The Thread of Useless Facts

[Katman]

(I'll get the ball rolling)


Did you know that...................

MAD comics, which made an appearance in the late 50's during the height of the Cold War, is an acronym of 'mutually assured destruction' which was a phrase coined at the time to describe the relentless stockpiling of nuclear weapons.


Did you know that...................

The Vikings navigated by a method called 'deliberate error' whereby instead of steering straight towards where they wanted to end up, they deliberately steered a course to one side so that when they made land they knew exactly which way to turn to reach their destination.


Did you know that....................

Men have nipples because they are a part of the body that starts to form even before the embryo has decided whether it wants to be a boy or a girl.

[The Lone Rider]

Useless fact:

Red is a nice color.

More useless fact:

Colors don't actually exist.

Extremely useless fact:

Nobody pays attention to the lighting at a rock concert, regardless of the colors being used.

[Delerium]

A pregnant gold fish is called a twit

[xwhatsit]

The Vikings navigated by a method called 'deliberate error' whereby instead of steering straight towards where they wanted to end up, they deliberately steered a course to one side so that when they made land they knew exactly which way to turn to reach their destination.

<sup class="noprint Template-Fact">[citation needed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)]</sup>

[ManDownUnder]

A pregnant gold fish is called a twit

*cough* bullshit (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/twit) *cough*

...fish don't get pregnant... they lay eggs

[Katman]

<sup class="noprint Template-Fact">[citation needed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)]</sup>

Nah, you'll just have to take my word for it.:msn-wink:

[Taz]

Chocolate fish can't swim....

[vifferman]

It's impossible (unless there's something wrong with you) to put your own elbow in your mouth (or to kiss your own elbow).

[Oakie]

Its a bit USA orientated but interesting none the less

In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have
'the rule of thumb'
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Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden'...and thus, the word GOLF entered into the English language.
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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury.
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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:
Alaska
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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%
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The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
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The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven:
$ 16,400
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The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour:
61,000
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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The first novel ever written on a typewriter, Tom Sawyer.
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The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:

[Steam]

It's still legal to camp in the Octagon in Dunedin, but only if you are on your way to the goldfields. (from an 1850's law.)

[Gixxer peter]

Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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:

http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/myths_and_rumours/

sorry coke was never green!!

[Swoop]

The Vikings navigated by a method called 'deliberate error' whereby instead of steering straight towards where they wanted to end up, they deliberately steered a course to one side so that when they made land they knew exactly which way to turn to reach their destination.

This is called off-course navigation. Used in aviation by not allowing for windstrength. When you need to find where the destination is, at the end of the flight time, you look upwind.

[Oakie]

http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/myths_and_rumours/

sorry coke was never green!!

I did wonder. I just happened to receive that whole post as an e-mail at work today so just did the quick cut and paste without checking any of it.

[FlangMasterJ]

It's impossible (unless there's something wrong with you) to put your own elbow in your mouth (or to kiss your own elbow).

It's even harder to eat your own head.

[007XX]

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

It is also one of the most poorly fed area of the body in nerve endings...hence the fact that even if you pinch the skin of your elbow really, and I mean really hard, you won't feel much...

Hit the funny bone however, and of course you won't be laughing!

[vifferman]

It's even harder to eat your own head.
That's because on of The Basic Rules of Food is "never eat anything bigger than your head".

It's obvious, innit? If you're feeding your head, and try and squeeze too much in, it will come out your ears and nose.

Or your head might explode. :blink:

[Maha]

I Was 'Not' Born in Rotorua!

[Ocean1]

The Vikings navigated by a method called 'deliberate error' whereby instead of steering straight towards where they wanted to end up, they deliberately steered a course to one side so that when they made land they knew exactly which way to turn to reach their destination.




This is called off-course navigation. Used in aviation by not allowing for windstrength. When you need to find where the destination is, at the end of the flight time, you look upwind.

In the case of the Vikings I suspect it was neither deliberate nor an allowance for windage. Longships had appaling pointing ability, they "went about" by swapping sharp ends and leaway was huge. They simply didn't have much choice about their point of sail, so they kept track of the difference between their desired course and their actual course. Basic dead reckoning navigation, get it wrong and instead of appropriating a few sheep and taking advantage of the maidens of the Welsh coast you'd find yourself emigrating to a brave new colony in Greenland.

[vifferman]

I Was 'Not' Born in Rotorua!
But I was.

[Finn]

I Was 'Not' Born in Rotorua!

You still smell funny.

[Maha]

You still smell funny.
That is not a Useless fact!!...its just Fact......:yes:

[ManDownUnder]

That's because on of The Basic Rules of Food is "never eat anything bigger than your head".

But if I come across some tits bigger than my head am still allowed to lick them?:(

[Finn]

But if I come across some tits bigger than my head am still allowed to lick them?:(

Only the Far North has tits bigger than your head and I'm not sure you'd appreciate whats behind them.

[Ixion]

*cough* bullshit (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/twit) *cough*

...fish don't get pregnant... they lay eggs

'Tis in the big Oxford, marked archaic. It actually refers to a gravid fish, as you note goldfish do not get pregnant. 'twit' is actually a contraction the correct term is an entwitith

[Ocean1]

But if I come across some tits bigger than my head am still allowed to lick them?:(

Can we, for the moment, assume that the rule applies to solids only?

It's just that, I was SO looking forward to my wee evening tipple which, traditionally exceeds the size limit in question by some margin...

[Oakie]

It is also one of the most poorly fed area of the body in nerve endings...hence the fact that even if you pinch the skin of your elbow really, and I mean really hard, you won't feel much...

Yes I pinched it really hard (like all the other readers of this thread I'll bet) and it's true. No pain. Well I guess if I ever need a skin graft for my penis then, I won't select the elbow as the donor site.

[HDTboy]

Fanta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanta) was created during World War II in Nazi Germany by the German Coca-Cola bottling company. Due to restrictions on shipping between Germany and the United States, the German bottling plant could not get Coca-Cola syrup.

[spookytooth]

you can't kill ya'self by holding your breath.You will pass out and start breathing
But it could be fun trying

[R6_kid]

:Pokey: can we please have all of katman's posts migrated into this thread? :Pokey:

[Delerium]

Hitlers train was at first called america

[kerfufflez]

The measurement from your elbow to the tip of your middle finger is (or should be) equal to the waist measurement of your jeans/trousers/pants (laid out flat). - Completely useless info, unless you are buying clothes and there are no changing rooms to try anything on.

[Timber020]

The mitsubishi symbol of the 3 diamonds was taken from the 3 blade propeller from there most successful wartime product, the Mitsubishi Zero, as seen on the attack of pearl harbour.

Heroine was praised when first discovered as a cure for the terrible affliction of opium addiction. Discovered and produced by the Bayer company until it was found to be less than harmless

Hitler and Abraham lincoln were both gay.

Charles Manson sent a script he wrote to Steve McQueens production company Solar. It was rejected and Steve McQueen was on the list of people Charles Manson intended to kill at the party where he and his follwers murdered several people including Sharon Tate. McQueen met a girl on his way to the party and never showed. (luckily for him)


The first helicopter crossing of the english channel was done at gunpoint


During the war, Porsche made tank parts.

[HDTboy]

The diameter of a standard basketball hoop is 18 inches

[JATZ]

the little plastic piece on the end of your shoe lace is called an aglet

see if you can slip that into conversation tomorow.

[ManDownUnder]

'Tis in the big Oxford, marked archaic. It actually refers to a gravid fish, as you note goldfish do not get pregnant. 'twit' is actually a contraction the correct term is an entwitith

Cheers Les - citation need please.

[homer]

http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/myths_and_rumours/

sorry coke was never green!!

Your quite correct

used to be called coke and cola
cause it had a minute amount of coke put in it

[HDTboy]

The dot above a lower case I is called a tittle.

[pete376403]

IBM service and parts literature describes a fan as an "air movement device"

[pete376403]

During the war, Porsche made tank parts.
Some woud say they still do...

The constellation (stars) of Pleiades is called Subaru in Japanese - the badge in the centre of the car grille depicts the stars.

[BuFfY]

Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.

Male monkeys go bald the same as human males.

The Mona Lisa has no eye brows.

Mosquito repellants don't repel. The spray blocks the mosquitos sensors so they don't know you're there.

By law, every child in Belgium must take harmonica lessons at primary school.

People say "bless you" when you sneeze, because when you sneeze your heart stops for a millisecond.

[jrandom]

... when you sneeze your heart stops for a millisecond.

:confused:

If you look at an ECG pulse, the heart is quiescent for many, many milliseconds during every beat.

[BuFfY]

:confused:

If you look at an ECG pulse, the heart is quiescent for many, many milliseconds during every beat.

My source may not have been completely reliable!
There a lot of 'facts' about sneezing huh

[Mikkel]

I need a shave...

[BASS-TREBLE]

This is the 45th post in the official Thread of Useless Facts.

[Bass]

People say "bless you" when you sneeze, because when you sneeze your heart stops for a millisecond.

I was told that it was because the soul was believed to leave the body momentarily when sneezing.


There are many explanations for the origin of the expression " OK " in the English language.
One of the more believable is that one of Henry Ford's Chief Engineers was a guy by the name of Otto Kruger who used to inspect every engine that came off the engine assembly-line and chalk his initials on the block if satisfied with it.

[PrincessBandit]

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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:

Aha, yes i did know that one. My daughter actually told me who they all represent and for the life of me i can't remember. Gee, I wonder why?:laugh:

[vifferman]

I was told that it was because the soul was believed to leave the body momentarily when sneezing.
I thought it was because in the Olde Days, there was a high mortality rate associated with quite minor ailments that included sneezing as one of the symptoms.

[PrincessBandit]

That's because on of The Basic Rules of Food is "never eat anything bigger than your head".

It's obvious, innit? If you're feeding your head, and try and squeeze too much in, it will come out your ears and nose.

Or your head might explode. :blink:

I prefer Miss Piggy's "Never eat more than you can lift"

[Maha]

'Tis in the big Oxford, marked archaic. It actually refers to a gravid fish, as you note goldfish do not get pregnant. 'twit' is actually a contraction the correct term is an entwitith

But a Whales cock is called a Dork right????


the little plastic piece on the end of your shoe lace is called an aglet

see if you can slip that into conversation tomorow.

I did it!
Laying some Vinyl this morning and the Customer says...
''Wow thats neat cutting in Mark, how do you get so perfect''?
''I have an aglet on my knife that helps keep the vinyl tight while cutting''
'' Amazing'' was the respons!...
lucky he did not want to see it....:rolleyes:

[Maha]

There are many explanations for the origin of the expression " OK " in the English language.
One of the more believable is that one of Henry Ford's Chief Engineers was a guy by the name of Otto Kruger who used to inspect every engine that came off the engine assembly-line and chalk his initials on the block if satisfied with it.


Should have multied you too Neil....
That explaination is good enough for me....ole' Otto aye?....

[Tank]

Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
Donkeys kill more people than plane crashes.
If you yelled for 8 years 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
Judy Scheindlin (”Judge Judy”) has a $25,000,000 salary.
In a survey of 200000 ostriches over 80 years, not one tried to bury its head in the sand.

[Fatjim]

My dads got a wheelbarrow.

[avgas]

Nintendo started in the 1800's selling card games, they had a boutique store in Kyoto.
Sapporo will cost you 400 yen for a can, from a machine.
The different stomachs of a cow taste different.
Until you turn 15, they tell you electrical current flows one way - after 15 they tell you it runs the other way.
If you mispronounce "mum" in mandarin you actually say "horse".

[Tank]

If you mispronounce "mum" in mandarin you actually say "horse".

Pffft ...Thats nothing.

When I pronounce mum-in-law in English it comes out FUCK OFF YOU ANNOYING FUCKEN BITCH!!!


there. I feel better now.

[koba]

Its a bit USA orientated but interesting none the less

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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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Oriented.

I have Licked my elbow.

[Disco Dan]

Useless Fact #4832329120

Disco Dan is really God.

[Bass]

Donkeys kill more people than plane crashes.


I recall reading somewhere that bees kill more people than sharks - by a huge margin

[vifferman]

Next to man, the hippo is the most dangerous animal in Africa. More than 400 people are killed (http://www.didyouknow.cd/animals/hippo.htm) every year by hippos.

[vifferman]

The warthog (http://www.jaxzoo.org/things/biofacts/Warthog.asp) has a corkscrew-shaped penis.

I spoze it'd be handy at a party (for entertainment and for opening wine bottles....)

[Maha]

Oriented.

I have Licked my elbow.


Are you sure it was your Elbow?
Some cant tell the difference between their Arse and their Elbow....:whistle:

[Ocean1]

Next to man, the hippo is the most dangerous animal in Africa. More than 400 people are killed (http://www.didyouknow.cd/animals/hippo.htm) every year by hippos.

That wee snippet disqualifies itself on account of being potentially quite useful.

This, also: A group of hippos is called a "bloat." threatens to be useful if deployed with carefully malicious intent. :shifty:

[Ocean1]

Are you sure it was your Elbow?
Some cant tell the difference between their Arse and their Elbow....:whistle:

One hopes the taste would be readily distinguishable...

[Maha]

One hopes the taste would be readily distinguishable...
Um yes....:sick:
Given out to many greenies Ocean! but that deserves....

[Jimmy B]

The carousing of drunken sailors on icebound whaling ships in Greenland is referred to as "Mallemaroking"

[PrincessBandit]

The warthog (http://www.jaxzoo.org/things/biofacts/Warthog.asp) has a corkscrew-shaped penis.



And male cats apparently have a barbed one. Eeeewwww

[MSTRS]

My source may not have been completely reliable!
There a lot of 'facts' about sneezing huh

And apparently, when sneezing, your eyelids will close involuntarily, otherwise you may pop your eyeballs out.

[Manxman]

Next to man, the hippo is the most dangerous animal in Africa. More than 400 people are killed (http://www.didyouknow.cd/animals/hippo.htm) every year by hippos.
...don't tell the government - they'll legislate against them :clap:

[homer]

its possible that when in orbit ,after a year you have then travled aprox 2 seconds in to the future

[Manxman]

F1 racing cars can travel upside down at 70mph. The suction from the skirts (downforce) is so strong, it 'sticks' them to the ceiling...

[pete376403]

I thought it was because in the Olde Days, there was a high mortality rate associated with quite minor ailments that included sneezing as one of the symptoms.
Major ailments too, the Plague, f'rinstance, which could be spread by sneezing

[Mikkel]

The gravitational acceleration varies with your position on the planet due to differences in density of mass of the earths crust, mantle and core.

[Steam]

The gravitational acceleration varies with your position on the planet due to differences in density of mass of the earths crust, mantle and core.

That's not a useless fact, that's one method they use to find oil.

Try again.

[Mikkel]

That's not a useless fact, that's one method they use to find oil.

Try again.

Ok hotshot - I'd like to see you utilise the fact that there's a variation in the region of +/- 0.02 m/s^2 on a figure of ~9.8 m/s^2 somewhere in your daily doings - besides hassling me that it is used for something highly specific.

[Steam]

Ok hotshot - I'd like to see you utilise the fact that there's a variation in the region of +/- 0.02 m/s^2 on a figure of ~9.8 m/s^2 somewhere in your daily doings

Hmm... you are right, it's pretty hard to find an everyday application. Impossible really. Yep ok.

[Drunken Monkey]

This reads more like the thread of "Bullshit Urban Legends" than actual facts, useless or otherwise.

[Mikkel]

Hmm... you are right, it's pretty hard to find an everyday application. Impossible really. Yep ok.

However your post was very valid...

It did present another quite useless fact ;)

...and that's a fact!

[vifferman]

And apparently, when sneezing, your eyelids will close involuntarily, otherwise you may pop your eyeballs out.
Yes.
It's actually almost impossible to keep them open when sneezing. I've found though that when you're driving, (where you apparently travel some ridiculous distance with your eyes shut when you sneeze) with a bit of practice you can shut one eye when you feel a sneeze coming on, and keep the other open when you actually sneeze. :yes:

Sneezing with a fullface helmet on is just whack! To eliminate nose spooge on the inside of the visor, always open it before you sneeze.

[avgas]

The gravitational acceleration varies with your position on the planet due to differences in density of mass of the earths crust, mantle and core.
And the planet you are on at the time ;)

[avgas]

its possible that when in orbit ,after a year you have then travled aprox 2 seconds in to the future
Thats nothing, got to the states and you get a day back :)

[avgas]

The warthog (http://www.jaxzoo.org/things/biofacts/Warthog.asp) has a corkscrew-shaped penis.
errrr...... so does a pig?

[avgas]

When I pronounce mum-in-law in English it comes out FUCK OFF YOU ANNOYING FUCKEN BITCH!!!

Does she have one of those fancy Maury names??

[FlangMasterJ]

Hitler based his appearance on Charlie Chaplin

[Mikkel]

And the planet you are on at the time ;)


Thats nothing, got to the states and you get a day back :)


errrr...... so does a pig?


Does she have one of those fancy Maury names??

Here's a useful fact... useful for you at least: ;)

"The multi-quote function has been implemented on this forum."

[Tank]

KELIM is the longest word that you can make in scrabble if you have the letters MIKKEL in your trivit. (It is the name for a well known group of flat-woven rugs.)

[avgas]

Here's a useful fact... useful for you at least: ;)
"The multi-quote function has been implemented on this forum."
Bah, that's for people that do not want to claim the page.
I suggest that if you do not like my page full of responses. Get a big monitor. I have not achieved more than 10 in a row yet though.........not that im setting goals or anything

[Tank]

. I have not achieved more than 10 in a row yet though

Is that because you run out of shit to say?

[Ixion]

Nah, shit's a sustainable resource. There's always more of it.

[Tank]

Nah, shit's a sustainable resource. There's always more of it.

I know - I read KB.

[Ixion]

And post. And post.

[avgas]

Is that because you run out of shit to say?
No the shit is easy, its forming it into words with muddy fingers thats the problem

[MSTRS]

The gravitational acceleration varies with your position on the planet due to differences in density of mass of the earths crust, mantle and core.Which neatly explains why you weigh different on scales not at your house


KELIM is the longest word that you can make in scrabble if you have the letters MIKKEL in your trivit. (It is the name for a well known group of flat-woven rugs.)

But, scrabble uses 7 letters on the rack....

[Tank]

But, scrabble uses 7 letters on the rack....

Not if its the last move and there are not enough letters leftover to replace all 7.:bleh:

[Mikkel]

I just laughed.

[Wolf]

I have Licked my elbow.
Now all the chicks want to go home with you...

[Oakie]

Now all the chicks want to go home with you...

Perhaps if he could lick his eyebrows they might...

[koba]

Perhaps if he could lick his eyebrows they might...

Tounge length Is a major factor in it aye, I can not just touch my nose but get it in the nostril however eyebrows are still far, far out of reach.

[avgas]

Tounge length Is a major factor in it aye, I can not just touch my nose but get it in the nostril however eyebrows are still far, far out of reach.
So you cant pick it without getting your fingers dirty then?
Runs off to wash the shit off his fingers

[Finn]

Finn says, "Never, ever, date a woman with more problems than you."

[Ocean1]

Finn says, "Never, ever, date a woman with more problems than you."

And exactly how did you figure that out?

[Mikkel]

Finn says, "Never, ever, date a woman with more problems than you."

At least for some of us that pretty much gives us free hands eh Finn? ;)

[Finn]

And exactly how did you figure that out?

In the emergency ward of Auckland Hospital.

[koba]

So you cant pick it without getting your fingers dirty then?
Runs off to wash the shit off his fingers

Yea as long as it aint to far up me nose.

[MisterD]

The country which experiences the most tornados per square mile is....the UK.

[avgas]

Finn says, "Never, ever, date a woman with more problems than you."
You dont know many women do you. Either that or you don't date?
You should change it too don't date a women with more problems than a 1960's Triumph

[Badger8]

my workmates helmet is 163 grams heavier than mine, but he has integrated speakers and a mic (homemade job)

Yes, we were real busy at work today :whistle:

[Bren]

The name Vanilla comes from the Spanish word "vainilla", diminutive form of "vaina" (meaning "sheath"), which is in turn derived from Latin "vagina".

A fear of long words is, ironically, called "Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia"

When you slice an onion, you break open a number of onion cells. Certain enzymes from the cells then decompose the amino acid sulfoxide, which forms sulfenic acid, which then quickly changes into a volatile gas. When this gas combines with the water in your eyes it produces a mild sulfuric acid. The acid irritates the eyes making them tear.

[Mully]

This thread was dredged.

A Boeing 747 can theoretically fly upside down, However, the force exerted on the wings during the barrel roll will shear the wings off.

[firefighter]

a child can hold its breath until it passes out but an adult cannot

[firefighter]

Finn says, "Never, ever, date a woman with more problems than you."

so no dating then?:killingme

[DarkLord]

Moving house sucks.

:blink:

[Finn]

so no dating then?:killingme

Certainly looks that way. :wacko:

[gijoe1313]

Ants have no concept of time, only temperature. They judge their activities by the heat of their surroundings. When its warm, they move quick, hotter and they move quicker, colder and they reduce their activities accordingly till they are lethargic.

They are amongst the most numerous of the insect world and have civilisations that dwarf all but their more ancient rivals (the termites).

The US military once comissioned a multi-million dollar study into the way they conducted war and were astonished at their organisation and the way they went on military operations once a war footing had been established.

Fire ants are now the most pervasive and dominating species of ant. They have taken over most areas and rapidly expanding into new territories. Only the weather is stopping them (remember they have no concept of time, just temperature)

[peasea]

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[KiwiRat]

If the concrete in the Hoover Dam was poured in one go, it would have taken 125 years for it to cure properly.

[flyingcrocodile46]

If the concrete in the Hoover Dam was poured in one go, it would have taken 125 years for it to cure properly.


If it was poured in one hit (rather than gradually but continuous) it would have over-heated and not cured properly. The resultant shrinkage cracks would have rendered in unusable

[KiwiRat]

Affirmative

[Badger8]

If it was poured in one hit (rather than gradually but continuous) it would have over-heated and not cured properly. The resultant shrinkage cracks would have rendered in unusable

Even with the way they poured it, they still had to lay pipes throughout to run cooling fluid through (water i presume, but cant remember for sure) so that it didnt get too hot. Once they'd finished the main pour, they then filled the pipes too.

[Oakie]

Scientists have shown by minute examination of DNA from around the world that everyone in the world is descended from a woman who lived in Africa 200,000 years ago. At that time the human population had dwindled to a number which in modern days would class it as extrememly endangered following a mega drought caused by global warming.

[Mully]

caused by global warming.

Global warming?? WTF?? But SUVs hadn't been invented then.....

[Weaver]

It takes 500kgs of coca leaves to produce 1kg of cocaine

[flyingcrocodile46]

A car yard is more than 3 feet
A boxing ring has 4 corners
and
Chocolate fish can't swim

[Curious_AJ]

(dunno if this has been said before but)

the little plastic bits on the end of shoelaces are called "Aglets"

and fleas have no wings (everyone probably knows this one)

[Curious_AJ]

my dick is 14"

and we all know that's not true from the time you flashed us at Magua's... :p

[Ripperjon]

I went over 200mph today.
Unpowered.
Weeeeeeeeeeee....

[Ripperjon]

The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.

Except when "navigating" an "adult" website. Then, the left hand does 100% of the typing.

Except when the person is left-handed. Then, the right hand does 100% of the typing.

Except when the person is "feeling fruity". Then they might switch hands.

Apparently


Like this guy > :2thumbsup
who is clearly ambidextrous

[Jantar]

I went over 200mph today.
Unpowered.
Weeeeeeeeeeee....
Don't you mean 200 kph. Terminal velocity is around 120 mph or 200 kph. I believe close to 200 mph has been achieved in freefall by a skydiver wearing a streamlined suit in a tucked in position, but to actually achieve 200 would require a hard fairing.

However good on you for taking the jump. :2thumbsup

[Ripperjon]

120mph is often given as an approximate terminal velocity for an arched skydiver (belly to earth).

Much higher speeds are possible.

I was head-down like this geezer;
http://knowledge.freefalluniversity.co.uk/images/lawn_dart.jpg

And my mates digital alti which logs all sorts of fandangled info. gave an indicated max speed of 334kmh

:bleh:



....and on that note.... i appear to have killed the thread.... or at least, incapacitated it for a while....

[Curious_AJ]

wow... that must have been BLOODY FUN!!!!

i want to skydive when I'm 21... I don't know why I chose that age, but it seemed good at the time, so I'm sticking with it.. lol... I may do it whilst travelling for my birthday pressie ^_^

[Oakie]

i want to skydive when I'm 21... I don't know why I chose that age, but it seemed good at the time, so I'm sticking with it.. lol... I may do it whilst travelling for my birthday pressie ^_^

I bought Mrs Oakie a tandem skydive for Xmas 1999. We heard her scream as she exited the plane at 9000(?) feet! She loved it though and had a stupid grin on her face for days afterwards.

[Curious_AJ]

I bought Mrs Oakie a tandem skydive for Xmas 1999. We heard her scream as she exited the plane at 9000(?) feet! She loved it though and had a stupid grin on her face for days afterwards.

haha! totally cool!

[barty5]

This is the 45th post in the official Thread of Useless Facts.

In fact it was the 44th useless fact as is the fact of knowing it was only the 44th not the 45th

[Curious_AJ]

The meaning of life is 42

[Badger8]

The meaning of life is 42



Indeed, but what is the question? that in itself would be yet another useless fact... :shifty:

[Curious_AJ]

Indeed, but what is the question? that in itself would be yet another useless fact... :shifty:

indeed it would be... though the question could also be "what is the meaning of life?" :p

[DMNTD]

I need a new bike...

[Mully]

I need a new bike...

I need A bike.

[Timati]

*cough* bullshit (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/twit) *cough*

...fish don't get pregnant... they lay eggs

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/020329.html

[DMNTD]

I need A bike.

I hereby give you the opportunity to buy my wee MV...seriously for sale now as there's another awaiting my loving :buggerd:

[Mully]

I hereby give you the opportunity to buy my wee MV...seriously for sale now as there's another awaiting my loving :buggerd:

I hereby give you the opportunity to buy my Commodore. Can't get sign-off from the Commandant to buy a bike until a car is gone.

:Pokey:

[DMNTD]

I hereby give you the opportunity to buy my Commodore. Can't get sign-off from the Commandant to buy a bike until a car is gone.
I'm just about to swap my V8 Commodore Ute for a late-ish s/w mate.

Re The Commandant....have some of these,might help ;)

http://cdn.overstock.com/images/products/L10428196.jpg

[old git]

Harley Davi.............{god i cannot even print it}, make more money from Tee shirts and CRAP memorabilia, than they do from bikes,................well not really that surprising !!!
Thats it i've started it...........someone carry on.

[Mully]

Harley Davi.............{god i cannot even print it}, make more money from Tee shirts and CRAP memorabilia, than they do from bikes,................well not really that surprising !!!
Thats it i've started it...........someone carry on.

Similar fact - HSV make more money on the gear than they do on the cars.

[peasea]

Don't forget FPV....
Also, the government makes more from indirect taxes than they do from PAYE, GST and road tax combined. Source: my wallet.

[Pussy]

..seriously for sale now as there's another awaiting my loving :buggerd:

You're just a bike slut :bleh:

[Mully]

You're just a bike slut :bleh:

I have unofficial information that DMNTD changes his undies with the same regularity that he changes bikes.

So, monthly then.