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philipMac
28-06-06, 07:11 PM
Every drop of seawater contains approximately 1 billion gold atoms.
Don't know about you lot, but you'll find me down the beach :D
Really.
Huh. I know that Fritz Haber tried to set up reactions to extract gld from seawater. I know he failed, but, I think the work he did allowed people extract Bromine from seawater.
Then he came up with the Haber-Bosch process, which later provided the Nazis with Nitrogen, which allowed the Germans to keep up their munitions production. Which allowed the war to run on.
The funny thing was that Haber was a Jew (by birth.), and the Nazis kicked him out of the country, even though the Kaiser had made him a captain in the German army, and he converted away from judasism. He also noted that some gases were very toxic to humans, and noted that they could be used in warfare. For this he was called the Father of Chemical Warfare.
A number of members of his family were killed by Zyclon B, which he developed.
Spiderman
28-06-06, 07:19 PM
A number of members of his family were killed by Zyclon B, which he developed.
now thats what you call Karma comming and biting you right in the ass isnt it?
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning .
With that in mind, I've got some work that I actually need to do today.
the devil's number facts
666 is used in every UPC barcode for groceries in the us of a
666 is the sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel.
Ronald Reagan changed the number of the house he and his wife moved into after he left the presidency from 666 St. Cloud Road to 668.
i'm sure there's loads more but i'm bored already
philipMac
29-06-06, 04:18 PM
the devil's number facts
666 is used in every UPC barcode for groceries in the us of a
666 is the sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel.
Ronald Reagan changed the number of the house he and his wife moved into after he left the presidency from 666 St. Cloud Road to 668.
i'm sure there's loads more but i'm bored already
Its just as well God made us with 10 fingers, so that we count base 10 allowing 666 to be nice and easy to remember.
All part of his plan I presume.
Or not. I mean, obviously, I dont presume anything so presumtious. Ours is not to guess Gods mysterious ways.
the devil's number facts
666 is used in every UPC barcode for groceries in the us of a
666 is the sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel.
Ronald Reagan changed the number of the house he and his wife moved into after he left the presidency from 666 St. Cloud Road to 668.
i'm sure there's loads more but i'm bored already
Its just as well God made us with 10 fingers, so that we count base 10 allowing 666 to be nice and easy to remember.
All part of his plan I presume.
Or not. I mean, obviously, I dont presume anything so presumtious. Ours is not to guess Gods mysterious ways.
Yea, having to say 1010011010 would be a real pain.
Now that I mention it, weird how thats the only mirrored binary number I've seen (I know there are probably more, just never noticed the pattern).
Anyway, back to the topic...
Just about 3 people are born every second, and about 1.3333 people die every second. The result is about a 2 and 2/3 net increase of people every second. Almost 10 people more live on this Earth now, than before you finished reading this.
DanDare
30-06-06, 09:27 AM
The Meaning of Life is..............
.........Oh S**t, I 've lost the bit of paper with it on. :oops:
rpwoodman
01-07-06, 04:42 PM
99% of gargoyles look like Bob Todd :thumbsup:
Are they still going?
(I get the impression that was a general "Whooosh!", but it's not lost on me! :-) )
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was a real racing car.
In fact it was the name given to a series of cars raced by Louis Zborowski in the 1920's.
The origins of the name "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" come from a bawdy WW1 RFC messroom song about a rather accomodating young lady.
Heres a picture of Zborowski in "Chitty 1"
http://www.brooklands.org.uk/Originalimages/b241.jpg
Zborowski was a flamboyant character who was always up for a "jape", which probably explains the exhaust pipe in the picture.
He was sadly killed in a crash at Monza aged only 29
Jester666
06-07-06, 01:28 AM
1. More people have stood on the top of Mount Everest than have succesfully swum The English Channel.
2. My great Aunts Uncle was the clever chap that came up with the idea for cats eyes (The ones in the road, not the feline ones!!) He went on to develope the idea, developed the first working model but forgot to patent the plans! Doh!! ](*,)
Nick762
06-07-06, 01:42 PM
Anyone looked at Sharris074's avatar?
Wonder why super agent James Bond is posing with an air pistol?
Apparently when they were doing the film publicity shots with Sean Connery, the props man forgot to bring a genuine Walther PPK to the session but happened to have an air pistol (also I believe made by Walther) in his car boot. The intention was to airbrush the picture to make it look like the real thing but for some reason this was never done hence the iconic picture of 007 with an airgun.
Unless of course, you know different...
sharriso74
06-07-06, 01:49 PM
Noooo say it is't true
Nick762
06-07-06, 01:50 PM
And another useless fact:
On his way to London following the Battle of Hastings (a narrow victory gained only through a very dodgy line call and a biased Frankish referee) William of Normandy was confronted on what was the old Roman Road of Watling Street (or the A2 near Swanscombe as it is today) by what appeared to be a moving wood. The men of Kent led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Stigande and Egelsine, the Abbot of St. Augustine’s Abbey had cut oak branches to hide themselves as they approached the Norman army.
Revealing themselves to be heavily armed (obviously the local Chavs after a day's shoplifting at the medieval equivalent to Bluewater) they first asked William who the hell he thought he was looking at and then offered him peace provided he would grant them their ancient rights and liberties otherwise, there would be trouble!
Fearing ambushers laying in wait for him in the forest, the Invaders chose not to fight and agreed that their laws and privileges would be upheld. The motto ‘Invicta’ (Undefeated) was adopted shortly after and to every Man of Kent (those born to the south of the River Medway) or every Kentish Man (those born to the north of the river) William is King William, William of Normandy or William the ******* NEVER William the Conqueror!
northwind
06-07-06, 06:27 PM
2. My great Aunts Uncle was the clever chap that came up with the idea for cats eyes (The ones in the road, not the feline ones!!) He went on to develope the idea, developed the first working model but forgot to patent the plans! Doh!! ](*,)[/color]
If we're playing that game, my grandad was one of the McVities master chefs who invented the jaffa orangey bit. He also iced the Queen's wedding cake. My birthday cakes used to rock :)
2. My great Aunts Uncle was the clever chap that came up with the idea for cats eyes (The ones in the road, not the feline ones!!) He went on to develope the idea, developed the first working model but forgot to patent the plans! Doh!! ](*,)[/color]
If we're playing that game, my grandad was one of the McVities master chefs who invented the jaffa orangey bit. He also iced the Queen's wedding cake. My birthday cakes used to rock :)
Okay then
My dads side owned some hoisery co - poss pretty polly- and when we were self made millionaires they put the money into Rolls Royce which then dropped and we lost the lot. :oops: - Hows that for stupidity!
water does NOT drain down a plughole one way in the northern hemisphere and the opposite way in the southern hemisphere.
a kind of a non fact if you will. 8)
DanDare
07-07-06, 08:08 AM
water does NOT drain down a plughole one way in the northern hemisphere and the opposite way in the southern hemisphere.
a kind of a non fact if you will. 8)
Yes it does, have you tried it? :? :)
water does NOT drain down a plughole one way in the northern hemisphere and the opposite way in the southern hemisphere.
a kind of a non fact if you will. 8)
Yes it does, have you tried it? :? :)
nope.
but i've got it on good authority that it only depends on the shape of the basin/bath and which tap the water falls from i.e. left or right
i stand to be corrected tho!
water does NOT drain down a plughole one way in the northern hemisphere and the opposite way in the southern hemisphere.
a kind of a non fact if you will. 8)
Yes it does, have you tried it? :? :)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/coriolis.html
DanDare
07-07-06, 08:19 AM
water does NOT drain down a plughole one way in the northern hemisphere and the opposite way in the southern hemisphere.
a kind of a non fact if you will. 8)
Yes it does, have you tried it? :? :)
nope.
but i've got it on good authority that it only depends on the shape of the basin/bath and which tap the water falls from i.e. left or right
i stand to be corrected tho!
No neither have I :lol: :oops: :oops:
Father in Law has, I thought it was to do with the earth spinning on its axis and aliens. :D
No neither have I :lol: :oops: :oops:
ooo you little bluffer! do you play poker? :D
water does NOT drain down a plughole one way in the northern hemisphere and the opposite way in the southern hemisphere.
a kind of a non fact if you will. 8)
Yes it does, have you tried it? :? :)
nope.
but i've got it on good authority that it only depends on the shape of the basin/bath and which tap the water falls from i.e. left or right
i stand to be corrected tho!
No neither have I :lol: :oops: :oops:
Father in Law has, I thought it was to do with the earth spinning on its axis and aliens. :D
Having lived in Australia and the UK I can vouch it DOES go down the drain the opposite way to the other. No matter what basin/bath/shower you have in Australia, I have never seen it go the same way as in the UK.
Whats even more disconcerting are the stars are upside down too [again very disconcerting being used to Orion and other constellations being the other way round].
Just thought Id pop in and correct Keith :wink: :P :lol: I'll stop throwing my toys out the pram as long as someone doesnt make a political issue out of this one :wink: :P :P :lol: :lol:
what about this info then lyn? :D
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/coriolis.html
philipMac
07-07-06, 03:04 PM
what about this info then lyn? :D
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/coriolis.html
I wasntgoing to say anything... but I have to sort of agree with who ever wrote this page. I mean, maybe there is some tendancy for water to drain in a certain way, and maybe that gets stronger the further you are from the equator, but, from what I have seen, even down to the edge of Antarctica drain water sort of does whatever on the way out of the sink. I could get it to spin either way, much the same.
One thing that does look totally differant in the southern hemisphere though is the moon. It looks... I dunno, completely different.
And the light is differant down there too. You get this amazing twilight. Its nice when you are sleeping out in it. :)
what about this info then lyn? :D
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/coriolis.html
Where Ive lived have obviously all had drains/baths/basins/loos which conform to the effect of that hemisphere.
Unfair - I want a special one now that doesnt conform :wink: :P :lol:
PhillipMac I know what you mean. I put it down to the fact youre looking at it from a different perspective ie the same reason the constellations like Orion are "upside down".
philipMac
09-07-06, 11:17 PM
PhillipMac I know what you mean. I put it down to the fact youre looking at it from a different perspective ie the same reason the constellations like Orion are "upside down".
Yeah. It is upside down... I suppose realistically that's all it can be, but, somehow it looks even more than that. It is actually a bit disturbing looking up at the sky, and seeing no stars you know, and even the moon doesnt look like the moon you have been looking at for the past 20 odd years.
Also, did you ever see sometimes before the sun rises out there, these enormously long sort of concentric, or just single rings? They seemed to me to be very very high in the atmosphere. I would never see the whole hoop, just a part of one or more rings that appeared to be flat in the sky. I would see them usually when I was deep in the Andes, and it was very dark, and still.
No one seemed to have a clue what they are. I have never seen anything about them since.
therealvw
11-07-06, 12:42 PM
From my time in N.Z. it did look to go the opposite way down the plug hole.
I wonder if it will change when the earths magnetic poles change?
Flamin_Squirrel
11-07-06, 01:54 PM
From my time in N.Z. it did look to go the opposite way down the plug hole.
I wonder if it will change when the earths magnetic poles change?
Nope. The coriolis effect is caused by the earth spinning :)
From my time in N.Z. it did look to go the opposite way down the plug hole.
I wonder if it will change when the earths magnetic poles change?
Nope. The coriolis effect is caused by the earth spinning :)
the earth spins?
that expalins my constant giddy feeling....
therealvw
12-07-06, 09:51 AM
HEHE, ahh. nice one Keithd. Thought it was the mascoline that you are prescribed!?
BUT did anyone else know that the earths magnetic poles are or will be changing. SO north becomes south, south becomse north....
Wonder if that will mean a shift in stuck up southerners, and dopey northerners?
Stormspiel
12-07-06, 10:30 AM
BUT did anyone else know that the earths magnetic poles are or will be changing. SO north becomes south, south becomse north....
year 11 Physics :roll: next 50 years or so, so i should still be alive.
therealvw
12-07-06, 11:22 AM
they never told me that at school. Mind you when I was at school it wasn't classed as year 11 it was proper 5th Year!
God I'm old! :roll:
BUT did anyone else know that the earths magnetic poles are or will be changing. SO north becomes south, south becomse north....
year 11 Physics :roll: next 50 years or so, so i should still be alive.
Not the next 50 years, it doesnt just happen like switching on a light bulb, it happens gradually over a long period of time.
I think the last time it happened was about 10000 years ago, or something daft, so we are definately due for one, it may even be happening now.
Stormspiel
12-07-06, 01:32 PM
It's going to complete over the next 50 years or so apparently,So in 50 years time (ish) south=north & north=south never said it was goin to happen in exactly 50 years or that it would suddenly flip did i :roll:
It was proven/ discovered by the iron content in the earth's surface (i.e rocks), that were found to show a pattern of direction as if being pulled towards one direction then gradually it would shift to be pulled towards the other. I can't remember which way round it is but lets says it's getting dragged North, then it will all show that it is being sucked towards the North pole. Eventually it will appear to be pulled to the south Pole but it is actually what we regard as magnetic north :roll: .
We did 1 lesson on it in Physics in year 11 so that was about 4 years ago, and for some reason it's stuck...along with various German and french insults :lol:
BUT did anyone else know that the earths magnetic poles are or will be changing. SO north becomes south, south becomse north....
year 11 Physics :roll: next 50 years or so, so i should still be alive.
Not the next 50 years, it doesnt just happen like switching on a light bulb, it happens gradually over a long period of time.
I think the last time it happened was about 10000 years ago, or something daft, so we are definately due for one, it may even be happening now.
Seems to be constantly shifting according to this:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/29dec_magneticfield.htm
Nasa saying the last flip indicated by the magnetism in rocks was 780,000 years ago with them happening every 300,000 on average. :D
I do like this idea though:
A south magnetic pole might emerge over Africa, for instance, or a north pole over Tahiti. Weird. But it's still a planetary magnetic field, and it still protects us from space radiation and solar storms.
And, as a bonus, Tahiti could be a great place to see the Northern Lights.
Bring it on :D
Anonymous
20-07-06, 01:01 PM
There's a lovely little town in Pennsylvania called "Intercourse".
I was there when I got a call on my mobile phone: "Where are you, and what are you up to?" asked my secretary. I could only just about answer: "I'm in the middle of Inter...." :lol:
There's a lovely little town in Pennsylvania called "Intercourse".
I was there when I got a call on my mobile phone: "Where are you, and what are you up to?" asked my secretary. I could only just about answer: "I'm in the middle of Inter...." :lol:
I can belive that as,
I was on tour in NI, and got a call on the radio. "24 Charlie, Send Loc stat, over."
to which I replied "Currently searching this bush line in Muff"
how we laughed... :lol:
coat, taxi.
DanDare
21-07-06, 10:36 AM
Bit like those towns in the Shetlands and Orkney's..........****t.
Yep there real, just check a map.
rpwoodman
21-07-06, 10:44 AM
Place called Spuzum in Vancouver, BC
One for anyone dieting today. Adding chilli sauces or mustard to dishes can increase your calorie burn by up to 8% because the active ingredient capsaicin speeds up your metabolism.
Green tea can have a similar effect.
:D
sharriso74
31-07-06, 06:09 AM
One for anyone dieting today. Adding chilli sauces or mustard to dishes can increase your calorie burn by up to 8% because the active ingredient capsaicin speeds up your metabolism.
Green tea can have a similar effect.
:D
Excellent so as long as you slap on loads of chilli sauce kebabs are diet food
Xerbraski
31-07-06, 09:52 AM
Fritz Haber inventor of the insecticide/pesticide better known as Zyklon-B was Jewish.
The same chap was also responsible for Mustard Gas too!!
Oh and the Atom Bomb, hot-dog bun, Levi Jeans and flexi-straws are jewish inventions too 8)
One for anyone dieting today. Adding chilli sauces or mustard to dishes can increase your calorie burn by up to 8% because the active ingredient capsaicin speeds up your metabolism.
Green tea can have a similar effect.
:D
Excellent as everyone rushes out to stock up on chilli sauces. :lol:
What ratio for say a fifty per cent increase?
One for anyone dieting today. Adding chilli sauces or mustard to dishes can increase your calorie burn by up to 8% because the active ingredient capsaicin speeds up your metabolism.
Green tea can have a similar effect.
:D
Excellent as everyone rushes out to stock up on chilli sauces. :lol:
What ratio for say a fifty per cent increase?
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Dont overdo it though - a litre and a half of tabasco in a short time could kill you. :shock: :wink: :P :lol:
Marshall
31-07-06, 11:02 AM
One for anyone dieting today. Adding chilli sauces or mustard to dishes can increase your calorie burn by up to 8% because the active ingredient capsaicin speeds up your metabolism.
Green tea can have a similar effect.
:D
Excellent as everyone rushes out to stock up on chilli sauces. :lol:
What ratio for say a fifty per cent increase?
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Dont overdo it though - a litre and a half of tabasco in a short time could kill you. :shock: :wink: :P :lol:
or at least blow an O ring :twisted:
northwind
31-07-06, 03:08 PM
My interesting fact for today: If I get any more bored, I'll literally die.
Scooby Drew
01-08-06, 11:11 AM
One for anyone dieting today. Adding chilli sauces or mustard to dishes can increase your calorie burn by up to 8% because the active ingredient capsaicin speeds up your metabolism.
Green tea can have a similar effect.
:D
Excellent as everyone rushes out to stock up on chilli sauces. :lol:
What ratio for say a fifty per cent increase?
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Dont overdo it though - a litre and a half of tabasco in a short time could kill you. :shock: :wink: :P :lol:
or at least blow an O ring :twisted:
Cayenne pepper lowers your blood sugar. The docs don't quite know how, but as a diabetic I don't care, I just ladle it on :lol:
philipMac
01-08-06, 03:44 PM
Nerd Music Fact of the Day:
The band "Postal Service" are so named because the guys in the band dont actually meet. They each do their own little bit, and post it on to the other person.
Like, one guy sets up a tune, sends it off to get beats, who sends it off to another person for mastering some vocals who sends it back etc etc. Thus Postal Service.
Who are a decent enough band.
rpwoodman
01-08-06, 03:51 PM
My interesting fact for today: If I get any more bored, I'll literally die.
Anyone interested in starting a sweepstake taking bets on how long it will be before someone finds Northwind's mouldy body underneath his desk? :D
Peter Henry
02-08-06, 01:50 PM
It is impossible for a human being to lick their own elbow,(when it is still attached to their body! doh) :P
Hands up who just tried to prove me wrong? :P :P
northwind
03-08-06, 12:05 PM
It turns out that no matter how frustrated you get trying to lick your own elbow, it's still not acceptable to lick your colleague's.
Marshall
03-08-06, 12:07 PM
It turns out that no matter how frustrated you get trying to lick your own elbow, it's still not acceptable to lick your colleague's.
PMSL!!
Haven't tried it but apparently it's impossible to touch your elbows together behind your back. It's great getting women to do it though! :twisted:
DanDare
03-08-06, 01:58 PM
Haven't tried it but apparently it's impossible to touch your elbows together behind your back. It's great getting women to do it though! :twisted:
Hell I'm going get the fit girls at work to try that :P
Peter Henry
03-08-06, 02:09 PM
If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
:shock:
If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
:shock:
That's what you think, It's really one guy going round in a circle cos they all look the same.
Before anyone kicks off about me being racist, I am Chinese.
Filipe M.
03-08-06, 02:18 PM
If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
:shock:
That's what you think, It's really one guy going round in a circle cos they all look the same.
Before anyone kicks off about me being racist, I am Chinese.
How are you supposed to know it's really you, then?! You all look the same! :roll:
wyrdness
04-08-06, 03:41 PM
Book, particularly medical ones, used to be bound in human skin.
In 1821, John Horwood was hanged for murder in Bristol, England in 1821. Horwood's skeleton became a prized exhibit at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. A book containing details of his crime, trial, execution, and dissection was published and retained at the Infirmary. The book was bound with Horwood's skin.
See here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/04/the_odd_body_skin_bookbinding/
Amanda M
07-08-06, 03:35 PM
If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
:shock:
That's what you think, It's really one guy going round in a circle cos they all look the same.
Before anyone kicks off about me being racist, I am Chinese.
Thank you Law, you just cheered me up with that one :lol: :lol:
DanDare
09-08-06, 09:35 AM
The Line on the planet where night becomes day is known as the terminator.
" I'll be back "
therealvw
14-08-06, 12:18 PM
If all the people in China stood on chairs, and simultaneously jumped off and landed simultaneously, it would probably cause a Tsunami to engulf the whole of the USA!.
So who needs NUKES!?
Also, if they all stood on chairs at the same time, would that mean they are the tallest nation too?
DanDare
15-08-06, 10:08 AM
If all the people in China stood on chairs, and simultaneously jumped off and landed simultaneously, it would probably cause a Tsunami to engulf the whole of the USA!.
So who needs NUKES!?
Also, if they all stood on chairs at the same time, would that mean they are the tallest nation too?
That's not a FACT, thats speculation, and a rubbish one too.
therealvw
15-08-06, 11:10 AM
If all the people in China stood on chairs, and simultaneously jumped off and landed simultaneously, it would probably cause a Tsunami to engulf the whole of the USA!.
So who needs NUKES!?
Also, if they all stood on chairs at the same time, would that mean they are the tallest nation too?
That's not a FACT, thats speculation, and a rubbish one too.
oooohhhhh!!!!!!!!! :o
DanDare
15-08-06, 11:47 AM
If all the people in China stood on chairs, and simultaneously jumped off and landed simultaneously, it would probably cause a Tsunami to engulf the whole of the USA!.
So who needs NUKES!?
Also, if they all stood on chairs at the same time, would that mean they are the tallest nation too?
That's not a FACT, thats speculation, and a rubbish one too.
oooohhhhh!!!!!!!!! :o
I know I was suprised too! Not everyone in china owns a chair, some may like to sit on the floor. :roll:
Edited: Not a real fact!! Sorry :lol:
therealvw
15-08-06, 11:57 AM
ladies ladies!
I know it was a crappy Fact. lets just leave it there!
the white rabbit
15-08-06, 11:58 AM
Everyone in China owns a chair
Evidence?
sharriso74
15-08-06, 12:03 PM
Not intresting but a fact
MS Project is s**t :evil: :evil:
therealvw
15-08-06, 12:06 PM
Not intresting but a fact
MS Project is s**t :evil: :evil:
I'd agree with that one!
10 year old Ford Mondeo Front brake discs are a pain in the **** to get off...
as they rust & seize onto the hub....
Using a big hammer & then a bigger hammer makes light work of them...FACT.
the front hub nut is torqued to 290 Nm.... :shock: .... and has a non adjustable bearing.
therealvw
16-08-06, 07:08 AM
Did you know that not until the early 60's was the Fact that the earth has tectonic plates commonly accepted by Geologists. And to be fair, this was still the case up until the 70's.
The Idea that the earths crust and so it's continents was and is moving had been around since the early 1900's. But most geologists thought that the continents have been in the shape they are today from the creation of the earth. The interesting fact that brought about a different way of tinking regarding the plates, was how do you explain fossils of the same type of creature on totally different continents? These geologists came up with the idea of Land Bridges, that spanned across the oceans, and have since disappeared, Without leaving a trace!!
So, when the idea that continents have moved apart and in some cases together, from one big land mass, Pangeae, these said Gelologists were in agog! (not a word you hear too often!) So, it took over half a century to get the Geologists in the world to recognise the fact that the crust of the earth is indeed moving around.
Continental drift was a term coined for this, until they decided that it wasn't just the continents moving around, it was the actual thing that the continents were sitting on that was moving, so the term Plates was finally agreed upon, and then Tectonic Plates. Tectonics, means large scale structure.
Diego's dealer
23-08-06, 12:47 PM
Technically, Coffee is a fruit juice. :)
Terence
23-08-06, 02:50 PM
No-where in the nursery rhyme does it mention that Humpty Dumpty was an egg
Technically, Coffee is a fruit juice. :)
does that mean that beer is watered down bread...?
on this fine day in 1885, mr gottlieb daimler patented the world's first motorcycle.
cheers mr daimler. :thumbsup:
DanDare
29-08-06, 09:30 AM
Snakes and Ladders was a game originally from India, designed to teach the kids the difference between right and wrong and heaven and hell.
Snakes and Ladders was a game originally from India, designed to teach the kids the difference between right and wrong and heaven and hell.
I suppose that's why it's less effort to slide down then snake than it is to climb up a ladder. I've always enjoyed sliding on my a**e anyway! :evil:
Plane Geek facts
The first prototype of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter had a Rolls Royce Kestrel engine.
The Bf 109 is often reffered to as the Me 109, this is incorrect. Only aircraft produced after 1938 (When Wilhem Messerschmitt took over the company and renamed it after himself) are designated Me. Prior to 1938 Messerschmitt was known as Bayerische Flugzeugwerke, hence the Bf designation.
My PM Inbox is 132% full???
My PM Inbox is 132% full???
Can I take this oppotunity to remind people this is supposed to be interesting fact of the day? :wink: :P :lol:
My PM Inbox is 132% full???
Can I take this oppotunity to remind people this is supposed to be interesting fact of the day? :wink: :P :lol:
You can be so catty and hurtful sometimes Lyn. :lol:
Scoobs is interesting.
FACT! :lol:
Scoobs is interesting.
FACT! :lol:
I didnt say Scoobs wasnt interesting. Just that knowing his inbox is 132% full isnt. Subtle distinction there. :wink: :P :lol:
Chabbychang
30-08-06, 07:48 PM
remember....99.456% of all statistics are made up on the spot!!!!!!!
PS don't go trainspotting without a torch....its no fun at all!
Chabbychang :lol:
The Basket
31-08-06, 03:40 PM
Phosphorus was discovered in Hamburg in 1669 from urine.
It burns violently and sticks like glue to whatever it touches.
The RAF used it to burn down Hamburg during the war.
Proof that you can be too clever.
CZrider
05-09-06, 11:31 AM
Some animal facts :
Ant's can not fall to its death , some spiders also.
Dolphins never fully sleep , it will drown if it do , only haft of its brain sleeps while the rest is awake.
Not all the strings in a spider web is sticky.
I have to work now , will post some later.
Filipe M.
05-09-06, 02:25 PM
I have to work now , will post some later.
That's hardly interesting! :lol:
Jester666
05-09-06, 04:37 PM
Cows can walk up stairs but not down them. Something to do with their knees!
Elephants have 8 kneecaps.
The music in the Kronenburg 1664 advert with the short symphony was actually written in 1665 and is part of a full symphony.
Jester666
05-09-06, 04:39 PM
Technically, Coffee is a fruit juice. :)
So is tomato juice.
Some kind of farm yard animal (i think it's cows) can go up stairs but not down again... So if one wandered into your house and decided to take a peek upstairs, you would need a crane and a wall opener to get them out
Its cows... its the way the knees bend. Can go up, but not down.
For the benefit of Jester666 :wink: [page 18 it says on the quote]
So what is the music in the Kronenbourg ad btw? :D
Technically, Coffee is a fruit juice.
So is tomato juice.
Botanically speaking, a tomato is the ovary, together with its seeds, of a flowering plant, i.e. a fruit or, more precisely, a berry. However, from a culinary perspective the tomato is not as sweet as those foodstuffs usually called fruits, and it is typically served as part of a main course of a meal, as are other vegetables, rather than at dessert. As noted above, the term "vegetable" has no botanical meaning and is purely a culinary term.
This argument has led to actual legal implications in the United States, Australia and China. In 1887, U.S. tariff laws that imposed a duty on vegetables but not on fruits caused the tomato's status to become a matter of legal importance. The U.S. Supreme Court settled this controversy in 1893, declaring that the tomato is a vegetable, using the popular definition which classifies vegetable by use, that they are generally served with dinner and not dessert. The case is known as Nix v. Hedden (149 U.S. 304). While the Tomato can be classified as a fruit, it is officially categorized as a definite vegetable in the United States.
Its as bad as VAT cases about Jaffa cakes being biscuits... :lol: :lol: :lol:
Seriously though, its a huge technicality about coffee being a fruit juice. Its like saying you get apple juice from apple seeds, or peach juice from peach kernels. The coffee "bean" is actually the seed of the plant. :wink: :P
I have a 2 facts about me... One I could tell you... but I'm not sure I should... The other is that I do have 3 nipples... To be truthful I have a bit of skin on my chest that is the same as the skin around the nipple. So I have 3 aureolas...
So I have 3 aureolas...
the northern lights?
So I have 3 aureolas...
the northern lights?
no thats auroras... as in aurora borealis and aurora australis... :wink: :P :lol:
My not-so-interesting fact for the moment (not just today) is:
The past is just practice!
Also, an apple infused with tin is a Snapple. This has biblical implications as I'm sure anyone who knows their periodic table!
I have a 2 facts about me... One I could tell you... but I'm not sure I should... The other is that I do have 3 nipples... To be truthful I have a bit of skin on my chest that is the same as the skin around the nipple. So I have 3 aureolas...
HE'S A WITCH!!!!! BURN HIM!!! :smt021
(sorry, there wasn't a flaming torch and pitchfork emote so a hammer's the closest tool I could find... )
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Keith - yar be funny. :D
Jester666
17-09-06, 08:42 AM
Yesterday starts tomorrow, tomorrow starts today!
Prize for whoever gets the Band name! :lol:
Yesterday starts tomorrow, tomorrow starts today!
Prize for whoever gets the Band name! :lol:
Marillion Jigsaw! :P
What do I win??! :wink:
Jester666
17-09-06, 09:55 PM
Yesterday starts tomorrow, tomorrow starts today!
Prize for whoever gets the Band name! :lol:
Marillion Jigsaw! :P
What do I win??! :wink:
A really smart pair of pants for the smarty pants!! :lol:
Prize to be awarded at AR07! :lol:
Filipe M.
18-09-06, 09:27 AM
Yesterday starts tomorrow, tomorrow starts today!
Prize for whoever gets the Band name! :lol:
And the problem seems to be we're always picking up the pieces of the ricochet... :lol:
Jester666
18-09-06, 03:09 PM
Ahhh the soothing vocal meanderings of Mr D.W. ****!!
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