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The folks at Your Logical Fallacy Is have compiled a list of 24 common ways that you and I are often mistaken in the way we think. I have to say that looking through their site is perhaps the most fun I’ve ever had being told how wrong I am. And not just wrong in a certain instance, but consistently and fundamentally flawed in the very way I think. Fun, right? I thought so.
11 ways you are thoroughly (but interestingly) wrong
We have convinced ourselves that we know what our Earth looks like. Normally we do not look beyond the seas, mountains, land, and deserts. But what we fail to notice is that there are numerous places on Earth that defy our notion of the typical Earthly landscape. If you visited these places, you would definitely be convinced that they belong to another planet.
10 Amazing Alien-Like Places on Our World That Are From Another Planet
An invisible, ancient source of energy surrounds us—energy that powered the first explorations of the world, and that may be a key to the future. This map shows you the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the US. The wind map is a personal art project, not associated with any company. We've done our best to make this as accurate as possible, but can't make any guarantees about the correctness of the data or our software.
Wind Map
We spend countless hours and dollars to doll ourselves up, but Mother Nature has given us women an au natural way to turn heads: S-E-X. Sure, there’s a time and a place for perfectly applied eyeliner and not-a-strand-out-of-place hair. But really, what’s hotter than devil-may-care, mussed up bedhead and a swagger that just won’t quit? It’s time to channel your inner Brigitte Bardot , ladies! Sex is the ultimate beauty enhancer. No product or procedure can beat getting down and dirty in making you even more gorgeous.
Eight Ways Sex Makes You Beautiful
Does Socialism Work? A Classroom Experiment
November 16, 2011 by Dan Mitchell I posted a video making this point earlier in the year , and I also posted a version of this joke back in 2010 , but here’s another version that’s worth sharing because of the five lessons to be learned at the conclusion. An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class.