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black holes don't actually suck you in. It's just the gravity of it pulling you in because it has the same mass (size? can't fully recall) as the star it was originally made from
Antarctica? 7 billion insects? I don't believe you.Reasonable Doubt said:
I thought I read somewhere that the peace sign came from Semaphore. It has either A, D, G, K, N, or V. It could be N and D for No Death.berethond said:
You know, I might have gotten that from Snopes. Hm. I still like semaphore better than creepy toten runes.
What do you mean by this? If a 747 flew into a fence made of pencil-spider-silk, then would it be stopped?Sporky111 said:
-There's a fourth state of matter: Bohn-Einstein Concentrate, or something that sounds like that. It's what happens when you uber-chill a solid. Like, to .0000000000137 degress Kelvin.
Around a million, billion neutrinos from the Sun will pass through your body while you read this sentence.
That's called a quadrillion, or 10^15.doxcology said:
~10^11 (or 100,000,000,000) neutrinos converge on every square centimeter of the earth every second. The average BSA (or body surface area) of an adult man is 1.9m^2, or 36100cm^2. Allowing for 7 seconds to read the sentence, which is being a bit generous, that would mean that 25270000000000000, or 2.527x10^16 neutrinos would pass through a human body in the time it takes to read that sentence. Sir, I believe this is valid.
DID YOU KNOW:
Bill Nye the Science Guy is God, and therefor really knows what he's talking about?
Sorry if already said but cannot be bothered searching 4 pages.
Ahem, the female spotted hyena has a clitoris/vagina that looks like the male's penis AND it's ovaries look like external testicles.
This clitoris/vagina can become erect during intercourse and children are given birth through this penis-shaped vagina.
/i win
Ahem, the female spotted hyena has a clitoris/vagina that looks like the male's penis AND it's ovaries look like external testicles.
This clitoris/vagina can become erect during intercourse and children are given birth through this penis-shaped vagina.
/i win
What about on Antartica?!?!?!?!?!?!Reasonable Doubt said:
HA!
Anyway....the AR in AR-15 doesn't stand for "assualt rifle" It stands for Armalite model 15, Armalite being the company that designed the M-16 some 50 years ago.
Here are some of the most commonly used models of Ions:
Arrhenius
Acids - Contain H[sup]+[/sup] Ions
Bases - Contain OH[sup]-[/sup] Ions
(This model works great for explaining basic chemistry, and strong Acids/Bases in Water
Brønsted-Lowry
Acids - Willing to donate 1 proton
Bases - Willing to accept 1 proton
(Can explain any Acid/Base in water)
Lewis
Acids - Willing to accept 1 electron
Bases - Willing to donate 1 electron
(Neatly explains all other acids/bases, such as those weird ones that don't work with water.)
(All salts are ionic compounds created from an Acid-Base neutralization)
Arrhenius
Acids - Contain H[sup]+[/sup] Ions
Bases - Contain OH[sup]-[/sup] Ions
(This model works great for explaining basic chemistry, and strong Acids/Bases in Water
Brønsted-Lowry
Acids - Willing to donate 1 proton
Bases - Willing to accept 1 proton
(Can explain any Acid/Base in water)
Lewis
Acids - Willing to accept 1 electron
Bases - Willing to donate 1 electron
(Neatly explains all other acids/bases, such as those weird ones that don't work with water.)
(All salts are ionic compounds created from an Acid-Base neutralization)
That's very interesting, I never knew that. Thank you. No sarcasm there.Dkozza said:
Incidentally, in a quick search to check that this is true I found out there's a Museum of Sex in New York. I've gotta go there. Once I'm 18, of course. Dammit. I guess the Museum of Sex thing counts as my random fact.
EDIT: I feel you should all know that 2 exhibits currently being shown in aforementioned museum include "The Sex Lives of Animals" and "Sex Lives of Robots." ...
Robot is Czechoslovakian for Slave, which is the origin of the word.
The Device "FRED", or Flashing Rear-End Device replaced the Caboose completely, by having a light to notify the end of the train, a monitor of Tail Brake Pressure, and a motion sensor communication with the "HOT" or Head of Train Device, colloquially known as 'Wilma' to detect if there is a stock or car separation.
The Device "FRED", or Flashing Rear-End Device replaced the Caboose completely, by having a light to notify the end of the train, a monitor of Tail Brake Pressure, and a motion sensor communication with the "HOT" or Head of Train Device, colloquially known as 'Wilma' to detect if there is a stock or car separation.
The Egyptians used to walk with the left foot first as a sign of respect to the Pharaoh because the heart is on the left side of the body.
Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."
Polar bears are left handed.
A tiger has striped skin as well as striped fur.
A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes.
Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."
Polar bears are left handed.
A tiger has striped skin as well as striped fur.
A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes.
Crows are capable of using tools, some crows have done as well on intelligence tests as monkeys have.
American colonists during the Revolutionary War era paid less money in taxes than people in Britain, which makes Americans into whiners and bellyachers.
American colonists during the Revolutionary War era paid less money in taxes than people in Britain, which makes Americans into whiners and bellyachers.
>Most stories about messiahs or profits are derived from the cycle of the sun and stars
>The average day is actually 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09 seconds. We have a leap year every four years to make up for this shortfall.
>The longest engagement lasted 67 years, and the couple ended up marrying when they were 82 years old.
>There was a 19th century Native American tribal chief who went under the name, "Not Able to Fornicate."
>In China, September 20 is "Love Your Teeth Day."
>John Wayne has the record for the most movies one person has starred in, which is 142 (156 if you count as an extra)
>The average day is actually 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09 seconds. We have a leap year every four years to make up for this shortfall.
>The longest engagement lasted 67 years, and the couple ended up marrying when they were 82 years old.
>There was a 19th century Native American tribal chief who went under the name, "Not Able to Fornicate."
>In China, September 20 is "Love Your Teeth Day."
>John Wayne has the record for the most movies one person has starred in, which is 142 (156 if you count as an extra)
From here ican see a duck.
Also, the fifth largest navy in the world is owned by the Disney corporation.
Also, the fifth largest navy in the world is owned by the Disney corporation.
Two things. First, wouldn't polar bears be left pawed?EmileeElectro said:
And about the pigs: Who the hell found that out and why?
My fact: Battlestations: Pacific is going to be an amazing game and looks amazing graphically and every other way possible, but no one knows about it or cares and I try to tell them but they don't listen to me and I can't discuss the damn game with anyone and it's driving me crazy because I'm seriously hyped about it...
Whilst Helium makes your voice go higher, there is a gas called Sulphur Hexafluoride that makes your voice go deeper.
A fetus develops fingerprints at eighteen weeks!
A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbook can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.
You just tried to lick your elbow.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.
A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbook can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.
You just tried to lick your elbow.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.
There are in fact many states of matter in addition to the classical three of solid, liquid and gas-
Amorphous solids account for things such as glass that are seemingly solid but can act like liquids over time.
Liquid crystals also form their own state, which is distinct from regular liquids.
Plasma is essentially ionised gas, but behaves differently. All the electrons become free, so you essentially have a sea of unassociated nuclei and electrons.
Superconductors have no electrical resistance and produce magnetic fields that are not distorted by their shape, i.e. perfectly parallel field lines.
Superfluids have no viscosity and thus will climb the wall of the container as it offers no friction. They also are perfect thermal conductors, although they form at very low temperatures so there's not much to conduct. Bose-Einstein condensate is a type of superfluid comprising of bosons that exhibits some very interesting properties, such as quantum effects on a macroscopic scale.
Amorphous solids account for things such as glass that are seemingly solid but can act like liquids over time.
Liquid crystals also form their own state, which is distinct from regular liquids.
Plasma is essentially ionised gas, but behaves differently. All the electrons become free, so you essentially have a sea of unassociated nuclei and electrons.
Superconductors have no electrical resistance and produce magnetic fields that are not distorted by their shape, i.e. perfectly parallel field lines.
Superfluids have no viscosity and thus will climb the wall of the container as it offers no friction. They also are perfect thermal conductors, although they form at very low temperatures so there's not much to conduct. Bose-Einstein condensate is a type of superfluid comprising of bosons that exhibits some very interesting properties, such as quantum effects on a macroscopic scale.