INTERESTING FACT OF THE DAY

Originally Posted by grh1904

I turn into the street (foot patrol wearing boots, stab vest, helmet and utility belt) and there is the blighter pedalling away like that clothing shop only spelt differently.

That bit's lost on me

Originally Posted by teriyakimonkey

That bit's lost on me

Pedalling away like 'f**k'

Today is Monday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2008. There are 317 days left in the year.

[Mark_h]

Apparently a Duck's quack does not echo.

I heard the same thing Mark. Was it on Radio 2 per chance? I don't believe it though. I'll try and disprove it some day.

Testis Or Testify

The word "testis" cames from the Latin meaning to bear witness. In ancient Rome, only men could bear witness or testify in a public forum. In order to show importance to their testimony, they would hold their testicles as they spoke, and an oath was declared while holding another's testicles.

A story my physical chemistry lecturer told me:

There was a park that had alot of deer in it, and the keepers had been planting new trees. Well, deer like new trees (I guess they smell and taste sweet?) so all these new trees where being eaten. Not to be beaten, the park thought of ways to deter the deer from eating the new trees. One of the ways was to spread the droppings of a predator around the base of the tree, which the deer would smell and get frightened of and keep away. The keepers chose lion droppings, from a near-by zoo. It worked, the tree's grew healthily. Anyway this was quite interesting, so the lion droppings where analysed for their chemical content. It was found that many of the compounds found are present in chocolate and other stuff we like to eat.

Makes you think twice about eating a lion bar, dosnt it?

Matt

Originally Posted by Mark_h

Apparently a Duck's quack does not echo.

Probably because ducks aren't usually found in spaces with reflective surfaces distant enough for sound waves to bounce back and be perceived as echoes.
Duck's quacks are no different in nature from other sound waves, so given the right conditions (distance, material, etc) they will bounce back and be perceived as echoes just like any other sound.

[yorkie_chris]

Try get some to quack under a bridge

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Try get some to quack under a bridge

Better to get one to quack at a wall some 20 meters away.