Crazy Facts and Myths Debunked

[Jetthebinturong]

Well I personally don't care what they do to other animals (unless it's pets), that's their natural right as predators but I would attempt to defend myself if I was attacked. I consider it animal rights to attack humans as they see fit, we do them more harm than good and in return we should not expect love and affection. (I plan to never have a dog or a caged animal because they are dependent on humans and that makes me sad)

[The Mask]

Was it bothering you? No? Why kill it then, because what it MIGHT do? Seems a bit unfair. That's like killing anyone with mental problems because they might be psychopaths. I've had snakes more poisonous a metre away from me and I didn't bother it therefore, it didn't bother me. In Australia, you attempt to harm a snake, and it's a couple of hundred bucks! And these snakes are almost all MORE dangerous than a rattlesnake.

Narwhal horns aren't actually growing from the middle of their mouth, it's actually one of their side teeth!

[Lady Ashenwyte]

One question, why did you kill them? Snakes are harmless if you leave them alone, and as for they "may" cause injury I'm pretty sure anyone who lives in that area knows how to deal witha snake. Also, killing sunbathing snakes s like this situation = killing dogs on the beach because of the harm they "may" cause.

[Mhera]

While I don't really agree with killing snakes if they're not in danger of harming anything, can we please stop comparing it murdering people?

[Lady Ashenwyte]

Changed it to dogs.

[LT Sandpaw]

Okay if you want to argue my case for killing the snake I would be more then happy too on a different topic, right now the mods might close this one because its getting off topic about killing snakes. The snakes have been killing our animals and cattle is expensive, I reserve the right to kill and eat the snakes I came across that may be harmful. Do you get mad like this every time you kill a spider or insect, or murder a cockroach in your pantry? Maybe when you murder millions of Bactria by washing your hands. Or when you munch on that burger from McDonalds. Not too burst any bubbles here but your being a bit ridiculous.

Myth: The All spiders are dangerous.

Whoever believes this is off their rocker or never handled large arthropods. Tarantulas and most large spider are nearly harmless to humans and can even be held and kept as pets.

Edit: I apologies if I annoyed anyone but my argument still stands.

[Skyblade]

Woah, woah Let's calm down before this turns into the debate thread, y'all.

I found these in some National Geographic Kids fact books:
• Bolts of lightning can shoot out of an erupting volcano
• Red rain has fallen in parts of Asia
• A peanut is not a nut (I don't know why)
• A cheetah can turn in midair while it's running
• Wearing a hat on your head can warm your feet
• Some sand dunes bark
• If grasshoppers were the size of humans, they could leap across a basketball court

[Lady Ashenwyte]

• Red rain has fallen in parts of Asia

Me grand dad lives there. Also, let's stop argument.

[LT Sandpaw]

• Bolts of lightning can shoot out of an erupting volcano

This is true, most people wouldn't know it but lighting bolts come from the ground to the sky not the other way around. ITS A ILLUSION. They could strike from a volcano.

[Skyblade]

@Lord A: I am from Asia, but have never see red rain. That's so strange.

@Sandpaw: Wait, really?

[Jetthebinturong]

No, lightning is attracted to the ground, it comes from the sky. That's why we have earth wires in the UK, when lightning strikes your house, it passes through the earth wire as that is the easiest route for it to follow, the rest of your electrics (and your life) are saved

[LT Sandpaw]

Lightning goes from the ground up not the other way around. Why do you think you have to ground electricity. Its just the way it looks, it appears to be coming from the sky because of how fast it is.

[Jetthebinturong]

Ok right, looked it up, here is the real answer

Does lightning strike from the sky down, or the ground up?
The answer is both. Cloud-to-ground lightning comes from the sky down, but the part you see comes from the ground up. A typical cloud-to-ground flash lowers a path of negative electricity (that we cannot see) towards the ground in a series of spurts. Objects on the ground generally have a positive charge. Since opposites attract, an upward streamer is sent out from the object about to be struck. When these two paths meet, a return stroke zips back up to the sky. It is the return stroke that produces the visible flash, but it all happens so fast - in about one-millionth of a second - so the human eye doesn't see the actual formation of the stroke.

Even if this were not the case, it wouldn't make sense for you to have to ground electricity that came from the ground

[The Skarzs]

There is also cloud-to-cloud lightening. Also, the lightening from volcanic eruptions is just the same as that in a a thunder storm: static electricity either way.

[Izeroth]

 Vaccines do not cause autism.