Explain xkcd: It's 'cause you're dumb.
The Hall of Misunderstood Science[edit]
Each exhibit is a display set up to reinforce the false answers to typical questions that children may ask their fathers about scientific topics. The answers given involve just enough information that the child may be satisfied with the answer and repeat it to others while maintaining the irony for adults that the answers are obviously misleading or false.
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Basilisks[:] Real, Deadly, and Under Your Bed
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A basilisk is a mythological monster said to have the power to cause death with a glance.
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Magnets only leap at each other when they're teenagers. Later, they lose interest.
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Molecules? In my day, we only had atoms!
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Regrettable Pranks: An Interactive Experience[edit]
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Heartbeat
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Testing
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Concessions[edit]
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Heartbeat
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Conservatory of Poorly Remembered History[edit]
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Heartbeat
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Rotunda of Uncomfortable Topics[edit]
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Heartbeat
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Testing
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Heartbeat
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