” section of this post, for a project in school!!!!!!! HOLY CRAP!!! 8O

]]> By: Dimi http://listverse.com/2008/12/03/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-207992 Dimi Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:25:19 +0000 http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-207992 i agree totally with tailman. It seems you've just manipulted some info you've found and half of wht i written is not factual or justified by any reasoning. You just state something and we're suposed to take your word for it? i agree totally with tailman. It seems you’ve just manipulted some info you’ve found and half of wht i written is not factual or justified by any reasoning. You just state something and we’re suposed to take your word for it?

]]> By: Rowena http://listverse.com/2008/12/03/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-206002 Rowena Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:50:18 +0000 http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-206002 Technically, glass is a very slow moving liquid - though so slow moving that it does not actually move at all. This is because solids, in the technical definition, have a specific molecular structure, which glass does not have, and they have a specific melting point at which they stop being in this specific structure and become the free moving liquid (take ice - at -1 degrees Celcius it is very definately a solid, but at 1 degree it is very definately a liquid) and glass has no such point. Despite this, glass does not actually flow at all. Technically, glass is a very slow moving liquid – though so slow moving that it does not actually move at all. This is because solids, in the technical definition, have a specific molecular structure, which glass does not have, and they have a specific melting point at which they stop being in this specific structure and become the free moving liquid (take ice – at -1 degrees Celcius it is very definately a solid, but at 1 degree it is very definately a liquid) and glass has no such point.
Despite this, glass does not actually flow at all.

]]> By: Tree http://listverse.com/2008/12/03/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-204765 Tree Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:08:58 +0000 http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-204765 Regards for the photosynthesis bit, if speaking scientifically correct, plants do turn carbon dioxide to oxygen, but in many steps. In another word, plants do turn co2 to oxy Regards for the photosynthesis bit, if speaking scientifically correct, plants do turn carbon dioxide to oxygen, but in many steps. In another word, plants do turn co2 to oxy

]]> By: tailman http://listverse.com/2008/12/03/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-196641 tailman Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:18:47 +0000 http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-196641 #10 is flawed, because L/R brin are identical but control opposite sides, so by removing the Entire half, you remove the 5% needed to control that half of the body. and just because we use more than 10% of our brain, that doesn't mean we use all of it. #9 is fine #8-4, no beef #3 is confusing, and it dosent explain how letters are reversed. #2 doesn't explain why the thick part is always on the bottom, or why some old windows have drip marks, for lack of a better word. #1 is good to know #10 is flawed, because L/R brin are identical but control opposite sides, so by removing the Entire half, you remove the 5% needed to control that half of the body. and just because we use more than 10% of our brain, that doesn’t mean we use all of it.
#9 is fine
#8-4, no beef
#3 is confusing, and it dosent explain how letters are reversed.
#2 doesn’t explain why the thick part is always on the bottom, or why some old windows have drip marks, for lack of a better word.
#1 is good to know

]]> By: LarssonR http://listverse.com/2008/12/03/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-196056 LarssonR Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:57:41 +0000 http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-196056 to JFrater, is the missconseption not that we only use 10% of our brain capacity? not 10% of our actual brain mass? to JFrater, is the missconseption not that we only use 10% of our brain capacity? not 10% of our actual brain mass?

]]> By: Joe Greps http://listverse.com/2008/12/03/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-192694 Joe Greps Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:46:49 +0000 http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-192694 OK list until I read the population myth drivel, please but a gun in your mouth and help solve the problem. The effect of population demands with our inability to responsibly manage the planets resources has lead to the greatest rate of extinction this planet has ever seen. Big thumbs down. OK list until I read the population myth drivel, please but a gun in your mouth and help solve the problem.

The effect of population demands with our inability to responsibly manage the planets resources has lead to the greatest rate of extinction this planet has ever seen.

Big thumbs down.

]]> By: sciencegeek http://listverse.com/2008/12/03/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-191308 sciencegeek Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:42:29 +0000 http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-191308 When i first heard the claim that we only use 10% of our brains I found it ridiculous.I like your statement "Humans use 100% of their brain-that is why its there! When i first heard the claim that we only use 10% of our brains I found it ridiculous.I like your statement “Humans use 100% of their brain-that is why its there!

]]> By: dacree http://listverse.com/2008/12/03/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-185341 dacree Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:06:06 +0000 http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-185341 While it is true that most people have no problems with MSG, glutamate-induced asthma does occur. Some people have severe reactions to MSG and are often prescribed emergency medicine that they must carry with them in case of accidental ingestion. Read more on the subject at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001126.htm While it is true that most people have no problems with MSG, glutamate-induced asthma does occur. Some people have severe reactions to MSG and are often prescribed emergency medicine that they must carry with them in case of accidental ingestion. Read more on the subject at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001126.htm

]]> By: Swede http://listverse.com/2008/12/03/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-170465 Swede Sun, 10 May 2009 17:30:21 +0000 http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/10-more-common-misconceptions/#comment-170465 I used to have fairly long hair and recently had it cut short. Many of my friends have commented on this by saying "Huh, did you dye your hair" or words to that effect. To me, this suggests that the inner part of my hair (which have had less exposure to sunshine, rain, wind, and other weathering influences) must have been darker than the outer part, the part which was cut off by my barber. I would not be so foolish as to think that the haircut magically juvenated my graying hair and made it darker. I used to have fairly long hair and recently had it cut short. Many of my friends have commented on this by saying “Huh, did you dye your hair” or words to that effect. To me, this suggests that the inner part of my hair (which have had less exposure to sunshine, rain, wind, and other weathering influences) must have been darker than the outer part, the part which was cut off by my barber. I would not be so foolish as to think that the haircut magically juvenated my graying hair and made it darker.

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