ASU (Arizona State U) admission standards are so low that even ape's can get it in...and graduate. True story

1/7/2008 8:54:51 PM

Carolina's is less then ncsu's

and wood is stronger than steel per lb

1/7/2008 8:56:22 PM

a woman in high heels exerts more pounds per square inch than an elephant.

1/7/2008 9:01:31 PM

^i believe it. so do my feet.

1/7/2008 9:02:47 PM

Self pwn.

1/7/2008 9:04:23 PM

The Beatles song I Want You (She's So Heavy) only had 14 different words in it.

[Edited on January 7, 2008 at 9:07 PM. Reason : space]

1/7/2008 9:07:25 PM

Pick one of these numbers, not necessarily your favorite...


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90% will say 3

1/7/2008 9:12:52 PM

not I. I hate the number 3. Despise it actually. I'd pick 2 probably

1/7/2008 9:15:21 PM

I picked 4.

1/7/2008 9:16:17 PM

Quote :

"and wood is stronger than steel per lb"

Is that for torque, stress, sheer or strain or just overall stronger?

1/7/2008 9:17:54 PM

I said 3, because I like 2 and 4 better, and it's says not ur favorite

1/7/2008 9:25:26 PM

Quote :

"not necessarily your favorite"

1/7/2008 9:26:10 PM

These guys:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we9_CdNPuJg

are where we get the term 'scape goat.'

take them out in the woods, and you don't have to worry about bears anymore.

[Edited on January 7, 2008 at 9:32 PM. Reason : it would be stupid to take a goat hunting]

1/7/2008 9:32:20 PM

the word "posh" is an acronymn, 'port out, starboard home.' it refers to the side of the ship that the english dignitaries preferred when traveling to india. (the shady side).

1/7/2008 9:35:52 PM

the word 'daisy' comes from 'days eye'

1/7/2008 9:39:04 PM

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"Duckbilled Platypus males have poison like a snake in spurs on their hind legs. The poison can kill a dog and cause extreme pain in people."

here's a useless fact that corrects someone elses useless fact. male platypus are actually one of only a select few mammals that are VENOMOUS.

venom does not equal poison, as snakes are also venomous not poisonous. venom is injected, poison ingested.

1/7/2008 9:45:07 PM

:sigh:

1/7/2008 9:46:10 PM

the guy with the beard from K&B construction company on tool time (home improvement) was the drummer for Bob Dylan in 1966 when fans shouted "Judas" in reaction to Bob Dylan's going electric.

[Edited on January 7, 2008 at 9:46 PM. Reason : s]

1/7/2008 9:46:16 PM

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"it would be stupid to take a goat hunting"

I doubt that's the why they did it.

1/7/2008 9:46:53 PM

^yeah, i thought about it, and realized that i was mistaken.

1/7/2008 9:48:05 PM

Quote :

"There's an arrow in the FedEx logo. Look between the E and the X "

GET OUT OF MY HEAD>

1/7/2008 10:01:36 PM

useless fact number 76: ussjbroli is a pedantic fucker

1/7/2008 11:06:33 PM

All the folks on Rocky Top get their corn from a jar.


ussjbroli is now one of my favorite twwers for knowing that small fact!

[Edited on January 7, 2008 at 11:13 PM. Reason : ]

1/7/2008 11:07:42 PM

ah hell

adam is consulting those crapper books he's got

1/7/2008 11:07:57 PM

shit no, i've been watching the history channel and wikipedia for like 2 months non stop. also i've been reading crapper books.

1/7/2008 11:28:21 PM

the reason the same side of the moon always faces earth is because the moon is actually more dense on that side.

1/7/2008 11:29:47 PM

^ I don't think that's true.

I can see that being a technical result of gravitational tidal lock, but that's not WHY the moon always faces the earth.

In general, moons, being of smaller mass (and thus much lower angular momentums relative to their parent planet) will form tidal locks with their parent planet.

1/7/2008 11:48:45 PM

OH SNAP

WHATCHU GOT ADAM

1/7/2008 11:49:40 PM

everything i know as far as family groupings of plants

such as cashews, mangos and poison ivy are all in the same family

1/7/2008 11:50:48 PM

its a little known fact that Queen Victoria had more than the standard amount of toes....















































she had 97

1/7/2008 11:51:04 PM

The only natural enemy of the hole is the pile.

1/7/2008 11:54:00 PM

^^^ Family groupings of trees/plants is not useless to you, though! Like my mammal scientific name knowledge base.

1/8/2008 12:02:24 AM

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"the reason the same side of the moon always faces earth is because the moon is actually more dense on that side."

the core of the moon is skewed towards the earth by some 400 miles from center but that isnt why the same side faces the earth

it just happens to be in geosynchronous rotation

the rotation and revolution periods of the moon are equal

[Edited on January 8, 2008 at 12:06 AM. Reason : 

1/8/2008 12:05:08 AM

Quote :

"The only natural enemy of the hole is the pile a backhoe."

1/8/2008 12:14:33 AM

The only natural enemy of the hole is the pile a backhoe a heap.

1/8/2008 12:18:53 AM

there are no glottal stops in french

1/8/2008 1:19:16 AM

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"ASU (Arizona State U) admission standards are so low that even ape's can get it in...and graduate. True story"

1/8/2008 1:40:44 AM

"stewardesses" is the longest english word you can type using just your left hand.

1/8/2008 6:42:25 AM

It's true. I learned in an NCSU astronomy course, actually. You guys are explaying why we see the same side through synchronous rotation. I'm explaining it using the explanation for synchronous rotation.

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"This synchronous rotation is caused by an unsymmetrical distribution of mass in the Moon, which has allowed Earth's gravity to keep one lunar hemisphere permanently turned toward Earth. Optical librations have been observed telescopically since the mid-17th century. Very small but real librations (maximum about 0°.04) are caused by the effect of the Sun's gravity and the eccentricity of Earth's orbit, perturbing the Moon's orbit and allowing cyclical preponderances of torque in both east-west and north-south directions. "

Be warned, link has pop ups:
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/moon.htm

1/8/2008 9:41:50 AM

unsymmetrical isn't even a word.

1/8/2008 9:53:55 AM

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"un·sym·met·ri·cal (un'si-met'ri-k?l) Pronunciation Key adj. Asymmetrical. un'sym·met'ri·cal·ly adv. (Download Now or Buy the Book) The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. "

dictionary.com

[Edited on January 8, 2008 at 9:56 AM. Reason : i didn't think so either.]

1/8/2008 9:54:34 AM

The Norman invasion of what is modern day England occurred in 1066.

1/8/2008 10:20:50 AM

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"it just happens to be in geosynchronous rotation"

the uneven distribution of mass is a result of the geosynchronous rotation of the moon not vice-versa.

Mathematically at some point the Earth's orbit will become geosynchronous to the sun as tidal forces from the moon exert a torque on the earth's rotation slowing it down. Granted this will take billions of years which will probably witness the death of the sun before it actually occurs. This has been shown and in fact the orbital rotation of the earth slows a few microseconds each year. Thus we all get longer days even if minute over the course of centuries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_rotation

1/8/2008 10:34:02 AM

well there you go.

1/8/2008 10:56:55 AM

99 x 99 = 9801

i had a toy computer thingy when i was a kid and that was the "biggest" math it could do

1/8/2008 11:01:05 AM

June 18th (on non-leap years) is the 169th day into the year, with 196 days left in the year after it.

This is interesting because those numbers are 13^2 and 14^2. These are consecutive squares. And it is my birthday.

1/8/2008 11:02:03 AM

by the chemical definition, the vast majority of what we come into contact with on a daily basis is frozen

1/8/2008 11:04:05 AM

Per square foot paper is stronger than steel on a planar basis (if you twist it it will tear), and one single sheet of 8.5x11" paper will hold a 250 lb person (once again so long as you don't twist or wrinkle it, I have seen this done).

Also not so useless... recycling paper is worse for the environment than actually making it to begin with, there are many chemicals that have to be used to repulp paper, it doesn't just fall apart in water

1/8/2008 11:17:46 AM

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"by the chemical definition, the vast majority of what we come into contact with on a daily basis is frozen"

Does solid state mean frozen? Or is the solid state of water called frozen?

1/8/2008 11:19:49 AM

In a lifetime, the average human eats 8 spiders at night while they're sleeping.

1/8/2008 11:24:49 AM