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
2623. Is silence golden?
2Category 1: The Animal Kingdom (Biology vs. Folklore)
2724. Does time fly when you’re having fun?
31. Can you teach an old dog new tricks?
28Category 3: Human Biology & Survival
42. Are bats actually blind?
2925. Does an apple a day keep the doctor away?
53. Do bulls really hate the color red?
3026. Can you really sweat like a pig?
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64. Does an ostrich really bury its head in the sand?
3127. Will your face freeze if you keep making that expression?
75. Do crocodiles cry crocodile tears?
3228. Does eating carrots make you see in the dark?
86. Does the early bird actually get the worm?
3329. Can you die of a broken heart?
97. Is a cat’s curiosity fatal? (Curiosity killed the cat)
3430. Does hair of the dog cure a hangover?
108. Can a camel actually pass through the eye of a needle?
3531. Is beauty really skin deep?
119. If you lead a horse to water, can you make him drink?
3632. Do you really lose most of your heat through your head?
1210. Is there really more than one way to skin a cat?
3733. Can you actually be scared to death?
1311. Do lemmings actually jump off cliffs?
3834. Does the Five Second Rule work?
1412. Do goldfish only have a 3-second memory?
3935. Are two heads better than one?
15Category 2: Hard Physics & The Elements
40Category 4: Probability, Numbers & Luck
1613. Does lightning never strike the same place twice?
4136. The Infinite Monkey Theorem (Hamlet)
1714. Is the grass actually greener on the other side?
4237. Is a picture worth 1,000 words?
1815. Can you actually hear a pin drop?
4338. Are there really plenty of fish in the sea?
1916. Is it possible to walk on eggshells?
4439. Does every cloud have a silver lining?
2017. Does a watched pot never boil?
4540. Is the third time the charm?
2118. Can a rolling stone gather moss?
4641. Is it truly one in a million?
2219. Is blood thicker than water?
4742. Beginner’s Luck: Real or fake?
2320. Can you squeeze blood from a stone?
4843. Does the house always win?
2421. Will a watched clock stop?
49Category 5: The Apocalyptic Scenarios
2522. Can you find a needle in a haystack?
5044. When hell freezes over.
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