Fake News Hoaxes

[StanStill]

Yes. I think that a 350 degree pot roast would significantly increase the temperature inside my refrigerator, even as the refrigerator struggled to compensate by running continuously.

On the other hand I absolutely do not believe that "hot food will spoil if refrigerated before cooling to room temperature". That's absurd nonsense. It is quite rational, however, to avoid putting hot food into the refrigerator.

Well I suppose that it might if you took the pot roast directly from the stove and put it in the refrigerator. I'm assuming by the time you served everyone who was going to be served (after letting the pot roast rest before cutting) the temperature would be much less anyway. At any rate, I'd be amazed if such a roast would raise the temp in your fridge to 45 degrees, and probably only for a half hour or so, after which time it would start to go down. Not nearly enough time to change the temperature of a half gallon of milk more than a degree or two at the most.

Trust me, you'll be fine. If the pot roast could raise the temperature in your fridge that much, your ice would melt.

 

[cpicturetaker12]

Hah.. thought so. Didnt make sense to me that hot food shouldnt be put in fridge, so glad I looked it up. err, cause I wanna go sleep and food is hot. Mmm extra yummy beef stew and boiled potatoes



Myth: Hot food will spoil if refrigerated before cooling to room temperature.

Facts: Just the opposite. Give your fridge some credit. It’s designed to chill food and keep it cold. It can even protect you from getting sick, so there’s no need to be shy about letting it do its job.

“Time plus warmer temperatures equals growth of bacteria,” says Shelley Feist, executive director of the nonprofit Partnership for Food Safety Education. In other words, leaving food out at room temperature encourages bacteria to thrive. “We have what’s called the two-hour rule: Food should only be out for two hours before it’s put in the refrigerator,” says Feist.

Myth Buster: Should you let hot food cool before refrigerating? - AARP Bulletin

I didn't think that was the reason--'spoiling'. I always though hot foods stuck in there brought down the temperature of the nearby foodstuffs and make the refrigerator work harder to compensate. It's one thing to put a bag of leftover veggies still hot in the bag but what about a pot of soup?

 

[StanStill]

Yes. I think that a 350 degree pot roast....

And one other thing... If you cook a pot roast until it reaches 350 degrees, you are definitely doing it wrong.

 

[Tedminator]

Democrats barely reach the 10% quota

Talking of bananas, don't put them in the fridge.

why no bananas in fridge? I usually put it in the fridge once the skin starts turning brownish.

 

[Sassy]

It's also about taste for some things. Some things will not taste right if taken straight to the fridge after cooking/baking.

 

[PaulSmith69]

Myth: Hot food will spoil if refrigerated before cooling to room temperature.

Facts: Just the opposite. Give your fridge some credit. It’s designed to chill food and keep it cold. It can even protect you from getting sick, so there’s no need to be shy about letting it do its job.



Myth Buster: Should you let hot food cool before refrigerating? - AARP Bulletin

Yeah, it it like the myth that ice cold water boils faster than room temperature water.

 

[OldSchool]

Ugh as a biologist my least favorite dumbass myth is that we only use 10% of our brain. That makes zero sense from an evolutionary standpoint.

Drives me bananas

Do People Only Use 10 Percent of Their Brains?

When journalists report 10% of the truth we'll be doing alright.

Meanwhile, enjoy your bananas.

 

[Tedminator]

HAH! So it is true..

Here's why you should always close the toilet lid when you flush
You really should put the toilet seat down. And while it may also put some household arguments to rest, the real reason to close the toilet lid is a phenomenon known as a "toilet plume."

When you flush a toilet, the swirling water that removes your waste from the bowl also mixes with small particles of that waste, shooting aerosolized feces into the air.

Low-flow toilets have decreased this risk — they don't gush or blast as much as other types of johns — but countless old toilets are still in use today and can really spew. Philip Tierno, a microbiologist at New York University, says that aerosol plumes can reach as high as 15 feet.
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I thought so. Grrr a male buddy of mine was at my house and he's giving me a hardtime for closing the toilet lid even though theres no woman living with me atm. I told him I do it for that dreaded germ plume

 

[Ian Jeffrey]

HAH! So it is true..

Here's why you should always close the toilet lid when you flush
You really should put the toilet seat down. And while it may also put some household arguments to rest, the real reason to close the toilet lid is a phenomenon known as a "toilet plume."

When you flush a toilet, the swirling water that removes your waste from the bowl also mixes with small particles of that waste, shooting aerosolized feces into the air.

Low-flow toilets have decreased this risk — they don't gush or blast as much as other types of johns — but countless old toilets are still in use today and can really spew. Philip Tierno, a microbiologist at New York University, says that aerosol plumes can reach as high as 15 feet.
..snip..

I thought so. Grrr a male buddy of mine was at my house and he's giving me a hardtime for closing the toilet lid even though theres no woman living with me atm. I told him I do it for that dreaded germ plume

(Your friend probably doesn't wash his hands after urinating, either.)

 

[BigLeRoy]

HAH! So it is true..

Here's why you should always close the toilet lid when you flush
You really should put the toilet seat down. And while it may also put some household arguments to rest, the real reason to close the toilet lid is a phenomenon known as a "toilet plume."

When you flush a toilet, the swirling water that removes your waste from the bowl also mixes with small particles of that waste, shooting aerosolized feces into the air.

Low-flow toilets have decreased this risk — they don't gush or blast as much as other types of johns — but countless old toilets are still in use today and can really spew. Philip Tierno, a microbiologist at New York University, says that aerosol plumes can reach as high as 15 feet.
..snip..

I thought so. Grrr a male buddy of mine was at my house and he's giving me a hardtime for closing the toilet lid even though theres no woman living with me atm. I told him I do it for that dreaded germ plume

Aerosolized feces!

Ugh!

A few years back, I read a science article about how viruses are CONSTANTLY falling out of the sky, right onto your heads-----no foolin'------and NOW we've also got to be worried about aerosolized feces!

Yuck! We're getting it from BOTH directions, from above and below!



And for some reason, this whole conversation reminds me about that Gilda Radner skit on 'Endangered Feces'. That was classic.