Hahaha... Smart People... Funny Because It's Too True

"Smart people believe weird things because they are skilled at defending beliefs they arrived at for non-smart reasons." - Michael Shermer

Topic: Paper Weights

Do people actually use paper weights? Isn't gravity enough to keep papers down?

Your Reach Is More Than You Think

A person an inch taller than another can reach up one and a half inches higher.

A person two inches taller than another can reach up three inches higher.

On average.

For purposes of this post, people's arm-spans are exactly the same as their height (I know it can vary a few inches).

So, when a person is 2 inches taller, they also have 2 inches to give to the length of their arms, approximately 1 inch would go to each arm (assuming that each person's torso is the same width).

Pyramid Scheme Of Helping

I want to start a pyramid scheme to help others. People I randomly help must help others and tell them to help others, recursively.

But, then again, you can't force anybody to do something they don't want to do. Though, they may just need to be reminded every now and then to think about others.

Racist Jokes

"Many" people laugh at [some] racist jokes, but are they truly happier after hearing them? At least momentarily? But, eventually, I imagine any feelings would at least consciously go away. So, the best comedy should entertain as well as change people? For the better?

Quote: I'd Rather People Think I Think They're Dumb, Than Confirm It.

The title is just a shorter version for easy consumption. The following extended quote explains just a little more:

"I'd rather people think I think they're dumb, than to confirm I think they are."

This came up when I was trying to explain something. I either had to assume they didn't know something "basic", or ask them if they knew of the said something that was "common knowledge".

A way to combat this: http://xkcd.com/1053/