Interesting Things That You May Know...

[Dznts]

it takes a big dog to weigh a ton.

[its a syn]

The blinking thing at the end of a train is called an EOT (end of train)!!

[Brutal SS]

Originally Posted by swizlstik

We also PAY North Korea to dock at their port while said aid is delivered.

I didn't know that!

Originally Posted by Mutant Racer

That's the Big Bang theory no? The concept that the universe started in one point with an explosion and everything is still moving outwards?

Basically, yes. The curious thing though, however, is that not only is everything exanding still since the Big Bang, but the rate of expansion is increasing instead of slowing down!

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by OzzySS

A parsec is a unit of distance, not time...therefore Han's claim about the Millenium Falcon's speed makes no sense :(

Also while on the subject of Star Wars, the odds of successfully navigating an asteroid field is pretty high. Instead of being 3720 to 1 like C3P0 says, its a near 0 chance of hitting an asteroid unless you deliberately aim for it.

[DGthe3]

Even though the universe is expanding from a central point there is neither a centre nor an edge to the universe. This is very hard to conceptualize in 3 dimensions, so consider the surface of a sphere. There is no point on that object that could be considered more central than any other. And if you set off in one direction, you would eventually just loop back to where you began. This is similar to how the universe works, but in 3 spacial dimensions instead of just 2.

[CFD]

Well, someone has to inform people of this, it may as well be me , 'Stangs Suck lol

[OzzySS]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

Also while on the subject of Star Wars, the odds of successfully navigating an asteroid field is pretty high. Instead of being 3720 to 1 like C3P0 says, its a near 0 chance of hitting an asteroid unless you deliberately aim for it.

Also true. And for the people who question the wisdom of all the electric cables in the Hoth base - while water is an excellent conductor, solid ice is pretty poor.

[skipinminn]

A lesson in irony.


The Food Stamp Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is proud to be distributing this year the greatest amount of free Meals and Food Stamps ever, to 46 million people.


Meanwhile, the National Park Service, administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, asks us "Please Do Not Feed the Animals." Their stated reason for the policy is because "The animals will grow dependent on handouts and will not learn to take care of themselves."

This ends today's lesson in irony.

[got adrenalin?]

If you crunch Wintergreen Lifesavers in the dark>>it will emit sparks

Scientific explanation>>from a source much more educated than me ...

Actually, all hard sugar-based candies emit some degree of light when you bite them, but most of the time, that light is very faint. This effect is called triboluminescence, which is similar to the electrical charge build-up that produces lightning, only much less grand. Triboluminescence is the emission of light resulting from something being smashed or torn. When you rip a piece of tape off the roll, it will produce a slight glow for the same reason.
Triboluminescence occurs when molecules, in this case crystalline sugars, are crushed, forcing some electrons out of their atomic fields. These free electrons bump into nitrogen molecules in the air. When they collide, the electrons impart energy to the nitrogen molecules, causing them to vibrate. In this excited state, and in order to get rid of the excess energy, these nitrogen molecules emit light -- mostly ultraviolet (nonvisible) light, but they do emit a small amount of visible light as well. This is why all hard, sugary candies will produce a faint glow when cracked.
But when you bite into a Wint-O-Green Life Saver, a much greater amount of visible light can be seen.
This brighter light is produced by the wintergreen flavoring. Methyl salicylate, or oil of wintergreen, is fluorescent, meaning it absorbs light of a shorter wavelength and then emits it as light of a longer wavelength. Ultraviolet light has a shorter wavelength than visible light. So when a Wint-O-Green Life Saver is crushed between your teeth, the methyl salicylate molecules absorb the ultraviolet, shorter wavelength light produced by the excited nitrogen, and re-emit it as light of the visible spectrum, specifically as blue light -- thus the blue sparks that jump out of your mouth when you crunch on a Wint-O-Green Life Saver...

[skipinminn]

Next time your Sitting at a Stop Light and you hear a Emergency vehicle approaching, Look at the flashing strobe light if it's flashing the emergency vehicle is coming from your right or left. If it's Solid the emergency vehicle is coming from behind you or at you

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by OzzySS

Also true. And for the people who question the wisdom of all the electric cables in the Hoth base - while water is an excellent conductor, solid ice is pretty poor.

Actually, pure water is a fairly poor conductor of electricity. Even tap water isn't all that great. Salt water conducts reasonably well but is still far below the minimum threshold for what is considered to be a conductor.

[Overflow]

Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt you bones or cause arthritis. It's just the sound of gas bubbles bursting.

[Overflow]

There are weird similarities between Lincoln and John F Kennedy.


Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Both were shot in the back of the head in the presence of their wives.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theatre. Kennedy was shot in a Lincoln, made by Ford.
Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse. Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran
and hid in a theater.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

[GMTool]

Do the math in your head.

Pick a number between 1 and 10.
Double it.
Add 6 to it.
Take away half.
Take away the number you started with.
Answer is 3.

There can be different answers depending on what is added in the third step. But I can't give the whole secret away.