MetaFilter posts tagged with misconceptions

they come out the butt, stupid!

madamjujujive — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:14:43 -0800

Kinda sutra - a charmingly animated short in which people talk about childhood misconceptions about sex and childbirth. More on childhood sex misconceptions from Dan Savage 1, 2, 3. (pretty tame clip, but possibly NSFW) More on Kinda Sutra, which debuted this year at Sundance. See prior related posts: Classic underage misconceptions five fresh fish I used to believe - Stan Chin - not just sex misconceptions - but so amusing!

Bad Physics

vronsky — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:25:14 -0800

Recurring science misconceptions in K-6 textbooks: CLOUDS REMAIN ALOFT BECAUSE WATER DROPLETS ARE TINY? Wrong! SOUND TRAVELS BETTER THROUGH SOLIDS & LIQUIDS? No it doesn't. GRAVITY IN SPACE IS ZERO? It's actually strong. THE SKY IS BLUE BECAUSE OF COMPLICATED PHYSICS. No, it's simple. And many more.

Classic Underage Misconceptions

five fresh fish — Wed, 01 Sep 2004 10:55:45 -0800

NSFW: Childhood misconceptions about sex. Both the male and female (linked as this post's title). I found them quite amusing. In a similar vein, we also have I Used to Believe, which I think has been MeFied previously.