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
2925. Does an apple a day keep the doctor away?
2Category 1: The Animal Kingdom (Biology vs. Folklore)
3026. Can you really sweat like a pig?
31. Can you teach an old dog new tricks?
3127. Will your face freeze if you keep making that expression?
42. Are bats actually blind?
3228. Does eating carrots make you see in the dark?
53. Do bulls really hate the color red?
3329. Can you die of a broken heart?
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64. Does an ostrich really bury its head in the sand?
3430. Does hair of the dog cure a hangover?
75. Do crocodiles cry crocodile tears?
3531. Is beauty really skin deep?
86. Does the early bird actually get the worm?
3632. Do you really lose most of your heat through your head?
97. Is a cat’s curiosity fatal? (Curiosity killed the cat)
3733. Can you actually be scared to death?
108. Can a camel actually pass through the eye of a needle?
3834. Does the Five Second Rule work?
119. If you lead a horse to water, can you make him drink?
3935. Are two heads better than one?
1210. Is there really more than one way to skin a cat?
40Category 4: Probability, Numbers & Luck
1311. Do lemmings actually jump off cliffs?
4136. The Infinite Monkey Theorem (Hamlet)
1412. Do goldfish only have a 3-second memory?
4237. Is a picture worth 1,000 words?
15Category 2: Hard Physics & The Elements
4338. Are there really plenty of fish in the sea?
1613. Does lightning never strike the same place twice?
4439. Does every cloud have a silver lining?
1714. Is the grass actually greener on the other side?
4540. Is the third time the charm?
1815. Can you actually hear a pin drop?
4641. Is it truly one in a million?
1916. Is it possible to walk on eggshells?
4742. Beginner’s Luck: Real or fake?
2017. Does a watched pot never boil?
4843. Does the house always win?
2118. Can a rolling stone gather moss?
49Category 5: The Apocalyptic Scenarios
2219. Is blood thicker than water?
5044. When hell freezes over.
2320. Can you squeeze blood from a stone?
5145. When pigs fly.
2421. Will a watched clock stop?
5246. Crying over spilled milk.
2522. Can you find a needle in a haystack?
5347. Burning bridges.
2623. Is silence golden?
5448. If you dig a hole to China.
2724. Does time fly when you’re having fun?
5549. Walking on thin ice.
28Category 3: Human Biology & Survival
5650. The straw that broke the camel's back.
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