▲ 98 ▼ What is one fact that someone shared so confidently but turns out to be false? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by sanqueue@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 146 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] sloonark@lemm.ee 33 points 2 years ago (1 child) That bumblebees shouldn't be able to fly. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) To be fair that's true if you only talk about aerodynamics. But by the same logic helicopters can't fly either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Helicopters can't fly, silly. They're just so ugly that the ground repels them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) You know what's dumb about helicopters? They could just remove that giant rotating fan above it and put in cockpit air conditioning. Think how much quieter and cooler it would be, not to mention the fuel savings! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emptyother@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Wouldnt work. How would they keep the birds away without those fans? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago They could put some of those electricity generating wind turbines on the roof which kill birds. permalink fedilink source parent [–] KISSmyOS@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* It's true if you only talk about aerodynamics, and also don't know that air behaves differently on smaller scales and turbulence is really fucking complicated and not yet fully understood. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) To be fair that's true if you only talk about aerodynamics. But by the same logic helicopters can't fly either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Helicopters can't fly, silly. They're just so ugly that the ground repels them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) You know what's dumb about helicopters? They could just remove that giant rotating fan above it and put in cockpit air conditioning. Think how much quieter and cooler it would be, not to mention the fuel savings! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emptyother@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Wouldnt work. How would they keep the birds away without those fans? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago They could put some of those electricity generating wind turbines on the roof which kill birds. permalink fedilink source parent [–] KISSmyOS@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* It's true if you only talk about aerodynamics, and also don't know that air behaves differently on smaller scales and turbulence is really fucking complicated and not yet fully understood. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Helicopters can't fly, silly. They're just so ugly that the ground repels them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) You know what's dumb about helicopters? They could just remove that giant rotating fan above it and put in cockpit air conditioning. Think how much quieter and cooler it would be, not to mention the fuel savings! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emptyother@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Wouldnt work. How would they keep the birds away without those fans? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago They could put some of those electricity generating wind turbines on the roof which kill birds. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) You know what's dumb about helicopters? They could just remove that giant rotating fan above it and put in cockpit air conditioning. Think how much quieter and cooler it would be, not to mention the fuel savings! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emptyother@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Wouldnt work. How would they keep the birds away without those fans? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago They could put some of those electricity generating wind turbines on the roof which kill birds. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] emptyother@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Wouldnt work. How would they keep the birds away without those fans? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago They could put some of those electricity generating wind turbines on the roof which kill birds. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago They could put some of those electricity generating wind turbines on the roof which kill birds. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KISSmyOS@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* It's true if you only talk about aerodynamics, and also don't know that air behaves differently on smaller scales and turbulence is really fucking complicated and not yet fully understood. permalink fedilink source parent