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A frog sitting on the handle of a saucepan on a hot stove. The frog in this photo was unharmed. [1] The boiling frog is an apologue describing a frog being slowly boiled alive. The premise is that if a frog is put suddenly into boiling water, it will jump out, but if the frog is put in tepid water which is then brought to a boil slowly, it will ...
A frog sitting on a saucepan handle The boiling frog is an anecdote describing a frog slowly being boiled alive . The premise is that if a frog is placed in boiling water, it will jump out, but if it is placed in cold water that is slowly heated, it will not perceive the danger and will be cooked to death.
The ground-dwellers are often found under leaf litter within forests, occasionally venturing out at night to hunt. The two main shapes for the microhylids are wide bodies and narrow mouths and normal frog proportions. Those with narrow mouths generally eat termites and ants, and the others have diets typical of most frogs. Egg-laying habits are ...
"When comparing the reaction of markets to the views of most national security experts, I am reminded of the story of the frog in boiling water," El-Erian added, referring to the fable of a frog ...
An archaeologist believes the tiny humanoid species Homo floresiensis may still exist in Indonesia. Here's how they could have survived in secluded areas.
Elvis Presley regretted turning down a chance to act in "A Star is Born" opposite Barbra Streisand, according to Joel Brokaw, the son of late Hollywood agent Norman Brokaw.
An image of a frog in an article on a story about frogs is well within that definition. Siawase 04:41, 23 December 2010 (UTC) A partially submerged frog without evidence that it is being boiled is not significantly related to boiling frog. It is significantly related to frog or amphibian. Ancos 06:21, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
Stocks and bonds are tumbling after the December jobs report came in much stronger than expected. Nonfarm payroll additions smashed forecasts, while the US unemployment rate unexpectedly fell.