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[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 week ago (4 children)

We only use 10% of our brains.

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

We only use 10% of our brain at a time. Because using 100% of your brain is called a seizure.

Source: Once used 100% of my brain.

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Or a really bad shit.

[–] IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Yep. The rebuttal that stuck with me was "We only use 33% of traffic lights."

[–] undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Tbf, they might have been right about themselves at the time they thought that.

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

My theory is they were sitting at around 5% usage.

[–] PetteriSkaffari@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Even that is a common misconception. Our brains are working fully, all the time.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Our brains are working fully, all the time.

Hey, speak for yourself

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Not if you're MAGA.