INTERESTING FACT OF THE DAY

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.

Technically, Coffee is a fruit juice.

No-where in the nursery rhyme does it mention that Humpty Dumpty was an egg

[Richie]

Originally Posted by Diego's dealer

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.

Snakes and Ladders was a game originally from India, designed to teach the kids the difference between right and wrong and heaven and hell.

Originally Posted by DanDare

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!

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???

Originally Posted by Scoobs

My PM Inbox is 132% full???

Can I take this oppotunity to remind people this is supposed to be interesting fact of the day? :P