Mixconception
A made-up word, 'mixconception,' illustrated by someone who mixes a true physics fact with a song lyric.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-09-08-mixconception/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
"Mixconception: when your mind mixes a true idea with a misconception"
A: "It's impossible for humans to travel at the speed of light." B: "True!"
A: "Only birds can do that." B: "Um..."
A: "I heard it in a Coldplay song."