• Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
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    7 months ago

    As a side note, here’s what Wikipedia says about the frog experiment:

    “While some 19th-century experiments suggested that the underlying premise is true if the heating is sufficiently gradual,[2][3] according to modern biologists the premise is false: changing location is a natural thermoregulation strategy for frogs and other ectotherms, and is necessary for survival in the wild. A frog that is gradually heated will jump out. Furthermore, a frog placed into already boiling water will die immediately, not jump out.[4][5]”

    Your point still stands, but you might want to consider switching to another metaphor next time.

    Source: Boiling frog

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        7 months ago

        Neither did I until one day I stumbled upon a video that explained the misguided experiments that were behind the saying. Just today I started reading about it on Wikipedia and found that juicy summary.

        There’s a pretty good reason why we have ethical restrictions and peer review with modern science.