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Taking apart a microwave is fatal because it contains an electric bomb

Do never, do not ever take apart a microwave because you'll die. You'll get electrified. They've got like a bomb inside of them. ... You have a nuclear weapon in your kitchen.

Fact ClaimLifeMediumSarcastic
While microwaves have high-voltage capacitors that can be lethal even when unplugged, calling them a 'nuclear weapon' or a 'bomb' is scientifically incorrect.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Stan Musial invented the fist bump

I learned something the other day. I don't know if you guys heard this. Do you guys know who invented the fist bump? Stan Musial invented the fist bump. How crazy is that?

Stan Musial is often credited with popularizing it because he didn't want to shake hands to avoid germs, though its exact origins are debated (Freddie Patek is also mentioned).
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Arian FosterArian Foster

The Squatty Potty is the medically superior way to defecate because of human evolution

I got it, bro. I got it. Okay. This is not a plug, but a Squatty potty... We sit regular, right? And that messes up our bowel movements. Right? So if he's leaning for a while... it could be coming out the wrong angle, but the Squatty potty lifts your knees to your chest. And the angles is downward. That's how we evolved to actually defecate.

Medical research generally supports that squatting straightens the anorectal angle, aiding bowel movements.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Boneless wings are slow-twitch muscles and bone-in wings are fast-twitch

Boneless wings are slow Twitch muscles and bone in wings are fast Twitch muscles. In terms of on the chicken... I think it has more higher mineral density.

Chicken wings (bone-in) and the breast meat typically used for boneless wings are both primarily white meat, which consists of fast-twitch fibers. The claim about boneless being slow-twitch is biologically incorrect.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Alcohol is a diuretic because it flushes liquid out of your body faster than you can hydrate

Al calls a diuretic. And why it dehydrates you is because it flushes all the liquid in your body, out through your piss. So even though it may seem like it's hydrated... It gets all your liquid out faster.

Scientifically correct, alcohol inhibits the hormone vasopressin which tells the kidneys to reabsorb water, leading to increased urination and dehydration.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

It's a law of the universe that long-haired quarterbacks don't win Super Bowls

It's not even really long hair curse. It's just a demonstrable fact that long hair quarterbacks have never won a Superbowl... It's a law of the universe.

Historically, Super Bowl-winning QBs have almost exclusively had short hair. Kenny Stabler and Patrick Mahomes (who has curly/longer hair but not 'flowing') are the closest exceptions.
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Big CatBig Cat

I can successfully pee off a moving bicycle without getting off

I peed off the bike... I would be pedaling and I was leaned over. I could absolutely do it right now. Get me a bike, Jake... I will prove it.

While technically possible for some athletes (e.g. Tour de France riders), Big Cat has never demonstrated this ability on camera, and it remains a point of skepticism.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

A scientific study proves that squirting is actually just pee

There was a study done on squirting where they hook an MRI machine up to someone's bladder... and the bladder's empty. Wait. So it's piss. It came from the bladder.

Many medical studies, including those published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, conclude that the fluid released is predominantly chemically identical to urine, though it can contain components from the Skene's glands.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Zach Wilson has a 'laser arm' and his high throw velocity is a sign of potential success

Zach Wilson also had the fastest throw this week... laser arm. Yeah. Set it. Keep that in mind. That's good. In the first two weeks he had a 59.99 mile per hour pass.

While the velocity stat may be true, Zach Wilson's 'laser arm' did not prevent him from becoming one of the most statistically unsuccessful quarterbacks of his era.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

British soldiers are mandated to sit down to pee in tanks

The British have to sit down when using the toilets in their tanks the piss because they can't stand up in the tank. I believe they like mandate it... I checked myself. That's a good fact check.

Most tank crews (including British) use relief bags or tubes; standing is physically impossible in most armored vehicles.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Crushing oyster shells and putting them in a chicken coop is good for their eggshells.

If you crush up oyster shells and put them in your chicken coop, it's actually really good for the eggshells.

Oyster shells are a common calcium supplement used by poultry farmers to ensure strong eggshells in laying hens.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am officially an ex-NFL kicker because I was once offered an NFL-adjacent tryout.

I'm going to claim that because I was offered a tryout, I'm now an ex-NFL kicker.

Fact ClaimFootballMildSarcastic
PFT did receive a tryout offer from the XFL and worked with specialists, but he never actually played in or made an NFL roster.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The butt is the easiest hole to get any disease through

I think the—let's be honest—the butt is the easiest hole to get any disease through. Yeah, I would say stay away from that if you're trying to fuck around with someone who's got Corona. All holes no go.

While certain diseases (STIs) can be transmitted this way, it is certainly not the 'easiest' way to catch a respiratory virus like COVID-19 compared to inhalation.
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Big CatBig Cat

The umbilical cord acts like a snorkel so pregnant women can swim without the baby drowning

Umbilical cord is like a snorkel. So if you keep your belly button above the water is fine. That's actually fact for real. Yeah, that's how babies breathe.

Fact ClaimLifeScorchingSarcastic
The umbilical cord provides oxygen from the mother's blood, not air from the surface like a snorkel.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

No one in history has ever regretted getting a dog

No one regrets a dog. No, no ever that's facts.

Subjective, though many people clearly do find pet ownership difficult or regrettable.
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Big CatBig Cat

Peeing in a pool is safer than getting out because it prevents slip-and-fall accidents

You're more likely to injure yourself getting out of a pool and getting back in than you are if you just stay in the pool and pee. If you walk through the house after being in a pool, you're creating an enormous slip and fall hazard... you're basically putting a gun to their head. So pee in that pool.

Fact ClaimLifeHotSarcastic
While slip-and-falls are a real risk, peeing in pools creates cyanogen chloride and trichloramine, which are respiratory irritants. It is a health trade-off.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Conception in doggy style makes you more likely to have twins

If you have sex doggy style, you're more likely to have twins. That's a fact. If she's on top, you're more likely to have a girl. If a guy's on top, you're more likely to have a dude because you're dominant.

Fact ClaimLifeScorchingSarcastic
This is biological nonsense stated for comedic effect.
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Big CatBig Cat

You cannot get pregnant in a jacuzzi and pre-cum always results in a soccer player

Can't get pregnant in a jacuzzi. Pre-cum is a soccer player. All these are facts. These are just stone cold facts.

Fact ClaimLifeScorchingSarcastic
These are comedic lies.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am officially down 10 pounds in the 'Year of the Core'.

I actually am down 10 pounds. I'm still about 10 pounds away from anyone being like, 'hey, you actually look good' because I was that overweight. But I am down 10 pounds. So what up now, haters?

The 'Year of the Core' was a season-long narrative for Big Cat in 2019.
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Big CatBig Cat

Short people are being weeded out by natural selection

[Speaker 3] (1:21:17-1:21:25) No, if you look back in history, the human species has gotten taller as time has gone on, so the short people have been weeded out.

While humans have grown taller on average due to better nutrition, short people are not being 'weeded out' by natural selection in a biological sense.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Raisins are just rotten grapes

You've been had just like raisins are just rotten grapes.

Fact ClaimFoodMediumSarcastic
Raisins are dried grapes, not rotten ones. Rotting involves decomposition, while drying is just dehydration.
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Big CatBig Cat

A man is most masculine and extra horny when he is asleep

I think technically when a man is asleep, he's the most masculine he can be. So that's like, it gets extra horny. I feel like that's exactly what happens. I think that's just science.

While testosterone levels peak during sleep, describing it as 'maximum masculinity' is a subjective comedic framing rather than scientific fact.
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Big CatBig Cat

Every man in the world farts when they pee in the morning

Every time he pees in the morning, he farts and then laughs to himself. ... Do all guys do this? Yes. Oh, yeah. Absolutely. ... That's how every guy ever wakes up.

A broadly humorous generalization about male physiology/habits.
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HankHank

Flushing the toilet while someone is showering can cause them to 'shower in poop'

Hank brings up a good point. It messes up the pipes. The poop gets in the pipes... You're going to be showering in your own poop, yeah. I don't want it to be fresh.

This is scientifically incorrect; plumbing systems are designed to keep potable water and sewage separate.
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Big CatBig Cat

Women carry up to two liters of extra blood during their periods

It's actually a fact. Women during their periods are carrying up to two liters more blood than the average human.

Fact ClaimLifeMildSarcastic
This is biologically false; total blood volume for an average woman is only about 4-5 liters total, and they do not gain 2 liters during a period.
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Big CatBig Cat

Shaving your legs is a sign of wealth because not everyone can afford shaving cream

Shaving your legs was actually a sign of being rich in olden times because not everyone had shaving cream. So you should actually take that as a compliment. You're so rich, you can shave your legs. You must be real fancy.

Fact ClaimLifeMediumSarcastic
While body hair removal has various historical class connotations, Big Cat's specific reasoning about shaving cream availability is largely comedic invention.
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Big CatBig Cat

Men only wash their hands after peeing if someone else is in the room

I only wash it when there's someone else in the room that's going to wash it and they look down on you... I was in the bathroom with one of our boss bosses... and it was like, okay, is he going to go? Are you going to go? I wish I had just had the balls to be like, hey, we're guys. Let's just not wash.

This is a generalization of human behavior that is difficult to verify but is presented as a common truth in the PMT universe.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Pee on your hands releases pheromones that make women find you irresistible

If you don't wash your hands, you're actually preserving the pheromones that women find irresistible. So a little pee on your hands... actually turns women into soup. Just melts that labia clean off.

Fact ClaimLifeFireSarcastic
There is no scientific evidence that human urine on hands acts as an aphrodisiac for women.

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