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It's an amusing anecdote, but unfortunately false: https://www.snopes.com/history/american/gauge.asp https://www.snopes.com/history/american/gauge.asp
by sitharus 9y ago
It's an amusing anecdote, but unfortunately false: https://www.snopes.com/history/american/gauge.asp https://www.snopes.com/history/american/gauge.asp
- Goronmon 9y agoThat article reads a bit strangely to me. It basically says the anecdote is true, but because it's true for "trivial and unremarkable reasons" they are labeling it as false. Which doesn't seem to make sense to me personally.
- zazen 9y agoYes, snopes is strange like that. You'd think a site dedicated to debunking stories would take care to be precise with the arguments it makes, but snopes often comes across a bit sloppy. But here they still are, after all these years, apparently king of the funny little niche of debunking urban myths!
- tynpeddler 9y agoI read that entire article and came to the conclusion that, regardless of what they said at the top, they agree with most of the claim and only quibble on a few small points. In their own words, “Partly true, but for trivial and unremarkable reasons.”
- waynecochran 9y agoDon't ruin a good story with facts :)