15 Inaccuracies in Common Science Illustrations

Your high school teachers had the best intentions, but they likely featured educational illustrations on the walls of their classrooms that weren’t telling you the whole truth. 

Our friends at Mental Floss painstakingly point out 15 gross oversimplifications found in common science illustrations. From the map of our earth to what atoms actually look like to the misleading images of featherless velociraptors, here’s the video that undues this accidental conspiracy.

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