tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858646470226064.post1822759285849308446..comments2023-11-30T04:09:55.278-08:00Comments on Great Demo!: “Boiling the Frog”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858646470226064.post-41310235871391062232009-03-02T07:18:00.000-08:002009-03-02T07:18:00.000-08:00According to Snopes the frog story is fiction:http...According to Snopes the frog story is fiction:<BR/>http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/frogboil.asp<BR/>From the article:<BR/>"The legend is entirely incorrect! The 'critical thermal maxima' of many species of frogs have been determined by several investigators. In this procedure, the water in which a frog is submerged is heated gradually at about 2 degrees Fahrenheit per minute. As the temperature of the water is gradually increased, the frog will eventually become more and more active in attempts to escape the heated water. If the container size and opening allow the frog to jump out, it will do so."<BR/><BR/>This has been repeated as fact so many times in so many contexts that I don't fault you and I agree with your main point. Nevertheless thanks for inspiring my curiosity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com