Things you did not know

[Conqueror Kenny]

All psychics are fakes.

 

[Sparkly Weasel]

93% of the internet is pron

87% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

 

[AndiGravity]

debatable
in WW2 The Japanese, instead of researching neuclear bombs, researched death rays and made a working prototype, however, for it to be battle effective, the power supply had to be more than all of Japan's power plants combined

that is true
93% of the internet is pron

97% of all email is spam.

And for the gross-out factor... there is a popular cheese made on the Italian island of Sardinia, known as casu marzu. Casu marzu is a sheep's milk cheese that gets its unique flavor and texture from the large amounts of insect larvae-- intentionally introduced into the cheese-- which break the cheese down as they feed on and digest it.

To avoid consuming cheese that is too rotten, locals recommend only eating casu marzu which still has live larvae in it. It is also recommended you wear goggles while eating this cheese, to avoid eye injury from jumping larvae.

Consuming casu marzu can result in severe gastric distress and bleeding, as the larvae inhabiting the cheese are not typically harmed by the human digestive system, and will take up residence in the intestines until such time as they decide to eat their way out of their host.

 

[AndiGravity]

93% of the internet is pron

87% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

Yes, but only 14% of people know that.

 

[Rabid Toilet]

The earth's North Pole is actually its magnetic South Pole.

If north was magnetic north, then the north pole of a compass would point south.

 

[the monopoly guy]

93% of the internet is pron

87% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

Yes, but only 14% of people know that.

and 64 percent of those people still make up statistics

but I didn't make that up
magnetic north is in canada now I do beleive.

 

[Geoffrey42]

Um, no. Earth's North Pole is approximately (based on my last checking of a chart when I was on my ship) 14 degrees West of the Magnetic North Pole. The magnetic north compass and a Gyro Compass are usually 14 degrees off, on the East Coast of America. This varies from country to country, and even from East to west coast, but trust me, as a NAVIGATOR on a Military Vessel, magnetic north is not that far off of true north.

I think you're mistaking what he was saying. He was talking about the magnetic poles to start with, he's just pointing out that what is commonly referred to as the "North" pole of a magnet is the one that is attracted to the North of the earth's magnetic field. This means, since opposite magnetic poles attract, that the "Magnetic North Pole" of the earth is actually a magnetically "South" pole. At least by Wikipedia, he is correct.

You are also correct about the physical north pole and the magnetic north pole and their relative positions, but it wasn't in conflict with him. Sort of like two ships passing in the night, but that were TRYING to hit each other. Nautical joke, see?

93% of the internet is pron

87% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

Yes, but only 14% of people know that.

Now that this joke has been used twice in one thread, I think it may be nearing time to call it quits. Or to burn someone at the stake. I get confused. What time is potatoes?

 

[Anarchemitis]

Youtube in 2007 contained over 4 terabytes (greater than 4,000,000,000 bytes) of raw .flv video footage.
It is supposed that all words ever uttered by humankind in all of time would fit into a 1 Exabyte (1,000,000,000,000,000) drive.
It is known that over a yottabyte (1,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes, or a million gigabytes if you prefer) of information could be contained in a single milligram of human DNA.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Did you mean Stealth Bomber OR Blackbird?

Yes.

 

[the monopoly guy]

93% of the internet is pron

87% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

Yes, but only 14% of people know that.

Now that this joke has been used twice in one thread, I think it may be nearing time to call it quits. Or to burn someone at the stake. I get confused. What time is potatoes?

now you confuse me, what was used before

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

If the Stealth Bomber Blackbird was made out of gold, it would cost less than the actual one.

The SR-71 BlackBird is a recon plane, hence the designation SR (Stealth Recon). The Stealth Bomber is the B-2 Spirit (with the designation B for Bomber)

To which plane were you referring?

OK, I had to look it up again. The Stealth Bomber itself. Valued at 1.2 Billion per aircraft.

 

[werepossum]

I love the Warthog too, but I wouldn't want it supporting me. Way more than half the friendly fire incidents from air support in both Gulf Wars were from Warthogs.

Is this just because of their role as close-air support (i.e. are they making up near to or above half the close-air support operations in which the friendly fire incidents are occurring)? Or is there something about the Warthog that results in more friendlies being hit? It's still a pretty amazing piece of machinery.

I think it is because air defense missiles have gotten more deadly and actually brought down a couple of 'Hogs. (They are incredibly tough, but anything that flies can be made to not fly.) Consequently Warthog pilots tended to remain at 5,000 feet or higher. As there are few electronic aids in a Warthog and the pilots mostly train far below 5,000 feet, it's easy to mistake your guys for their guys, especially considering that in the fog of war the air controllers may have limited or flat-out wrong info about the whereabouts of the forward friendly forces. Also, the 30x173mm round retains a pretty significant punch from 5,000 feet, which probably isn't true of the 20x102mm or 25x127mm rounds. And finally, close support missions for faster jets compete with other missions, so their ratio of close support time would be smaller, especially considering the Warthog's quick re-arming time. (This isn't the case for the Marine Hornet and Harrier pilots, who are testicularly fortified even for combat pilots; those folks fly mostly close support and fly LOW!)

These are just my guesses, though, so take them for what you paid for them.

 

[the monopoly guy]

in 2007 170 billion emails were sent per second, of which 70% was spam and viruses

 

[Geoffrey42]

now you confuse me, what was used before

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It is impossible for a normal human to lick his/her own elbows.

25% of people who read that try.

And 73% of statistics used in conversation are made up on the spot.

@The_root_of_all_evil: Per the B-2... isn't there a fairly broad category of items that are worth more than their weight in gold? Bill Gates, for example. Or Warren Buffett.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

@The_root_of_all_evil: Per the B-2... isn't there a fairly broad category of items that are worth more than their weight in gold? Bill Gates, for example. Or Warren Buffett.

Think so, I know Bill Gates would waste more money if he bent down to pick up a 20 dollar note than if he carried on working.

 

[the monopoly guy]

245 more days of Bush's bullshit!

 

[irrelevantnugget]

World War II ended officially in september 1990