Useless Information

[TomA1234]

I have done a quick search and don't think this has been done before.
In this thread I would like you to post any random facts you know, the more useless the better (because I like useless information).

My contribution:
>A Kilobyte is actually made up of 1024 bytes (not 1000) and so on...
>A byte is the equivalent of 8 binary digits, about 1 letter
>In America a billion is 1,000,000,000 (one thousand million). In Europe it is 1,000,000,000,000 (one million million)
>Sound travels 15 times faster through steel than through the air

Lets see your prized useless information (does not have to be numbers based)

[beelzelboss]

Then you would probably love this:

http://s966.photobucket.com/albums/a...al%20pictures/

Enjoy.

[MJ5150]

When I'm surfin' on TB
And a man creates a brand new thread
He's tellin' me more and more
About some useless information
Supposed to fire my imagination

BTW.....as an IT professional, I find your contributions to be far from useless.

-Mike

[bassybill]

There is no such thing as useless information.

[tplyons]

My brain is so full of useless trivia that my it cannot contain anything that actually matters.

[Sonic_Death]

Originally Posted by bassybill

There is no such thing as useless information.

...only useless people haha

I discovered today that shoveling over a foot of snow in 50mph winds becomes an adventure when listening to Mastodon.

[bassteban]

I have a cat that likes to play w/water.

[Martin89]

I have a dog I've never met.

[DwaynieAD]

Originally Posted by bassteban

I have a cat that likes to play w/water.

A cat I used to have loved celery

[hover]

oh drat, i thought this thread title was was like Jeopardy! and was about to say

I'll take "what Talkbass OT is good for" for $800, Alex.

[Phalex]

Tone is in the fingers.

[Smokin' Toaster]

Here's a fact that surprises people: Mobile, Alabama is the site where Mardi Gras was first celebrated in the new world, in 1702. New Orleans has the biggest, but Mobile has the first in the Americas. That fact and $5 will get you fed at most fast food places. Partially fed maybe, but fed.

[MJ5150]

Originally Posted by Smokin' Toaster

.......$5 will get you fed at most fast food places. Partially fed maybe, but fed.

Depending on your current financial situation, this may be a bit of valuable information, potentially life saving information.

-Mike

[Martin89]

I have GAS.

[Cabazon]

Originally Posted by TomA1234

>In America a billion is 1,000,000,000 (one thousand million). In Europe it is 1,000,000,000,000 (one million million)

Didn't they change this about 30 years ago?

[billhilly66]

40 below zero is where Fahrenheit and Celsius intersect. That and apparently, there is a “best bass” for different genres of music.

[TomA1234]

Originally Posted by billhilly66

That and apparently, there is a “best bass” for different genres of music.

But there is no known best bass for metal.

[Martin89]

Spinal Tap has a song with all basses and no guitars.

[TomA1234]

Originally Posted by Martin89

Spinal Tap has a song with all basses and no guitars.

Amps that go up to 11 are better.

[MJ5150]

The price of rice in China went up.

-Mike