• candyman337@lemmy.world
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    Knowledge is knowing that a few drops of gasoline contains all the calories you’d need in a day

    Wisdom is knowing that it isn’t a good idea to drink gas

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      Pedantry is fact checking a comment, figuring out it would actually take around a cup (or 1/4 liter) of gasoline, then figuring out how to convert that to drops and pointing out it would actually take close to 4,700 drops, not just a few.

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      1 year ago

      I also like the version: “knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing that you shouldn’t put it in a fruit salad”

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        The full version is:

        Strength is being able to crush a tomato.
        Dexterity is being able to dodge a thrown tomato.
        Constitution is being able to eat a poisoned tomato and live.
        Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit.
        Wisdom is knowing not to use a tomato in a fruit salad.
        Charisma is being able to sell someone on a tomato-based fruit salad.

        “Hey, isn’t salsa technically a tomato-based fruit salad?”

        “Found the bard!”