The little factoid thread

Latest post 07-22-2008 11:34 AM by Reason's Voice. 47 replies.
  • 07-19-2008 10:19 AM

    The little factoid thread

    Did you know that a lightning bolt is usually no more than one inch thick?

    I never knew that. Really.

    What do you want?

  • 07-19-2008 10:31 AM In reply to

    Re: The little factoid thread

    Heat lightning is just lightning from a faraway storm.

    Ninety percent of the game is half mental.

  • 07-19-2008 10:40 AM In reply to

    Re: The little factoid thread

    Matt McMadden:

    Heat lightning is just lightning from a faraway storm.

     

    Really? I saw alot of that when I was in Florida for a month.

    What do you want?

  • 07-19-2008 10:48 AM In reply to

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    Iron Maiden:

    Matt McMadden:

    Heat lightning is just lightning from a faraway storm.

     Really? I saw alot of that when I was in Florida for a month.

    Yes, sir. Most people think it's caused by warm weather, but you're really just witnessing lightning from a distant thunderstorm.

    Ninety percent of the game is half mental.

  • 07-19-2008 11:07 AM In reply to

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    From another thread: The tune used for the American national anthem was a drinking song popular at the time.

    The other day a guy asked me how windchimes worked.  I processed that for about 2 seconds, and then I said to myself, "Holy shit, I have to make some changes in my life."

    -clerk at Salvation Army thrift store

  • 07-19-2008 1:17 PM In reply to

    Re: The little factoid thread

    Cost to build the Titanic: $7,000,000

    Cost to make the movie Titanic: $200,000,000

    First ship to use the S.O.S.: The Titanic

    What do you want?

  • 07-19-2008 1:22 PM In reply to

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    Re: The little factoid thread

    The guitarist on the fucking awful song Short Shorts is none other than Al Kooper. If you don't know Al Kooper, you don't listen to music pre-1980.

  • 07-19-2008 1:26 PM In reply to

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    sweetiemuffinsugarplum:

    From another thread: The tune used for the American national anthem was a drinking song popular at the time.

     

    Hmm. When an innocent person wins online prizes, statistically there is at least a 98% chance there is some deranged sore losing psycho lurking nearby that will break into your apartment, disrupt your peaceful life, violently kill you, and steal your prizes. Smile   

    "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."

  • 07-19-2008 1:51 PM In reply to

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    There are more female than male millionaires in the United States.

    What do you want?

  • 07-19-2008 2:10 PM In reply to

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    stoned to death:

    Hmm. When an innocent person wins online prizes, statistically there is at least a 98% chance there is some deranged sore losing psycho lurking nearby that will break into your apartment, disrupt your peaceful life, violently kill you, and steal your prizes. Smile  

    I didn't say anything about killing you.  I mean, said psycho did not mention killing said innocent contest-winning person.

     

    The other day a guy asked me how windchimes worked.  I processed that for about 2 seconds, and then I said to myself, "Holy shit, I have to make some changes in my life."

    -clerk at Salvation Army thrift store

  • 07-19-2008 3:42 PM In reply to

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    Re: The little factoid thread

    I have no clue who Al Kooper is and I'm pre 1980.

    The reason red is considered a lucky color by Chinese is because the mandarian for red and lucky is pronounced the same.

    Wether you run the Air Conditioner or not in your car it won't effect the gas mileage (unless it is a hybrid) (try it and see if your car will calculate your MPG). It is really all about how you drive and stop and starting as well as rabbit starts.

  • 07-19-2008 3:53 PM In reply to

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    Once a human reaches the age of 35, he/she will start losing approximately 7,000 brain cells a day. The cells will never be replaced.

    Great. I'm 35. Guess I should stop sniffing glue. Beer

     

    "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."

  • 07-19-2008 4:29 PM In reply to

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    Re: The little factoid thread

    lee:

    I have no clue who Al Kooper is and I'm pre 1980.

    The reason red is considered a lucky color by Chinese is because the mandarian for red and lucky is pronounced the same.

    Wether you run the Air Conditioner or not in your car it won't effect the gas mileage (unless it is a hybrid) (try it and see if your car will calculate your MPG). It is really all about how you drive and stop and starting as well as rabbit starts.

    The many credits of Al Kooper.

  • 07-19-2008 5:20 PM In reply to

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    I am the authority on HEAVY METAL since 1983 (the year I was born) and counting....

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    I am the authority on HEAVY METAL since 1983 (the year I was born) and counting....

  • 07-19-2008 5:39 PM In reply to

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    Re: The little factoid thread

    People that use lame drunken quotes of mine from many years ago have male issues........

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