Technically Correct
Ruining Famous Sayings with ScienceBy Chris A. Piazza | Antherra™
Length56m
About this audiobook
When you say someone has a "broken heart" or you're "drowning in work," you're speaking in metaphors—but your body doesn't actually fracture or fill with water. Technically Correct™ exposes the scientific inaccuracies hiding in fifty everyday idioms, asking where in your own speech comfort and truth have drifted apart, and what happens when you choose precision over poetry.
Audiobook details
GenreScience and Nature, Humor
Length56 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 2, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Category 1: The Animal Kingdom (Biology vs. Folklore)
31. Can you teach an old dog new tricks?
42. Are bats actually blind?
53. Do bulls really hate the color red?
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64. Does an ostrich really bury its head in the sand?
75. Do crocodiles cry crocodile tears?
86. Does the early bird actually get the worm?
97. Is a cat’s curiosity fatal? (Curiosity killed the cat)
108. Can a camel actually pass through the eye of a needle?
119. If you lead a horse to water, can you make him drink?
1210. Is there really more than one way to skin a cat?
1311. Do lemmings actually jump off cliffs?
1412. Do goldfish only have a 3-second memory?
15Category 2: Hard Physics & The Elements
1613. Does lightning never strike the same place twice?
1714. Is the grass actually greener on the other side?
1815. Can you actually hear a pin drop?
1916. Is it possible to walk on eggshells?
2017. Does a watched pot never boil?
2118. Can a rolling stone gather moss?
2219. Is blood thicker than water?
2320. Can you squeeze blood from a stone?
2421. Will a watched clock stop?
2522. Can you find a needle in a haystack?
2623. Is silence golden?
2724. Does time fly when you’re having fun?
28Category 3: Human Biology & Survival
2925. Does an apple a day keep the doctor away?
3026. Can you really sweat like a pig?
3127. Will your face freeze if you keep making that expression?
3228. Does eating carrots make you see in the dark?
3329. Can you die of a broken heart?
3430. Does hair of the dog cure a hangover?
3531. Is beauty really skin deep?
3632. Do you really lose most of your heat through your head?
3733. Can you actually be scared to death?
3834. Does the Five Second Rule work?
3935. Are two heads better than one?
40Category 4: Probability, Numbers & Luck
4136. The Infinite Monkey Theorem (Hamlet)
4237. Is a picture worth 1,000 words?
4338. Are there really plenty of fish in the sea?
4439. Does every cloud have a silver lining?
4540. Is the third time the charm?
4641. Is it truly one in a million?
4742. Beginner’s Luck: Real or fake?
4843. Does the house always win?
49Category 5: The Apocalyptic Scenarios
5044. When hell freezes over.
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