▲ 145 ▼ What misconception are you tired of being spread? (lemmy.world) submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by PhenomenalPancake@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 334 comments fedilink hide all child comments What's a common "fact" that's spread around that's actually not true and pisses you off that too many people believe it?
[–] chuso@fedia.io 24 points 3 months ago (2 children) "Water drains in opposite directions in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres". No, it doesn't. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Triumph@fedia.io 26 points 3 months ago (3 children) The coriolis effect is a real thing, but it is spectacularly weak. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago (1 child) Strong enough that you have to steer against it when flying, too weak to decide the handedness of your toilet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Triumph@fedia.io 6 points 3 months ago The atmosphere is much larger than my toilet. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aatube@piefed.social 3 points 3 months ago* it's like gravity (small objects don't have (well, show, I guess but uhhh) it but large ones do) permalink fedilink source parent [–] 18107@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago Demonstration of the effect permalink fedilink source parent [–] lastunusedusername2@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago Sure it does. Up here it drains down but down there it goes up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Triumph@fedia.io 26 points 3 months ago (3 children) The coriolis effect is a real thing, but it is spectacularly weak. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago (1 child) Strong enough that you have to steer against it when flying, too weak to decide the handedness of your toilet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Triumph@fedia.io 6 points 3 months ago The atmosphere is much larger than my toilet. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aatube@piefed.social 3 points 3 months ago* it's like gravity (small objects don't have (well, show, I guess but uhhh) it but large ones do) permalink fedilink source parent [–] 18107@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago Demonstration of the effect permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago (1 child) Strong enough that you have to steer against it when flying, too weak to decide the handedness of your toilet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Triumph@fedia.io 6 points 3 months ago The atmosphere is much larger than my toilet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Triumph@fedia.io 6 points 3 months ago The atmosphere is much larger than my toilet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aatube@piefed.social 3 points 3 months ago* it's like gravity (small objects don't have (well, show, I guess but uhhh) it but large ones do) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 18107@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago Demonstration of the effect permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lastunusedusername2@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago Sure it does. Up here it drains down but down there it goes up. permalink fedilink source parent