useless facts - Page 158

Jimbuna · 02-22-23, 08:51 AM

Light does not always travel at the speed of light.

Research has found that the slowest recorded light moving was at the speed of 38 mph. The light can travel even slower if it is made to pass through obstacles such as water.

Jimbuna · 02-22-23, 03:13 PM

A Sardinian Cheese called Casu mazu contains live maggots.

mapuc · 02-22-23, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

A Sardinian Cheese called Casu mazu contains live maggots.

I have to post this Danish video about two famous chefs. the video is about 1 minute long and was a part of their food program. (it was broadcastet around a year ago)

Look at the cheese and look at the crew at the end of the video.

Markus

Platapus · 02-22-23, 04:43 PM

There is only one United States Military Cemetery over which the American flag is never flown.

Which one is this?

The answer will be tomorrow's useless fact post.

Platapus · 02-22-23, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Light does not always travel at the speed of light.

Which is why the speed of light is only a theoretical constant.

Jimbuna · 02-23-23, 09:33 AM

Chinese acupuncture states that there is a point in the head that can control one’s appetite.

Platapus · 02-23-23, 04:22 PM

The one United States Military Cemetery where the US flag never is flown is Plot E at the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial, an American military cemetery in northern France.

Plots A-D contain the remains of 6,012 US service members who died in that area during WWII

Plot E is physically separated from and hidden from the other plots. Plot E contains the remains of 94 US military members who were court-marshaled, dishonorably discharged and executed for crimes including murder and rape.

Plot E does not appear on any map of the cemetery and visitors are discouraged.

No US flag is ever flown over Plot E and no American flag is visible from Plot E.

There are 96 markers with nothing but a number. Two members were exhumed and their remains returned to the US.

Eddie Slovik was buried there until his remains were returned to the US in 1987.

Jimbuna · 02-24-23, 06:13 AM

Wisdom teeth have no purpose.

Platapus · 02-24-23, 04:29 PM

Horses can't breath through their mouths

Jimbuna · 02-25-23, 03:43 AM

Birds can recognize landmarks.

Platapus · 02-25-23, 06:10 AM

Horses sleep about 2.5 hours a day

Jimbuna · 02-25-23, 01:58 PM

Dogs and cats also have a dominant side like humans do.

Platapus · 02-26-23, 06:54 AM

Horses have almost 306 degrees of vision, but they can't see the grass they are eating. They depend on their lips and whiskers

Ostfriese · 02-26-23, 08:47 AM

Alcohol (ethanol)/water mixes can only be distilled up to a concentration of 96% ethanol, no matter how often it is distilled. The last 4% of water cannot be removed by distillation.

To get 100% pure ethanol you'd have to put in a substance that chemically binds water, like white copper(II)sulfate, which reacts with water to blue copper(II)sulfate. Don't do that with your spirits, though, copper(II)-compounds cause vomitting when comsumed, even if it's only a very small amount.

Rockstar · 02-26-23, 10:28 AM

When it comes to alcohol all I know is don’t believe mixing bits of fruit with 190 proof grain alcohol will make the morning hangover anymore tolerable.

02-22-23, 08:51 AM	#2356
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Light does not always travel at the speed of light. Research has found that the slowest recorded light moving was at the speed of 38 mph. The light can travel even slower if it is made to pass through obstacles such as water. __________________ 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)

02-22-23, 03:13 PM	#2357
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A Sardinian Cheese called Casu mazu contains live maggots. __________________ 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)

02-22-23, 04:43 PM	#2359
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,970 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	There is only one United States Military Cemetery over which the American flag is never flown. Which one is this? The answer will be tomorrow's useless fact post. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-23-23, 09:33 AM	#2361
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Chinese acupuncture states that there is a point in the head that can control one’s appetite. __________________ 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)

02-23-23, 04:22 PM	#2362
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,970 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The one United States Military Cemetery where the US flag never is flown is Plot E at the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial, an American military cemetery in northern France. Plots A-D contain the remains of 6,012 US service members who died in that area during WWII Plot E is physically separated from and hidden from the other plots. Plot E contains the remains of 94 US military members who were court-marshaled, dishonorably discharged and executed for crimes including murder and rape. Plot E does not appear on any map of the cemetery and visitors are discouraged. No US flag is ever flown over Plot E and no American flag is visible from Plot E. There are 96 markers with nothing but a number. Two members were exhumed and their remains returned to the US. Eddie Slovik was buried there until his remains were returned to the US in 1987. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-24-23, 06:13 AM	#2363
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Wisdom teeth have no purpose. __________________ 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)

02-24-23, 04:29 PM	#2364
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,970 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Horses can't breath through their mouths __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-25-23, 03:43 AM	#2365
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Birds can recognize landmarks. __________________ 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)

02-25-23, 06:10 AM	#2366
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,970 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Horses sleep about 2.5 hours a day __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-25-23, 01:58 PM	#2367
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Dogs and cats also have a dominant side like humans do. __________________ 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)

02-26-23, 06:54 AM	#2368
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,970 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Horses have almost 306 degrees of vision, but they can't see the grass they are eating. They depend on their lips and whiskers __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-26-23, 08:47 AM	#2369
Ostfriese Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,174 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Alcohol (ethanol)/water mixes can only be distilled up to a concentration of 96% ethanol, no matter how often it is distilled. The last 4% of water cannot be removed by distillation. To get 100% pure ethanol you'd have to put in a substance that chemically binds water, like white copper(II)sulfate, which reacts with water to blue copper(II)sulfate. Don't do that with your spirits, though, copper(II)-compounds cause vomitting when comsumed, even if it's only a very small amount.

02-26-23, 10:28 AM	#2370
Rockstar Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 11,860 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	When it comes to alcohol all I know is don’t believe mixing bits of fruit with 190 proof grain alcohol will make the morning hangover anymore tolerable. __________________ Guardian of the honey and nuts Let's assume I'm right, it'll save time. Last edited by Rockstar; 02-26-23 at 11:50 AM.