This site makes extensive use of JavaScript.
Please enable JavaScript in your browser.
Live
PTR
10.2.7
PTR
10.2.6
Beta
Common Misconceptions
Post Reply
Return to board index
Post by
craftyard
Cracking your knuckles doesn't cause arthritis.
Drinking coffee doesn't stunt your growth.
Post by
Ksero
Cracking your knuckles doesn't cause arthritis.
Drinking coffee doesn't stunt your growth.
Umm,
this study
says that cracking your knuckles doesn't cause arthritis. So the common misconception would be that "cracking your knuckles does cause arthritis."
Same goes for your coffee example, they are incorrectly worded given the context of the thread. They would make sense if you put, "contrary to popular belief" (or something similar) at the start of your post.
Post by
Skreeran
I haven't seen it said yet, but it's a misconception that you only use 10% of your brain. Obviously you use all of it.
Post by
Gone
I haven't seen it said yet, but it's a misconception that you only use 10% of your brain. Obviously you use all of it.
Yea, you only use like 10-12% at any given time.
Post by
asakawa
I haven't seen it said yet, but it's a misconception that you only use 10% of your brain. Obviously you use all of it.
Yea, you only use like 10-12% at any given time.
I'm not sure if you're reiterating the misconception or adding the "at any given time" in order to say that Skreeran is right that it's a misconception because we do use it all but only ~10% at a time. So, to clarify, it's a misconception that a small percentage of the brain is actually used - whether used at all or at any given moment, it's all false.
It's figurative at best.(##RESPBREAK##)16##DELIM##asakawa##DELIM##
Post by
Gone
I haven't seen it said yet, but it's a misconception that you only use 10% of your brain. Obviously you use all of it.
Yea, you only use like 10-12% at any given time.
I'm not sure if you're reiterating the misconception or adding the "at any given time" in order to say that Skreeran is right that it's a misconception because we do use it all but only ~10% at a time. So, to clarify, it's a misconception that a small percentage of the brain is actually used - whether used at all or at any given moment, it's all false.
It's figurative at best.
The misconception is that people only ever use 10% of their brain, I was adding to his point by saying that the misconception stems from the studies that show at any given time a person typically uses between 10-12% of their frontal and parietal lobes (the areas that control what we associate with "thought"). This number is taken as an average though, at any given time we can be using less or more than this, and at one time or another almost 100% of the brain comes into some form of use, just not necessarily all at the same time.
Post by
asakawa
Neurologist Barry Gordon said, of the 10% myth, "It turns out though, that we use virtually every part of the brain, and that the brain is active almost all the time."
You mention studies. I'd be interested in seeing them.
Post by
Gone
Neurologist Barry Gordon said, of the 10% myth, "It turns out though, that we use virtually every part of the brain, and that the brain is active almost all the time."
You mention studies. I'd be interested in seeing them.
Well I could be wrong, I'm basing this off of stuff I read two years ago. But I believe the discrepancy in the numbers comes from people looking at the brain as a whole, and the part of our brains we use to "think". A good portion of the brain is used for involuntary actions like breathing, and converting signals from our eyes, ears, nose, and skin, as well as controlling movement and other sensations. The 10% number comes only from the parts of our brain being used for actual free thought, and again that comes from an average. This number could jump if a person is reading or writing, and sink of their just spacing out not thinking about anything.
Like I said though I could be wrong. I can't really drudge up articles I was reading on two years ago, I'll take your word for it if I'm incorrect.
Post by
ElhonnaDS
White Chocolate is
not
chocolate.
if it were chocolate it would contain cocoa which it does not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_chocolate
Actually, white chocolate IS chocolate, and it DOES contain cocoa. They make it with the cocoa butter instead of the cocoa powder, which accounts for the difference in taste and color, but l legally you can't call something white chocolate in the US unless a certain percentage is actual cocoa butter.
Post by
Patty
Women aren't an insignificant portion of the gaming community, or a small minority. According to the Entertainment Software Association, they comprise
42%
of the gaming population. Yes, this is in reaction to a lot of ^&*!ty reactions to people calling out a lack of female representation at E3.
Post by
asakawa
@Ryja,
this article
seems to address the broad subject pretty thoroughly (despite it directly addressing a specific instance of the myth being invoked).
As ever the answer is probably that it's more complicated than any simple rule or percentage can represent. The article makes the point about the different interpretations of the 10% myth and the most pervasive one being that "untapped potential" idea which is worth debunking.
An interesting subject!
@Patty while I don't want to oppose your message, it's difficult to tell from that pdf exactly what their definition of "game" is for the gender result. The study you link includes "Puzzle, Board Game, Game Show, Trivia, Card Games" in its chart for online games and that category makes up 47% which suggests that their definition could be broader than what we might consider to be "gaming".(##RESPBREAK##)16##DELIM##asakawa##DELIM##
Post by
Interest
Women aren't an insignificant portion of the gaming community, or a small minority. According to the Entertainment Software Association, they comprise
42%
of the gaming population. Yes, this is in reaction to a lot of ^&*!ty reactions to people calling out a lack of female representation at E3.
To follow up on that, quite a lot of people in general play games. This
article
is only one example of the gaming populace statistics (though it's worth noting this comprises all people who happen to play video games, even for a small amount of time by most of our standards). It's safe to say a majority of the population in the U.S. play video games.White Chocolate is
not
chocolate.
if it were chocolate it would contain cocoa which it does not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_chocolate
Actually, white chocolate IS chocolate, and it DOES contain cocoa. They make it with the cocoa butter instead of the cocoa powder, which accounts for the difference in taste and color, but l legally you can't call something white chocolate in the US unless a certain percentage is actual cocoa butter.
I guess you could say that the misconception is a misconception.
Post by
Gone
In Roman arenas, thumbs down actually meant "swords down" and would signify the defeated gladiator would be spared rather than killed.
Post by
Maurvyn
It is a common misconception that the U.S. is the "Land of the Free", when we currently rank about 12th in the world overall, and have been steadily dropping,
Source.
Post by
Gone
No... but it is a way of derailing an otherwise fun and casual thread with annoying bait material.
Post by
lankybrit
It's OK to say 'then' instead of 'than'.
Here's a hint. IT'S NOT!
Post by
Maurvyn
Eating less than an hour before swimming does not cause cramps.
Post Reply
You are not logged in. Please
log in
to post a reply or
register
if you don't already have an account.