The Mandela Effect has gone mainstream. Now that the internet is buzzing with wild theories and new examples every day, it's time to go over where the ideas originated, and consider in detail what exactly might be causing it.
Pirate talk
- Ian Scott 0 Comments
Where did Pirate talk originate?
MMDE: Pirate talk originated with the seafaring pirates of old
Current: Pirate talk originated in Disneys 1950 "Treasure Island" movie
Oooh arrr, shiver me timbers landlubbers!
If it doesn't sounds too obvious a question, where did this distinctive pirate talk originate?
If you thought it must have been with, well, pirates on the high seas think again. It was in fact first heard in Disneys 1950 movie "Treasure Island", and started a trend that's now ingrained so deeply into our culture it's true origins are largely forgotten.
There's even a full online dctionary of pirate terms and phrases, so yo! ho! ho! and a bottle of rum, fill yer boots me hearties!
That escalated quickly
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Rob Burgundy: ___, that escalated quickly
MMDE: Well, that escalated quickly
Current: Boy, that escalated quickly
Another movie quote Mandela Effect which turned into a meme.
The 2004 movie "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" starring Will Ferrell has him at one point saying "That escalated quickly", but what word did he use first? Many remember "Boy", but the movie today's shows he sad "Well".
It wouldn't be such a big deal if it hadn't become an internet meme now, appearing in such crazy guises as Hilary Clinton, R2D2 etc and regularly pops up as a comedy parody, so you'd have thought the actual quote would be pretty well established.
Cow Tails
- Ray Wu 0 Comments
Goetze's famous American candy?
MMDE: The Goetze candy is called Cow Tails
Current: The Goetze candy is called Cow Tales
This one is mainly for those in the US/Canada, since the candy isn't generally available, and hence recognised, elsewhere. However, those who do recognise it probably know where from too - a gas station checkout.
We are of course talking about the yummy Cow Tails treat you just can't stop yourself from picking up as you pay for your gas. But wait ... it's not called that? It must be ... it's a cow, it's shaped like a cows tail, everyone calls it a cows tail, so what gives?
Turns out everyone's been calling it wrong all these years, and it's known as Cow Tales now.
Or is it a Mandela Effect?
The St. Bernard dog brandy barrel
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What was round the St Bernard rescue dogs neck?
MMDE: The St Bernard rescue dog carried a brandy barrel round its neck
Current: The St Bernard rescue dog never carried a brandy barrel round its neck
Sometimes, the truth behind popular misconceptions can shatter life-long held warm, comforting beliefs.
If you were in need of assistance, alone on a snowy alpine mountain, and saw a St Bernard dog bounding twards you, what would you expect to see round its neck? Most people's answer is a small barrell of brandy, and the image of a large, friendly and very furry dog is hard to shake off. Unfortunately that's not the case and never has been, no matter how comforting or cute we find the story.
It turns out the origin of this picture is quite literally a picture - it's from an artist's studio in England in 1820. Once the painting gained popularity, so did the idea of the barrel of brandy. However, it's never been used once as depicted this way.
Bohemian Rhapsody
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Put a gun against his head...
MMDE: Pulled the trigger now he's dead
Current: Pulled my trigger now he's dead.
With such an iconic song, it comes as a surprise when there's a Mandela Effect involved in it that everyone should know.
During the piano solo, Freddie Mercury sings about how he killed a man and feels remorseful for it. While the cause of death is undisputed, a minor lyric is called into question. Mercury sings "Put a gun against his head. Pulled my trigger now he's dead". However, many swear that the lyric was actually "Pulled THE trigger now he's dead". It would certainly make more sense to say " the trigger" and not "my trigger", but this is not the case
Many on the opposite side remember it the way it is now, according to Moneybags73's like/dislike ratio on the subject.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented CVT transmission
- Ian Scott 0 Comments
Who invented CVT transmission?
MMDE: Leonardo Da Vinci did not invent CVT transmission
Current: Leonardo Da Vinci invented CVT transmission
The CVT - Continuously Variable Transmission - design, also known as a shiftless transmission, is an ingenious gearbox system often applied in advanced engineering situations such as car gearboxes, gas and oil field drills and various other forms of plant and machinery. In other words, a modern phenomenon.
Many people are surprised to hear where it's design first originated: Leonardo Da Vinci.
They are fundamentally different to regular gears because they are designed around a cone pulley system, making the gearing a smooth transition across all torques rather than the set of fixed ones in traditional designs.
No Apple in The Garden of Eden
- Ray Wu 0 Comments
What was the forbidden fruit?
MMDE: The forbidden fruit was an apple
Current: The forbidden fruit was not specified
Most people, when asked what the Forbidden Fruit in The Garden of Eden was, would say it was an apple. It's been depicted this way many times in artwork, literature, sculpture and so on down the centuries.
It comes as quite a surprise, therefore, to find out it's never been explicitly named as anything in any version of the Bible. It's always just been called "The Forbidden Fruit". Those who are sure it was named as an apple are experiencing an MMDE, which is being pointed to as a Mandela Effect.
The modern take is the fruit was actually, as in most Bible stories, an allegory which could just act as a "placeholder" for Gods word. In other words, it doesn't really matter what it actually is, what matters is that God told them not to do something yet they went ahead and did it anyway.
