Mathematical refutations of folk wisdom

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/20depasquale.htmlMathematical Refutations of Folk Wisdom.

BY ANDREW dePASQUALE

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1/2 bird in the hand not worth 1 in the bush

1/3 cat contains less than 3 lives

jigger of prevention = around 6.28 lbs. of cure at sea level

love you take − love you make < 0

2 heads far more cumbersome than one

I always heard that too many "jiggers of prevention" would make you go blind

blind or blond