useless facts - Page 85

Rockstar · 10-11-21, 08:28 PM

Attempting to view Pluto from Earth is like trying to see a walnut from 30 miles away.

Jimbuna · 10-12-21, 05:22 AM

Sherlock Holmes NEVER said “Elementary, my dear Watson”

Jimbuna · 10-13-21, 12:04 PM

Humphrey Bogart NEVER said “Play it again, Sam” in Casablanca.

Jimbuna · 10-14-21, 07:32 AM

They NEVER said “Beam me up, Scotty” on Star Trek.

Jimbuna · 10-15-21, 10:15 AM

A snail can sleep for 3 years.

Von Due · 10-15-21, 12:16 PM

A inner tube on a bike lasts until it hits a nail, a piece of glass etc. The average biker thinks an inner tube lasts at least 1000 hours..

Platapus · 10-16-21, 03:18 AM

The eggs of some species of Mayfly take as long as three years to hatch... after that the insect lives only six hours.

Jimbuna · 10-16-21, 03:38 AM

People photocopying their buttocks are the cause of 23% of all photocopier faults worldwide.

Platapus · 10-16-21, 04:18 AM

While the Nazi's were developing and implementing their plans for the prosecution, persecution and extermination of "Sub-humans", they were also busy passing some of the most stringent anti-animal cruelty laws of the time.

Jimbuna · 10-17-21, 05:03 AM

China has more English speakers than the United States.

Aktungbby · 10-17-21, 09:44 AM

U mean INGRISH!

Jimbuna · 10-18-21, 08:11 AM

The February of 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

Sean C · 10-18-21, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The February of 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

Ahem. I believe that depends on what your definition of a "full Moon" actually is. Truth be told: I don't know what the "official" definition is ... or even if there is an "official definition".

On February 10th, 1865, from 16:46:08 to 16:46:57 UT1, the Moon's disk was ~99.8298945% illuminated. (Obviously this is so close to 100% as to not make an appreciable difference.) Due to the arrangement of the Earth, Sun and Moon, it is far from uncommon for the Moon to not reach a full 100% illumination of the Earth-facing side.*

IOW, if you accept that the above means that the Moon was not "actually" full, then you must also accept that the Moon is almost never full.

*Note that, due to something called "libration", we actually see more than 50% of the Moon's surface over the course of its phase cycle.

Jimbuna · 10-19-21, 11:25 AM

The word “maverick” came into use after Samuel Maverick, a Texan refused to brand his cattle.

Jimbuna · 10-20-21, 01:37 PM

The penguin is the only bird that can’t fly but can swim.

10-11-21, 08:28 PM	#1261
Rockstar Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 11,832 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Attempting to view Pluto from Earth is like trying to see a walnut from 30 miles away. __________________ Guardian of the honey and nuts Let's assume I'm right, it'll save time.

10-12-21, 05:22 AM	#1262
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Sherlock Holmes NEVER said “Elementary, my dear Watson” __________________ 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)

10-13-21, 12:04 PM	#1263
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Humphrey Bogart NEVER said “Play it again, Sam” in Casablanca. __________________ 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)

10-14-21, 07:32 AM	#1264
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	They NEVER said “Beam me up, Scotty” on Star Trek. __________________ 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)

10-15-21, 10:15 AM	#1265
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A snail can sleep for 3 years. __________________ 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)

10-15-21, 12:16 PM	#1266
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,660 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	A inner tube on a bike lasts until it hits a nail, a piece of glass etc. The average biker thinks an inner tube lasts at least 1000 hours..

10-16-21, 03:18 AM	#1267
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The eggs of some species of Mayfly take as long as three years to hatch... after that the insect lives only six hours. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-16-21, 03:38 AM	#1268
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	People photocopying their buttocks are the cause of 23% of all photocopier faults worldwide. __________________ 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)

10-16-21, 04:18 AM	#1269
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	While the Nazi's were developing and implementing their plans for the prosecution, persecution and extermination of "Sub-humans", they were also busy passing some of the most stringent anti-animal cruelty laws of the time. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-17-21, 05:03 AM	#1270
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	China has more English speakers than the United States. __________________ 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)

10-17-21, 09:44 AM	#1271
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,855 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	U mean INGRISH! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

10-18-21, 08:11 AM	#1272
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The February of 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. __________________ 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)

10-19-21, 11:25 AM	#1274
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The word “maverick” came into use after Samuel Maverick, a Texan refused to brand his cattle. __________________ 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)

10-20-21, 01:37 PM	#1275
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The penguin is the only bird that can’t fly but can swim. __________________ 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)