A Few Myths Busted

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A FEW MYTHS BUSTED:

1. SITTING TOO CLOSE TO TV CAN DAMAGE YOUR

EYES:

This myth frst came about in the Sixties, when the General

Electric Company revealed that an error in its manuacturing

process meant that its TVs were emitting excessive !rays that

could be harmul i someone sat too close" #odern TVs,

however, do not emit harmul radiation" There is no greater

threat to your vision rom sitting close to a TV as there is rom

reading in dim light" The only problem is eyestrain rom staringat the same point or too long, but this isn$t permanent"

BUSTED

2. HOLDING YOUR BREATH STOPS HICCUPS:

%iccups are caused by a &short circuit$ between your diaphragm

and brain, but no study suggests that holding your breath is a

direct cure" BUSTED

3. SCRATCHED DISCS CAN DAMAGE READERS:

Some modern C' and 'V' players increase their laser beam

intensity i a disc is hard to read, so excessive scratches can

wear down the components" TRUSTED

4. FRENCH MILITARY AND POLITICAL LEADER

NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE WAS INCREDIBLY SHORT:

(apolean was ) eet ) inches tall, which or the time periodwas not cat all uncommon" BUSTED

5. ELEPHANTS ARE SCARED OF MICE:



*hile a crude generali+ation, it has been observed through

trials that the maority o elephants are indeed not ond o

mice" TRUSTED

6. DELETING A COMPUTER FILE IS PERMANENT:

- computer will mar. fles deleted rom your computer$s

recycle bin as &empty$ but they will remain on the hard dis.

until they are overwritten" BUSTED

7. CHEESE CAUSES NIGHTMARES:

This myth is populari+ed by Scrooge in Charles 'ic.en$s -

Christmas Carol, who blamed his nightmares on eating a /crumb

o cheese0 beore bed" %owever, a study volunteers by the 1ritishCheese 1oard in 233) ound no correlation between cheese and

nightmares"

4ncredibly, they actually reported that di5erent types o cheese

induced a particular type o pleasant dream" 6ancashire cheese

caused dreams o wor., Cheshire led to dreamless sleep and

Cheddar resulted in celebrity!flled dreams" These e5ects are

thought to be due to the presence o the amino acid tryptophan in

cheese, commonly lin.ed to a decrease in stress" -nd no, 4$m not

ma.ing this up7 BUSTED

. BATTERIES LAST LONGER IN A FRIDGE:

#ost batteries discharge at room temperature, as heat excites

electrons, so putting them in a ridge or ree+er will prolong their

lie" TRUSTED

!. DROPPED FOOD IS FINE FOR FIVE SECONDS:

The popular &fve second rule$ myth is not true, as ood dropped

on the 8oor will instantly pic. up germs and dirt" BUSTED

1". YOUR BRAIN TA#ES TEN MINUTES TO REALI$E

YOUR STOMACH IS FULL:



*hen you are eating, your brain will ta.e about ten minutes to

notice change in the stomach" 4t detects this through measuring

insulin and blood sugar levels" 4 you eat slower, your body can

more readily cope with the inta.e o ood and you will not eat

more than you should" TRUSTED

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