Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Burnt toast theory

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was speedy keep‎ per WP:SKCRIT#6: currently on the Main Page. Also noting that I cleaned up this nomination as it was originally malformed. Elli (talk | contribs) 19:11, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Like it was mentioned on the talk page for the article, burnt toast theory is just the butterfly effect mixed with positive thinking. It's also not very notable, since it's really just comes from a single TikTok that went semi-viral. It might have a place as a subsection on the butterfly effect page, but I don't think it deserves a page by itself. Feed Me Your Skin (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 18:36, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• I think I am posting this in the correct place, sorry if not. This "theory" or whatever you want to call it is logically bogus. Yes, burning your toast could prevent you from being in a serious car accident on the way to work by delaying you. BUT, it is JUST AS LIKELY that the burnt toast delays you INTO a serious car accident and away from an otherwise safe trip to work. So there is NO advantage to burning your toast. Assuming of course that the probability of having a serious car accident is independent of your departure time. And this would be true if the delay was just a few minutes, because rush hour traffic is equally dangerous throughout rush hour. And if the "theory" comes from a single tiktok posting, that is also pretty indicative. There is a lot of garbage on the net, and tiktok in particular. One person's single post on tiktok is an extremely poor indicator of good logic or intelligence, especially given the above argument.

I vote DELETION!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr.gregory.retzlaff (talk • contribs) 18:53, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• I agree with the above. It doesn't seem very notable. It hasn't been covered in many major national publications either. I think the best course would be to put a mention of it in the butterfly effect page. Keeper of the Queen's Corgis (talk) 19:05, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.