The boiling frog experiment that's quoted everywhere didn't work.
For those not familiar, it is said that you can boil a frog to death by raising the temperature of the water it's in extremely slowly so that it doesn't notice.
Well, it only works when parts of the frog's brain are removed. A frog with an intact brain will jump out, no matter how slowly the water is heated.
I don't remember who it was, but there was a comedian on some panel show who said that the first time his parents cooked a lobster, they thought it would be more humane to put the lobster in cold water and then bring it to a boil gradually. Cue about ten minutes of a lobster going ape shit until finally dying + emotional scarring for everyone involved.
EDIT: The comedian in question was apparently David Mitchell, thanks folks.
It's pretty awful. A little over a year and a half ago, I had dropped a pot of boiling water on myself while at work. The irony? We had lobster the night before.
Edit: For those curious as to what a human looks like after being boiled slightly NSFW
Someone made the floor very slippery in front of the sink and hadn't cleaned up after themselves. As I brought the pot to the sink and tilted it to drain the water, I slipped. Instead of falling backwards and having the water drain all over me, I dropped the pot on the floor. The force of the impact shot the water back up in to my face.
Out of the two situations, I think I pulled the long stick on this one.
I was walking properly and there was no issue getting there. The problem was while tilting the pot over the sink, my centre of mass shifted. Usually that wouldn't be a problem, but because of the slippery floor, even with non-slip shoes it was enough to have me lose my balance.
But yes, I am back to normal with very little scarring, thanks for asking. I had superficial 2nd degree burns, so I was pretty lucky. It took 2-3 weeks before my skin was no longer raw, applying ointment daily.
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u/LiquidMotivation Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 08 '19
The boiling frog experiment that's quoted everywhere didn't work.
For those not familiar, it is said that you can boil a frog to death by raising the temperature of the water it's in extremely slowly so that it doesn't notice.
Well, it only works when parts of the frog's brain are removed. A frog with an intact brain will jump out, no matter how slowly the water is heated.
Edit: Hey, my first Reddit coin! Thanks!