Random Facts

2009-06-01 23:47:07

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xBlackPantherx: Grow up, or die; +142|6348|California

So, I came across some random/odd facts that have probably dumped useful knowledge from my brain to learn, but fun nonetheless:

The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo
Johnney Depp lost his virginity at the age of 13 to a girl slightly older than him
Mark Twain didn't even make it through elementary school
Woman who read romance novels have sex twice as often as those who don't
Mark Wahlberg has a third nipple
Eagles mate while airborn
Boys who have unusual first names are more likely to have mental problems than boys with conventional names
A microwaved baseball will fly further than a frozen ball
You are about 1 cm taller in the morning than in the evening
4.5 lbs of sunlight strike the Earth each day (?)
Sound, at the right vibration, can bore holes through a solid object
Glass is actually a liquid at room temp
The most popular first name in the world is Muhammed

Any useless knowledge your full of?

2009-06-01 23:48:20

#2

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6506|so randum

the first airbombing took place over Scarborough, england. i was born there.

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2009-06-01 23:53:45

#3

Hakei: Banned; +295|6001

The energy needed to eat celery is more than that gained from eating it.

2009-06-01 23:55:52

#4

wheelsup@7: Yeah still here; +49|6645|Pennsylvania

rubber has a negative coefficient of expansion.... I don't know what it means...but it was the most useless random fact I ever heard.

2009-06-01 23:58:45

#5

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6329|New Haven, CT

xBlackPantherx wrote:
4.5 lbs of sunlight strike the Earth each day (?)

Light particles (photons) have mass, I believe. This is memory from basic physics two years ago, so it might not be accurate.

2009-06-01 23:59:39

#6

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6506|so randum

nukchebi0 wrote:
xBlackPantherx wrote:
4.5 lbs of sunlight strike the Earth each day (?)
Light particles (photons) have mass, I believe. This is memory from basic physics two years ago, so it might not be accurate.

true.

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2009-06-02 00:03:54

#7

VspyVspy: Sniper; +183|6678|A sunburnt country

87.3% of stats are made up

2009-06-02 00:04:56

#8

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6698

nukchebi0 wrote:
xBlackPantherx wrote:
4.5 lbs of sunlight strike the Earth each day (?)
Light particles (photons) have mass, I believe. This is memory from basic physics two years ago, so it might not be accurate.

What the fuck? Photons have a mass of 0. That is why they travel at the fastest speed possible, light speed (C).

x

2009-06-02 00:07:39

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FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6506|so randum

superior, read on particle duality. im probably wrong though, need more liq in this thread.

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2009-06-02 00:09:06

#10

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6698

FatherTed wrote:
superior, read on particle duality. im probably wrong though, need more liq in this thread.

I know about wave-particle duality. Photons (the particle form of light) have a mass of 0.

x

2009-06-02 00:10:02

#11

NooBesT: Pizzahitler; +873|6474

FatherTed wrote:
superior, read on particle duality. im probably wrong though, need more liq in this thread.

What'd that have to do with mass of photons?

Particle duality is photons having both wave and particle kind of qualities.

2009-06-02 00:13:06

#12

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6506|so randum

fair enough, i did fail physics after all

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2009-06-02 00:14:31

#13

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6698

FatherTed wrote:
fair enough, i did fail physics after all

lol

x

2009-06-02 00:19:56

#14

wheelsup@7: Yeah still here; +49|6645|Pennsylvania

Hakei wrote:
The energy needed to eat celery is more than that gained from eating it.

I fuck'in hate celery, and quit putting it in my dam eggsalad

2009-06-02 00:27:16

#15

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|6670|NT, like Mick Dundee

Ah. Hmm...

Most useless fact I know off the top of my head. This could take a while.

A good stab at the most useless fact I know is: - the brewing process for Guinness involves the use of the airbags from fishguts.

Will go ponder this one. Never thought about it... and I know a lot of useless shit.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2009-06-02 00:35:33

#16

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6664|BC, Canada

Red is not my favorite color, neither is salmon...

2009-06-02 01:00:18

#17

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|6670|NT, like Mick Dundee

Here's a good one from Max Hastings, when I was reading his books for yr 12 modern history.

The gunpowder used in Allied small arms during the Normandy conflict was of lesser quality than what the Germans were using, even at that stage of the war.

Pretty fucking useless if you ask me.

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2009-06-02 01:02:33

#18

Hakei: Banned; +295|6001

Superior Mind wrote:
nukchebi0 wrote:
xBlackPantherx wrote:
4.5 lbs of sunlight strike the Earth each day (?)
Light particles (photons) have mass, I believe. This is memory from basic physics two years ago, so it might not be accurate.
What the fuck? Photons have a mass of 0. That is why they travel at the fastest speed possible, light speed (C).

E = MC^2

Hence if energy exists there must be mass. Solar sails are a prime example of how light has mass.

2009-06-02 01:02:55

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FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6506|so randum

during the Napoleonic wars buckets were placed in every public house to be used for the production of gunpowder.

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2009-06-02 01:33:12

#20

1927: The oldest chav in the world; +2,423|6679|Cardiff, Capital of Wales

Boiling water freezes quicker than cold water. So when you go out to your car on those frosty mornings, don't pout the freshly boiled kettle on your window, it may crack, but WILL re-freeze quicker.

2009-06-02 01:38:20

#21

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6329|New Haven, CT

Yeah, Superior Mind is right. I didn't look at anything before I posted, so I'm not surprised I was wrong. I think we need someone who is studying physics to come and clarify this.

The only way I can envision that statistic being devised is that they took the amount of energy the Earth receives in a day from the sun and using it to calculate the mass equivalent using Einstein equation.

Hakei wrote:
Superior Mind wrote:
nukchebi0 wrote:
Light particles (photons) have mass, I believe. This is memory from basic physics two years ago, so it might not be accurate.
What the fuck? Photons have a mass of 0. That is why they travel at the fastest speed possible, light speed (C).
E = MC^2

Hence if energy exists there must be mass. Solar sails are a prime example of how light has mass.

According to Wikipedia, solar sails function from radiation pressure, rather than the inertia of the light particles.

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2009-06-02 03:54:20

#22

Adams_BJ: Russian warship, go fuck yourself; +2,053|6628|Little Bentcock

They changed the dimples on golf balls from circles to hexagons for aerodynamics.

2009-06-02 03:55:28

#23

JakAttaK: csanva<3; +492|6332|England

This is just the job for the back page of nuts

In the UK, 35,000 emails are sent every second.

Around seven lego sets are sold every second.

Traffic in Newcastle can reach 80.4 decibels at the rush hour - the loudest in the UK

Leonardo DiCaprio's middle name is Wilhelm

Eleven Premier League stadiums opened while Wembley was being built.

A mosquito can dive bomb up to speeds of 1.2 mph

Paraskavedekatriaphobia is the irrational fear of Friday the 13th

http://soundcloud.com/csanva

2009-06-02 10:17:56

#24

Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|6474

Hitler was a Vegetarian.

2009-06-02 10:27:40

#25

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,973|6637|949

My name is KEN-JENNINGS for a reason. I could literally fill this website up with trivial knowledge.

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