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• ricdeh@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I don’t understand this metaphor. Is it about frog breeding for later eating? Why else would you want to heat your pond, irrespective of the frog. And why is there a greater incentive to heat the pond when there’s no frog, and vice versa? So many questions!

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  • Vanth@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I interpreted it as you don’t heat the pot while the frog is still in the pond. You only apply heat slowly once the front is already in the pot.

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  • my_hat_stinks@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There was an experiment once where it was determined that a frog with it’s brain removed wouldn’t jump out of slowly heated water but would reflexively jump if placed into already hot water, leading to a myth that a frog won’t leave boiling water if heated gradually enough.

    Idioms around frog boiling generally means to make changes slowly and gradually enough that there is minimal reaction from affected parties.

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  • xavier666@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Google slow boiling frog

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