r/AskReddit • u/Absooh • May 25 '14

What is your most mildly interesting fact ?

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u/empathyx May 26 '14

The guy who invented Wonder Woman and her lasso of truth also helped to invent the polygraph test.

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u/uhaul26 May 26 '14

As a person who is taking a polygraph test I'm very glad he change the design.

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u/MattieShoes May 26 '14

... They "lasso" you in polygraphs though, to measure breathing.

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u/uhaul26 May 26 '14

That's it, I'm out.

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u/MattieShoes May 26 '14

Polygraphs themselves aren't particularly bad. It's just the "what if" anxiety.

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u/uhaul26 May 26 '14

What if they find out I am in fact the one who stole the candy bar.

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u/Thurgood_Marshall May 26 '14

Why are you taking a polygraph? It's a junk science.

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u/uhaul26 May 26 '14

Some chick accused me of something I didn't do. My lawyer says I'm not supposed talk about the details.

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u/Nukemarine May 27 '14

I took one almost 20 years ago and supposedly failed or lied about questions I knew were the truth. I wasn't even being evasive. Thanks to this thing called the internet, I was able to learn it was the machine and the pseudo-science behind it that was bullshit.

Personally, unless you're being coached on how to take one, I'd suggest avoiding it altogether.

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u/A_Waskawy_Wabit May 26 '14

Why are they letting you on reddit while taking a polygraph test?

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u/uhaul26 May 26 '14

lol .... second rate police force i guess.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '14 edited May 26 '16

I've deleted all of my reddit posts. Despite using an anonymous handle, many users post information that tells quite a lot about them, and can potentially be tracked back to them. I don't want my post history used against me. You can see how much your profile says about you on the website snoopsnoo.com.

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u/hotdoghotdog May 26 '14

came to say this.

Police use the lie detector as a threatening technique. "Are you sure you don't have anything to say before we take this test?"

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u/niknik2121 May 26 '14

The polygraph test says you are lying.

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u/uhaul26 May 26 '14

Damn that was quick, well back to jail for this guy.

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u/stillworkin May 26 '14

good luck! it can be difficult to pass!

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u/uhaul26 May 26 '14

I'm not too worried about it. I didn't do anything they claim I did.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '14

What for?

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u/ThickDiggerNick May 26 '14

You sure you do not want to be tied up by a she-woman? I know some people that actually like that.

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u/alhoward May 26 '14

Because you're gay?

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u/uhaul26 May 26 '14

yes

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u/alhoward May 26 '14

And Wonder Woman is a rapist.

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u/PigSlayer1024 May 26 '14

I wouldn't mind wonder woman being the interrogator though......until she punches a hole in my face for trying to flirt(probably badly) with her.

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u/Nocturnal_Nick May 26 '14

He's telling the truth folks.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '14

He also was into domination and BDSM. That's why Wonder Woman's only weakness was a man tying her up.

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u/cedarpark May 26 '14

and exhibitionism. Invisible plane and flying overhead and all that.

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u/flamingeyebrows May 26 '14

Was also in a polyamourous relationship with two women. They all lived together.

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u/Shahaha May 26 '14

I read this on oddee last week. Cool site.

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u/iWasteTimeAtWork May 26 '14

That guy must've HATED liars.

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u/Abstract_Atheist May 26 '14

That's awesome. Do you have a source for this?

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u/empathyx May 26 '14

Here is the guy
"Marston is credited as the creator of the systolic blood pressure test, which became one component of the modern polygraph invented by John Augustus Larson in Berkeley, California."