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by Jessicax23 on January 18th, 2007
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What the biggest myth or superstition you've ever heard of?
by BUTTERFLYWINGZ on August 11th, 2009
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Every time an ambulance goes by it means bad news. Do you ever feel bad or think about that when you hear or see one?
by Sunshine in a COAT of Sunshine on May 11th, 2009
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What is the old wives tale on twitching in the left eye
by netter on August 17th, 2009
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If you eat cheese before you go to bed will you have nightmares?
by Sexyrabbit on July 9th, 2009
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Is it an Old Wives tale or does hair really turn white through shock?
by Firebrand on July 9th, 2009
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You're reading Have you ever heard of this 'old wives tale'? It is said that boxers who were desperate to make their weight-limit would try to (appear to) lose the last few ounces by standing upside-down in the dressing-room, just before the weigh-in.
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I was going to write that that wouldnt make any difference to their weight - but you got there first and I hadnt considered the vomitting so good answer
by cambsman on January 18th, 2007
Well, that would seem to be the obvious answer but, as a physicist, I am not so sure. I know that it looks like the old 'Physics-101' trick question about the weight of a working hourglass, but I have theoretical and (mechanical model)experimental evidence which suggests that it is not really as crazy as it sounds. For the purposes of a book-in-progress, I was hoping to hear from someone who had actually tried it. I am also just about to pose a similar counter-intuitive question elsewhere in this forum.
by Skeptic on January 21st, 2007