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In 1947, Grace Murray Hopper was working on the Harvard University Mark II Aiken Relay Calculator.
On the 9th of September, 1947, when the machine was experiencing problems, an investigation showed that there was a moth trapped inside vital parts of the old computer
The operators removed the moth and affixed it to a log quoting "First actual case of bug being found."
The word went out that they had "debugged" the machine and the term "debugging a computer program" was born.
Something you knew?
On the 9th of September, 1947, when the machine was experiencing problems, an investigation showed that there was a moth trapped inside vital parts of the old computer
The operators removed the moth and affixed it to a log quoting "First actual case of bug being found."
The word went out that they had "debugged" the machine and the term "debugging a computer program" was born.
Something you knew?
It works for me, maybe your doing it wrong. I've read it only works on about 89% of the population though...OmegaXzors said:
My penis is like 30 inches long and 10 inches in diameter!
I bet you didn't know that!
And if you did, hi, my little stalker.
>_>
I bet you didn't know that!
And if you did, hi, my little stalker.
>_>
A black hole is formed after a star roughly 8 times the size of ours goes supernova. Forming a Nuetron Star, if the Neutron Star is heavy and dense enough, it's gravity can exceed the speed of light, it forms a black hole.
The edge of a black hole is called an "Event Horizon", Which just sounds cool.
Glad Wrap is made up of Polyethylene.
And thats most of the useless shit that i know.
EDIT: Oh hang on, I remembered some more.
Shakespear created the first "your mother" joke.
60% of the time, it works everytime.
The edge of a black hole is called an "Event Horizon", Which just sounds cool.
Glad Wrap is made up of Polyethylene.
And thats most of the useless shit that i know.
EDIT: Oh hang on, I remembered some more.
Shakespear created the first "your mother" joke.
60% of the time, it works everytime.
Still, the pejorative connotations of the word sinistra were so powerful that Spanish actually replaced it with the Basque word for "left" (izquierda) but still uses the natural evolution of the Latin dextera for "right" (derecha)muckinscavitch said:
On a similar note, the word "barbarian" comes from the sounds that Greeks would make to imitate any non-Greek speakers (bar bar bar) and was used to denote anyone who wasn't Greek. So technically we're all barbarians!! D12 for everyone! (I would only feel safe using that reference here on the Escapist...)
Got more!!!
He also survived an almost direct hit artillery shell, being dragged back to his cabin, and being tortured by the Russians, who left him to die after a day.
But: Do you know WHY he never used a scope?
Also:
If you mix ammonia with iodine, you can get nitrogen triiodide crystals, which if treated and dried correctly, can be used to open up ore seams.
BUT!!!
They explode when placed under 60 pounds of pressure.
So, in the words of David Elliot's mind-angel:
Baby go boom!
Cookie for reference!
Mersenne primes are numbers in a very strict formula, 2 to the power of p-1, where
'p', the power, is also a prime.
So, we end up with things like this:
2 to the power of 2-1=3
2 to the power of 3-1=7
2 to the power of 5-1=31
2 to the power of 7-1=127
2 to the power of 11-1=2047
2 to the power of 13-1=8191
2 to the power of 17-1=131071
He did it while lying on the border.Moosh50 said:
He also survived an almost direct hit artillery shell, being dragged back to his cabin, and being tortured by the Russians, who left him to die after a day.
But: Do you know WHY he never used a scope?
Because the glare off the snow would mess with his aim, and reflect off his scope, giving his position away
Also:
If you mix ammonia with iodine, you can get nitrogen triiodide crystals, which if treated and dried correctly, can be used to open up ore seams.
BUT!!!
They explode when placed under 60 pounds of pressure.
So, in the words of David Elliot's mind-angel:
Baby go boom!
Cookie for reference!
Mersenne primes are numbers in a very strict formula, 2 to the power of p-1, where
'p', the power, is also a prime.
So, we end up with things like this:
2 to the power of 2-1=3
2 to the power of 3-1=7
2 to the power of 5-1=31
2 to the power of 7-1=127
2 to the power of 11-1=2047
2 to the power of 13-1=8191
2 to the power of 17-1=131071
I know that now, my computer calendar was wrong. I am already wrapped up in towel.T-Bone24 said:
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22% of people in Europe sit on the toilet when they flush to feel the tingling in the butt caused by water.
The most popular car colour is red.
Most American cars' horn noise is an F-noise (Or whatever you call it.)
Always a head scratcher, ain't it? It's like when somebody says "say something" you freeze for a second.baggyn said:
On topic. Dolphins are the only other animal to have sex for fun, that is just reciting it though 'cos I am pretty sure bonobo monkeys do aswell.
Dolphins also have an S shaped penis.
1) I love the clouds after the explosion.Master_Spartan117666 said:The world's largest atomic bomb had a blast strength equivalent of 50 megatons of TNT(Tsar Bomba)
2) Notice how long it takes for the shock wave to hit the camera and it's relation to the size of the explosion, it's seems average size till you realize that the camera is probably hundreds of miles away.
You actually convinced me that I was sorta insane when I read this.D Bones said:
lol well played mate
An amateur doesn't necessarily mean someone who is inexperienced or incompetent but someone who is not technically paid for their work. For example Sherlock Holmes is an amateur detective meaning that he is not part of any formal organization.
At least I didn't know that.
At least I didn't know that.
the nazis invented ecstacy to keep the guards in the Death camps awake so they could save having to hire too many people to do shifts. look it up, its true.
Not to forget they are the only species besides primates to engage in gang rapes and they will actually kill a newborn to be able to have sex with the mother.CrashBang said:
They never tell these facts at exhibitions, no!
Actually all existing black holes have two horizons, caused by their spin deforming spacetime around them, but the inner Kerr-Horizon isn't that important for most purposes.dragon_of_red said:
On a further note, the scientific name "black hole" was coined by physicist John A. Wheeler but already existed in sci-fi literature before then. He also came up with the name "wormhole", originally they were named "Einstein-Rosen Bridges" after their theoretical discover by Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen in 1939.
Okay, two more, then I'm done for now:
- Elephants are the only land mammals not able to jump due to them not having knee joints.
- Polar bears are left-pawed.
Will Smith Holds the record of appearing in the most consecutive $100 million-grossing movies. Blow your mind much?
