Mythbusters: Attractive People

Myth: Australians are HOT.

A picture's worth a thousand words, but I'd still like to draw your attention to a few key points here.

• Long (sun-bleached) hair
• Extra points for being tied in a ponytail/bun
• Extra extra points for being long enough to tie in a ponytail
• Skinny jeans
• Hipster glasses
• I'm sure they've got flannel in their closet somewhere. It was a warm day, so that's excused.

Nice to meet you, I'm a creeper

Conclusion: True.

Mythbusters: Killer Animals

Myth: Australia is home to the greatest number of poisonous animals/insects/reptiles/other creatures.

I have yet to see a single poisonous anything. The only spider I've seen in the past four months was at the Rainforestation Centre (to be fair, its body was the size of my palm). I saw some jelly fish in Sydney, but they weren't about to kill me. And no matter how hard I look, I can't seem to find any poisonous snakes - I guess they're just not popular in the city.

Again, Rainforestation, and I'm pretty sure it wasn't poisonous. Apparently, all the good, dangerous animals are hidden here.

Instead, I've seen heaps of kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, and wombats, the last of which is, by far, my favorite animal here. How life-threatening does this little guy look?

Conclusion: False. I'll believe it when I see it (aka get bitten/stung/die). Until then, Australia has no poisonous animals.

Mythbusters: the Toilet

Myth: The water goes down the other way.

Conclusion: Unfortunately, I've forgotten which way the water goes down in the US, so you'll just have to see for yourself:

[Is this not the prettiest toilet you've ever seen? Courtesy of the Sin City Ladies Lounge at Surfers Paradise, in the Gold Coast. The bathroom also had a thousand mirrors and a computer with Facebook access.]