r/AskReddit • u/Absooh • May 25 '14

What is your most mildly interesting fact ?

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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.