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This one is 100% true…
The image shows a specimen of the brown Bubblebee bat with its wings spread out in a simulated microscope field next to a diagram of the cross-section of a human hair. This is absurd, of course, a hairy mammal smaller than the width of a single hair itself?
But the words of the TBT say, “length” of a human hair, not “width” of a human hair. The bat is actually a bit over an inch long (~30cm).
This bat species is the smallest bat and probably the smallest mammal species.
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Yeah, I don't think I've done a very good job explaining the concept of the #TruthBeTold series. I think most folks don't understand what they are or why I do them.
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@Pat Well, it does involve non-trivial concepts, and you chose a method of description that is not focussed on simple and efficient knowledge transfer. This is not to critizise you, i found it interesting to chew on the concept a bit until i understood.
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Thank you for the feedback. Yeah, the point is not merely to transfer information, but to demonstrate how facts can get distorted using a variety of techniques -- to help people develop their critical reasoning skills. Sometimes the topics are very simple and sometimes they are fairly esoteric. #TruthBeTold
(I actually am able to clearly and concisely explain stuff, e.g., https://qoto.org/@Pat/109394366249181461)
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@Pat Ha, i did not mean to question your abilities. Sorry if it came off this way!
I 100% thought you chose a way to relay information that was indirect for a good reason and accept that. Art is art, and we would be deprived of quite some sensation if we only communicated on blank logic.
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>" Ha, i did not mean to question your abilities. Sorry if it came off this way! "
Not all, I always appreciate the feedback.
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@Pat What do you think of https://qoto.org/web/statuses/109452552002587581
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I don't know. I'll let know when I'm on a machine that can play videos.
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@Pat Thank you for entertaining my curious quirks :-)
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@Pat Ah, i found the explainer only after answering the original post, eh toot.