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Boiling the frog.

            Gentle persistent rain. At first it feels OK but you gradually get soaking wet.

A bit like a "frog in hot water".

Urban myth has it that if you put a frog in a pot of boiling water it will instantly leap out. But if you put it in a pot filled with pleasantly tepid water and gradually heat it, the frog will remain in the water until it boils to death. Allegedly, the frog is not able to detect the gradual increase in temperature until it's too late.

The story is often used as a metaphor for the inability or unwillingness of people to react to or be aware of sinister threats that arise gradually rather than suddenly. 

According to modern biologists the premise is false: changing location is a natural thermoregulation strategy for frogs and other ectotherms, and is necessary for survival in the wild. A frog that is gradually heated will jump out. Furthermore, a frog placed into already boiling water will die immediately, not jump out.

Wellington Somerset,UK.

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Taken in: UK / England / Taunton Deane District / Wellington (show map)

Taken on: October 2, 2023

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Camera: Sony ILCE-6300, f/4.0, 1/400 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 3200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-6300
Lens:	E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	3200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.6 (Windows)
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