11 Musicians With A Shaky Grasp On Science

Thunder doesn't only happen when it's raining, Stevie Nicks.

1. Fleetwood Mac, "Dreams"

Lyric: "Thunder only happens when it's raining"

Reality: Dry thunderstorms are a real thing that exists, you've probably experienced it if you've ever been outside.

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2. Lil Wayne, "A Milli"

Lyric: “I’m a venereal disease like a menstrual bleed"

Reality: A woman's menstrual cycle is totes natural and is in no way an STD. Weezy, what were you thinking?

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3. Jay-Z, "It's Hot"

Lyric“Thirty-eight revolve like the sun ’round the Earth.”

Reality: Love ya, Jay, but last time I checked, the Earth, like all the planets in our solar system, revolve around the sun. Not vice versa.

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4. Faith Hill, "This Kiss"

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Lyric: "It's that pivotal moment, it's a feeling like this / It's centrifugal motion, it's perpetual bliss"

Reality: Centrifugal force pushes an object away from its center, so basically, Faith Hill is finding bliss in being pushed away from her lover? Also that's not how kissing works.

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5. OJ da Juiceman, "I'm Getting Money"

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Lyric: "Moving in a Grand Prix, same color as thunder."

Reality: Thunder is a sound, and lightning is a visual. And it doesn't have a color.

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6. Raekwon, "Pushing Keys"

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Lyric: "Don't get drowned in one of the Mediterraneans"

Reality: There is only one Mediterranean Sea.

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7. Bruce Springsteen, "Racing in the Street"

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Lyric: "I got a '69 Chevy with a 396"

Reality: The car would explode.

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8. Kanye West, "Gettin' It In"

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Lyric: "Are you into astrology, cause um, I'm trying to make it to Uranus."

Reality: Here our God has mistaken "astronomy" for "astrology." It's cool, I still love ya.

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9. Young Buck, "Bang Bang"

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Lyric: "Just think if I ain't empty the clip, and he killed me / Would I still be living?"

Reality: If someone killed you, you would be dead.

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10. Madonna, "Impressive Instant"

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Lyric: "Comets shoot across the sky / Can't explain the reasons why"

Reality: When tiny dust particles of asteroids pass around the sun, they burn up in Earth's atmosphere causing light.

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11. Insane Clown Posse, "Miracles"

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Reality: Good question.

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