Author Topic: Somewhat Useful Facts Thread (Read 204861 times)

Senator · « **Reply #180 on:** December 31, 2007, 07:48:27 AM »

In the end there can be only one. (Currency) :arms:
http://www.singleglobalcurrency.org/default.html

Aeries · « **Reply #181 on:** January 01, 2008, 03:55:08 AM »

Wooooow, tonight that went right over my head. :/ So easily confused today... not cool. Not cool at all. O_o;
I'll sit here completely defeated by you, Mr. Captain. Whilst I attempt to hunt for more cream soda....

Anyways, Fact...

Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.

Senator · « **Reply #182 on:** January 01, 2008, 08:00:35 AM »

Senator · « **Reply #183 on:** January 04, 2008, 08:38:01 AM »

See that?

A fish right?

Nope, because from the front it looks like this:

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Lampreys begin life as burrowing freshwater larvae (ammocoetes). At this stage, they are toothless, have rudimentary eyes, and feed on microorganisms. This larval stage can last five to seven years and hence was originally thought to be an independent organism. After these five to seven years, they transform into adults in a metamorphosis which is at least as radical as that seen in amphibians, and which involves a radical rearrangement of internal organs, development of eyes and transformation from a mud-dwelling filter feeder into an efficient swimming predator, which typically moves into the sea to begin a predatory/parasitic life, attaching their mouth to a fish, secreting an anticoagulant to the host, and feeding on the blood and tissues of the host. In most species this phase lasts about 18 months.

captain_obvious · « **Reply #184 on:** January 04, 2008, 06:05:37 PM »

ugh... *shudder* I am NOT gonna be sleeping tonight! that thing really scares me. and I thought camel spiders were bad enough!

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From Wikipedia
Mariner 4 image, the first close-up image ever taken of Mars. This shows an area about 330 km across by 1200 km from limb to bottom of frame, centered at 37 N, 187 W. The area is near the boundary of Elysium Planitia to the west and Arcadia Planitia to the east. The hazy area barely visible above the limb on the left side of the image may be clouds. The resolution of this image is roughly 5 km and north is up. (Mariner 4, frame 01D).

Senator · « **Reply #185 on:** January 05, 2008, 10:46:25 AM »

Glempius · « **Reply #186 on:** January 05, 2008, 04:13:08 PM »

You should get a plumber to have a look at that

Senator · « **Reply #187 on:** January 10, 2008, 06:14:27 PM »

captain_obvious · « **Reply #188 on:** January 11, 2008, 08:50:43 AM »

Senator, did they ever build one? and if so, did it crash and blow up?

British army issue assault boots are absolute crud for doing anything more strenuous than a slow walk in. They tear feet to shreds according to many soldiers.

Senator · « **Reply #189 on:** January 11, 2008, 04:19:31 PM »

I don't think so and it depends. If it couldn't airborne in the first place it couldn't crash and blow up no?

Fact: The Empire State Building was build with zeppelin moor on top, as well as a strengthened skeleton to withstand the pull of a huge airship being pulled away.

However they were some problems with the idea.

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Wind. The steel-and-glass canyons of Manhattan are an airship captain's nightmare of shifting air currents. Raskob and Smith were inviting the unwieldy craft to come in low and slow, over hazards such as the menacing Chrysler Building spire, and somehow tie up without use of a ground crew. Then, too, if the crew released ballast to maintain pitch control, a torrent of water would cascade onto the streets below. And once secured, a dirigible could be tethered only at the nose, with no ground lines to keep it steady.

Passengers would have to make their way down a stinging gangway, nearly a quarter mile in the air, onto a narrow open walkway near the top of the mast. After squeezing through a tight door, they would have to descend two steep ladders inside the mast before reaching the elevators.

(The photograph btw is fake)

Senator · « **Reply #190 on:** January 11, 2008, 05:05:38 PM »

Also:

Weasel · « **Reply #191 on:** January 11, 2008, 05:47:15 PM »

That touch-based system is so freaking cool, I can't wait to have one of my own. I can't imagine what kind of processing power and memory would be required to run it, let alone the cost of the unit and software- but dude, I SO want that!

captain_obvious · « **Reply #192 on:** January 12, 2008, 02:17:56 PM »

I thought that multi touch touch screens were impossible....

That was a big weakness in the nintendo DS.

MLeo · « **Reply #193 on:** January 12, 2008, 02:41:22 PM »

Quote from: captain_obvious on January 12, 2008, 02:17:56 PM

I thought that multi touch touch screens were impossible....

That was a big weakness in the nintendo DS.

The definition of impossible is impossible. How can you define something that's not possible?

What I meant to say, impossible in the land of technology is only relative.
That particular video above is atleast 2 years old (if my memory serves me right).

Senator · « **Reply #194 on:** January 12, 2008, 03:01:43 PM »

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I thought that multi touch touch screens were impossible....

That was a big weakness in the nintendo DS.

You have been lied to. As usual.

Senator · « **Reply #195 on:** January 15, 2008, 06:55:27 PM »

Nebula · « **Reply #196 on:** January 19, 2008, 10:53:10 AM »

Ever wonder why the Edmund Fitzgerald didn't make it..? These photographs
were taken in November 2006 aboard Misener Steamships as she crossed Lake
Superior in typical November weather.

Lake Superior is the largest & deepest of The Great Lakes and could hold
all the water of the other 4 Great Lakes...plus three more Lake Eries.

Senator · « **Reply #197 on:** January 19, 2008, 10:08:12 PM »

Sleep paralysis is a condition characterized by temporary paralysis of the body shortly after waking up (known as hypnopompic paralysis) or, less often, shortly before falling asleep (known as hypnagogic paralysis).[1]

Physiologically, it is closely related to the paralysis that occurs as a natural part of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, which is known as REM atonia. Sleep paralysis occurs when the brain awakes from a REM state, but the bodily paralysis persists. This leaves the person fully aware, but unable to move. In addition, the state may be accompanied by hypnagogic hallucinations.

(Shamelessly Copy Carbonaraed from Wikipedia)

Senator · « **Reply #198 on:** January 21, 2008, 02:48:08 PM »

...you might need the latest version mind you.

It's quite a time waster actually.

Senator · « **Reply #199 on:** January 21, 2008, 08:30:38 PM »

http://www.stage6.com/user/MyFamily/video/1658684/Resonant-Chamber-by-Animusic-in-HD

And here is Tim Burton's first film btw:
http://www.stage6.com/user/amylee_x/video/1469309/Tim-Burton---Vincent

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