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That's true but the metaphor is useful in many places.

• jwilk 9y ago
  Are there any other popular metaphors based on misconceptions?
  • Karunamon 9y ago
    "Fire in a crowded theater" comes to mind. In reality, the judge making that comparison later rescinded it, and the guy won his case (about distributing anti-war pamphlets) anyways.
  • Jach 9y ago
    http://danluu.com/dunning-kruger/ http://danluu.com/dunning-kruger/
  • thaumasiotes 9y ago
    Ostriches sticking their heads in the ground. Living fossils. That prokaryotes are "primitive" life. Eskimo words for snow. "Anal" behavior. Essentially all popular metaphors are based on misconceptions, really.
    • Houshalter 9y ago
      Basically everything from this list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions