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When [[Cueball]]'s friend tells him this after he replies to a "{{W|noob}}" using swear words, he then says that the saying is literally false by saying that {{w|balsamic vinegar}} attracts more flies than {{w|honey}}. He then tells his friend to try it with his own {{w|Fruit fly|fruit flies}}. Fruit flies are attracted to the products of {{w|fermentation}}, particularly to {{w|ethanol}} and {{w|acetic acid}}. The acidity in vinegar is due mostly to acetic acid. | When [[Cueball]]'s friend tells him this after he replies to a "{{W|noob}}" using swear words, he then says that the saying is literally false by saying that {{w|balsamic vinegar}} attracts more flies than {{w|honey}}. He then tells his friend to try it with his own {{w|Fruit fly|fruit flies}}. Fruit flies are attracted to the products of {{w|fermentation}}, particularly to {{w|ethanol}} and {{w|acetic acid}}. The acidity in vinegar is due mostly to acetic acid. | ||
| − | When Cueball's statement is found true, as balsamic vinegar smells like sweet and decomposing fruit to the fruit flies, his friend complains to his mother (with a vitriol influenced by Cueball, perhaps to get some favor) that she lied to him. He then says that another saying, "a watched pot never boils, | + | When Cueball's statement is found true, as balsamic vinegar smells like sweet and decomposing fruit to the fruit flies, his friend complains to his mother (with a vitriol influenced by Cueball, perhaps to get some favor) that she lied to him. He then says that another saying, "a watched pot never boils", is also literally false. That saying means that an event that is monitored with impatient attention will seem to take longer, much like watching a clock. However the pot will boil eventually, so if you keep watching it continuously you are bound to see it boil at some point. |
| − | In the title text | + | In the title text it seems that [[Randall]] explains why he wrote this comic — his vinegar bowl attracted a lot of fruit flies. However, he has not done the experiment with {{w|Housefly|houseflies}}. |
| − | The notion of a watched pot not boiling is ascribed to {{w|Benjamin Franklin}} under the pseudonym "Poor Richard. | + | The notion of a watched pot not boiling is ascribed to {{w|Benjamin Franklin}} under the pseudonym "Poor Richard". He writes "a watched pot is slow to boil", meaning "Time feels longer when you're waiting for something to happen."[http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/watched-pot-never-boils.html] |
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