The Brain Is Not Activated

Friend: “My doctor told me I should try taking some deactivated charcoal for my tummy issues.”

Me: “You mean activated charcoal.”

Friend: “No, deactivated. I don’t want to burn myself.”

Me: “Burn yourself? What do you mean?”

Friend: “Well, if it’s activated, it’s gonna be hot. Like on a barbecue.”

Me: “[Friend], do you think charcoal is activated when it’s on fire?”

Friend: “Yeah! You put fire on it, and it activates and cooks the meat!”

Me: “Activated charcoal is charcoal that’s already been heated, but like, really hot. It’s not the same as the kind you put under a barbecue. It’s like a pill or a capsule.”

Friend: “Oh, yeah, I saw the pills. They were expensive. I was just gonna go buy the barbecue charcoal.”

Me: “And what, chew on some rocks?”

Friend: “It was cheaper!”