Misconception journal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

Read up and be less wrong about things.

I will now list some that I frequently see online.

Misconception
Because the human eye can only distinguish [number here] frames per second, having more than [the same number] has no effect in gaming.
Reality
The human eye does not see in frames and has no such limit. The faster the information on your screen changes, the higher the framerate has to be for the movement to seem fluid. In fast-paced 3D games that use no blurring techniques like films do, you'll have no difficulty at all noticing the lag if your framerate drops from 125 to 100 while you're wildly spinning around looking for frags.
Misconception
Any kind of outwitting, being outwitted, lying or mischief counts as trolling.
Reality
Trolling is a art.
Misconception
The game Escapa, where you control a red square with your mouse and try to avoid blue rectangles has been used by the US Air Force to test pilot candidates. They have to survive for two full minutes.
Reality
This claim is baseless and completely made up by someone who wanted to make the game sound cool.
Misconception
Strafing is the technique of jumping in ET. [some dude] has fast movement, therefore he is a great strafer.
Reality
Strafing means moving left or right. The word you mean is strafejumping and it's named after the fact that holding a strafe button (which is used to move left or right) while jumping causes the player to gain speed.
Misconception
According to the Big Bang Theory, there was nothing and it exploded. This makes no sense so the theory is incorrect.
Reality
According to the Big Bang Theory, the same amount of matter and energy that exists today in the universe was once in a really dense and small space. This is the conclusion that follows from observations that show parts of the universe flying away from each other, not a fairytale pulled out of someones ass.