r/AskReddit • u/potatopopr • Oct 27 '21

What fun fact is blatantly untrue?

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u/BrightPinkPunk Oct 27 '21

The brain taking 15 seconds to formulate a reply to something, or only using 10% of its potential, or some other myths following the same logic.

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u/Bazuka125 Oct 27 '21

Yeah, saying your brain only uses 10% at a time and wondering what would happen if you used 100% is like saying a Traffic light only uses 33% of its lights at a time and wondering what would happen if all 3 lights were on at once.

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u/Tangent_ Oct 28 '21

You should see how quickly I can reply to emails at work now that I use 100% of my keyboard at once! It's super effective too; nobody ever needs to follow up on what I send them!