Somewhat Useful Facts Thread

[Lionus]

girls have more tastebuds than boys...

So that's partially why they're suffering more from a hangover.


American man survived from seven direct hits of lightningbolts. Later he shot himself.

[JimmyB76]

pretzels were originally invented for Christian Lent...

[Nebula]

girls have more tastebuds than boys...

I don't think that's true.

[1DeadlySAMURAI]

girls have more tastebuds than boys...

I don't think that's true.

No, it's not true but they do have a better sense of taste.
"What makes the difference is the way in which boys and girls process taste impressions,"
http://inventorspot.com/articles/taste_sensations_better_girls_boys_21283

[William T. Riker]

Experiments have shown that human's vision system operate in the gaze coordinate system, that is, position of objects are memorized with respect to the center of the eye.

[MLeo]

The human eye, on a clear night, can see a candle lit in Dover while standing on the beach in France.

[William T. Riker]

The human eye, on a clear night, can see a candle lit in Dover while standing on the beach in France.

Somebody forgot to take in the curvature of Earth into account?  :?

[MLeo]

The human eye, on a clear night, can see a candle lit in Dover while standing on the beach in France.

Somebody didn't take in the curvature of the Earth into account?  :?

Perhaps, but it isn't that far from the white cliffs of Dover to the nearest beach in France across the channel.
And the cliffs of Dover rise above sea level.

[William T. Riker]

The human eye, on a clear night, can see a candle lit in Dover while standing on the beach in France.

Somebody didn't take in the curvature of the Earth into account?  :?

Perhaps, but it isn't that far from the white cliffs of Dover to the nearest beach in France across the channel.
And the cliffs of Dover rise above sea level.

I see.

If only I have that kind of eyesight.

[limey BSc.]

The human eye, on a clear night, can see a candle lit in Dover while standing on the beach in France.

Somebody didn't take in the curvature of the Earth into account?  :?

Since you can see the French coast from Dover, the curvature of the Earth doesn't come into it
You don't even need to be on the cliffs. You can see it from the port (I think).

[majormagna]

 One of the machines that dig the Chanel Tunnel between England and France, literally dug it's own grave. It dug a tunnel to the side of the train tunnel, whech was then sealed behind it.

 And why? Because it would be too expensive to take it back.

[Nebula]

The "Sci-Fi channel" changed their name to the "SyFy Channel."

[JimmyB76]

seaweed is used to thicken icecream...

[1DeadlySAMURAI]

In the movie "Toy Story", the carpet designs in Sid's hallway is the same as the carpet designs in "The Shining."

The "Sci-Fi channel" changed their name to the "SyFy Channel."

Oh, that is just to cheesy. :roll:

[eclipse74569]

The "Sci-Fi channel" changed their name to the "SyFy Channel."

Oh, that is just to cheesy. :roll:

And yet they still air ECW...which is fiction, but nothing about science

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826.
This was 50 years to the day after the signing of the
Declaration of Independence.

[MLeo]

In the movie "Toy Story", the carpet designs in Sid's hallway is the same as the carpet designs in "The Shining."

Also in Toy Story, on the "for sale" sign in the garden it says "Virtual House".

The "Sci-Fi channel" changed their name to the "SyFy Channel."

Oh, that is just to cheesy. :roll:

Besides that, it also means something, not so nice, in another language.

[Senator]

Suddenly, a challenger appears.
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html

[MLeo]

Only if it can run a real, proper java (I'll only accept Suns HotSpot JVM!) and Eclipse, in such a way that it won't look totally out of it, then I might run it on a VM.

[1DeadlySAMURAI]

Suddenly, a challenger appears.
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html

Meh, just another linux dist.

[JimmyB76]

less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes...