What Is The Euphemism For “I Dropped A Frog”?

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson

As much as we all like to consider ourselves straight talkers, we all use certain euphemisms when we’ve done something we wished we hadn’t. Scientists are particularly good at this because they can envelop a faux pas in layers and layers of academic journal language - the phrase “unplanned rapid disassembly," for example, is a formal way to say “accidentally exploded." Plus: Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques made a video where he demonstrates the amazing attributes of honey in microgravity!

Scientists Reveal How They Use Academic Language To Mask Their Mess Ups And It’s Hilarious (Bored Panda)

"If you read in a frog paper..." (Blue Electric Angels on Tumblr)

Honey in Space (Canadian Space Agency)

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