According to the Royal Society of Chemistry, schoolkids nowadays seem to know little or nothing of phlogiston, necromancy, dihydrogen monoxide, the epicyclic theory of geocentrism or even the steady-state universe. Nope, anything they don't understand is explained by the simple expedient of "Intelligent Design". And no wonder, with the state of education the way it is.
Claim: Carelessness causes fire.
Wrong. Fire is a self-sustaining exothermic reaction between a combustible material and an oxidizer, caused by an initial input of heat.
Claim: Invisibility Cloaks can be applied from a distance, so that the person rendered invisible can still "see out".
Nonsense. As any Harry Potter fan knows, anyone wearing an invisibility cloak can see perfectly well without any outside help.
Claim: Using a chaotic design, boffins can create chameleon circuits that change their behaviour according to the task at hand.
Chameleon circuit? Why does that expression ring a bell? Click on image to find out.
And now we're being told that lemmings are being driven to the brink of extinction by the wrong kind of snow.
Pur-lease! Everyone knows what kills lemmings.
I weep for the younger generation, le sigh.
