Something cool you know.

[Torrasque]

The Portal gun must ignore the laws of physics, primarily the law of gravity.
This is because there are gravitational forces between all objects in the universe, especially large bodies in space (ex: stars).
If a Portal is created at position A and another at position B, and both positions are in the same room, the gravitational forces at odds with each other would not be that big of a deal. However, if portal A is in your basement, and portal B is on Mars, it would technically be as if our two planets were touching. The gravitational forces at play would seriously throw one or both planets out of orbit, and/or destroy one planet (probably Mars)

This is why putting a Portal on the Moon is silly.

And this is also why game physics =/= real physics.

I kinda think thats cool.
I can tell you cat facts that are ._. if you'd prefer

 

[SaltyOrange]

American Airlines saved 40000 dollars by removing just one olive from the salads they served in their planes.

Light travels very quickly, but it doesn't travel instantly. The delay between the light reflecting off of the object and hitting your eye, in a way, means that everything you see is from the past.

This is true.For example it takes approximately 1,3 sec for the light from the moon to reach Earth.

 

[steeple]

I know this thread is wicked cool, not enough?

very well...
DNA is built from the same basic mollecules in all living things, one of them is phosphorus. arsenic has a similiar structure, and because of that the enzymes (proteins that help fasten the processes that happen in the cells, among others) that are in charge of re-creating the DNA can confuse phosphorus with arsenic. the problem is that arsenic has a much lower magnetic level then phosphorus, making the hydrogen bonds that connect the arsenic and the other mollecules weaker then they should have been if phosphorus was used.
for this reason, arsenic is considered poison for almost all living creatures...

learned it from the Nasa discovery that was mentioned here a few months ago (ya know, the whole "its gonna be aliens" thing?)

 

[SilkySkyKitten]

"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo." is a grammatically correct sentence in the English language, thanks in part to the several different meanings the word buffalo has attached to it. For those who don't understand what the sentence is saying, it means in layman's terms: "Bison from Buffalo, New York, who are intimidated by other bison in their community, also happen to intimidate other bison in their community."

 

[Weskerbot3000]

i know how to stimulate someones heart by rubbing their feet

 

[steeple]

"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo." is a grammatically correct sentence in the English language, thanks in part to the several different meanings the word buffalo has attached to it. For those who don't understand what the sentence is saying, it means in layman's terms: "Bison from Buffalo, New York, who are intimidated by other bison in their community, also happen to intimidate other bison in their community."

Im so using that in my oral exam!

 

[Cheesus333]

The Portal gun must ignore the laws of physics, primarily the law of gravity.
This is because there are gravitational forces between all objects in the universe, especially large bodies in space (ex: stars).
If a Portal is created at position A and another at position B, and both positions are in the same room, the gravitational forces at odds with each other would not be that big of a deal. However, if portal A is in your basement, and portal B is on Mars, it would technically be as if our two planets were touching. The gravitational forces at play would seriously throw one or both planets out of orbit, and/or destroy one planet (probably Mars)

This is why putting a Portal on the Moon is silly.

And this is also why game physics =/= real physics.

While we're on it, pouring a finite volume of water down an infinite portal chute (one above, one below - you know the routine) and then intercepting it with a water wheel connected to a turbine would... well I don't even know. It would create infinite energy, I guess. Somehow. Maybe.

That's probably what powers the whole Aperture facility.

On an unrelated note, snooker balls were originally made out of ivory. Ivory, as most people know, comes from the tusks of elephants.

 

[KaiRai]

Some scientists believe there is a loch ness monster, and it's just a very de-sized and evolved Plesiosaur.

The only ship to survive Pearl habour was sunk by the British 40 or so years after.....It was called the USS phoenix, although at the time of said sinking, it was called the Belgrano, and was sunk during the Falklands conflict.

 

[DoctorPhil]

Did you know birds are the last living descendants of the dinosaurs? yeah, you ever see those little sparrows? Those are fucking dinosaurs.

 

[nukethetuna]

A monkey's skull wrapped in leather and paper was used as a soccer ball in the very first World's Cup Soccer Championships in Uruguay.

 

[amadhatter]

babies don't have kneecaps. fact.

 

[Tharwen]

The Portal gun must ignore the laws of physics, primarily the law of gravity.
This is because there are gravitational forces between all objects in the universe, especially large bodies in space (ex: stars).
If a Portal is created at position A and another at position B, and both positions are in the same room, the gravitational forces at odds with each other would not be that big of a deal. However, if portal A is in your basement, and portal B is on Mars, it would technically be as if our two planets were touching. The gravitational forces at play would seriously throw one or both planets out of orbit, and/or destroy one planet (probably Mars)

This is why putting a Portal on the Moon is silly.

I understand what you mean, but gravitational fields aren't conserved through portals. If they were, you would get pulled sideways into a blue portal on a wall if the orange one was on the floor, for example. Also, sound isn't transferred through them either. It seems to just be specific forms of matter that get through.

 

[Flamezdudes]

Antarctica.

Yes, I did that.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Wow, Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined. Imagine if he did took it?

 

[Laser Priest]

I actually am a necromancer.

I think it's pretty cool at least. Most of my legion agrees.

 

[thedevilscousin]

A woman's brain is actually smaller than a man's brain, it's true, look it up!
I'm seriously serious it is true.

The most succulent piece of meat on a human is the muscle between your thumb and pointer finger. Don't ask how I know that...

It is possible to lick your elbow, I've seen it done, TWICE

99% of people can't lick their elbows.

 

[Ranorak]

When you land your air plane in Amsterdam, you're 4,5 meters below sea level.
In fact, without proper usage of dykes The Netherlands would look like this:

With the white parts being the ones that are not flooded with seawater.

Another cool fact, I live in one of those save zones! yay me.

 

[itsausernamewhatofit]

Jersey Shore is called "Macaroni Rascals" in Japan.