What are common misconceptions about your field that non-specialists refuse to believe aren't true?

That radio waves and power lines affect cause cancer et al.

That the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle comes from trying to measure stuff.

That there is a "best solution" to everything.

That engineers aren't creative.

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