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    2 months ago

    There was an experiment once where it was determined that a frog with it’s brain removed wouldn’t jump out of slowly heated water but would reflexively jump if placed into already hot water, leading to a myth that a frog won’t leave boiling water if heated gradually enough.

    Idioms around frog boiling generally means to make changes slowly and gradually enough that there is minimal reaction from affected parties.