Sciences Fact-check publié le 27/10/2025

❌ The frog in boiling water

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❌ This fable/legend is false. Nice AI video, but if the container isn’t too tall, the frog will do everything it can to escape as the water heats up. Researchers tested this as far back as the 19th century! https://www.sagaleadership.com/blog/management-myth-busted-the-boiled-frog Moreover, “If you put a frog in boiling water, it won’t jump out. It will die. If you put it in cold water, it will jump before it gets hot—they don’t just sit still for you.” Professor Doug Melton, Department of Biology, Harvard University: https://web.archive.org/web/20181119172119/https://www.fastcompany.com/26455/next-time-what-say-we-boil-consultant This post is just another example of a story that gets endlessly copy-pasted.

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❌ This fable/legend is false. Nice AI video, but if the container isn’t too tall, the frog will do everything it can to escape as the water heats up. Researchers tested this as far back as the 19th century! https://www.sagaleadership.com/blog/management-myth-busted-the-boiled-frog Moreover, “If you put a frog in boiling water, it won’t jump out. It will die. If you put it in cold water, it will jump before it gets hot—they don’t just sit still for you.” Professor Doug Melton, Department of Biology, Harvard University: https://web.archive.org/web/20181119172119/https://www.fastcompany.com/26455/next-time-what-say-we-boil-consultant This post is just another example of a story that gets endlessly copy-pasted.

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