Campbell's Chicken Noodle soup

I knew you’d know I was just joking. I really couldn’t resist.

"A perfect example of not only one of your verbose posts, but also of convoluted doublespeak."

Your non sequitur is dismissed, simpleton.

"Of course it was gaslighting."

Again, that word doesn't mean what you think it means.

"You openly admitted that you immediately concluded that I was imparting "bad information""

That's because you were, and to an even greater degree than I originally thought when I assumed you were smart enough to make an apples-to-apples comparison. In that case, your error would have only been slight, because the condensed versions are almost the same size. However, in the case of the 18.6-ounce "ready to serve" can, it's substantially less than the "ready to serve" amount of the 10.75-ounce Campbell's can (which is about 21.5 ounces). 18.6 ounces is less than 21.5 ounces, obviously.

"seized upon that to assert your superior information"

I usually correct bad information when replying to a post, because good information is better than bad information, obviously. And people who are not a child, or childish, are glad to have their misconceptions corrected, because, again, good information is better than bad information. But you are childish, including the wild imagination aspect of childishness, and the inherent stupidity that goes along with children having brains that aren't yet fully developed.

"because you're so egocentric, full of yourself."

Your non sequitur is dismissed.

"In reality, you were the one relying on "bad information.""

False. Your information was even worse than I originally thought when I was giving you the benefit of the doubt (see above). You not understanding the difference between condensed and "ready to serve" soup is hilarious.

"You're probably one of those idiots that blindly accepts Photoshop, deep fakes and AI."

Your non sequitur is dismissed. Also, Comical Irony Alert, coming from the guy who's a well-established idiot at this point.

"Your response made me feel that I couldn't trust my own eyes and common sense, after years of purchasing that product"

You can't, because you don't understand the difference between condensed soup and "ready to serve" soup. The "ready to serve" amount of a 10.75-ounce can of condensed Campbell's soup is approximately double the weight of the can's contents (about 21.5 ounces), because the instructions say to add 1 can of water before serving. Just for the sake of accuracy, I just weighed a soup can's worth of water and it weighs 11.5 ounces, which means the "ready to serve" amount is 22.25 ounces.

I suppose you also think you get more with your 18.6-ounce can of Kroger chicken noodle soup than with an envelope of Lipton chicken noodle soup too, because it only weighs 2.25 ounces. Nevermind that it's not ready to serve that way, and after adding the amount of water that you're supposed to, the weight is 34.25 ounces. That's far too complex a concept for you, obviously, even though I had no trouble understanding it even when I was a kid.

"which is the literal definition of gaslighting."

No, Special Ed., in order for me to be "gaslighting" I would have to be giving you false information in an effort to make you question your correct information gathered from your own senses/experiences/memories. What I've done is exactly the opposite. The information about the hornet was correct according to the University of Florida's website, and your information was wrong. The information about the soup is correct according to basic math (22.25 ounces is greater than 18.6 ounces), as well as according to the logic pertaining to valid comparisons (apples-to-apples vs. apples-to-oranges).

"And now, because of me, you've suddenly become aware that Kroger is one the world's largest grocery chains"

I didn't say I hadn't heard of Kroger, numbnuts (Kroger is the place that infamous Soapbox poster Meade Skelton was allegedly banned from many years ago); I said I hadn't heard of their brand of chicken noodle soup.

"so you were also responding out of pure ignorance. You're welcome."

No, bird brain. Prior knowledge of Kroger chicken noodle soup, or even of Kroger itself, isn't at all pertinent to anything I said, since every relevant detail about their chicken noodle soup can easily be found online.