Author Topic: Somewhat Useful Facts Thread (Read 204638 times)

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #1200 on:** June 30, 2009, 06:00:05 PM »

Maine is closer to Bermuda than Florida...

eclipse74569 · « **Reply #1201 on:** June 30, 2009, 06:07:13 PM »

Quote from: JimmyB76 on June 30, 2009, 06:00:05 PM

Maine is closer to Bermuda than Florida...

From what I read, North Carolina is the closest to Bermuda...which is weird, I'm quite tired of the North Carolina facts lol

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #1202 on:** June 30, 2009, 06:28:00 PM »

it was about Maine vs Florida, not which eastcoast US land mass was closest

lame fact, i know...

here's a new one then...

the faster a kangaroo hops, the less energy it burns...

LordReserei · « **Reply #1203 on:** June 30, 2009, 10:20:08 PM »

Quote from: eclipse74569 on June 30, 2009, 06:07:13 PM

Quote from: JimmyB76 on June 30, 2009, 06:00:05 PM
Maine is closer to Bermuda than Florida...

From what I read, North Carolina is the closest to Bermuda...which is weird, I'm quite tired of the North Carolina facts lol

my fianc?'s from NC...how very dare you D=

lol jk

Fact:

This years 20p in the UK was messed to the point where a bunch in circulation have no year and are offering ?50 GBP to hand them in.

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #1204 on:** June 30, 2009, 10:34:38 PM »

reindeer milk has more fat than cow milk...

Kaempfer · « **Reply #1205 on:** July 01, 2009, 06:18:45 AM »

Dogs' mouths are not cleaner than humans'. The bacteria in their mouths just aren't adapted to attack our bodies.

MLeo · « **Reply #1206 on:** July 01, 2009, 06:39:36 PM »

Dog's mouths are cleaner than a humans, on there are only 5000 bacteria in a dogs mouth on average, while in a human mouth it is far more variable (and usually higher and requires cleaning).

Of course, if a dog has just taken a dead something in it's mouth, already decaying for some time, then yes, a dogs mouth is dirtier.
But this is managed by special enzymes, so it stays at a near constant of 5000.

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #1207 on:** July 01, 2009, 07:40:05 PM »

Malaysians protect their babies from disease by bathing them in beer...

eclipse74569 · « **Reply #1208 on:** July 01, 2009, 11:16:06 PM »

Quote from: JimmyB76 on July 01, 2009, 07:40:05 PM

Malaysians protect their babies from disease by bathing them in beer...

What a yummy way to bathe

FarShot · « **Reply #1209 on:** July 02, 2009, 09:16:34 AM »

Quote from: JimmyB76 on July 01, 2009, 07:40:05 PM

Malaysians protect their babies from disease by bathing them in beer...

That's a big stereotype right there. The reason I say so is because my mom is Malaysian. Pure blooded native. I'm pretty sure I've never been exposed to beer.

Another thing, it could be any one of the dozens of native tribes that inhabit Malaysia, both the Peninsula and Borneo. My mother is Bidayuh from the village of Kuap, in the Bornean province Sarawak.
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Senator · « **Reply #1210 on:** July 03, 2009, 09:53:14 AM »

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A single mega-colony of ants has colonised much of the world, scientists have discovered.

Argentine ants living in vast numbers across Europe, the US and Japan belong to the same inter-related colony, and will refuse to fight one another.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8127000/8127519.stm

MLeo · « **Reply #1211 on:** July 03, 2009, 02:22:48 PM »

I read that, it's really amazing, those type of ants are really territorial, meaning they will attack anything that isn't their own.

William T. Riker · « **Reply #1212 on:** July 04, 2009, 01:36:20 AM »

Earth's atmosphere at low earth orbit is extremely corrosive as it is saturated with atomic oxygen.

Nebula · « **Reply #1213 on:** July 04, 2009, 09:28:17 AM »

uh what now?

MLeo · « **Reply #1214 on:** July 04, 2009, 10:05:31 AM »

It means that if you put a piece of pure iron up there it will rust immediately upon contact.

But I have to admit, I'm a tad confused, "atomic oxygen", you don't mean O₁ do you? I know the "element" is O₂.

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #1215 on:** July 04, 2009, 10:50:09 AM »

pearls melt in vinegar...

limey BSc. · « **Reply #1216 on:** July 04, 2009, 11:52:25 AM »

Quote from: MLeo on July 04, 2009, 10:05:31 AM

But I have to admit, I'm a tad confused, "atomic oxygen", you don't mean O₁ do you? I know the "element" is O₂.

Atomic oxygen is O₂ that has been split up by UV radiation. It then combines with more O₂ to form OZone (O₃)

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #1217 on:** July 04, 2009, 10:12:00 PM »

girls have more tastebuds than boys...

eclipse74569 · « **Reply #1218 on:** July 04, 2009, 11:51:41 PM »

the word samba means 'to rub navels together'

William T. Riker · « **Reply #1219 on:** July 05, 2009, 01:18:33 AM »

Quote from: MLeo on July 04, 2009, 10:05:31 AM

It means that if you put a piece of pure iron up there it will rust immediately upon contact.

But I have to admit, I'm a tad confused, "atomic oxygen", you don't mean O₁ do you? I know the "element" is O₂.

I do mean O₁. They need another two electrons to complete their valance, hence they are extremely reactive.

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