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Platapus · 09-25-23, 03:47 PM

How big is a Slug?

About 15 Kilograms

slug, a unit of mass in the U.S. customary and British Imperial systems of units. The term originally referred to a slab of metal.

Jimbuna · 09-26-23, 10:35 AM

There are more earthquakes in the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth than the Southern Hemisphere.

Ostfriese · 09-26-23, 12:07 PM

68% of Earth's landmass are in the northern hemisphere.

Jimbuna · 09-26-23, 12:55 PM

There are four types of faults in the Earth: normal, thrust, reverse, and strike-up.

Platapus · 09-26-23, 03:27 PM

Can you drink a Buttload of beer?

Are you sure?

A Butt is a measure of alcoholic liquids equal to 126 Gallons.

Jimbuna · 09-27-23, 01:14 PM

The longest earthquake recorded in Earth’s history was in the Indian Ocean. The earthquake was in 2004 and it lasted nearly ten minutes.

Platapus · 09-27-23, 03:59 PM

How bitter do you like your beer?

The bitterness of beer is due to the amount of an acid in hops known as isohumulone.

Isohumulone is measured in International Bitterness Units (IBU).

One IBU is equal to one part per million of Isohumulone.

So check your IPAs for IBUs

Ostfriese · 09-27-23, 04:19 PM

Despite being the third most common element in earth's crust (after oxygen and silicon), Aluminium was only discovered in 1825.

Jimbuna · 09-28-23, 12:52 PM

The largest earthquake recorded in the United States was in Alaska in 1964. The earthquake was a 9.2 on the Richter Scale.

Jimbuna · 09-29-23, 12:32 PM

An earthquake has the potential to release hundreds times more energy than the atom bomb the United States dropped on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945.

Platapus · 09-29-23, 04:42 PM

Do you know watt sucks?

The Air Watt, developed by the ASTM International, measuresa vacuum’s suction power in terms of its airflow rate and suction pressure.

Jimbuna · 09-30-23, 01:11 PM

There are three parts to an atom: protons, neutrons, and electrons. They each balance each other out so the atom doesn’t break apart.

Jimbuna · 10-01-23, 01:14 PM

The word “atom” comes from the Greek words for “uncuttable” or “undivided”.

Platapus · 10-01-23, 01:20 PM

We know what a byte is and what a bit is, but what comes in between?

A Nibble is 4 bits or 1/2 byte

A Crumb is 2 bits or 1/2 a Nibble..

Jeff-Groves · 10-01-23, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

We know what a byte is and what a bit is, but what comes in between?

A Nibble is 4 bits or 1/2 byte

A Crumb is 2 bits or 1/2 a Nibble..

Answering the question?
Sometimes the Wife, sometimes me.

09-25-23, 03:47 PM	#2851
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	How big is a Slug? About 15 Kilograms slug, a unit of mass in the U.S. customary and British Imperial systems of units. The term originally referred to a slab of metal. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

09-26-23, 10:35 AM	#2852
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	There are more earthquakes in the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth than the Southern Hemisphere. __________________ 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)

09-26-23, 12:55 PM	#2854
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	There are four types of faults in the Earth: normal, thrust, reverse, and strike-up. __________________ 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)

09-26-23, 03:27 PM	#2855
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Can you drink a Buttload of beer? Are you sure? A Butt is a measure of alcoholic liquids equal to 126 Gallons. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

09-27-23, 01:14 PM	#2856
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The longest earthquake recorded in Earth’s history was in the Indian Ocean. The earthquake was in 2004 and it lasted nearly ten minutes. __________________ 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)

09-26-23, 12:07 PM	#2853
Ostfriese Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,175 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	68% of Earth's landmass are in the northern hemisphere.

09-27-23, 03:59 PM	#2857
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	How bitter do you like your beer? The bitterness of beer is due to the amount of an acid in hops known as isohumulone. Isohumulone is measured in International Bitterness Units (IBU). One IBU is equal to one part per million of Isohumulone. So check your IPAs for IBUs __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

09-27-23, 04:19 PM	#2858
Ostfriese Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,175 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Despite being the third most common element in earth's crust (after oxygen and silicon), Aluminium was only discovered in 1825.

09-28-23, 12:52 PM	#2859
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The largest earthquake recorded in the United States was in Alaska in 1964. The earthquake was a 9.2 on the Richter Scale. __________________ 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)

09-29-23, 12:32 PM	#2860
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	An earthquake has the potential to release hundreds times more energy than the atom bomb the United States dropped on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. __________________ 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)

09-29-23, 04:42 PM	#2861
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Do you know watt sucks? The Air Watt, developed by the ASTM International, measuresa vacuum’s suction power in terms of its airflow rate and suction pressure. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

09-30-23, 01:11 PM	#2862
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	There are three parts to an atom: protons, neutrons, and electrons. They each balance each other out so the atom doesn’t break apart. __________________ 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)

10-01-23, 01:14 PM	#2863
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The word “atom” comes from the Greek words for “uncuttable” or “undivided”. __________________ 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)

10-01-23, 01:20 PM	#2864
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	We know what a byte is and what a bit is, but what comes in between? A Nibble is 4 bits or 1/2 byte A Crumb is 2 bits or 1/2 a Nibble.. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.