Monday, 24 March 2014

9 Scientifically Inaccurate Song Lyrics, Debunked

Thunder doesn’t only happen when its raining.


Fleetwood Mac, “Dreams”


Fleetwood Mac, "Dreams"


Dry thunderstorms are a thing that happens quite often in North America in summer and cause a lot of wildfires. There is some precipitation, but it evaporates before it hits the ground, so you could hardly say it was raining.


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Nelly Furtado, “I'm Like a Bird”


Nelly Furtado, "I'm Like a Bird"


Birds actually tend to have pretty good homing abilities. Pigeons famously have remarkable homing skills, even when taken far away from their roost in conditions that scientists would expect to confuse them.


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Sheryl Crow, “Good Is Good”


Sheryl Crow, "Good Is Good"


Lightning and thunder happen at the same time if you're right in the middle of the storm. But if you're some distance away, you'll see the lightning first and hear the thunder afterwards, because light travels much faster than sound does.


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Coldplay, “Speed of Sound”


Coldplay, "Speed of Sound"


The speed of sound is 340 metres per second. The record for the fastest bird in the world stands at 242mph, set by a Peregrine Falcon called Frightful when she was diving after prey. That works out at just over 100 metres per second.


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