Subliminal messages, one of the great urban myths / hoaxes. Publish data claiming that subliminal messages in movies saying “buy popcorn” increased popcorn sales by a significant amount and suddenly Congress was passing laws against subliminal messages. The claim was a hoax, no genuine study ever found any effect, but people still quote the hoax. At least I can accept it in a comic strip with gnomes, elves, and squirrels that drive trucks.
Subliminal messages, one of the great urban myths / hoaxes. Publish data claiming that subliminal messages in movies saying “buy popcorn” increased popcorn sales by a significant amount and suddenly Congress was passing laws against subliminal messages. The claim was a hoax, no genuine study ever found any effect, but people still quote the hoax. At least I can accept it in a comic strip with gnomes, elves, and squirrels that drive trucks.