useless facts - Page 40

Jimbuna · 04-01-21, 01:33 PM

On average, a human being will spend up to two weeks kissing in his/her lifetime.

Platapus · 04-01-21, 02:17 PM

The Aurora Borealis has a sister phenomenon in the southern hemisphere called the Aurora Australis.

Rockstar · 04-01-21, 03:39 PM

The fastest plane in the world is the NASA X-43 @ Mach 9.6. The previous record of mach 6.7 was held by the North American X-15.

Platapus · 04-01-21, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockstar

The fastest plane in the world is the NASA X-43 @ Mach 9.6. The previous record of mach 6.7 was held by the North American X-15.

That would depend on your definition of a "plane"

The Orbiter entered the atmosphere between Mach 10 and 20 depending on the mission. Personally, I would not consider the Orbiter to be an airplane, but others may disagree

Jimbuna · 04-02-21, 10:46 AM

Rhubarb can spring up so fast that you can actually hear it grow.

Platapus · 04-02-21, 11:00 AM

Your "funny bone" is actually a nerve. Ulnar nerve to be exact

Aktungbby · 04-02-21, 11:01 AM

ULNAR is one of the gods I worship!

Jimbuna · 04-02-21, 12:55 PM

Due to their high oil content and lower water content, pistachios are prone to self-heating.

Platapus · 04-02-21, 07:26 PM

Pineapples were named because they resembled pinecones

Von Due · 04-03-21, 03:13 AM

The fairyflies can be as small as about 0.15mm or about 0.0059 inches. Standing next to a large plant cell it would sizewise be similar to the basketball player Sun Mingming standing next to a polar bear (not standing).

Platapus · 04-03-21, 05:23 AM

Cap’N’Crunch’s full name is Horatio Magellan Crunch.

Eisenwurst · 04-03-21, 05:31 AM

A male squirrel can smell a female in heat from up to a mile away.

Aktungbby · 04-03-21, 10:18 AM

That's how i know when your gonna post in the Whack-a- squirrel thread

Jimbuna · 04-03-21, 12:02 PM

In 1965, astronaut John Young snuck a corned beef sandwich into space for a six-hour mission.

Platapus · 04-03-21, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

In 1965, astronaut John Young snuck a corned beef sandwich into space for a six-hour mission.

(Clearing my throat in that oh so annoying manner of mine)

Gemini 3 mission was 4 hours 52 minutes

Yeah, I don't have too many friends.

(Ain't even gonna bother with "snuck?".

04-01-21, 01:33 PM	#586
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	On average, a human being will spend up to two weeks kissing in his/her lifetime. __________________ 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)

04-01-21, 02:17 PM	#587
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The Aurora Borealis has a sister phenomenon in the southern hemisphere called the Aurora Australis. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-01-21, 03:39 PM	#588
Rockstar Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 11,832 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The fastest plane in the world is the NASA X-43 @ Mach 9.6. The previous record of mach 6.7 was held by the North American X-15. __________________ Guardian of the honey and nuts Let's assume I'm right, it'll save time.

04-02-21, 10:46 AM	#590
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Rhubarb can spring up so fast that you can actually hear it grow. __________________ 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)

04-02-21, 11:00 AM	#591
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Your "funny bone" is actually a nerve. Ulnar nerve to be exact __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-02-21, 11:01 AM	#592
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,856 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	ULNAR is one of the gods I worship! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

04-02-21, 12:55 PM	#593
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Due to their high oil content and lower water content, pistachios are prone to self-heating. __________________ 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)

04-02-21, 07:26 PM	#594
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Pineapples were named because they resembled pinecones __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-03-21, 03:13 AM	#595
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,660 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	The fairyflies can be as small as about 0.15mm or about 0.0059 inches. Standing next to a large plant cell it would sizewise be similar to the basketball player Sun Mingming standing next to a polar bear (not standing).

04-03-21, 05:23 AM	#596
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Cap’N’Crunch’s full name is Horatio Magellan Crunch. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-03-21, 05:31 AM	#597
Eisenwurst Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,603 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	A male squirrel can smell a female in heat from up to a mile away. __________________

04-03-21, 10:18 AM	#598
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,856 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	That's how i know when your gonna post in the Whack-a- squirrel thread __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

04-03-21, 12:02 PM	#599
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	In 1965, astronaut John Young snuck a corned beef sandwich into space for a six-hour mission. __________________ 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)