“I Always Thought Ham Was a Type of Bird”: Times Intelligent People Did Things That Were Not-So-Smart

In life, there are certain things that we have become accustomed to knowing, using, and seeing almost every day of our lives. And whilst we might not understand how these things necessarily work, there almost isn’t a need for that kind of knowledge. But it is probably best to at least understand simple rules about everyday items…

It is safe to say that most people don’t know how an airplane works; however, they probably know more than this med student… Why on earth would propellers exist just to blow clouds away? As weird as this is, we kind of want to let them off the hook because, let’s be honest, understanding how airplanes fly is a hard concept to grasp in general.