Urban myths that somehow, people still believe
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Today I was reminded of one of the urban myths that I thought had been forgotten about 10+ years ago.
It concerns the apparent feature within all ATM machines and cards that if you are ever being "forced" to withdraw money against your will, all you have to do is enter your PIN code in reverse and the police will be immediately alerted to your location and be able to apprehend the person stealing from you.
All the people who share this, are instantly asked "why are you sharing this? It obviously cannot work, because if you have a pin number like 8008, you can't put that in backwards. Or what if you have 2542, how many times have you accidentally hit 2452 and never had the cops swoop down on you?"
But thanks mostly to Facebook, it seems people still believe, and pass on, this useless information to other people and yet still won't question doing it again even after you've foolishly fallen into the trap of pointing out the error of their ways.
What other such myths are still perpetuated that you can't believe are going on? Or have you seen any new ones?
It concerns the apparent feature within all ATM machines and cards that if you are ever being "forced" to withdraw money against your will, all you have to do is enter your PIN code in reverse and the police will be immediately alerted to your location and be able to apprehend the person stealing from you.
All the people who share this, are instantly asked "why are you sharing this? It obviously cannot work, because if you have a pin number like 8008, you can't put that in backwards. Or what if you have 2542, how many times have you accidentally hit 2452 and never had the cops swoop down on you?"
But thanks mostly to Facebook, it seems people still believe, and pass on, this useless information to other people and yet still won't question doing it again even after you've foolishly fallen into the trap of pointing out the error of their ways.
What other such myths are still perpetuated that you can't believe are going on? Or have you seen any new ones?
Robbo 27 said:
In York, it is legal to kill a Scotsman with a bow and arrow apart from on Sundays.
Presumably this is an ancient law that has not been repealed.
I thought it was Chester and a Welshman?Presumably this is an ancient law that has not been repealed.
Edit
Welshmen are prohibited from entering Chester before the sun rises – and have to leave again before the sun goes down, according to an old bylaw.
Which perhaps explains the fact that it is still technically OK to shoot a Welshman on a Sunday inside the city walls – as long as it’s after midnight and with a crossbow.
On further googling it appear the scotsman and york is correct as well.
Found this one amusing
In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to go topless in public, unless she is a clerk in a tropical fish store.
Edited by Pickled on Thursday 22 June 13:05
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