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Post by Starfire on Jun 27, 2005 16:35:18 GMT -5
"Thumbs are NOT "just different fingers. They have a larger range of motion and are nearly necessary in our daily life (notice I said /nearly/). Ever try to pick up something without using your thumbs? Ever tried to pick up something without your little finger? Completely different. Opposable thumbs are what makes the human race unique from other primates (that, brain capacity, and a knowledge of existance and ultimately death)."
Off topic: Actualy i have picked up somthing with out using my thumb. Granted it was a bit harder, but i understand what your trying to say.
On topic:Elephants are the only mammales that can't jump (on 4 feet). Without a head, a cockroach can last 9 days, befor starving to death.
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Post by fyrehart on Jun 27, 2005 19:55:40 GMT -5
It's illegal to throw a haystack out of a 2nd story window in Baltimore City, Maryland.
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Post by Stony on Jun 27, 2005 20:00:26 GMT -5
In a city in California, its a 500 dollar fine for setting off a nuclear device within city limits.
Stony
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Post by whiteraven on Jun 27, 2005 20:24:05 GMT -5
first, I meant exactly 2, now, let's go to dictionary.com to find out if a thumb is a finger finĀ·ger:One of the five digits of the hand, especially(especially, not exclusively) one other than the thumb.
a Strawberry is actually a member of the Rose family.
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Post by Logan on Jun 29, 2005 11:36:36 GMT -5
Some lipsticks have fishscales in their ingredients and some toothpaste has seaweed.
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Post by stranger599 on Jun 29, 2005 11:51:08 GMT -5
Russia has almost twice the number of judges and magistrates as compared to US, but US has 8 times more crimes committed than Russia.
Saudi diplomats have 367 outstanding parking fines in Britain.
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Post by whiteraven on Jun 29, 2005 14:58:53 GMT -5
Human Saliva can turn bread into starch.
Saliva has a chemical that helps regrow skin.
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Post by WhiteViper on Jun 29, 2005 19:56:16 GMT -5
OJ Simpson is innocent (sorry, couldn't resist, lol)
The closer you get to the equator the less gravity there is due to centrifugal force (something that weighed 200 lbs. at the n. pole would weigh around 199 lbs at the equator)
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Post by The Devil's Advocate on Jun 29, 2005 20:05:38 GMT -5
How does that work, White Viper? Given that the earth is generally spherical?
~The Devil's Advocate.
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Post by whiteraven on Jun 29, 2005 22:36:31 GMT -5
Make-up has Bat-Poopy in it.
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Post by jaci on Jun 30, 2005 7:30:15 GMT -5
The increase in weight at the poles compared to at the equator is partly due to centripical acceleration. Also the radius of the earth at the poles is slightly less than at the the equator which can also contribute to an increased weight at the poles. curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=310 Orange roughy (a type of fish) are thought to be one of the longest living marine animals (some estimates have been up to 150 years) You age fish by their otoliths (earbones)
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Post by WhiteViper on Jun 30, 2005 10:38:58 GMT -5
The diameter of the earth at the equator is larger than any other point on the planet due to centrifugal force. It's like when you take a wet towel and spin it around over your head. Centrifugal force is going to cause the water in the towel to fly away from the core of the rotation (for those of you who are unfamiliar with the concept of centrifugal force).Now take the earth spinning on it's axis...same concept. Although gravity keeps the planet in a spherical shape, centrifugal force causes the planet to widen at equator.The earth is an oblate sphere (slightly flat at the poles and wider at the equator)
It cost more than one cent to make a penny (about 1.5 of a cent...I heard they plan to stop making pennies in the near future but i have no confirmation of this)
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Post by The Devil's Advocate on Jun 30, 2005 20:21:32 GMT -5
Where does Centripetal Force (The force that draws certain particles /inward/ and makes circular motion possible in the first place.) fit into this? *polishes halo* If there is a force pushing things /outwards/ how is it that a force is required to be directed /inwards/ to achieve the motion that pushes things /outwards/?
Slightly more seriously, I hadn't realized it was a significant enough difference (the irregularity of the spherical shape of the earth) to make a note worthy difference in weight.
~The Devil's Advocate, enjoying acting her name and asking mostly rhetorical quesitons.
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Post by WhiteViper on Jun 30, 2005 21:01:12 GMT -5
I have to log off soon so I'll try to make this quick: Earth has gravity which creates most compact shape (sphere) Earth spins Spinning creates centrifugal force which slightly alters sphere at the equator creating an oblate spheroid. I apologize for the crude explanation but i really have to go. Devil's Advocate...you really enjoy debating in the forums don't you? Can't blame you though...it does make conversing in here a lot more interesting.
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Post by stranger599 on Jun 30, 2005 21:28:56 GMT -5
There are 18 different animal shapes in the Animal Crackers cookie zoo
No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 8 times in half
If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib.
There's a caterpillar that fires balls of poop from its butt like a firing squad. These fast missiles fly at six feet a second! How you ask? The caterpillar builds up blood pressure around the bum-hole and then squeezes out the poop bombs.
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles? 23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their posterior
Over 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow
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