The Man Who Thought Lemon Juice Made Him Invisible šŸ‹ - Deepstash

The Man Who Thought Lemon Juice Made Him Invisible šŸ‹

1ļøāƒ£ In 1995, McArthur Wheeler rubbed lemon juice on his face, thinking it would make him invisible to security cameras (since lemon juice can be used as invisible ink). He then robbed a bankā€”fully visible. His confidence was so delusional that he couldnā€™t comprehend how cameras caught him.

šŸ”¹ This is Dunning-Kruger effect in action: people with low competence often overestimate their abilities because they donā€™t know what they donā€™t know.

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