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The Scientific Equivalent of "When did you stop beating your wife?"
on.io9.com
There's a famous trick question: "When did you stop beating your wife?" The structure of the question is funny — or disturbing — because any response condemns you. You'd assume that a quick-witted person could see through it. But this study proves that you're wrong.