Top 10 Common Science Myths Debunked

These science myths have persisted for too long! For this list, we’ll be going over inaccurate but popular beliefs about science. Our countdown includes Blood Is Blue Inside the Body, Wait 30 Minutes Before Swimming After Eating, Humans Evolved From Apes, and more! Do you know another science myth? Give us your thesis in the comments.

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[WatchMojo]

Do you know another science myth you can debunk? Give us your thesis in the comments.

[derrickhaggard]

The correlation between violent video games and actual violence is a myth that I'm glad got debunked.

[ChrisOnStage]

"I spent 30 years seeing whether or not a goldfish can remember stuff". Ah, a life NOT wasted!!

[leviticuspagelus]

Modern Skyscrapers are designed to also work as giant lighting rods on the city.

[VIGLounge]

Double blind study for kids: One group is given sugar and the other group is given placebos (sugar pills). LOL

[grayshigami]

Another myths:
There are only three states of matter
Bulls hate red
The tongue map
Ostriches bury their heads in the ground

[renatacantore]

Thank you for correcting those errors.

[dnapolyace]

Fun fact: Octopuses have greenish blue blood due to thier cheme functional group replacing a standerd human's heme.

[Link]

There is a myth that's debunked and it's bats being blind, they ain't blind.

[davidz]

6:29 - It's ridiculous that millions of religious people refuse to accept that humans are a type of ape.

[josephharrison]

The fact mythbusters tested 3 of these is crazy

[manoftheusajones]

It would've been AMAZING if Sugar can make us go FAST as Sonic

[rmannayr]

GLAD THAT THE VIDEO GAME THING GOT DEBUNKED!

[edc]

All carbohydrates provide energy not just sugar

[jcj]

1:18 hits differently now that “Nope” is out

[YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

If lightning never struck the same place twice, a lightning rod would be a single-use item.
Once a rod had been hit by lightning, thereby protecting the structure it is mounted to, it would instantly become worthless for any future lightning strikes--including during the same storm.

[KingKobra]

Hey, anyone reading this.Keep grinding, stay positive, Life is a nonstop journey. Be proud of how far you've come and get excited for how much further you'll go. 🤞🏽🙏🏽!

[davidrose]

Wow. I would like to thank public school education in the seventies and eighties for filling my head with, apparently, LIES!

[emiebex]

Love Watchmojo's Science Top 10's. 👨🏿‍🔬

[jaytube]

They forgot "it takes seven years for chewing gum to digest" myth.