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1 November 2016

science blindness

It was Karva chaut again and as it happens I was having an argument about why it is sexist, The counter arguments were many, but interestingly some were "scientific"
I have also noticed lot of forwards and memes with lot of "scientific" explanations. Like
Go mata di Jai
  If cow-ghee and rice are cooked together, two powerful gases called ethylene-oxide, propylene-oxide are released. Propylene-oxide is the best gas used for creating artificial rain.
Sindhoooor ;-)
 It is interesting to note that that the application of sindoor by married women carries a physiological significance. This is so because Sindoor is prepared by mixing turmeric-lime and the metal mercury. Due to its intrinsic properties, mercury, besides controlling blood pressure also activates sexual drive. This also explains why Sindoor is prohibited for the widows. For best results, Sindoor should be applied right upto the pituitary gland where all our feelings are centered. Mercury is also known for removing stress and strain.
 
The people who write these things? Are they rolling on the floor laughing or are they just some dumb f***s? >-) About the swearing, I hate these buggers.

 (ok wait for it, there is an insight in here, not just ridicule and  ranting :-p)
I am always shocked that people forward such things, Dont they read what they are sending??
I am more than shocked when I realise some people thought all that was true, until I rubbished it. How can people not realise that such obvious shit is NOT some scientific gold? 
are they like THAT stupid?
Clues to this on My friends 40th Birthday, I joked that he is only 28 years old in hex, 0X28 you know, like hexa decimal numbers. Most people didnt get it.
What do you mean hex?
You know Binary numbers, Octal, Hexa demimal ?
Ummm What?
 Oh God! you are  a Geek! 
 I realised bankers, architects, CAs, soldiers, basically 99 % of the people outside the geek circle dont know hexadecimal numbers!!

Second clue, My friends husband had convinced my arts educated friend into believing that she has to leave the window open when switching on the electric heater, or she would run out of oxygen in the room! 😂  WTF????

Gives you a glimpse into non geeky minds,Science is not universal in all minds!! Shocking! but true.

They are intelligent, very well functioning people. BUT THEY DONT KNOW BINARY NUMBERS!!!! They dont know that burning consumes oxygen not just anything hot!!  They dont know things which I think is basic knowledge.  They didnt study science may be?? some have studied science, even Master of Science! They are SCIENCE BLIND! Knowing the scientific reason for something is probably  very low priority for them.
Most people when they forward those thing , they dont even know that all this "scientific" reasons they are forwarding are any different from the other real science they see. They genuinely cannot differentiate between the lies and truth, they are science blind!!!!!
I know! Its true. 
test it.