Do you believe any ridiculous urban myths? I hate to break it to but you probably do. These myths are so convincing that there are still lots of people who believe even the most unbelievable ones.
Which Urban Myths Do You Still Believe In?
They Use Urine Detecting Dye in Swimming Pools
So tell me, how do you think this amazing urine detecting dye actually works? The urine-indicator dye only kicks in when someone has a wee, does it? So why in the history of the world has no one ever seen this happen? In the age of the selfie it seems only reasonable to expect to see some people posting the amazing color formations they caused in public swimming pools. OK, so if you still don’t believe me then buy some on Amazon. I’ll have a bottle/pack/tin as well.
Coca Cola Rots a Tooth Overnight
If you want finally dispel this ridiculous urban myth then here is a handy step by step guide. First, you need to yank out a tooth using your preferred rudimentary home dentistry method. Can I suggest tying one end of a piece of string to your incisor and the other end to a car? Once you have dragged your ragged butt back home put the dislodged tooth into a glass of Coca Cola and head off to bed for some well-deserved sleep. When you wake up the tooth will have completely disappeared, as will your chances of finding a discerning life partner. Wait a second, though. Did someone maybe take out the tooth rather than it dissolving? Better try again with a molar this time.
Eskimos Have, Like, Millions of Word for Snow
Have you ever met an Eskimo? If you have then I hope you had better manners than me and called him an Inuit. Once you’ve rubbed noses and shared some whale stew ask them to translate snow into their language. You’ll be there for weeks, won’t you? Well, the truth it seems is that the Eskimo, sorry Inuit, language can describe just about anything in tons of different ways, not just our friendly frozen precipitation. Just to add a further twist to this urban myth, it really does appear that the Sami people, from Samiland or Samitown or somewhere, have 1000 words for reindeer.
Walt Disney is Frozen
I have to come clean and admit that until 30 seconds ago I completely believed this ridiculous urban myth. So, Walt Disney is cryogenically frozen. How would that even work and why don’t hospital and funeral parlors give it to you as an option? Sure, all that ice would be expensive but I would still like to be offered the top package available. Apparently he wasn’t frozen. In fact, he was cremated, which is kind of the opposite of being frozen when you think about it. Even more strangely, someone called James Bedford has actually been cryogenically frozen since Walt went up in smoke.
The Stolen Kidneys
Do you have nightmares about waking up in a hotel bathtub, covered in ice and with one kidney less to worry about? If you do then it’s time to lighten up and enjoy life a bit more. There’s only about a 50% chance that no-one will sell any of your vital organs on the black market during your lifetime. Wouldn’t it be weird to wander through an illegal organ market trying to identify your kidney to police officers? That one looks smaller than I had always imagined mine. Jeez, that disgusting thing is not mine. The whole kidney stealing gang thing was just an urban myth or a hoax that was debunked when no victims came forward after being asked to do so. Although, I guess they might all still be in the bath-tubs.
