23 People Share Scientifically Proven Facts They Still Don't Believe
Just because a bunch of really smart people tell us that something is true, doesn't mean that we should believe it. Well, actually yeah it usually does, but that doesn't mean we have to like it! Plenty of scientifically proven things are just really hard for the measly human brain to wrap itself around, especially if you're a layperson with a normal job like collecting memes on the internet.
A few complex math issues found themselves on this list, including the Monty Hall problem. If you're not familiar with the Monty Hall problem, it was first popularized on the game show Let's Make a Deal, whose host was Monty Hall. In the theoretical problem, there are three doors for you to choose from. Behind two are goats, but behind the third is your dream car. After you pick your door, the host then opens one of the other two doors to reveal a goat, before giving you the opportunity to switch your pick. Should you switch to the remaining door, or stick with your guns and gamble that your original pick was correct?
According to probability, switching to the last door yields success at a 2/3 rate, compared to just the original 1/3 for sticking. The situation is so counterintuitive that even accomplished mathematicians disagreed when the proof was initially released. How could you expect a game show contestant to figure it out? See that, and 22 other scientific facts that people still have a hard time believing.
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“That a regulation basketball hoop is 18 inches in diameter and can (almost) fit two NBA basketballs at the same time. I swear the hoops I play at are way smaller and it's not because I’m bad at basketball.” -
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“Q-tips do belong in my ears and I refuse to believe any doctor saying otherwise.” -
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“That jet planes can fly. Come on. I’ve flown on them many times before. But come on.” -
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“I refuse to believe a leopard-moose-camel with a 40ft neck is a real animal and a horse with a horn isn’t.” -
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“The fact that our eyes see everything upside down and back into our brain we have to flip the image. Just crazy.” -
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“That fruits and vegetables do not decay faster when I’m the one paying for them.” -
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“Narwhals. Ain't no way.” -
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“That a tomato is a berry.” -
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“Pinhole cameras. They just shock my tiny mind.” -
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“That eating raw cookie dough is dangerous. I won’t accept it!” -
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“Pluto does not qualify as a planet. It'll always be a planet to me.” -
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