Is "Snapple Real Fact #129" a lie?

shemp · 22nd January 2004, 07:31 AM

I just opened a bottle of Diet Snapple Peach Iced Tea, and was confronted with the following "fact" under the cap:

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"Real Fact" #129

Mosquitoes have 47 teeth.

Well, my BS meter went off loudly.

I was under the impression that a mosquito has a proboscis with sucking parts, but no teeth. So I went a-Googlin'.

The first thing I found was this:

http://www.fieldmethods.net/curio/in...itoesHaveTeeth

Which then led to this:

http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives...5590.Zo.r.html

Which says this:

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Mosquitos are insects, in fact they are related to the flies (family Diptera). They don't have teeth the same as we (or other mammals) have. They do have serrations (jagged edges) on their mouthparts which they use (like a steak knife !) to pierce the skin of the animal they are biting.

Only the female mosquito bites, and this is because she needs a meal of fresh blood before she can lay her eggs. Mosquitos lay their eggs in stagnant (smelly !) water.

The mosquitos mouthparts are very modified versions of those of other flies. For example, the house fly (Musca domestica, as scientists call it) has mouthparts which are modified to suck up liquid food like a sponge !

Well, maybe they have 47 serrations on their proboscis, but these are certainly not teeth. Does anyone know of any more of information which could clear up this question? Or is Snapple just full of it?

HarryKeogh · 22nd January 2004, 07:35 AM

i also dont buy the snapple real fact that says we expend 10 calories licking a stamp

i would say it's really less than 1 calorie

shemp · 22nd January 2004, 08:07 AM

Here's a page with most of the Snapple "facts":

http://www.armenianteens.com/snapple_facts.php

Some of them are boringly obvious.

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#2 Animals that lay eggs don't have belly buttons

No sh*t Sherlock!

Others are false:

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#74 You share your birthday with 9 million others in the world

Actually, if there are 6,000,000,000 people in the world, that number divided by 365 equals over 16 million people who share your birthday.

Others could use some qualification:

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#39 An ant's smell is stronger then a dog's

Do they mean that an ant's SENSE of smell is stronger, or that the ant smells stronger? Maybe I should get some ants and a dog and test the latter hypothesis.

hgc · 22nd January 2004, 08:11 AM

This is why I don't buy Snapple products. If I want a bunch of incorrect facts, I can peruse the JREF forum for free.

Agammamon · 22nd January 2004, 08:21 AM

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Originally posted by shemp
. . .Do they mean that an ant's SENSE of smell is stronger, or that the ant smells stronger? Maybe I should get some ants and a dog and test the latter hypothesis. . .

Just make sure to use a very fine mesh screen when sniffing the ants. Wouldn't want to get an ant up your nose.

shemp · 22nd January 2004, 08:31 AM

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#77 No piece of paper can be folded more then (sic) 7 times

This makes no sense. It is true if you use a normal sheet of letter-size office paper, but a little thought experiment puts the lie to it. If I started with a sheet twice the size of a letter-size page, but half as thick, I can fold it once to get a folded sheet that is the same size and thickness as the letter paper. I can extrapolate this out as far as I like (or at least until the paper is so thin that it is no longer paper) so that I can increase the number of folds I can get.

I then went to the bathroom and pulled a long sheet of toilet paper out of the dispenser. I had no trouble folding this eight times. So the "fact" is just BS.

CathodeRay · 22nd January 2004, 08:42 AM

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Originally posted by shemp

This makes no sense. It is true if you use a normal sheet of letter-size office paper, but a little thought experiment puts the lie to it. If I started with a sheet twice the size of a letter-size page, but half as thick, I can fold it once to get a folded sheet that is the same size and thickness as the letter paper. I can extrapolate this out as far as I like (or at least until the paper is so thin that it is no longer paper) so that I can increase the number of folds I can get.

I then went to the bathroom and pulled a long sheet of toilet paper out of the dispenser. I had no trouble folding this eight times. So the "fact" is just BS.

Plus, shemp, it doesn't specify fold in half each time.

Skeptical Greg · 22nd January 2004, 08:44 AM

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#77 No piece of paper can be folded more then (sic) 7 times
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Again, poorly worded..

Try folding any piece of paper in half ( approx if it is irregular shape ) , each fold at right angle to the previous, more than seven times.. Always seems to bog down at seven for me..

I don't know why.. It might be an R&P thing...

CFLarsen · 22nd January 2004, 08:45 AM

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Originally posted by HarryKeogh
i also dont buy the snapple real fact that says we expend 10 calories licking a stamp

i would say it's really less than 1 calorie

Depends on how much you lick it, I suppose...

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Originally posted by shemp
Actually, if there are 6,000,000,000 people in the world, that number divided by 365 equals over 16 million people who share your birthday.

Wrong. People are not born equally over the year. It can vary a lot, depending on various factors. E.g. in Denmark, most children are born in August, because in November, the cold sets in.....

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Originally posted by shemp
Do they mean that an ant's SENSE of smell is stronger, or that the ant smells stronger? Maybe I should get some ants and a dog and test the latter hypothesis.

Attaboy!

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Originally posted by Agammamon
Just make sure to use a very fine mesh screen when sniffing the ants. Wouldn't want to get an ant up your nose.

I think shemp has ants in his pants....

Matabiri · 22nd January 2004, 08:47 AM

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Originally posted by shemp
Others are false:

{Stuff about 9 million people}

Actually, if there are 6,000,000,000 people in the world, that number divided by 365 equals over 16 million people who share your birthday.

So it's not false: you do (assuming a flat distribution) share your birthday with 9 million people, you just also share it with another 7 million.

Suezoled · 22nd January 2004, 09:31 AM

Look, folks, Snapple also says it's "made from the best stuff on earth." Which is also not true. It's not very good.

HarryKeogh · 22nd January 2004, 10:38 AM

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Originally posted by Suezoled
Look, folks, Snapple also says it's "made from the best stuff on earth." Which is also not true. It's not very good.

I don't drink Snapple anymore anyway ever since i learned through an anonymous e-mail that the K on the Snapple bottle stands for the Ku Klux Klan.

Sure Jewish groups and the media insist it just means that it is Kosher but we know the real story plus that anonymous e-mail was forwarded to me from someone I kinda know a little bit.

hgc · 22nd January 2004, 10:54 AM

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Originally posted by Suezoled
Look, folks, Snapple also says it's "made from the best stuff on earth." Which is also not true. It's not very good.

Be fair. They take the best stuff on Earth, and turn it into crap. And they even throw an erroneous fact into the bargain.

Andonyx · 22nd January 2004, 11:13 AM

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#59 Brain waves can be used to power an electric train

Zuh?

In the meantime to be fair to the Snapple people, I like Snapple....If we were to inform them of their error regarding bug teeth, and they said they would correct it in future bottles, I would continue to drink the stuff, and think well of their organization.

Suezoled · 22nd January 2004, 11:21 AM

Honestly, how can you drink the stuff? I always choke on the tea; there seem to be "bits" that get caught in my throat. Their juice is little more than dyed sugar water. Their second ingredient is usually "corn syrup." I mean, if Snapple uses the best stuff on earth, so does Pepsi, Welch's, and Gatorade.

Andonyx · 22nd January 2004, 11:24 AM

Okay this is so totally BS:

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#168 One brow wrinkle is the result of 200,000 frowns

I got plenty of forehead wrinkles...I haven't done ANYTHING in my life 200,000 times.

BTox · 22nd January 2004, 01:10 PM

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Originally posted by shemp
Well, maybe they have 47 serrations on their proboscis, but these are certainly not teeth. Does anyone know of any more of information which could clear up this question? Or is Snapple just full of it?

Snapple is full of it. Mosquitos do not have teeth. A quick glance at the list found a few more false "facts": #28, 36, 87. Probably many more!

Andonyx · 22nd January 2004, 01:31 PM

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Originally posted by BTox

Snapple is full of it. Mosquitos do not have teeth. A quick glance at the list found a few more false "facts": #28, 36, 87. Probably many more!

To be fair, regarding 87, you know what they meant. It's a semantic debate.

Yes, a mile is a mile is a mile is a mile, but I think this is an honest mistake since a nautical mile is longer than a mile.

tracer · 22nd January 2004, 02:56 PM

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#77 No piece of paper can be folded more then (sic) 7 times

Cecil Adams, of The Straight Dope fame, addressed this anecdote in one of his columns:

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a910705.html

aerocontrols · 22nd January 2004, 04:45 PM

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Originally posted by shemp
Actually, if there are 6,000,000,000 people in the world, that number divided by 365 equals over 16 million people who share your birthday.

Some of those people are real jerks, though.

Skeptical Greg · 22nd January 2004, 04:46 PM

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Originally posted by tracer

Cecil Adams, of The Straight Dope fame, addressed this anecdote in one of his columns:

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a910705.html

Interesting story, but the ' fact ' clearly says ' paper '....

BTox · 22nd January 2004, 05:32 PM

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Originally posted by Andonyx

To be fair, regarding 87, you know what they meant. It's a semantic debate.

Yes, a mile is a mile is a mile is a mile, but I think this is an honest mistake since a nautical mile is longer than a mile.

I know, but it is still lame. Like saying an ounce of gold weighs more than an ounce of steel.

Yahweh · 22nd January 2004, 06:25 PM

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Originally posted by HarryKeogh
i also dont buy the snapple real fact that says we expend 10 calories licking a stamp

i would say it's really less than 1 calorie

I would imagine its 10 calories, not 10 Food Calories.

(1 Lowercase "c" calorie is = ~4.184 Joules of energy. 1 Calorie with an uppercase "C" is equal to 1000 lowercase "c" calories)

Igopogo · 22nd January 2004, 10:14 PM

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Originally posted by shemp

Actually, if there are 6,000,000,000 people in the world, that number divided by 365 equals over 16 million people who share your birthday.

Aren't there 366 birthdays? (though if your birthday is Feb 29, you would only share about 4 million birthdays). If these guys can't get their facts straight, how can you trust that they know how to make sody-pop correctly.

Zep · 22nd January 2004, 11:00 PM

Why don't WE apply to Snapple to write a new set of indisputable facts? In true JREF fashion, I'm sure we could have an agreed set of 100 in, oh, well under 30 years. Provided Shemp doesn't bugger things up too much.

Agammamon · 23rd January 2004, 06:35 AM

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Originally posted by Andonyx

To be fair, regarding 87, you know what they meant. It's a semantic debate.

Yes, a mile is a mile is a mile is a mile, but I think this is an honest mistake since a nautical mile is longer than a mile.

A mile may be a mile, but a nautical mile is a whole seperate unit. Don't let the fact that they both contain the word mile, confusing the two is as bad as confusing mile and kilometer.

Psi Baba · 23rd January 2004, 07:44 AM

Have they included the fact that Snapple is overpriced and overhyped?

Darwin'sGoat · 23rd January 2004, 07:53 AM

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Originally posted by BTox

I know, but it is still lame. Like saying an ounce of gold weighs more than an ounce of steel.

Aren't they both measured in troy ounces?

Andonyx · 23rd January 2004, 09:00 AM

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Originally posted by Agammamon

A mile may be a mile, but a nautical mile is a whole seperate unit. Don't let the fact that they both contain the word mile, confusing the two is as bad as confusing mile and kilometer.

Okay that last sentence seems to be missing something...so I'm not exactly sure I have you right.

But that's exactly what Btox and I were syaing, they obviously confused the two, which while incorrect isn't like the worst of informational sins.

The way I look at it, if you looked up how many teeth the bug has, any reputable entomological text should probably say they have serrations and would never use the word teeth. So suddenly interjecting the word teeth isn't just a violation of scientific principles, it's a violation of journalistic, linguistic, and publishing principles. If the book they checked had the word teeth, they should have checked better sources.

However I have much more sympathy when some lowly research intern with little science background looks in a book and sees "Nautical Miles" and thinks that's just another way of saying "mile at sea" instead of understanding that it is a whole separate measurment unit.

EdipisReks · 23rd January 2004, 10:44 AM

nantucket nectars are much better and have interesting juice related anecdotes instead of "facts" under the bottle caps..

Folly · 23rd January 2004, 11:05 AM

Just for you, Diogenes, I tried my own ultra-expensive experiment, to remove that lingering doubt caused by Cecil's unforgivable use of plastic. For an undisclosed price (oh, the sacrifice!) I obtained a sheet of newsprint, such as is used by the free campus newspaper here.

I first folded it in half 5 times, lengthwise. No troubles. I then folded the resulting strip in half three times. Still no troubles. Total: 8 folds. No fuss. Nine would probably have been possible, but I'm too lazy for that. Minimum possible disproof was enough for me.

BTox · 23rd January 2004, 11:59 AM

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Originally posted by Darwin'sGoat

Aren't they both measured in troy ounces?

No, only precious metals (at least in the U.S.) use troy weights.

Skeptical Greg · 23rd January 2004, 12:02 PM

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Originally posted by Folly
Just for you, Diogenes, I tried my own ultra-expensive experiment, to remove that lingering doubt caused by Cecil's unforgivable use of plastic. For an undisclosed price (oh, the sacrifice!) I obtained a sheet of newsprint, such as is used by the free campus newspaper here.

I first folded it in half 5 times, lengthwise. No troubles. I then folded the resulting strip in half three times. Still no troubles. Total: 8 folds. No fuss. Nine would probably have been possible, but I'm too lazy for that. Minimum possible disproof was enough for me.

You violated the ' right angle ' rule... No cigar...

Folly · 23rd January 2004, 02:33 PM

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Originally posted by Diogenes
You violated the ' right angle ' rule... No cigar...

Blast!

Although I don't think I've ever actually heard it explicitly stated that each subsequent fold must be at right angles to the previous fold, just that it must be folded in half, so I may still claim that was just thinking outside the box to produce a solution

In any case, with a bit of care, massaging, and brute force it still does appear to be possible to end up with a slightly wrinkly rectangle after folding the sheet 8 times by hand (folding in half, perpendicular to the edges of the paper, each fold perependicular to the previous fold.)

And that's my inch of electric train movement.

Chanileslie · 23rd January 2004, 03:24 PM

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Originally posted by Suezoled
Honestly, how can you drink the stuff? I always choke on the tea; there seem to be "bits" that get caught in my throat. Their juice is little more than dyed sugar water. Their second ingredient is usually "corn syrup." I mean, if Snapple uses the best stuff on earth, so does Pepsi, Welch's, and Gatorade.

I don't like Snapple because it does taste like colored sugar; it is way to sweet. Of course, I feel this way about most bottled or canned drinks. It ticks me off when sugar is added to fruit juice as well......ah, I but I digress into a regular tirade of mine.

bug_girl · 23rd January 2004, 04:51 PM

how did i miss this thread for so long????

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Originally posted by Andonyx The way I look at it, if you looked up how many teeth the bug has, any reputable entomological text should probably say they have serrations and would never use the word teeth. So suddenly interjecting the word teeth isn't just a violation of scientific principles, it's a violation of journalistic, linguistic, and publishing principles.

As hard as i try to be a Dis_Reputable entomologist, we would never use the word teeth. in fact, when i opened this thread and read shemp's first post, i let out a "WHAT?!" that made a couple poke their heads in my office.
cripes. what a bunch of morons.
(snapple, not you guys

)

davefoc · 23rd January 2004, 11:39 PM

I think you guys are being a little tough on Snapple with regard to their mosquito teeth fact.

Does a sawblade have teeth?

Well assuming a sawblade has teeth then I think it's pretty reasonable to say that a mosquito that has a proboscis with serrations has teeth.

Part of the definition of tooth from Dictionary.com

1b) A similar structure in invertebrates, such as one of the pointed denticles or ridges on the exoskeleton of an arthropod or the shell of a mollusk.

Zep · 24th January 2004, 12:38 AM

I'VE got teeth! The dentist recently told me they are BALLY AWFUL teeth.

shemp · 24th January 2004, 04:14 AM

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Originally posted by Zep
I'VE got teeth! The dentist recently told me they are BALLY AWFUL teeth.

But do you have 47 of them?

22nd January 2004, 07:31 AM	#1
shemp Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: trapped in a cave-in with Joe Posts: 12,885	Is "Snapple Real Fact #129" a lie? I just opened a bottle of Diet Snapple Peach Iced Tea, and was confronted with the following "fact" under the cap: Quote: "Real Fact" #129 Mosquitoes have 47 teeth. Well, my BS meter went off loudly. I was under the impression that a mosquito has a proboscis with sucking parts, but no teeth. So I went a-Googlin'. The first thing I found was this: http://www.fieldmethods.net/curio/in...itoesHaveTeeth Which then led to this: http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives...5590.Zo.r.html Which says this: Quote: Mosquitos are insects, in fact they are related to the flies (family Diptera). They don't have teeth the same as we (or other mammals) have. They do have serrations (jagged edges) on their mouthparts which they use (like a steak knife !) to pierce the skin of the animal they are biting. Only the female mosquito bites, and this is because she needs a meal of fresh blood before she can lay her eggs. Mosquitos lay their eggs in stagnant (smelly !) water. The mosquitos mouthparts are very modified versions of those of other flies. For example, the house fly (Musca domestica, as scientists call it) has mouthparts which are modified to suck up liquid food like a sponge ! Well, maybe they have 47 serrations on their proboscis, but these are certainly not teeth. Does anyone know of any more of information which could clear up this question? Or is Snapple just full of it?
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22nd January 2004, 08:31 AM	#6
shemp Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: trapped in a cave-in with Joe Posts: 12,885	Quote: #77 No piece of paper can be folded more then (sic) 7 times This makes no sense. It is true if you use a normal sheet of letter-size office paper, but a little thought experiment puts the lie to it. If I started with a sheet twice the size of a letter-size page, but half as thick, I can fold it once to get a folded sheet that is the same size and thickness as the letter paper. I can extrapolate this out as far as I like (or at least until the paper is so thin that it is no longer paper) so that I can increase the number of folds I can get. I then went to the bathroom and pulled a long sheet of toilet paper out of the dispenser. I had no trouble folding this eight times. So the "fact" is just BS.
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22nd January 2004, 08:44 AM	#8
Skeptical Greg Agave Wine Connoisseur Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Just past 'Resume Speed' Posts: 12,873	quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #77 No piece of paper can be folded more then (sic) 7 times -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Again, poorly worded.. Try folding any piece of paper in half ( approx if it is irregular shape ) , each fold at right angle to the previous, more than seven times.. Always seems to bog down at seven for me.. I don't know why.. It might be an R&P thing...
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22nd January 2004, 08:45 AM	#9
CFLarsen Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 42,804	Quote: Originally posted by HarryKeogh i also dont buy the snapple real fact that says we expend 10 calories licking a stamp i would say it's really less than 1 calorie Depends on how much you lick it, I suppose... Quote: Originally posted by shemp Actually, if there are 6,000,000,000 people in the world, that number divided by 365 equals over 16 million people who share your birthday. Wrong. People are not born equally over the year. It can vary a lot, depending on various factors. E.g. in Denmark, most children are born in August, because in November, the cold sets in..... Quote: Originally posted by shemp Do they mean that an ant's SENSE of smell is stronger, or that the ant smells stronger? Maybe I should get some ants and a dog and test the latter hypothesis. Attaboy! Quote: Originally posted by Agammamon Just make sure to use a very fine mesh screen when sniffing the ants. Wouldn't want to get an ant up your nose. I think shemp has ants in his pants....
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22nd January 2004, 08:47 AM	#10
Matabiri Graduate Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,734	Quote: Originally posted by shemp Others are false: {Stuff about 9 million people} Actually, if there are 6,000,000,000 people in the world, that number divided by 365 equals over 16 million people who share your birthday. So it's not false: you do (assuming a flat distribution) share your birthday with 9 million people, you just also share it with another 7 million.
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22nd January 2004, 07:35 AM	#2
HarryKeogh Catholic School Survivor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 11,342	i also dont buy the snapple real fact that says we expend 10 calories licking a stamp i would say it's really less than 1 calorie

22nd January 2004, 08:07 AM	#3
shemp Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: trapped in a cave-in with Joe Posts: 12,885	Here's a page with most of the Snapple "facts": http://www.armenianteens.com/snapple_facts.php Some of them are boringly obvious. Quote: #2 Animals that lay eggs don't have belly buttons No sh*t Sherlock! Others are false: Quote: #74 You share your birthday with 9 million others in the world Actually, if there are 6,000,000,000 people in the world, that number divided by 365 equals over 16 million people who share your birthday. Others could use some qualification: Quote: #39 An ant's smell is stronger then a dog's Do they mean that an ant's SENSE of smell is stronger, or that the ant smells stronger? Maybe I should get some ants and a dog and test the latter hypothesis.
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22nd January 2004, 08:11 AM	#4
hgc Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,991	This is why I don't buy Snapple products. If I want a bunch of incorrect facts, I can peruse the JREF forum for free.

22nd January 2004, 08:21 AM	#5
Agammamon Graduate Poster Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,385	Quote: Originally posted by shemp . . .Do they mean that an ant's SENSE of smell is stronger, or that the ant smells stronger? Maybe I should get some ants and a dog and test the latter hypothesis. . . Just make sure to use a very fine mesh screen when sniffing the ants. Wouldn't want to get an ant up your nose.
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22nd January 2004, 08:42 AM	#7
CathodeRay Muse Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 837	Quote: Originally posted by shemp This makes no sense. It is true if you use a normal sheet of letter-size office paper, but a little thought experiment puts the lie to it. If I started with a sheet twice the size of a letter-size page, but half as thick, I can fold it once to get a folded sheet that is the same size and thickness as the letter paper. I can extrapolate this out as far as I like (or at least until the paper is so thin that it is no longer paper) so that I can increase the number of folds I can get. I then went to the bathroom and pulled a long sheet of toilet paper out of the dispenser. I had no trouble folding this eight times. So the "fact" is just BS. Plus, shemp, it doesn't specify fold in half each time.
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22nd January 2004, 09:31 AM	#11
Suezoled Mentally Interesting Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 4,588	Look, folks, Snapple also says it's "made from the best stuff on earth." Which is also not true. It's not very good.
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22nd January 2004, 10:38 AM	#12
HarryKeogh Catholic School Survivor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 11,342	Quote: Originally posted by Suezoled Look, folks, Snapple also says it's "made from the best stuff on earth." Which is also not true. It's not very good. I don't drink Snapple anymore anyway ever since i learned through an anonymous e-mail that the K on the Snapple bottle stands for the Ku Klux Klan. Sure Jewish groups and the media insist it just means that it is Kosher but we know the real story plus that anonymous e-mail was forwarded to me from someone I kinda know a little bit.

22nd January 2004, 10:54 AM	#13
hgc Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,991	Quote: Originally posted by Suezoled Look, folks, Snapple also says it's "made from the best stuff on earth." Which is also not true. It's not very good. Be fair. They take the best stuff on Earth, and turn it into crap. And they even throw an erroneous fact into the bargain.

22nd January 2004, 11:13 AM	#14
Andonyx Graduate Poster Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,834	Quote: #59 Brain waves can be used to power an electric train Zuh? In the meantime to be fair to the Snapple people, I like Snapple....If we were to inform them of their error regarding bug teeth, and they said they would correct it in future bottles, I would continue to drink the stuff, and think well of their organization.
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22nd January 2004, 11:21 AM	#15
Suezoled Mentally Interesting Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 4,588	Honestly, how can you drink the stuff? I always choke on the tea; there seem to be "bits" that get caught in my throat. Their juice is little more than dyed sugar water. Their second ingredient is usually "corn syrup." I mean, if Snapple uses the best stuff on earth, so does Pepsi, Welch's, and Gatorade.
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22nd January 2004, 11:24 AM	#16
Andonyx Graduate Poster Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,834	Okay this is so totally BS: Quote: #168 One brow wrinkle is the result of 200,000 frowns I got plenty of forehead wrinkles...I haven't done ANYTHING in my life 200,000 times.
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22nd January 2004, 01:10 PM	#17
BTox Graduate Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,588	Re: Is "Snapple Real Fact #129" a lie? Quote: Originally posted by shemp Well, maybe they have 47 serrations on their proboscis, but these are certainly not teeth. Does anyone know of any more of information which could clear up this question? Or is Snapple just full of it? Snapple is full of it. Mosquitos do not have teeth. A quick glance at the list found a few more false "facts": #28, 36, 87. Probably many more!
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22nd January 2004, 01:31 PM	#18
Andonyx Graduate Poster Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,834	Re: Re: Is "Snapple Real Fact #129" a lie? Quote: Originally posted by BTox Snapple is full of it. Mosquitos do not have teeth. A quick glance at the list found a few more false "facts": #28, 36, 87. Probably many more! To be fair, regarding 87, you know what they meant. It's a semantic debate. Yes, a mile is a mile is a mile is a mile, but I think this is an honest mistake since a nautical mile is longer than a mile.
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22nd January 2004, 02:56 PM	#19
tracer Graduate Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Silicon Valley, Calif. Posts: 1,356	Quote: #77 No piece of paper can be folded more then (sic) 7 times Cecil Adams, of The Straight Dope fame, addressed this anecdote in one of his columns: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a910705.html

22nd January 2004, 04:45 PM	#20
aerocontrols Illuminator Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,445	Quote: Originally posted by shemp Actually, if there are 6,000,000,000 people in the world, that number divided by 365 equals over 16 million people who share your birthday. Some of those people are real jerks, though.
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22nd January 2004, 04:46 PM	#21
Skeptical Greg Agave Wine Connoisseur Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Just past 'Resume Speed' Posts: 12,873	Quote: Originally posted by tracer Cecil Adams, of The Straight Dope fame, addressed this anecdote in one of his columns: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a910705.html Interesting story, but the ' fact ' clearly says ' paper '....
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22nd January 2004, 05:32 PM	#22
BTox Graduate Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,588	Re: Re: Re: Is "Snapple Real Fact #129" a lie? Quote: Originally posted by Andonyx To be fair, regarding 87, you know what they meant. It's a semantic debate. Yes, a mile is a mile is a mile is a mile, but I think this is an honest mistake since a nautical mile is longer than a mile. I know, but it is still lame. Like saying an ounce of gold weighs more than an ounce of steel.
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22nd January 2004, 06:25 PM	#23
Yahweh Ayay ashay ayay Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,029	Quote: Originally posted by HarryKeogh i also dont buy the snapple real fact that says we expend 10 calories licking a stamp i would say it's really less than 1 calorie I would imagine its 10 calories, not 10 Food Calories. (1 Lowercase "c" calorie is = ~4.184 Joules of energy. 1 Calorie with an uppercase "C" is equal to 1000 lowercase "c" calories)
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22nd January 2004, 10:14 PM	#24
Igopogo Critical Thinker Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 270	Quote: Originally posted by shemp Actually, if there are 6,000,000,000 people in the world, that number divided by 365 equals over 16 million people who share your birthday. Aren't there 366 birthdays? (though if your birthday is Feb 29, you would only share about 4 million birthdays). If these guys can't get their facts straight, how can you trust that they know how to make sody-pop correctly.
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22nd January 2004, 11:00 PM	#25
Zep Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 26,985	Why don't WE apply to Snapple to write a new set of indisputable facts? In true JREF fashion, I'm sure we could have an agreed set of 100 in, oh, well under 30 years. Provided Shemp doesn't bugger things up too much.
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23rd January 2004, 06:35 AM	#26
Agammamon Graduate Poster Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,385	Re: Re: Re: Is "Snapple Real Fact #129" a lie? Quote: Originally posted by Andonyx To be fair, regarding 87, you know what they meant. It's a semantic debate. Yes, a mile is a mile is a mile is a mile, but I think this is an honest mistake since a nautical mile is longer than a mile. A mile may be a mile, but a nautical mile is a whole seperate unit. Don't let the fact that they both contain the word mile, confusing the two is as bad as confusing mile and kilometer.
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23rd January 2004, 07:44 AM	#27
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23rd January 2004, 07:53 AM	#28
Darwin'sGoat Thinker Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 235	Re: Re: Re: Re: Is "Snapple Real Fact #129" a lie? Quote: Originally posted by BTox I know, but it is still lame. Like saying an ounce of gold weighs more than an ounce of steel. Aren't they both measured in troy ounces?
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23rd January 2004, 09:00 AM	#29
Andonyx Graduate Poster Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,834	Re: Re: Re: Re: Is "Snapple Real Fact #129" a lie? Quote: Originally posted by Agammamon A mile may be a mile, but a nautical mile is a whole seperate unit. Don't let the fact that they both contain the word mile, confusing the two is as bad as confusing mile and kilometer. Okay that last sentence seems to be missing something...so I'm not exactly sure I have you right. But that's exactly what Btox and I were syaing, they obviously confused the two, which while incorrect isn't like the worst of informational sins. The way I look at it, if you looked up how many teeth the bug has, any reputable entomological text should probably say they have serrations and would never use the word teeth. So suddenly interjecting the word teeth isn't just a violation of scientific principles, it's a violation of journalistic, linguistic, and publishing principles. If the book they checked had the word teeth, they should have checked better sources. However I have much more sympathy when some lowly research intern with little science background looks in a book and sees "Nautical Miles" and thinks that's just another way of saying "mile at sea" instead of understanding that it is a whole separate measurment unit.
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23rd January 2004, 10:44 AM	#30
EdipisReks Custom Title Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The 'Nati Posts: 1,952	nantucket nectars are much better and have interesting juice related anecdotes instead of "facts" under the bottle caps..
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23rd January 2004, 11:05 AM	#31
Folly Thinker Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 243	Just for you, Diogenes, I tried my own ultra-expensive experiment, to remove that lingering doubt caused by Cecil's unforgivable use of plastic. For an undisclosed price (oh, the sacrifice!) I obtained a sheet of newsprint, such as is used by the free campus newspaper here. I first folded it in half 5 times, lengthwise. No troubles. I then folded the resulting strip in half three times. Still no troubles. Total: 8 folds. No fuss. Nine would probably have been possible, but I'm too lazy for that. Minimum possible disproof was enough for me.
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23rd January 2004, 11:59 AM	#32
BTox Graduate Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,588	Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Is "Snapple Real Fact #129" a lie? Quote: Originally posted by Darwin'sGoat Aren't they both measured in troy ounces? No, only precious metals (at least in the U.S.) use troy weights.
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23rd January 2004, 12:02 PM	#33
Skeptical Greg Agave Wine Connoisseur Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Just past 'Resume Speed' Posts: 12,873	Quote: Originally posted by Folly Just for you, Diogenes, I tried my own ultra-expensive experiment, to remove that lingering doubt caused by Cecil's unforgivable use of plastic. For an undisclosed price (oh, the sacrifice!) I obtained a sheet of newsprint, such as is used by the free campus newspaper here. I first folded it in half 5 times, lengthwise. No troubles. I then folded the resulting strip in half three times. Still no troubles. Total: 8 folds. No fuss. Nine would probably have been possible, but I'm too lazy for that. Minimum possible disproof was enough for me. You violated the ' right angle ' rule... No cigar...
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23rd January 2004, 02:33 PM	#34
Folly Thinker Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 243	Quote: Originally posted by Diogenes You violated the ' right angle ' rule... No cigar... Blast! Although I don't think I've ever actually heard it explicitly stated that each subsequent fold must be at right angles to the previous fold, just that it must be folded in half, so I may still claim that was just thinking outside the box to produce a solution In any case, with a bit of care, massaging, and brute force it still does appear to be possible to end up with a slightly wrinkly rectangle after folding the sheet 8 times by hand (folding in half, perpendicular to the edges of the paper, each fold perependicular to the previous fold.) And that's my inch of electric train movement.
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23rd January 2004, 03:24 PM	#35
Chanileslie Master Poster Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,378	Quote: Originally posted by Suezoled Honestly, how can you drink the stuff? I always choke on the tea; there seem to be "bits" that get caught in my throat. Their juice is little more than dyed sugar water. Their second ingredient is usually "corn syrup." I mean, if Snapple uses the best stuff on earth, so does Pepsi, Welch's, and Gatorade. I don't like Snapple because it does taste like colored sugar; it is way to sweet. Of course, I feel this way about most bottled or canned drinks. It ticks me off when sugar is added to fruit juice as well......ah, I but I digress into a regular tirade of mine.