Jonestown Bartender Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Thanks for explaining it for me Jeordeon. Humans have 46 chromosomes, peas have 14 and crayfish have 200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transcendence Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Deep down, we are all in love with Madonna. There actually is truth to the myth about "vampires before garlic", just not the vampire part. Parasitic insects who suck blood from animals and/or humans actually avoid garlic properties in the blood. For example, if I ate a lot of garlic on a regular basis, mosquitoes would most likely not suck blood off of me. But I don't need garlic, mosquitoes hate my blood. Hate feels good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkie Pie Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Life would probably not be the same without calculus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Daedalus) Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 *Incoming Transmission* Hironobu Sakaguchi had not had much success in the video game industry and decided to make one last attempt at making a video game. If he could not make it a success, he would move on to another industry. He named the video game what he thought it would be: Final Fantasy. *End Transmission* Quote My epic: For Them (Review Topic) BZPRPG: Trauer and Faora Bionifight Ultimate: Daedalus Drachoren and Von Worten Undtränen The Elder Scrolls: Ashfall: K'Larn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravrahn Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 The iron in your heart was created in a star. You were once (at least on the very basic chemical level) part of a nuclear reactor a million miles around.Hah, I read that as 'irony'. There's a punctuation mark for irony. It's a backwards question mark. There is also a punctuation mark for exclaimed questions (we use '!?' but there is a proper mark) - it's called the interrobang, a combination of 'bang', typography jargon for '!', and interro-, from 'interrogative mark', or '?'. It looks like this: ‽ and was invented in 1962 Quote My Blogs: Punctuated Equilibrium - BZP Puncutated Equilibrium - Blogger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takaru 1111 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Halo was originally planed to be a real time strategy gameThat in Raiders Of The Lost Ark, they were planning to have Indygo into a whip fight with the sword guy in Egypt, but Harrison Ford was sick thatday, so they him shoot the sword guy instead.Bioncle was originally vs the Boneheads of Voodoo IslandAlmost all Chuck Norris 'Facts' are not trueIn the last Cutsceen of Halo, when Chief takes of his helmet, there is actuallyanother helmet underneath.Nobody expects the Spanish inquisitionI like random stuffThat a Taku is a bird in the bioncle universe( I recently found that out.)Thats all I've got for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravrahn Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Actually the Spanish Inquisition gave 30 day's notice before they arrived, so nobody was ever surprised to see them. Quote My Blogs: Punctuated Equilibrium - BZP Puncutated Equilibrium - Blogger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nescent Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 The iron in your heart was created in a star. You were once (at least on the very basic chemical level) part of a nuclear reactor a million miles around.Hah, I read that as 'irony'. There's a punctuation mark for irony. It's a backwards question mark. There is also a punctuation mark for exclaimed questions (we use '!?' but there is a proper mark) - it's called the interrobang, a combination of 'bang', typography jargon for '!', and interro-, from 'interrogative mark', or '?'. It looks like this: ‽ and was invented in 1962Whoa, that is awesome. I am going to start using that @taku nova of planet earth: Boneheads of Voodoo island‽‽‽ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonestown Bartender Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 With a easy to construct furnace you can turn just about anything into a propane like gas called wood gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulpelibrorum Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 -A supercomputer FINALLY found an end to piBut wait, if pi has an end, that would mean it's not irrational! This changes our whole view of math if it is true.Now...useless facts...(drags out multipal copies of Ripleys) - "in-disc-rim-in-at-I-on" contains seven words in order- Shakespeare's daughter could not read or write- George Washington was not the first president of the US. It was John Hanson of Maryland, elected by congress under the Articals of Confederation, 1781.- Benjamin Franklin invented the harmonica- the Indian word for New York is Manna-ha-ta, or "The Place of Drunkenness"- "I Love You" and "Isle of View" are the same phonetically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Toa Lhikevikk- Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 - "I Love You" and "Isle of View" are the same phonetically. Also, "colourful" is identical to both of those in lip-reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Nidhiki05 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 You have a greater chance of being hit by a meteorite than of being eaten by a wolf. -TN05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHTrilogy Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 The original game of "Monopoly" was circular. Not intentionally, of course! Quote ~ CHTrilogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBCCD Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 you have a greater chance of being attacked by a cow than a shark Quote This topic so far If a tree falls in a forest and we're too far away to hear it, did a tree fall? Vs. If a tree falls in a forest and we're too far away to hear it trees don't exist and never will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roablin Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Chuck Norris' fist is stronger than a diamond pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravrahn Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 ^ It's the useless FACTS topic, not the useless regurgitation of horrible old memes topic. No human has ever died by being hit by a meteorite, but a dog once did. you have a greater chance of being attacked by a cow than a sharkPersonally I'd prefer to be attacked by a cow than a shark, so I guess that's lucky. Quote My Blogs: Punctuated Equilibrium - BZP Puncutated Equilibrium - Blogger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrd Bid Ful Araed Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Years before WWII made it famous the swastika was used by everyone as a good luck symbol. In Greece, India, Scandinavia, the Baltic, the Americas, everywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraHau Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) -A supercomputer FINALLY found an end to piAn end to pi? Source please? That is very disappointing. =( Not true. But someone recently (as in today) calculated pi to 10 trillion digits. ^ It's the useless FACTS topic, not the useless regurgitation of horrible old memes topic. No human has ever died by being hit by a meteorite, but a dog once did. True, but a woman was injured by a meteorite crashing through her roof a while ago. Edited October 17, 2011 by UltraHau Quote Every moment gives us a chance to become more than what we are.-Ryu, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike: Fight for the FutureNot luck. It's what you do that makes you a hero.-Kopaka Nuva, MoLI have but one destiny.-Takanuva, MoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkie Pie Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Your shoulder is the acromion process of the scapula (I think). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostie Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.False. Spiders aren't stupid enough to crawl into your mouth and down your throat. 1, some are. 2, some humans are stupid enough to eat a spider before bed. "Back in 1993, people were already getting fooled by online urban legends at an amusing rate. So, a columnist for PC Professional named Lisa Holst decided to prove that you could make up anything on the internet and people would believe it. She did this by making up a set of facts that were utterly ridiculous, the spider myth among them (which itself was taken from a collection of insect folklore that dates back to the 1950s), and unleashing it on the world in the form of emails. In a twist of oh-so-predictable irony, people who forwarded chain mail about this just 'happened' to forget to include the fact that these were completely fake." -Levi Ricthie, The Six Most Frequently Quoted Untrue Statistics. Originally written for Cracked. As for your second, point, I have no idea what you mean. Spiders are a fairly common delicacy in certain parts of the world, but they still aren't eaten at a fast enough rate that the average person would consume 8. In addition, most versions of this 'statistic' claim that it specifically refers to spiders that crawl into your mouth as you sleep. Edited October 17, 2011 by twinArmageddons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Republic Commando Scorch Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Years before WWII made it famous the swastika was used by everyone as a good luck symbol. In Greece, India, Scandinavia, the Baltic, the Americas, everywhereIn Ontario, Canada there is a town called Swatsika, named after Swatsika Gold MIne. They tried to change the name to Winston (after Churchill) but it fell through. -Scorch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHTrilogy Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 I'm sure I'm not the only one who calls Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Mathematics the "Four Sciences" - well, Maths is a science, is it not? Quote ~ CHTrilogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOXN Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Plague doctors had beaked masks to keep any scented substances in, because the belief at the time was that the bubonic plague could spread through miasmatic bad air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkie Pie Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 I'm sure I'm not the only one who calls Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Mathematics the "Four Sciences" - well, Maths is a science, is it not? The purest of them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Fluffy Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Before today, a very useless fact would've been that the state of Ohio does not have any regulations on domesticating exotic animals. Though that may change now. XD Thank goodness no one was hurt. Quote "By me... Count Bleck! The chosen executor of the Dark Prognosticus... is Count Bleck! The fine fellow prophesied to come to this dimension... is also Count Bleck!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pls respond Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 you were, at one point, the youngest person on Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraHau Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Only one Bionicle character's name has a Latin origin. Quote Every moment gives us a chance to become more than what we are.-Ryu, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike: Fight for the FutureNot luck. It's what you do that makes you a hero.-Kopaka Nuva, MoLI have but one destiny.-Takanuva, MoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkie Pie Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Only one Bionicle character's name has a Latin origin. Umbra? Many smaller electronics, like phones, have processors that are underclocked. Underclocked processors apparently use less energy than a processor that runs the same speed as the underclocked one at normal performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makuta of Xhini Nui Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 -A supercomputer FINALLY found an end to pi Whoever said that is wrong. It's a mathematical fact that pi is never ending. There are more English speakers in China than in America. (They win the numbers game, since English is a required course in school) The African Union will adopt a single currency, the Afro, by the 2020's. Every nation in Africa is a member of the African Union except Morocco, because of disputes over Western Sahara. Russia is the largest producer of oil in the world, not Saudi Arabia. Quote R.I.P. Hundreds of Rahkshi, Karzahni (plant), Mavrah, Kodan, Lhikan, Nidhiki, Krekka, Nivawk, Tuyet, Naho, the other seven Toa Mangai, Sidorak, a Toa of Gravity, a Toa of Plasma, a Toa of 'Silence', Reysa, Carapar, Botar, Ihu, Nikila, Jovan, Hydraxon, Morbuzakh, Antroz, Bitil, Krika, Icarax, Mutran, Vamprah, Spiriah, Gorast, Chirox, many Matoran on a southern island, Matoro, Kojol, many Toa of Iron and Magnetism, all of the Toa in a Toa Tower, a winged Dark Hunter, everyone who attacked Artahka, several OOMN members, a Skakdi in the Pit, many Matoran who became statues, Tridax, Jovan's team, Lesovikk's team, Tyrant, a group of Turaga, the Vahki, Certavus, Lein, many Vorox, many Skrall, Guardian, Nocturn, countless Rahi, the Iron tribe, Teridax, Karzahni (person), The Makuta of Stelt, Telluris, Tren Krom ... and good riddance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lorax Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Some native knowledge from a small island nation: New Zealand were the only unbeaten team at the football world cup last year. Having not qualified for the cup in 20 years, the team made it in the year the tournament was held in South Africa, with a team called the All Whites. New Zealand has 2788 endangered species of plants and animals. The New Zealand rugby team is known as the All Blacks, and the badminton team as the Black (Shuttle)cocks. New Zealand's national bird is flightless (how useless is that!) New Zealand has only 1 native mammal; the short-tailed bat. New Zealand is getting closer to Australia by a few centimetres a year due to tectonic activity. New Zealand is the home of the Maori people, upon whose language the matoran language is based. Therre are more Tongans in New Zealand than in Tonga. New Zealand recently beat Tonga 41-10 at the Rugby World Cup. The last time the All Black won the cup was in1987. The final was against France at Eden Park, Auckland. The circumstances will be duplicated exactly this Sunday. The largest high school in Whanganui is call Wanganui High School, founded in 1958. The tiny settlement of Erehwon was named because it is 'nowhere' spelt backwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBCCD Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 the reason there's only one native mammal in new zealand is because birds had become the dominant animals there prior to the arrival of humans. since birds are descended from dinosaurs, you could say that new zealand has been ruled by dinosaurs twice. Quote This topic so far If a tree falls in a forest and we're too far away to hear it, did a tree fall? Vs. If a tree falls in a forest and we're too far away to hear it trees don't exist and never will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Dark Templar- Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 What is possibly the world record for fastest controlling of a video game was achieved by Park Sung-Joon aka "JulyZerg", who achieved 818 APM (actions per minute) during a professional game of StarCraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHTrilogy Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 A Clockwork Orange was one of the first motion pictures that showed no opening credits after the title, instead jumping straight into the first scene. In 1971 people saw that as a rather unusual trademark of Stanley Kubrick! Quote ~ CHTrilogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraHau Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Only one Bionicle character's name has a Latin origin. Umbra? Bingo! It is possible to carry a 2 in some number systems, most notably hexadecimal. Quote Every moment gives us a chance to become more than what we are.-Ryu, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike: Fight for the FutureNot luck. It's what you do that makes you a hero.-Kopaka Nuva, MoLI have but one destiny.-Takanuva, MoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tent163phantoka Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 More Barbeque Sauce is consumed per capita in St. Louis than in any other city in the U.S. Quote My Library! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Toa Lhikevikk- Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Only one Bionicle character's name has a Latin origin. Umbra? Bingo! It is possible to carry a 2 in some number systems, most notably hexadecimal. "Malum," and I think "Gelu," are Latin words as well, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraHau Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Only one Bionicle character's name has a Latin origin. Umbra? Bingo! It is possible to carry a 2 in some number systems, most notably hexadecimal. "Malum," and I think "Gelu," are Latin words as well, though. Oh wow, you're right. Malum means "wrongdoing", and Gelu means "frost". Lego is really sneaky when it comes to names Quote Every moment gives us a chance to become more than what we are.-Ryu, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike: Fight for the FutureNot luck. It's what you do that makes you a hero.-Kopaka Nuva, MoLI have but one destiny.-Takanuva, MoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravrahn Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Many smaller electronics, like phones, have processors that are underclocked. Underclocked processors apparently use less energy than a processor that runs the same speed as the underclocked one at normal performance. Not necessarily - the Galaxy Nexus is underclocked to 1.2GHz, but it's processor probably uses more power than the Sensation XL's 1.5GHz processor - GN has dual-core, Sensation has single-core. Generally performance improves over time, so a newer processor will be more efficient than a legacy processor at the same speed, but not necessarily.When you've got an underclocked phone, what it's using less energy than is the same phone running at normal speed. The normal speed will probably be comparable in power consumption to an older processor running at it's normal speed, because the manufacturers try to keep it at reasonable power consumption levels. Quote My Blogs: Punctuated Equilibrium - BZP Puncutated Equilibrium - Blogger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrd Bid Ful Araed Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Years before WWII made it famous the swastika was used by everyone as a good luck symbol. In Greece, India, Scandinavia, the Baltic, the Americas, everywhereIn Ontario, Canada there is a town called Swatsika, named after Swatsika Gold MIne. They tried to change the name to Winston (after Churchill) but it fell through. -ScorchWell like I said, it was a symbol of good luck. It was quite popular before a certain person decided they'd use it too On the African savannah Hyenas are responsible for more kills than lions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravrahn Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 After mosquitoes (and humans), hippos are the animals who have killed the most humans. Also, hippos have terrible breath. Quote My Blogs: Punctuated Equilibrium - BZP Puncutated Equilibrium - Blogger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.