Author Topic: Somewhat Useful Facts Thread (Read 204662 times)

Senator · « **Reply #780 on:** October 12, 2008, 03:26:29 PM »

In flight refueling, lol. Notice that the aircraft is not touching the ground.

Apparently, the guys in this aircraft did a record keeping it flying for 1,008 hours (42 days!) doing that.

Nebula · « **Reply #781 on:** October 12, 2008, 06:37:02 PM »

Quote from: Senator on October 12, 2008, 03:26:29 PM

In flight refueling, lol. Notice that the aircraft is not touching the ground.

Apparently, the guys in this aircraft did a record keeping it flying for 1,008 hours (42 days!) doing that.

now that's cool but how did they change pilots?

Senator · « **Reply #782 on:** October 12, 2008, 07:52:56 PM »

I believe they didn't. There were two pilots, taking turns. You aren't setting an "endurance" record if you don't "endure" it after all.

Before you ask, no I don't know where it has the toilet, if it has a toilet, and even if it does, where the shower is. Boy, aren't deodorants great?

limey BSc. · « **Reply #783 on:** October 13, 2008, 02:27:58 AM »

The toilet is likely those door shaped things to the sides of the pilots

Senator · « **Reply #784 on:** October 13, 2008, 06:38:06 AM »

Quote from: Senator on May 08, 2008, 07:30:01 PM

Here is a useful fact:

You are going to die.
I'd say that most of you have 20,000 days left to live. Tops.
And after you sleep tonight it is going to be 19,999

I posted that fact on page 32, on the 9th of May.

Which means, you now have
19,843 left.

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #785 on:** October 15, 2008, 07:57:37 AM »

PROFILES IN OUTRAGE: John Bolton

John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, made a name for himself in the Bush administration by fighting to exempt the U.S. from the International Criminal Court and torpedoing the enforcement of the Biological Weapons Convention.
He also made a name for himself in political circles going out of his way to crush dissent.
"He abuses his power and authority with little people," said a former State Department intelligence chief at his Senate confirmation hearing.
He wanted to move the United States out of the United Nations and the United Nations out of the United States, positions that earned him the contempt of his peers at the UN.

Senator · « **Reply #786 on:** October 17, 2008, 03:53:50 AM »

Its a Laptop:

That one has a modem as well:

(but no battery actually)

limey BSc. · « **Reply #787 on:** October 17, 2008, 07:41:27 AM »

Quote from: Senator on October 17, 2008, 03:53:50 AM

Its a Laptop:

Is that ?3.5 million I see there? :shock:

Senator · « **Reply #788 on:** October 17, 2008, 07:50:43 AM »

No price is too big for 64 Kb of RAM.

1DeadlySAMURAI · « **Reply #789 on:** October 20, 2008, 10:48:25 PM »

One helluva cool airship!
http://vimeo.com/1968128

MLeo · « **Reply #790 on:** October 21, 2008, 01:50:12 PM »

It's fun, isn't it?

Did you also see the squid/jellyfish version? It could "propel" itself upwards through the motion of it's tendrils.

1DeadlySAMURAI · « **Reply #791 on:** October 21, 2008, 02:13:32 PM »

Yeah, that was really trippy. HAHA!!

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #792 on:** October 23, 2008, 07:28:28 AM »

Rhode Island now has the #1 unemployment rate in the U.S. at 8.8%...

yay R.I.! we're number one! we're number one!!

i still hate my goddamn job...

Aeries · « **Reply #793 on:** October 23, 2008, 09:29:08 AM »

Canada is the only divided country (as in, into provinces as the us is into states) in the world that does not have a unified education system with a national standard. Instead, each province is responsible for it's own educational institutions and graduating standards. This means that education is better or worse depending on the region one resides. At current, Ontario holds the best education system and graduating standard With Saskatchewan holding last place... Only above the Yukon, Nunavut, and North West Territories.

Senator · « **Reply #794 on:** October 23, 2008, 02:57:53 PM »

It's a vampire squid.

It's latin name is Vampyroteuthis infernalis if it makes you feel better.

Senator · « **Reply #795 on:** October 23, 2008, 08:14:19 PM »

1DeadlySAMURAI · « **Reply #796 on:** October 24, 2008, 05:19:26 PM »

Not sure if it goes here or in "Current Affairs". hehehe

http://www.iftheworldcouldvote.com/

If everyone could vote in the US election.
Is it just me or is it a bit blue? HAHA!

MLeo · « **Reply #797 on:** October 24, 2008, 05:34:45 PM »

Considering the amount of votes, I would say that most of those totally blue countries just have 1 vote.

Nebula · « **Reply #798 on:** October 24, 2008, 05:48:22 PM »

only 8 had one vote

intrepid90 · « **Reply #799 on:** October 24, 2008, 05:49:12 PM »

93%for barack in germany

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