How about the "fact" that the Great Wall of China is the only manmade
object visible from space? When you hear that one, just ask why then an
interstate highway (which is several times wider) cannot be seen. Stops
them cold.
don
Donald McBurney
Paul Smith wrote:
I recently came across a group taught that "the human brain uses
enough energy to power a small city". Not a one of them questioned the
claim for a moment. Sounds good, must be true, I guess.
(My crude guestimate says it's more like about a half a watt-hour per
day, so it'd have to be a REALLY small city, I think)
Paul Smith
Alverno College
Milwaukee
On 7/17/06, Michael Scoles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I just walked by a classroom used to train future teachers. These
classrooms can be identified readily by the large number of posters
on the
wall. A poster near the door proclaimed, "There are 10 trillion
nerve cells
in the brain!"
A Penn & Teller "Bullsh*t" episode addresses the problems people have
with
large numbers. They suggest a counting method that might work here.
Let's
just say that the brain has a ****-load of neurons.
Obviously, going beyond that level of precision would confuse future
teachers.
Michael T. Scoles, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology & Counseling
University of Central Arkansas
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