fourstringdrums said:
And their skin is black. Polar bears can actually overheat to the point of death, even in temps that most would find quite cold.
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Useless trivia, part two.........
- Thread starter Mike N
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And their skin is black. Polar bears can actually overheat to the point of death, even in temps that most would find quite cold.
Mike N said:
Not only is this true, US military comm centers use this phrase as thier test pattern, for this very reason.
For everyone who was confused by the paper one Here is my explanation:
The speed of light = 299 792 458 meters per second
Seconds in one year = 31557600
Distance Light Travels in a Year:
9460730472580800 Meters = 5878623554478 Miles
NOW:
Copy paper is about 0.004 inches thick which is about = 0.1 mm
Start with your normal piece of paper (thickness 0.004 inches) and fold it once, you get a thickness of double that. then you fold it again, and the thickness doubles again (so we are up to 0.016 inches). So you do it until you've doubled it 56 times and you get a thickness of:
288230376151712 Inches
=
4549090538 Miles
Which is not really a light year. In fact you have to double it 63 times, not 56, to get a thickness of:
5822835888196 Miles
Which as close as you can get to the distance travelled by light in one year by folding standard copy paper.
The speed of light = 299 792 458 meters per second
Seconds in one year = 31557600
Distance Light Travels in a Year:
9460730472580800 Meters = 5878623554478 Miles
NOW:
Copy paper is about 0.004 inches thick which is about = 0.1 mm
Start with your normal piece of paper (thickness 0.004 inches) and fold it once, you get a thickness of double that. then you fold it again, and the thickness doubles again (so we are up to 0.016 inches). So you do it until you've doubled it 56 times and you get a thickness of:
288230376151712 Inches
=
4549090538 Miles
Which is not really a light year. In fact you have to double it 63 times, not 56, to get a thickness of:
5822835888196 Miles
Which as close as you can get to the distance travelled by light in one year by folding standard copy paper.
All polar bears are left handed.
They will use their (presumably left) hand to cover their nose whilst they hunt. They also squint so fur covers their eyes. This hides the black parts on their face for camoflague.
Theyre also the only animal species currently alive that have ever been known to acitvely HUNT humans.
They will use their (presumably left) hand to cover their nose whilst they hunt. They also squint so fur covers their eyes. This hides the black parts on their face for camoflague.
Theyre also the only animal species currently alive that have ever been known to acitvely HUNT humans.
Jack said:
I think it's safe to say they'd hunt anything they can eat in their environment.
of course....I'm no expert on polar bears
But, there was this kid back in junior high who had an uncle...and said uncle once talked to this guy who once poked a polar bear with a stick.....
...so yeah....maybe I am an expert
paniak17 said:
Dated 7/13 2004
Mike N's thread 1/15/2004
Thor said:
I respectfully rest my case.
SnoBassMan said:
No problem, Im an expert. Well, I own a stuffed polar bear, it has headphones, an mp3 player and a santa hat.
Mark Wilson
Supporting Member
1) The ball on top of a flagpole is called a "truck."
2) Playtex International made U.S. history in May 1987 when TV networks began airing its commercials showing women wearing bras. Prior to this, torso mannequins were usually used, or female models could don brassiers provided the undergarments were worn on top of the models' clothing.
3) The largest pyramid in the world is not in Egypt but in Cholulu de Rivadahia, Mexico. It is 177 feet tall and covers 25 acres. It was built sometime between 6 and 12 A.D.
4) In Australia, the Number 1 topping for pizza is eggs. In Chile, the favorite topping is mussels and clams. In the United States, it's pepperoni.
5) Fourteen years before the Titanic sailed on an April day in 1912 on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, a novel titled "Futility" was published about an unsinkable and glamorous Atlantic liner, the largest in the world. Like the Titanic, the fictional vessel was triple-screw and could make 24-25 knots; at 800 feet, it was a little shorter than the Titanic, but at 70,000 tons, its displacement was 4,000 tons greater. Like the Titanic's, its passenger list was the creme de la creme and there were not enough lifeboats on board. On a cold April night, the fictional "unsinkable" vessel strikes an iceberg and glides to the bottom of the Atlantic. The name of this liner, in the story by Morgan Robertson, was "The Titan."
6) A kangaroo cannot jump if its tail is lifted off the ground. It needs its tail for pushing off.
7) Up to the age of six or seven months, a child can breathe and swallow at the same time. An adult cannot do this.
8) A 1999 survey of 25,500 standard English-language dictionary words found that 93 percent of them have been registered as .coms.
9) Cat's urine glows under blacklight.
10) Ovid (43 B.C.-A.D. 18) made the following observation about 2,000 years ago: "Women are always buying something."
11) Impotence is grounds for divorce in 24 states in the United States.
12) The stegosaurus had a brain that weighed only 2 ounces and was no bigger than a walnut.
13) It takes nearly two million flowers to create one pound of jasmine.
14) On a hot afternoon, the atmosphere draws up 5,500 million gallons of water an hour from the Gulf of Mexico.
15) On Thursday, June 19, 1997, Cats became the longest running show in the history of Broadway. With the 6138th performance Cats passed A Chorus Line which staged the last production in April 1990.
16) Elephants and short-tailed shrews get by on only two hours of sleep a day.
17) You can call it Britain, Great Britain, United Kingdom, or U.K. however, if you purchase a stamp there, you won't find any name. Great Britain was the first country in the world to issue postage stamps, and they're the only nation in the world today that doesn't use a national name on their stamps.
18) A tuna fish can swim 100 miles in a single day.
19) Leo Fender couldn't play guitar.
20) The U.S. state of Maine has 3,500 miles of coastline.
2) Playtex International made U.S. history in May 1987 when TV networks began airing its commercials showing women wearing bras. Prior to this, torso mannequins were usually used, or female models could don brassiers provided the undergarments were worn on top of the models' clothing.
3) The largest pyramid in the world is not in Egypt but in Cholulu de Rivadahia, Mexico. It is 177 feet tall and covers 25 acres. It was built sometime between 6 and 12 A.D.
4) In Australia, the Number 1 topping for pizza is eggs. In Chile, the favorite topping is mussels and clams. In the United States, it's pepperoni.
5) Fourteen years before the Titanic sailed on an April day in 1912 on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, a novel titled "Futility" was published about an unsinkable and glamorous Atlantic liner, the largest in the world. Like the Titanic, the fictional vessel was triple-screw and could make 24-25 knots; at 800 feet, it was a little shorter than the Titanic, but at 70,000 tons, its displacement was 4,000 tons greater. Like the Titanic's, its passenger list was the creme de la creme and there were not enough lifeboats on board. On a cold April night, the fictional "unsinkable" vessel strikes an iceberg and glides to the bottom of the Atlantic. The name of this liner, in the story by Morgan Robertson, was "The Titan."
6) A kangaroo cannot jump if its tail is lifted off the ground. It needs its tail for pushing off.
7) Up to the age of six or seven months, a child can breathe and swallow at the same time. An adult cannot do this.
8) A 1999 survey of 25,500 standard English-language dictionary words found that 93 percent of them have been registered as .coms.
9) Cat's urine glows under blacklight.
10) Ovid (43 B.C.-A.D. 18) made the following observation about 2,000 years ago: "Women are always buying something."
11) Impotence is grounds for divorce in 24 states in the United States.
12) The stegosaurus had a brain that weighed only 2 ounces and was no bigger than a walnut.
13) It takes nearly two million flowers to create one pound of jasmine.
14) On a hot afternoon, the atmosphere draws up 5,500 million gallons of water an hour from the Gulf of Mexico.
15) On Thursday, June 19, 1997, Cats became the longest running show in the history of Broadway. With the 6138th performance Cats passed A Chorus Line which staged the last production in April 1990.
16) Elephants and short-tailed shrews get by on only two hours of sleep a day.
17) You can call it Britain, Great Britain, United Kingdom, or U.K. however, if you purchase a stamp there, you won't find any name. Great Britain was the first country in the world to issue postage stamps, and they're the only nation in the world today that doesn't use a national name on their stamps.
18) A tuna fish can swim 100 miles in a single day.
19) Leo Fender couldn't play guitar.
20) The U.S. state of Maine has 3,500 miles of coastline.
Gloucestershire airport in England used to blast Tina Turner songs on the runways to scare birds away.
Over 2,500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people.
On average, a man will only speak 2000 words over the course of a day while a woman will speak 7000 words in the same amount of time.
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
Over 2,500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people.
On average, a man will only speak 2000 words over the course of a day while a woman will speak 7000 words in the same amount of time.
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
AlembicPlayer said:
I'm trying to find statistics to prove this.....I'll continue my search, but does anyone happen to have any sources?
Mark Wilson
Supporting Member
First I've heard of it. Our Aussie Bob has egg on it, but I have no idea why.SnoBassMan said:
I prefer to call it...
... Little Britain.
bittyyyyyyyy.......
at the old pizza shop across the road from my house had an "aussie pizza". it was egg, cheese,bacon or ham, onion and i think that was it.
Most pizzas do not have egg on them. that statistic is stupid
And there is a word that rhymes with purple. NURPLE.
and if a bears skin is black, and its fur is clear, why are they white?... shouldnt they be black?
The average lifespan of an eyelash is about 150 days
at the old pizza shop across the road from my house had an "aussie pizza". it was egg, cheese,bacon or ham, onion and i think that was it.
Most pizzas do not have egg on them. that statistic is stupid
And there is a word that rhymes with purple. NURPLE.
and if a bears skin is black, and its fur is clear, why are they white?... shouldnt they be black?
The average lifespan of an eyelash is about 150 days
