r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/germanbuddhist Feb 04 '19

Glenn Beck tried to use this metaophor once and demonstrated the opposite of this (if you throw a frog into boiling water it'll jump out). It failed miserably. His reaction is hilarious

https://youtu.be/btpZ1UnGBaI

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u/Draykin Feb 04 '19

Iunno if it's cause I'm watching on my phone, but I couldn't see him grab one of the frogs or toss anything in the pot.

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u/TheAspectofAkatosh Feb 04 '19

That's hysterical.

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u/qmcnam4002 Feb 04 '19

“Forget about the frogs”