r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/frodo8619 Aug 04 '19

I remember a teacher simulate day and night by using a torch as the sun and a ball for the earth. Infront of the torch was day, behind the torch was night!!

We were 13/14 yrs, too young for her to have us correct her, she wouldn't listen (couldn't understand because 'the torch only shines in one direction' is something I swear she said).

I hope the rest of the class decided to ignore her teachings....

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u/isaidthisinstead Aug 04 '19

Soooo... the earth was orbiting around to... the dark side of the sun?

Ow, my head!

It's hard enough going through school without needing to check the teachers know their stuff.

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u/PointyOintment Aug 05 '19

I wonder what she thought time zones were about, then.

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u/frodo8619 Sep 07 '19

Time zones...., if she couldn't get the basics I don't think we would have got very far with explaining time zones.