There is also the one about meat taking 7 years to digest. It is particularly popular with dull witted vegetarians. This one is a favorite of mine because it proves that I have super powers. Hear is how I figure it giving them the benefit of the doubt about being right.
I eat ~2.5 pounds of meat a day.
2.5 lbs of meat X 365 days a year X 7 years = 6387.5 pounds of meat in 7 years.
Assuming that the meat digests at a linear rate, that means that 50% of it is in my system at any one time. So, 6387.5 pounds / 2 = 3193.75 pounds. We can round to 3194 to keep things simple.
Since the urban legend puts me at 3194 pounds, and every scale I step on puts me at ~220 pounds, that means that I must have the super power of levitation, but my powers only allow me to levitate 2974 pounds.
Now, it certainly would be more useful if my super powers were just a little stronger, but really, who can complain when they are bestowed with the power to levitate 2974 pounds?
