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limey BSc. · « **Reply #980 on:** March 07, 2009, 07:40:25 PM »

In the UK, biscuits are excempt from VAT, but cakes aren't. Which causes a hella probelm for Jaffa Cakes!

Aeries · « **Reply #981 on:** March 07, 2009, 09:09:17 PM »

http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm

...Canada needs to sort it's shit out... Sexist pricks!! Oh wai--

Senator · « **Reply #982 on:** March 09, 2009, 11:27:40 AM »

Probably a bit obvious but, there aren't only the "northen lights". Both poles have them.

The other pole equivalent of the Aurora Borealis is the Aurora Australis.

Senator · « **Reply #983 on:** March 15, 2009, 10:49:41 AM »

Titanoboa

A snake that lived approximately 60 to 58 million years ago. (Unless you believe that the earth is 3000 years old but there are special institutes for that). It was also big.

The thing on the left, is a vertebra from it. The thing on the right is a vertebra from a modern 10 foot long boa constrictor.

Or to put it otherwise:

Apparently it was eating crocodiles and such.

Nebula · « **Reply #984 on:** March 15, 2009, 11:13:33 PM »

THE MOST DANGEROUS CAKE RECIPE
5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
a small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts (high).
The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!
Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous).

And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world?

Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!
You are going to print this out straight away, aren't you???

1DeadlySAMURAI · « **Reply #985 on:** March 16, 2009, 05:52:06 AM »

Quote from: Nebula on March 15, 2009, 11:13:33 PM

You are going to print this out straight away, aren't you???

Yeah.

I'm gonna be so fat.

Senator · « **Reply #986 on:** March 17, 2009, 12:02:58 PM »

The biggest mobile phone operator is:

China mobile.

Well, duh. But it is funny because most people assume Vodafone or something.

It (China mobile) has 500.59 million subscribers. Which means it has more subscribers than the US or EU has population.
In fact, it is a lot for China alone since it means that 1 in every 2 of the "poor Chinese" has a mobile phone.

Information age!!11

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #987 on:** March 19, 2009, 06:15:28 PM »

the Earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September...

Senator · « **Reply #988 on:** March 20, 2009, 12:12:52 PM »

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the Earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September...

[Citation needed]

The dwarf planet and/or asteroid Pluto rotates around the sun every 248.09 years. (aka it has a year of only 90500+ days)

Senator · « **Reply #989 on:** March 22, 2009, 11:24:53 AM »

Useful fact: Google street view has expanded, a lot.

I can even see Mleo's home. :p

MLeo · « **Reply #990 on:** March 22, 2009, 12:10:15 PM »

Really? I can't.

Or a I'm blind and I can't find the street view option. :S

But on the subject of Google Maps, we have a red car, and it shows up on Google Maps, but if you go to my Grandparents house, it also shows a red car, the same red car! ;)

Senator · « **Reply #991 on:** March 22, 2009, 12:51:16 PM »

Well I don't really know where you live (or do I?) I just noticed that it has Amsterdam and thought that it, being the biggest population center was a good bet.

For street view, from the Google Maps drag that yellow person sign over the zoom bar somewhere on the map (the street view enabled parts get coloured blue while you hold him)

They now have pretty much every single city in the US (ever wondered how a village in Montana looks like? Me neither), and now they are invading ze EU. (And Japan/Australia).
I say that at this rate, if they really mean it, they could easily have every city in the world within 5 years.

MLeo · « **Reply #992 on:** March 22, 2009, 01:03:49 PM »

Perhaps you do. But I wouldn't know. ;)

It also has Rotterdam, another big population area in the Netherlands, but I'm nowhere near Amsterdam (ok, for Dutch nowhere near, I mean, only 160KM on foot according to Google, in 1 day and 7 hours). I also wouldn't want to live anywhere near such a big city.
But I also wouldn't want to live in a town with a population of 10 (or 1000). That's too small which always seems a bit akward since people tend to interbreed.

limey BSc. · « **Reply #993 on:** March 22, 2009, 01:56:10 PM »

We (me and my parents) can't quite work out what car is on our drive in Google Earth.

Senator · « **Reply #994 on:** March 23, 2009, 01:40:22 PM »

Some build their miniatures in 1:1 scale.

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #995 on:** March 27, 2009, 02:25:22 AM »

more than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call...

Senator · « **Reply #996 on:** March 27, 2009, 11:43:41 AM »

Lavon Affair:

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The Lavon Affair refers to the scandal over a failed Israeli covert operation in Egypt known as Operation Susannah, in which Israeli military intelligence planted bombs in Egyptian, American and British-owned targets in Egypt in the summer of 1954 in the hopes that "the Muslim Brotherhood, the Communists, 'unspecified malcontents' or 'local nationalists'" would be blamed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavon_Affair

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Israel admitted responsibility in 2005 when Israeli President Moshe Katzav honored the nine Egyptian Jewish agents who were involved

^
Why doesn't he count as a terrorist?

MLeo · « **Reply #997 on:** March 27, 2009, 12:37:49 PM »

Quote from: JimmyB76 on March 27, 2009, 02:25:22 AM

more than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call...

Why am I not one of those 50%?

I think that the figure doesn't include the Chinese people, of which every 1 of 2 people have a mobile phone (all have the same provider, of course).

Senator · « **Reply #998 on:** March 27, 2009, 02:12:58 PM »

Actually no. Except China Mobile there is also, China Telecom and China Unicom.

Senator · « **Reply #999 on:** March 28, 2009, 04:26:38 PM »

It's a baby monster truck.

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