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Author:  ironyisadeadscene [ Sun Jun 13, 2010 5:59 pm ]
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this is for neat facts that many people dont know, and thus, they will now know.

DID YOU KNOW: that when alot of power is used, powerlines PHYSICALLY sag due to heat generated?

Author:  mechaphil [ Sun Jun 13, 2010 6:10 pm ]
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This is an awesome idea, man. Kudos! :)

DID YOU KNOW: the city of Buffalo once was home to more millionaires than any other city in this nation?

Author:  Wozniak [ Sun Jun 13, 2010 7:02 pm ]
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DIY that if they didnt add the coloring to coke it would be green.

Author:  DS37 [ Sun Jun 13, 2010 7:13 pm ]
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Did you know: If 2 pieces of metal touch in space, you'll never be able to separate them.

Author:  Van_Da_Man [ Sun Jun 13, 2010 7:15 pm ]
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DS37 wrote:
Did you know: If 2 pieces of metal touch in space, you'll never be able to separate them.

:shock: What causes that?

And I would totally drink green coke. :lol:

Author:  ironyisadeadscene [ Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:11 am ]
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did you know the largest salamander is the chinese giant salamander, and it can reach over 6 feet in length?

the largest in the USA is the hellbender, which can reach 2 and a half feet.

Author:  Wozniak [ Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:58 am ]
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Did You Know: Swearing when you're hurt helps reduce pain.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8147170.stm

Author:  Wozniak [ Mon Jun 14, 2010 1:00 am ]
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If you bite down on a Wint-O-Green Life Saver in the dark you will see SPARKS.

http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/question505.htm

Author:  Wozniak [ Mon Jun 14, 2010 1:01 am ]
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o fuck it.

http://www.omg-facts.com/

just go there and know every useless fact

Author:  Sabres2Sabres [ Mon Jun 14, 2010 1:11 am ]
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DS37 wrote:
Did you know: If 2 pieces of metal touch in space, you'll never be able to separate them.


If and only if the metals touch at flat surfaces and have no oxidation whatsoever.

Cold welding.

Author:  DS37 [ Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:00 pm ]
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Sabres2Sabres wrote:
DS37 wrote:
Did you know: If 2 pieces of metal touch in space, you'll never be able to separate them.


If and only if the metals touch at flat surfaces and have no oxidation whatsoever.

Cold welding.


Ahh, thanks. Didn't know that.

Author:  DS37 [ Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:02 pm ]
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Also, did you know: 1 pinhead of solar energy is enough to kill you from 160 kilometers away!

Author:  ironyisadeadscene [ Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:27 pm ]
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did you know the LA Lakers didnt start out in minneapolis. they played in detroit before then.

Author:  Sabres2Sabres [ Wed Jun 16, 2010 1:04 am ]
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DS37 wrote:
Also, did you know: 1 pinhead of solar energy is enough to kill you from 160 kilometers away!


Interesting, because I have no idea what this means. I've never heard of "pinhead" as a unit of energy. Heck, it's not really a unit of anything. But in use, I'd imagine it refers to size, not energy.

:?:

Author:  DS37 [ Wed Jun 16, 2010 1:10 am ]
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Sabres2Sabres wrote:
DS37 wrote:
Also, did you know: 1 pinhead of solar energy is enough to kill you from 160 kilometers away!


Interesting, because I have no idea what this means. I've never heard of "pinhead" as a unit of energy. Heck, it's not really a unit of anything. But in use, I'd imagine it refers to size, not energy.

:?:



Well, yes, I believe it's the equivalent in size. Maybe I should have said it differently :?

Anyway, this is the site where I got these facts: http://listverse.com/2007/11/13/top-10-cool-facts-about-space/

...I love listverse

Author:  Sabres2Sabres [ Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:50 am ]
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Few other things that I don't like in there. ;)

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Fact: We are moving through space at the rate of 530km a second

Our Galaxy – the Milky Way is spinning at a rate of 225 kilometers per second. In addition, the galaxy is travelling through space at the rate of 305 kilometers per second. This means that we are traveling at a total speed of 530 kilometers (330 miles) per second. That means that in one minute you are about 19 thousand kilometers away from where you were. Scientists do not all agree on the speed with which the Milky Way is travelling – estimates range from 130 – 1,000 km/s. It should be said that Einstein’s theory of relativity, the velocity of any object through space is not meaningful.


They finally get it right in the last sentence - which itself shows their entire passage means nothing. They are giving you speeds without any reference point - all of those bodies are traveling at that speed relative to what?

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Fact: Earth has at least 4 moons

Okay – that is not actually true – but it is very close.


No, it's nowhere close to true. Their following passage is completely valid, but nobody in their right minds would even relate these to moons. They don't orbit the earth.

Author:  Van_Da_Man [ Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:55 pm ]
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Sabres2Sabres wrote:
Few other things that I don't like in there. ;)

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Fact: We are moving through space at the rate of 530km a second

Our Galaxy – the Milky Way is spinning at a rate of 225 kilometers per second. In addition, the galaxy is travelling through space at the rate of 305 kilometers per second. This means that we are traveling at a total speed of 530 kilometers (330 miles) per second. That means that in one minute you are about 19 thousand kilometers away from where you were. Scientists do not all agree on the speed with which the Milky Way is travelling – estimates range from 130 – 1,000 km/s. It should be said that Einstein’s theory of relativity, the velocity of any object through space is not meaningful.


They finally get it right in the last sentence - which itself shows their entire passage means nothing. They are giving you speeds without any reference point - all of those bodies are traveling at that speed relative to what?

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Fact: Earth has at least 4 moons

Okay – that is not actually true – but it is very close.


No, it's nowhere close to true. Their following passage is completely valid, but nobody in their right minds would even relate these to moons. They don't orbit the earth.


Isn't the theory of relativity just an educated guess? Just because we can't figure out how to do something doesn't mean it's not possible.
Would a caveman just up and think one day "hey, i should make a gas powered vehicle so I can travel around?" I'm not saying we are cavemen, but in the grand scope of the universe, we can't be too terribly advanced.

Then again I could be totally wrong on this, seeing how I know less then most people on Einsteins theory.

Author:  BS1970 [ Wed Jun 16, 2010 2:34 pm ]
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Fact! Your mom and I hooked up last night.

Author:  mechaphil [ Wed Jun 16, 2010 2:44 pm ]
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DID YOU KNOW: Bob Dylan recorded a Christmas album last year? (Really, WTF?!)

Author:  ironyisadeadscene [ Wed Jun 16, 2010 2:47 pm ]
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i saw bob dylan in 2005 when he toured the mid west league ball parks. he was.. uh.. really bad.

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