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By Biologyfacepalm - 03/03/2014 19:58 - United States

Today, my students presented their projects on genetics to the rest of the class. One student told the class that salted and unsalted peanuts were an example of genetic variation. She was serious. FML

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Same thing different taste

By biggmouth - 26/03/2009 22:44 - United States

Today, my teacher was giving a lecture about human genetics and how they are passed on to children. She projected a large picture of a baby on to the screen in the front of the room. I then joked about how this ugly baby must have some very unattractive parents. It was her baby. FML

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By poormanslucyliu1 - 07/11/2016 02:28

Today, I had to teach my 13-year-old sister that sugar and salt don't, "cancel each other out to make the taste neutral". FML

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By Mina - 08/05/2019 14:00

Today, my son came home from school with a catastrophic report card. When I asked him for explanations, he replied, "I'm hesitating between family environment and heredity." FML

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You old fool

By Anonymous - 15/01/2021 17:01 - New Zealand - Palmerston North

Today, after repeatedly telling my partner's family that our daughter is allergic to peanuts, his grandfather decided to feed her one, to "see if she really is allergic." FML

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By Wow, really? - 16/01/2025 20:00 - United States

Today, I said that I wasn't expecting someone to say salt made a food sweet. My friend then decided to explain what salt is, a flavor enhancer, and "like when it's on the rim of a Margarita." Really? We're all in college and I'm the only one who keeps their grades up. I know what the fuck salt is. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/04/2014 15:26 - Canada - Sackville

Today, my biology professor was giving a lecture to everyone and used me as an example. For what? Traits men are repulsed by in potential mates. FML

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By jdawn99 - 22/10/2013 14:24 - United States - Arkansas City

Today, as a science teacher, I did a science experiment in front of a class. One of my students asked me if it was "photoshopped." He was being serious. FML

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By Anonymous - 09/02/2022 00:01

Today, I’m getting a very interesting demonstration of how genetics work: I have inherited all my dad’s health issues, plus those from my mom, plus a bunch of new ones that belong exclusively to me. FML

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By Ldp56 - 25/02/2011 18:44 - United States

Today, I got a call from my daughter's school. Apparently, she was learning about the food pyramid and when she was asked to identify what she had eaten the day before, she said "dog food". FML

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By Tabby - 06/08/2011 20:39 - United Kingdom

Today, I had to tell my teenage son that no, his knowledge of the English language was not passed down to him genetically. FML

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Monday 3 March 2014 22:40

As if people couldn't get any dumber...

Pleonasm 35

Monday 3 March 2014 22:40

Just wait until you hear about the giraffe necks!

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annie_nk 22

Monday 3 March 2014 22:47

Gasp! Then salted and unsalted pretzels must have the same mutation!

Pleonasm 35

Monday 3 March 2014 23:05

Precisely! It's a lot more probable that they both inherited this mutation from a common ancestor, than this being a case of homoplasy! Now we can establish a phylogenetic tree. Now, to find the last common ancestor...

dachayke 16

Tuesday 4 March 2014 1:01

29, am I the only one who's noticed that your comments are always great?

ItsMeDiegoG 8

Monday 3 March 2014 22:49

You mean it isn't?

101honestly 1

Monday 3 March 2014 22:50

honestly... take her dumb ass two grades back

Zwingend 15

Monday 3 March 2014 22:52

This would be a good time to take the student to the side and calmly explain her mistake. While that is a pretty horrific mistake, the student is there to learn. Be a teacher :)

chinaski7628 32

Monday 3 March 2014 23:46

It might actually be a good time to re-teach or go over the material again for all the students. Chances are that she's not the only one fuzzy about the topic.

Dodge4x4Ram 46

Monday 3 March 2014 22:55

she going to have smart kids

ashleyylove3 22

Wednesday 5 March 2014 7:35

Let's hope she doesn't reproduce at all.

ForwardUn2Dawn 18

Monday 3 March 2014 22:55

Tell her that her stupidity is an example of genetic variation.

katties 27

Tuesday 4 March 2014 3:00

I wish that was an actual example :P , but then they're back at where they started - that stupidity is most likely acquired

DanielleinDC 33

Tuesday 4 March 2014 16:37

I don't know. It seems stupid people breed more and beget more stupid people. Didn't you see "Idiocracy"?

ActionFearo 39

Monday 3 March 2014 22:55

Genetic variation? Like how bats gradually grew feathers and became birds because they weren't about that cave life, right?

katties 27

Tuesday 4 March 2014 2:58

touch_phobia 13

Wednesday 5 March 2014 17:31

lol

homesuckfucker 28

Monday 3 March 2014 23:00

This is a solvable problem. just pull her aside and explain what was wrong with her entire presentation. hopefully, she'll understand the subject with some extra help.