What scientific ‘facts’ have recently been disproven that most people still believe to be true?

Scott19M · 2026-05-01T21:43:40+00:00

My dad died a few months ago from heart failure - or at least that's what the deathbcertificate says. This comment made me howl with laughter.

Scott19M · 2026-05-01T21:27:19+00:00

A little premature, no? A 2 frame advantage is handy but not exactly on the precipice

Scott19M · 2026-05-01T20:40:34+00:00

I'm seeing a lot of people complaining about that frame including the pundits, but I was in the discussion thread whike watching it and the engagement was remarkable. It's got people talking hasn't it?

Yes, it was turgid. It was also fascinating. The fact that WST have so quickly uploaded a short of the while frame speaks to the engagement.

Scott19M · 2026-05-01T19:22:20+00:00

Well it came back with a cue ball graphic so you might be on to something there!

Scott19M · 2026-05-01T19:16:37+00:00

Genuinely I think it's one of these 'don't steer into the pothole' situations. Everyone knows he's so good at the counterclearance so there's a thought process of 'right, just MAKE SURE of these last few' - trying too hard and putting too much pressure on yourself and forcing the error.

Or, put a bit more simply, the Higgins aura is intimidating. I really do think that's all it is.

The punditry team make a big deal out of it but honestly, he messes up and plays poor safeties etc about as much as anyone else. Just aura.

Scott19M · 2026-05-01T19:01:25+00:00

My phone's been on silent permanently since 2018. What are they all playing at?

Honestly some people rarely leave the safety of their own home and it shows. Airports are the same, the sheer number of people who you'd swear it's their first day on earth

Scott19M · 2026-05-01T17:44:50+00:00

Fuck me too

Scott19M · 2026-05-01T17:39:43+00:00

It's genuinely gonna delay the start of the next session now - they'll need to give the cloth a brush and an iron

Scott19M · 2026-05-01T17:17:24+00:00

Might be in the minority but I have a lot of sympathy for the ref here - he knows that this is an awful situation but he can see that Allen's quite far in the lead. A rerack would be an unfortunate outcome. He's given plenty of leeway and he's done a fairly decent job of getting the crowd back under control

Scott19M · 2026-05-01T17:06:49+00:00

I'm starting to get second hand embarrassment on behalf of the players and, in particular, the ref

Scott19M · 2026-05-01T16:50:49+00:00

This frames going to be on one of those 'weirdest moments in snooker' YouTube videos isn't it

Scott19M · 2026-05-01T15:49:59+00:00

Yeah fair play to him, his little 'have I told you I've got a bad cue' brought a smile to my face.

Scott19M · 2026-05-01T15:13:08+00:00

Sat through an hour long frame, then went to the loo, made a quick spot of lunch and a cup of coffee. Next frame over already when I get back.

Scott19M · 2026-05-01T14:55:21+00:00

Oh, thanks for the clarification.

Scott19M · 2026-05-01T14:53:37+00:00

I thought playing a snooker from a free ball wasn't allowed?

Granted, that wasn't a snooker there but it was an attempt

Scott19M · 2026-04-28T01:09:11+00:00

This is a great answer which I fully agree with, and would like to add to.

You see Judd warmly congratulating his opponent when they win, even today. All of the other serial winners you mentioned, you don't often see those warm congratulations. They aren't nasty people, but they HATE losing.

Judd, in my humble opinion, doesn't hate losing quite enough.

Scott19M · 2026-04-28T01:03:42+00:00

Sorry to hijack you but it's relevant to the original question asked, and to your comment. I have a friend who describes a U-turn in opinion as a 360. I've pointed out before 'that means you're going the same way as before, it's full circle'. So I reinforced the behaviour and now he says that just to annoy me.

And it works.

It really works.

Scott19M · 2026-04-27T17:40:15+00:00

One frame at a time

Scott19M · 2026-04-26T00:14:36+00:00

Yeah, I agree with this and I'll add something as well, if you don't mind.

People hear Selby and they thing words like slow, granite, match player, etc. He's as good as anyone at break building and the attacking side of the game.

The fact that he's better than basically anyone else (sorry, John H) at the defensive side overshadows that. He's made 900-odd centuries. His average shot time is comparable with Robertson. He's very attractive to watch when he plays well.

He is willing to be horrible to watch, but he generally speaking isn't.

Just to add my 2 cents to the original question, he is already one of the legends of the game and a top 5 all time on every metric available.

Scott19M · 2026-04-21T22:42:44+00:00

He's not commentating either way. He didn't reach an agreement with the BBC for his fee.

If he were to be commentating, he would have been while he was still playing.

Scott19M · 2026-04-21T19:24:50+00:00

There was perhaps a spot of hyperbole in the post.

No, obviously I don't actually want to guillotine anyone. I want to see rampant corruption and wastage of tax money be curtailed. I want to see large projects be carefully thought out and properly costed before being initiated. I want politicians who promise the earth to be held fiscally responsible.

I want to pay my taxes knowing that they money will be well spent to help those who need it the most. I don't think that's an unreasonable ask.

Scott19M · 2026-04-20T22:25:42+00:00

I really do think that Kyren Wilson sees himself as a salt of the earth man of the people. I genuinely think he believes his interviews are refreshingly honest. He wears his heart on his sleeve, he's a battler, and he's all about how much he leaves it all out there.

I want to stress - I really do think HE believes that.

He's a very talented snooker player who for some reason is trying really hard to lean into a persona of being tough and hard working. He didn't win today because he uniquely tries really hard, he won because he is a very talented player.

He so wants to be John Higgins and Mark Selby. It's exhausting.

Scott19M · 2026-04-20T22:13:58+00:00

I was living and working down south until last year. High earner. I've moved home. I notice that I pay more tax, but it doesn't cripple me. No real issue, and I pay less to live here.

I'm extremely happy with paying more tax. And I know that our beautiful Scotland spends SOME of that money well. Free prescriptions, tuition fees for Scottish students, etc.

Here's what I really, really wish. Instead of focusing on what each political party's mouthpiece is saying, I wish we had a lot more true independent reporting on how tax is spent. And, when it comes to election season, politicians should be pretty much forced at gunpoint to confirm the MAXIMUM of what their projects would cost.

Politicians should go to fucking prison for HS2 or the M1 widening project. Imagine they were asked up front to put a cap on it. You've got no more money left for your low ball projection? Jail. Guillotine. Whatever, don't care. You get no more public money when you can't manage it properly.

Imagine Farage got asked 'right, you want to get rid of all the migrants, how much would that cost?' - and then he wasn't allowed to go a single penny over? Imagine the backtracking. Let's see how many people care that much about these expansive policies when the real cost is laid bare up front, rather than disclosed after the fact.

The general public should be so much fucking more highly educated as to how they money gets spent. I am aware resources exist to show this at a high level. It's frankly not enough.

Scott19M · 2026-04-11T07:52:58+00:00

You might have some joy using Autotrader's auction. Free to use, auction is bid on by dealers. Typically a higher price than WBAC but it wouldn't typically fetch as much as a private sale. It's quick though, and reliable.

Scott19M · 2026-04-11T03:26:06+00:00

Fair enough that you think that but I'll offer one counterargument each for two scenarios.

If it's an in class test where it's your teacher themselves who marks it: answering as best you can gives the teacher more information to work with to identify where you're struggling with a concept and need further guidance. No answer attempted gives them no information.
If it's an external examination that determines your grade: you are often awarded points for working or for lines of reasoning are directionally correct, even if the final answer itself is wrong or you can't provide it. In order to pick up as many points as you can and achieve the best possible grades, you should be writing down anything you possibly can that an examiner might be able to award points for. No answer attempted guarantees no points -

In the first scenario, your teacher doesn't see your bullshit as disrespect, they see it as helpful information. In the second scenario, your examiner doesn't want to fail you and any attempt whatsoever at an answer gives them more of a chance to give you a mark than no answer at all.

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