An Ignite presentation on some common misconceptions many of us share!

1. Common Misconceptions XKCD + Wikipedia = global dumb reduction

2. XKCD Source of significant enlightened thought. Funnier than Charlie Sheen and his Machete. Often contains deeper content: see “alt text” But then, one day, they took it even further…

3. The Comic in question XKCD Wikipedia = Pure Genius!

4. Stream-u-reka! One point of this whole Streamy thing is to come home sounding all smarty-britches to your friends. Oh Joy! SO! Teach common misconceptions to streamers. Improve everyone’s ability to use “Actually, “ as the beginning of a sentence. ??? Fun and Profit!!!

5. #1 There is no evidence that Vikings wore horns on their helmets

6. Earth has been round for a long time, and the nerds knew it #2

7. #3 Napoleon = 5 Foot 6.5 inches

8. #4 Black Holes Don’t SUCK (well, any harder than stars do) =

9. #5 Lemmings aren’t jumpers

10. It’s ok to Put chicks back #6

11. Glass is not a liquid #7

12. #8 We Have Way more than 5 senses Equilibrioception Nociception proprioception Thermoception sense of time Hunger Thirst blood CO2 levels And many more!

13. #9 Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb

14. Pennies Cannot Kill #10

15. .999… = 1. No, Really. #11

16. Drowners don’t Scream #12

17. We use Way over 10% #13

18. #14 Cooking Doesn’t eliminate Alcohol =

19. #15 Alcohol does not kill brain cells

20. In conclusion we’ve filled our over-10% utilized brains with some more good stuff. Pennies, horny vikings, plumetting lemmings, black holes, and monsters at the end of the world aren’t going to kill us. Sounds like a cause for celebration, and since the liquor won’t damage our brains, and cooking can’t save us, and we’ve got an excess of sense, so, LETS DRINK!