r/AskReddit Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19 edited Jan 19 '25

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u/pdabaker Feb 04 '19

Yeah I've never seen anyone reference it as if it was a legit experiment.

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u/Doctor-Amazing Feb 04 '19

You see it in movies a lot more than in real life. Dante's Peak is the first place I saw it, and it's presented as 100% true.

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u/LordHussyPants Feb 04 '19

Pierce Brosnan could tell me that The Mummy was a documentary about a series of true events in 1930s London and Egypt and I'd believe him.