Begone vile being! Begone!Jamanticus said:
Seriously, wasn't someone put on probation for mentioning the state of glass? Everyone got real sick of it real fast.
The mentioning of the state of glass is really, really, really annoying.
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Seriously, wasn't someone put on probation for mentioning the state of glass? Everyone got real sick of it real fast.
The mentioning of the state of glass is really, really, really annoying.
You can get drunk from Soy Sauce too.
It is significantly easier to convert Gold into Lead than the other way around, much to the dismay of Alchemists.
[sup]197[/sup]Au + n > [sup]198[/sup]Au (halflife 2.7 days) > [sup]198[/sup]Hg + n > [sup]199[/sup]Hg + n > [sup]200[/sup]Hg + n > [sup]201[/sup]Hg + n > [sup]202[/sup]Hg + n > [sup]203[/sup]Hg (halflife 47 days) > [sup]203[/sup]Tl + n > [sup]204T[/sup]l (halflife 3.8 years) > [sup]204[/sup]Pb! (halflife 1.4x1017 years)
Gold is the most malleable and ductile metal there is. If you were precise enough, you could stretch a kilogram over the entire surface area of a baseball field without any holes.
It is significantly easier to convert Gold into Lead than the other way around, much to the dismay of Alchemists.
[sup]197[/sup]Au + n > [sup]198[/sup]Au (halflife 2.7 days) > [sup]198[/sup]Hg + n > [sup]199[/sup]Hg + n > [sup]200[/sup]Hg + n > [sup]201[/sup]Hg + n > [sup]202[/sup]Hg + n > [sup]203[/sup]Hg (halflife 47 days) > [sup]203[/sup]Tl + n > [sup]204T[/sup]l (halflife 3.8 years) > [sup]204[/sup]Pb! (halflife 1.4x1017 years)
Gold is the most malleable and ductile metal there is. If you were precise enough, you could stretch a kilogram over the entire surface area of a baseball field without any holes.
the monopoly guy said:
Monopoly Guy, I wasn't attacking anyone, nor was I stating something that did not belong in this thread- its title is 'Random Fact', and I was stating a random fact. Notice that I didn't say that glass was a liquid or anything......So, what made you so annoyed that you clobbered me for what I wrote?
-William Howard Taft was so fat that he once got stuck in his bathtub. He then had a new one made that was four times bigger.
-Stainless steel is unsuitable as a material for sword blades, as it is very brittle and likely to shatter.
I don't know if these have been said, but:
>Superman is one of the leading causes of the KKK's decline in the 40s/50s
>In 1933, Prescot Bush (George Bush Sr.'s dad), the DuPont family, and the heads of Chase Bank, GM, Goodyear, and Standard Oil plotted to lead a military coup to create a facist dictator ship in the US. They failed when the general that was to supply the army sold them out.
>There is a group out there that is fighting for the "ethical treatment of plants"
>Superman is one of the leading causes of the KKK's decline in the 40s/50s
>In 1933, Prescot Bush (George Bush Sr.'s dad), the DuPont family, and the heads of Chase Bank, GM, Goodyear, and Standard Oil plotted to lead a military coup to create a facist dictator ship in the US. They failed when the general that was to supply the army sold them out.
>There is a group out there that is fighting for the "ethical treatment of plants"
On a front-wheel drive car, you get more traction by driving in reverse
Half-Life still has the possibility to be based on true events as calendars in game read '200X', meaning anytime between 2000-2009
C4 is very stable, it can only be dentonated by another explosion. Shooting it does nothing. Setting it on fire will cause it to burn slowly.
Vietnam soldiers used bits of C4 as a campfire. See ^
Half-Life still has the possibility to be based on true events as calendars in game read '200X', meaning anytime between 2000-2009
C4 is very stable, it can only be dentonated by another explosion. Shooting it does nothing. Setting it on fire will cause it to burn slowly.
Vietnam soldiers used bits of C4 as a campfire. See ^
Oh, and while we're on the subject, it has yet to be unproven that Coca Cola can increase rates of male sterility.
(Maybe not so oblivious, but what the hell..)
Men who masturbate have a decreased chance in receiving prostate cancer.
The japanese translation for merry-go-round means, in literal context,"pony toy go round".
In SW: Republic Commando, the sound of the Trandoshans walking was produced by hitting two halves of a pine-apple against a board of wood.
The two movies to receive a 1 on metacritic, the lowest possible rating, are "The singing forest" and "Bio-dome"
For those oblivious to Lesbos, it was an island that, in ancient times, was dominated by only females. The only way to, uh, reproduce was when Minoan sailors stopped by. And nine months later, A child came along. The Females-only "policy" was so strict, however, that if the baby was a boy, he would be killed, most likely by being hurled off a cliff.
It has been proven by top scientists that the bird is, in fact, greater than, or equal to, the word.
(Sorry, couldn't resist.)
Men who masturbate have a decreased chance in receiving prostate cancer.
The japanese translation for merry-go-round means, in literal context,"pony toy go round".
In SW: Republic Commando, the sound of the Trandoshans walking was produced by hitting two halves of a pine-apple against a board of wood.
The two movies to receive a 1 on metacritic, the lowest possible rating, are "The singing forest" and "Bio-dome"
For those oblivious to Lesbos, it was an island that, in ancient times, was dominated by only females. The only way to, uh, reproduce was when Minoan sailors stopped by. And nine months later, A child came along. The Females-only "policy" was so strict, however, that if the baby was a boy, he would be killed, most likely by being hurled off a cliff.
It has been proven by top scientists that the bird is, in fact, greater than, or equal to, the word.
(Sorry, couldn't resist.)
Zirconium is a ceramic material that can be made into a blade sharper than, stronger than, and lighter than steel blades. Unfortunately, I don't know about how flexible it is as it is mostly used in cooking knives. However, should it be proved to be at least be flexible enough to not break at after six blows, I am going to find a way to get myself a custom Zirconia sword, as it would defeat metal detectors.
To be fair, it's Zirconium Oxide that's made into a blade, not just Zirconium itself which is a brittle, powdery substance.
To be fair, it's Zirconium Oxide that's made into a blade, not just Zirconium itself which is a brittle, powdery substance.
You, Sir, are a hero.COR 2000 said:
But anyway:
- Indonesia has more active volcanoes than any other country.
- The 1st bomb dropped on Berlin in WWII killed the only elephant in Berlin zoo.
- Google has catalogued over one trillion web pages.
- Every cruise liner has it's own on-board Morgue.
- The third brake light in your car's rear window is called a chimsil.
- Aircraft oxygen systems have only 12 minutes worth of reserves.
- The maximum speed of revolving doors in NY is 15 turns per minute.
- 1086 Subaru Impreza's were used to spell out Colin McRae's name in a recent memorial.
There, some randomness blown out for the night.
Most of this has probably been said at one time or another, but...
Tanks are buoyant.
Plywood is very strong. Roman shields used to have plywood covers on the front to improve their durability and Germany used plywood to support tanks during transportation by air.
Germany had a space program during World War II. It involved things like the "Death mirror space station" and the "Space Bomber".
The first modern machine gun was made by a man named Gattling, but repeater weapons were in use since the 2nd and 3d centuries.
The Germans made the first assault rifle - the STG44. It is the only weapon to appear in every Call of Duty game to date.
Tanks are buoyant.
Plywood is very strong. Roman shields used to have plywood covers on the front to improve their durability and Germany used plywood to support tanks during transportation by air.
Germany had a space program during World War II. It involved things like the "Death mirror space station" and the "Space Bomber".
The first modern machine gun was made by a man named Gattling, but repeater weapons were in use since the 2nd and 3d centuries.
The Germans made the first assault rifle - the STG44. It is the only weapon to appear in every Call of Duty game to date.
These are the trains with the greatest amount of wheels ever:
[img_inline width="500" caption="The Milwaukee Railroad EP-2 Bi-Polar Engine. One of the more powerful pantograph engines ever made. A famous photo exists of the electric train having a tug-of-war with two equivalent size steam locomotives with their throttle valves open wide over a bridge, and it won in less than a minute. In AAR Notation, it is a 1B-D+D-B1. Thats 14 axels."]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/MILW_Bi-Polar.jpg[/img_inline]
[img_inline width="500" caption="Built by the Baldwin Engine Company for the Virginia Railroad, this was the experimental Triplex Mallet 2-8-8-8-4, or 16 axels. Due to having 6 cylinders, it could easily consume more steam than the boiler could produce in one cycle, so it couldnt go faster than 8km/h. When it was scrapped, it was rebuilt into two more engines, a 2-8-8-0 and a 2-8-2."]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/28884.jpg[/img_inline]
[img_inline width="500" caption="The Milwaukee Railroad EP-2 Bi-Polar Engine. One of the more powerful pantograph engines ever made. A famous photo exists of the electric train having a tug-of-war with two equivalent size steam locomotives with their throttle valves open wide over a bridge, and it won in less than a minute. In AAR Notation, it is a 1B-D+D-B1. Thats 14 axels."]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/MILW_Bi-Polar.jpg[/img_inline]
[img_inline width="500" caption="Built by the Baldwin Engine Company for the Virginia Railroad, this was the experimental Triplex Mallet 2-8-8-8-4, or 16 axels. Due to having 6 cylinders, it could easily consume more steam than the boiler could produce in one cycle, so it couldnt go faster than 8km/h. When it was scrapped, it was rebuilt into two more engines, a 2-8-8-0 and a 2-8-2."]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/28884.jpg[/img_inline]