Can Lemon Juice Hide You?Why incompetence often masks itself as confidence

The Logic Glitch

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The Logic Glitch

In 1995, a man robbed two banks in broad daylight with no mask, believing lemon juice on his face made him invisible to cameras. This bizarre crime inspired psychologists to uncover a fundamental flaw in human metacognition known as the Dunning-Kruger effect. We explore why the least competent people are often the most confident in their abilities.

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