useless facts - Page 45

Platapus · 04-18-21, 10:38 AM

The first roller coaster was invented at Coney Island as a way to distract people from sinful activities.

Aktungbby · 04-18-21, 11:13 AM

^ Well duh! You certainly can't get 'lucky' in the back seat of a roller coaster

Jimbuna · 04-18-21, 11:35 AM

Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.

Platapus · 04-18-21, 05:27 PM

The German word “kummerspeck” means weight gained from emotional eating.

Jimbuna · 04-19-21, 06:41 AM

In the United States, a pound of potato chips costs two hundred times more than a pound of potatoes.

Platapus · 04-19-21, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

In the United States, a pound of potato chips costs two hundred times more than a pound of potatoes.

It is all that extra air in the bag

Platapus · 04-19-21, 04:51 PM

Continental plates drift at about the same rate as fingernails grow.

Jeff-Groves · 04-19-21, 04:59 PM

The higher the pressure you compress air to.
The less it costs per PSI.
Roughly $1200 to compress to 4500 PSI
Compared to $100 to compress to 100 PSI
Down side being higher PSI means less usable CFM of air available.
Not exactly useless info unless you try to sand blast with a 4500 PSI compressor.

Texas Red · 04-19-21, 08:07 PM

You can't hunt camels in Arizona.

Aktungbby · 04-19-21, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna#157

you can't hunt camels in Arizona

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Just saw the rerun on the Western Channel of 'Death Valley Days' "Camel Train" episode

and again on the old Maverick show " Relic of Ft Tejon" with James Garner

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...est-180956176/ MOREOVER, this Company's trailer logo was a common sight in my Trukkin Daze!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Whacko

You can't hunt camels in Arizona.

If U can't stay focused you'll never make the Academy!

Catfish · 04-20-21, 04:17 AM

^ we already had this Camel running gag several times

Jimbuna · 04-20-21, 06:44 AM

Nearly 80% of all animals on earth have six legs.

Platapus · 04-20-21, 06:37 PM

The concept of Brunch was created in 1895 as a "cure" for hangovers

Jimbuna · 04-21-21, 08:57 AM

In the marriage ceremony of the ancient Inca Indians of Peru, the couple was considered officially wed when they took off their sandals and handed them to each other.

Jeff-Groves · 04-21-21, 01:09 PM

1 out of every 5 people pick their nose at least 5 times a day.
That comes to 1,515,426,080+ people booger mining 5 times each day!

04-18-21, 10:38 AM	#661
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,990 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The first roller coaster was invented at Coney Island as a way to distract people from sinful activities. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-18-21, 11:13 AM	#662
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,997 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	^ Well duh! You certainly can't get 'lucky' in the back seat of a roller coaster __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

04-18-21, 11:35 AM	#663
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,491 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

04-18-21, 05:27 PM	#664
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,990 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The German word “kummerspeck” means weight gained from emotional eating. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-19-21, 06:41 AM	#665
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,491 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	In the United States, a pound of potato chips costs two hundred times more than a pound of potatoes. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

04-19-21, 04:51 PM	#667
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,990 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Continental plates drift at about the same rate as fingernails grow. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-19-21, 04:59 PM	#668
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,394 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	The higher the pressure you compress air to. The less it costs per PSI. Roughly $1200 to compress to 4500 PSI Compared to $100 to compress to 100 PSI Down side being higher PSI means less usable CFM of air available. Not exactly useless info unless you try to sand blast with a 4500 PSI compressor.

04-19-21, 08:07 PM	#669
Texas Red Fastest Gun Around Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Agua Fira, New Mexico Posts: 2,376 Downloads: 527 Uploads: 5	You can't hunt camels in Arizona. __________________ There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. — Colin Powell I'm not very active on the forums anymore. If you have a question, please DM me and I'll respond ASAP!

04-20-21, 04:17 AM	#671
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,913 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	^ we already had this Camel running gag several times __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

04-20-21, 06:44 AM	#672
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,491 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Nearly 80% of all animals on earth have six legs. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

04-20-21, 06:37 PM	#673
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,990 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The concept of Brunch was created in 1895 as a "cure" for hangovers __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-21-21, 08:57 AM	#674
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,491 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	In the marriage ceremony of the ancient Inca Indians of Peru, the couple was considered officially wed when they took off their sandals and handed them to each other. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

04-21-21, 01:09 PM	#675
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,394 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	1 out of every 5 people pick their nose at least 5 times a day. That comes to 1,515,426,080+ people booger mining 5 times each day!