Myths and misconceptions anyone knows?

[Fira]

Here is a myth I Jason know.


Myth #1: If you call 911 or any other emergency phone number by mistake (accident) with no emergency you should hang up immediately.


Fact #1: False. Although yes it is true that accidentally calling 911 or any other emergency phone number without an emergency holds up an emergency line however if you hang up right away they will need to look for the phone number you called from to try and call you back which wastes even more time. Instead if without an emergency you call 911 or any other emergency phone number by mistake wait for someone to answer your call and admit (say truthfully) that you called the emergency phone number by accident and apologize (say sorry) for accidentally calling the emergency phone number without an emergency.

[Cuthbert]

Early contender for thread of the year this.

[Psy-Fi]

Does running out of toilet paper during a global pandemic, qualify as an emergency?

Calling the Po-Po over Poo-Poo

“We’re all sick and the kids’ schools are closed, so we’re all home. And it’s raining. And the stores are out of toilet paper and we have seven butts to wipe and no toilet paper to be found."

- Tori Spelling

[jwb]

When I was a kid I dialed 911 on a pay phone assuming that it wouldn't actually make the call since I hadn't deposited my 50 cents. The call went through and I immediately hung up and walked away. I could hear them calling back as I walked away.

[Lisnaholic]

^ HaHa! That call is still nagging at the back of some poor police-telephonist's mind!

The myth of boiling things with too much gas: Boiling potatoes takes quite a time, but once they reach boiling-point, you can turn the gas right down. Some people keep the gas up high, but the water is never gonna get hotter than 100°C however much heat energy you pump into it.

(I'm saying this here because I've never dared say it to a person in their kitchen )

[Lucem Ferre]

Dre's Beats headphones are not studio quality headphones.