A frog in boiling water is a scientific joke, as well as an experiment actually carried out in the 19th century that describes the slow boiling of a living frog in boiling water .
The essence of the experiment is the assumption that if the frog is placed in boiling water, it will jump out, but if it is in cold water that slowly heats up, it will not perceive the danger and will die slowly.
History is often used as a metaphorical reflection of people's inability to respond to significant changes that occur gradually.
The original experiment of 1869 was conducted on frogs with removed brains. According to modern biologists, an experiment on healthy animals will give the exact opposite result: a frog thrown into boiling water will not be able to jump, and once in the water with a temperature of more than 25 Β° C, it will try to get out like any cold-blooded creature.
See also
- Overton window
Notes
Sources
- Offerman, Theo How to subsidize contributions to public goods (February 12, 2010). Date of treatment March 5, 2013. Archived May 18, 2012.