Common misconceptions universally accepted

whatdoicare

luckylucky wrote: »

eh where did he say he was talking about the Spanish Armada :pac:

He mentioned a Spanish sailor. Isn't that the common explanation for tans and dark hair in Ireland?

IvyTheTerrible

whatdoicare wrote: »

Actually that too is a misconception- most sailors were drowned and those that survived were mostly put to death, it seems only about 100 managed to stay on Irish soil. Nope, the dark skin has been there all along- as far as the family history goes anyway. Plus, I'm historically from the wrong side of Ireland for the Armada theory. :pac:

I didn't mean the armada, I just meant some random dark and handsome foreigner!

(And I'm a she by the way).

Dublin_Gunner

"I forgot to take it" or "it broke" or "i'll pull out..."

are common miscontraceptions.

af_thefragile

The Federal Reserve Bank is owned by the government of America.

Al-Qaeda is the same as Taliban.

Hamas is a terrorist organisation.

Ciaran500

af_thefragile wrote: »

Hamas is a terrorist organisation.

Cause only the EU, UK, US, Australia, Canada and Japan officially designate them as a terrorist organisation.:rolleyes:

whatdoicare

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

I didn't mean the armada, I just meant some random dark and handsome foreigner!

(And I'm a she by the way).

Oh cool, my bad, sorry about that (and for calling you a fella:o)...although I can't imagine there'd have been many Spanish fellas wondering around our part of Ireland five or so generations ago...Which is how far back we've managed to trace the dark skin so far.....and a little bit random that the odd fella who did would have happened upon a great great great etc granny....? Haha, anyways, thinking too much into it now and my family history is pretty cut and dried....nothing as exciting as Spanish sailors whisking girls away and then doing a runner...:pac::pac: Ole!

Dublin_Gunner

"If she got in, she must be legal..."

Wazdakka

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

"If she got in, she must be legal..."

Would that hold up in court?

Completely hypothetical question obviously...

<_<

>_>

CrazyRabbit

There is a god. Very common misconception.

ScumLord

I thought today was Thursday. Has that been common?






I'm so disappointed.

Johnny Weasel

No, just you pal.

9wetfckx43j5rg

tech77 wrote: »

Carrots can see in the dark?
Ah that has to be bull$hit.

The carrot thing is almost true.

Bascailly carrots (and a many other veg actually) contains a nutrient called beta-carotene which is a pre-cursor to Vitamin A (the body converts it to vitamin A). And lack of Vitamin A causes Night Blindness. Vit A helps your eyes adjust to the dark quicker, so thus carrots do help you see in the dark. (The phrase was probably invented to get kids to eat more veg.)

9wetfckx43j5rg

tech77 wrote: »

Carrots can see in the dark?
Ah that has to be bull$hit.

ronbyrne2005 wrote: »

You said , "taking extra vitamin C does nothing for you"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7932158.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6245702.stm
Other reports show excess vitamin c is bad for certain people/conditions. You cant just make generalisations like you did.

You can't "overdose" on Vitamin C because you body gets rid of the excess every day in your urine. Any water souble vitamin is.

minidazzler

That love is real!!! It's just a chemical reaction people!!! Leave it be!!!

9wetfckx43j5rg

Euro_Kraut wrote: »

'Columbus discovered America'

Nope. There natives who 'discovered' long before him. As regards the first European to see it, it was probably a Viking or maybe even St Brendan.

Plus he didn't discover the 'US' but the small part of the contient.

I remember learning in History about him. Was Columbus the guy who discovered America, thought it was east india and died thinking he had failed to discover new land?

Elliemental

m@cc@ wrote: »

I'm afraid this is wrong. Bacterial infection is the cause of ulcers in 80% of cases. However it does not appear to explain all ulcers and researchers continue to look at stress as a possible cause, or at least a complication in the development of ulcers.

When I was undergoing treatment for my own stomach ulcer, I was explaining to my doctor that i`d been trying to avoid stress, and his exact words were `oh, thats an urban myth`.

af_thefragile

Elliemental wrote: »

When I was undergoing treatment for my own stomach ulcer, I was explaining to my doctor that i`d been trying to avoid stress, and his exact words were `oh, thats an urban myth`.

Although most stomach ulcers are caused by the bacteria Helicobacter Pyroli, stress and alcohol are very much responsible for stomach ulcers too.
I'm a med student, I know it.
Stress causes release of stomach acids which can lead to ulcers.
And Alcohol dissolves the protective mucus lining the inside of the stomach and exposes the stomach wall to the stomach acids leading to ulcers.

banquo

That women are better at multitasking than men.

A very complicated scientific explanation about the difference between boys' and girls' brains completely misconstrued in a commonplace.

Overheal

That Aluminium came before Aluminum and that the United States later changed the spelling just to be rebels.

asdasd

That women cant read maps.



oh, wait, thats true.

delricyo

That its easy to score in Coppers

Dublin_Gunner

Overheal wrote: »

That Aluminium came before Aluminum and that the United States later changed the spelling just to be rebels.

Heh?? I thought it was common knowledge that Aluminum was the original (and correct) name??

Elliemental

af_thefragile wrote: »

Although most stomach ulcers are caused by the bacteria Helicobacter Pyroli, stress and alcohol are very much responsible for stomach ulcers too.
I'm a med student, I know it.
Stress causes release of stomach acids which can lead to ulcers.
And Alcohol dissolves the protective mucus lining the inside of the stomach and exposes the stomach wall to the stomach acids leading to ulcers.

Oh well! I still trust my own doctor though.

Namlub

Piper Echoing Magnolia wrote: »

I remember learning in History about him. Was Columbus the guy who discovered America, thought it was east india and died thinking he had failed to discover new land?

Google is your friend...

asdasd

Better history lessons would also be her friend.

indough

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

Heh?? I thought it was common knowledge that Aluminum was the original (and correct) name??

aluminium is the correct name, it went through 2 name changes to get there, from alumium to aluminum to aluminium, these changes were made by the fella who discovered it so that pretty much means the correct spelling is aluminium

plus its spelt that way by the international chemisrty thingy

Dublin_Gunner

indough wrote: »

aluminium is the correct name, it went through 2 name changes to get there, from alumium to aluminum to aluminium, these changes were made by the fella who discovered it so that pretty much means the correct spelling is aluminium

plus its spelt that way by the international chemisrty thingy

You mean the IUPAC, who only adopted 'Aluminium' in 1990 as the standard term?

greyed

IrishSpeedTraps wrote: »

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran saying he wanted to wipe Israel off the face of the earth.

He's still an asshole though.

indough

i have no idea when they adopted it but it was named aluminium by the guy who discovered it since the early 19th century

i hate the way some americans pronounce 'nuclear' as 'nucular' aswell

AnonoBoy

That the voice on the ad is Old Mister Brennan.

It's not.

It's Old Mister Brennan's friend recounting the various wise words of advice from Old Mister Brennan.