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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.
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)
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in a recent advisory about alcohol use increasing cancer risk. The advisory notes that alcohol can increase the risk of throat, liver, esophageal ...
The United States Food and Drugs Administration is warning pet owners about a common medication given to pets to treat arthritis. The F.D.A. now says that the drug Librela may be associated with ...
A Spanish woman visiting Thailand was killed by an elephant at an elephant care center and an elephant trainer has been charged in connection to her death, according to multiple reports.
Fejervarya limnocharis is commonly sold as food in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. In Cambodia, it is frequently collected for human consumption, along with Hoplobatrachus rugulosus, Glyphoglossus molossus, Kaloula pulchra, Duttaphrynus melanostictus, and Pelophylax lateralis (with P. lateralis found only north of the Mekong River in localities such as Snuol District ...
Epibatidine was discovered by John W. Daly in 1974. It was isolated from the skin of Epipedobates anthonyi frogs collected by Daly and colleague, Charles Myers. Between 1974 and 1979, Daly and Myers collected the skins of nearly 3000 frogs from various sites in Ecuador, after finding that a small injection of a preparation from their skin caused analgesic (painkilling) effects in mice that ...