The Fun Fact Thread...

[Elbow]

Post interesting facts about anything. :goodjob:

-A GTP race car produced 10,000lbs of downforce at 200mph.

..... :boobies:

Waits for thread to fail. lolol

[james]

I read this today: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

quite informative actually.

[Elbow]

^Wow that's pretty cool lol.

[Elbow]

People ALWAYS fight with me on this:

-Shaving does not cause hair to grow back thicker or coarser. This belief is due to the fact that hair that has never been cut has a tapered end, whereas, after cutting, there is no taper. Thus, it appears thicker, and feels coarser due to the sharper, unworn edges.

[EJ25RUN]

Highest g-forces survived by humans

Voluntary
Colonel John Stapp in 1954 sustained 46.2 g in a rocket sled, while conducting research on the effects of human deceleration.


Involuntary

Formula One racing car driver David Purley survived an estimated 179.8 g in 1977 when he decelerated from 173 km/h (108 mph) to rest over a distance of 66 cm (26 inches) after his throttle got stuck wide open and he hit a wall.

Indy Car driver Kenny Bräck crashed on lap 188 of the 2003 race at Texas Motor Speedway. Bräck and Tomas Scheckter touched wheels, sending Bräck into the air at 200+ mph, hitting a steel support beam for the catch fencing. According to Bräck's site his car recorded 214 g.

According to the FIA, Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber experienced 75 g during his 2007 Canadian Grand Prix crash.

[Elbow]

^Good stuff! CRAZY numbers.

[FasTech]

Takes 3lbs of pressure to bust a nut. Not in the good way.

[EJ25RUN]

What 6,453.00 mph looks like. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5bPu58fSc0&feature=related)

[FasTech]

What 6,453.00 mph looks like. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5bPu58fSc0&feature=related)


Thats really cool.

[MINI]

i like this thread

[browningboy7]

Barnacles have the longest penis in the animal kingdom in proportion to their body length: it is 40 times bigger than the animal's body.

[FasTech]

Takes 7lbs of pressure to rip the human ear.

[browningboy7]

For the Year 2008, the actual cost of the gifts in the Twelve Days of Christmas is as follows:

* One Partridge in a Pear Tree: $219.99 - up 33.3% as opposed to 2007's rise of just 13.8%.

* Two Turtle Doves: $55.00 now for the pair, up 33.3%.

* Three French Hens: $30.00 in total - down by a whopping $15.00 on the full set of 3

* Four Calling Birds: $599.96 - $149.99 each, stable

* Five Gold Rings: $349.95 - after a 11.4% decrease.

* Six Geese-a-Laying: $240.00 - down $120 on 2007.

* Seven Swans-a-Swimming: $5,600.00 - $1,400 more this year with a 33.3% increase

* Eight Maids-a-Milking: $52.40 in total, up 12%.

* Nine Ladies Dancing: $4,759.00 - still steady at $528.80 each.

* Ten Lords-a-Leaping: $4,413.61 - up only 3%.

* Eleven Pipers Piping: $2,284.80 - up 3.2%.

* Twelve Drummers Drumming: $2,475.20 – up 3.2%.

The grand total of the song for this year - up 8.1% on the previous year's amount of $19,507.25, now stands at $21,080.10.

[EJ25RUN]

BMW's logo is not meant to symbolize a plane's propeller but just the Bavarian flag.

http://www.theoktoberfest.com/HTML/bayernflag1.gifhttp://images.1aauto.com/models/BMW_Logo.jpg

[qwick]

The average human fart is 11.4 psi.

[WalkS]

The world's biggest living thing is a mushroom in Oregon. Which stretches 3.5 miles.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20000806/ai_n14338782
I remembered this fact from Earl's grey tea cap. Pretty neat!

A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

There are almost twice as many species of butterflies in the world as there are birds.

The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was albino.

It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple.

Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them.

Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?
A. Conception.

In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King. The King gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F.*.*.*. (Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it. Now you know where that came from.

Got all of them from here: http://toottoot.com/map.htm#edu

[BABY J]

Baby J gets more pussy on accident than most people get on purpose.

[uproot]

Ninja Facts:

1. Ninjas are mammals.
2. Ninjas fight ALL the time.
3. The purpose of the ninja is to flip out and kill people.

[browningboy7]

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/jonahatthedisco/vinyl_ninja02.jpg

[G.C]

Last 2 post ruined it.

[thepolecat]

At full speed a formula 1 race car produces enough down force to drive upside down in a tunnel. (assuming it can get into position)

[redrumracer]

a f1 car produces 1g of braking by aerodynamics alone when the driver lets off the gas.

[On_Her_Face]

When a NHRA dragster pulls out its parachute, the driver can recieve an injury such as.. Retinal detachment (where the retina peels away from its underlying layer of support tissue).

[03RCode]

A new F150 is sold every 34 seconds.

[ATL_EG]

the average person eats 8 spiders per year

[Catnip]

Gangster shit is hereditary.

[sakasaku]

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple.





nope

Orange Rhymes with Door Hinge
even though its Two words it counts, i asked an English teacher:goodjob:

[Elbow]

A new F150 is sold every 34 seconds.

Still? lol

Some good stuff in here! :goodjob:

[quickdodge®]

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten.

Later, QD.

[bowdown201]

The Paomnnehal Pweor Of The Hmuan Mnid.
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch as Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are,
the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.
The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

[Elbow]

^When I first started reading that I double glanced thinking you couldn't spell...weird stuff lol that's cool.

[blowme]

BMW's logo is not meant to symbolize a plane's propeller but just the Bavarian flag.

http://www.theoktoberfest.com/HTML/bayernflag1.gifhttp://images.1aauto.com/models/BMW_Logo.jpg
since we are on that subject. the four rings on audis is to symbolize the four car companies that got together to form audi. thought id share

[Tech5]

lol WTF!
The Paomnnehal Pweor Of The Hmuan Mnid.
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch as Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are,
the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.
The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

[On_Her_Face]

Ls2_Kid makes 7.93 posts per day.

[redrumracer]

^When I first started reading that I double glanced thinking you couldn't spell...weird stuff lol that's cool.
lol me too, but then i fig out what he was doing

[FasTech]

the average person eats 8 spiders per year


Please go into further detail about this.
Where did you find it?
I hate spiders and I want to know what to do to avoid this....lmao

[On_Her_Face]

Please go into further detail about this.
Where did you find it?
I hate spiders and I want to know what to do to avoid this....lmao

Happens in your sleep, no bullshit.

[redrumracer]

Please go into further detail about this.
Where did you find it?
I hate spiders and I want to know what to do to avoid this....lmao
dont sleep

[Elbow]

Put duct tape over your mouth when you sleep

[Brown Man]

If a native Hawaiian woman places the flower on her right ear, she is available. (The bigger the flower, the more desperate)

[03RCode]

dont sleep

Crystallized Methanphetamines?

[redrumracer]

Put duct tape over your mouth when you sleep
except the part where you breath through your mouth.

[FasTech]

I hate everyone one of you...lmao


Now, I'm gonna be thinking about that shit every night...lol

[boostleak]

The numbers '172' can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.

[bowdown201]

hahaha nah im a little bit better at spelling than that

[coolcat]

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/jonahatthedisco/vinyl_ninja02.jpg


HOLY FUCK YOU'RE GAY. DONT EVER POST FAGGOTY SHIT LIKE THAT AGAIN. - REPS, HOMO.

[boostleak]

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten.

Later, QD.Studies show that if a cat falls off the seventh floor of a building it has
about thirty percent less chance of surviving than a cat that falls off the
twentieth floor. It supposedly takes about eight floors for the cat to realise
what is occuring, relax and correct itself. At about that height it hits maximum
speed and when it hits the ground it's rib cage absorbs most of the impact :ninja:

[redrumracer]

Studies show that if a cat falls off the seventh floor of a building it has
about thirty percent less chance of surviving than a cat that falls off the
twentieth floor. It supposedly takes about eight floors for the cat to realise
what is occuring, relax and correct itself. At about that height it hits maximum
speed and when it hits the ground it's rib cage absorbs most of the impact :ninja:
so who is going to try this out.

also who went out and dropped cats to do this study?

[boostleak]

so who is going to try this out.

also who went out and dropped cats to do this study? Scientist, maybe done with a "soft" landing its a study and a probability... People do some crazy things.

[boostleak]

A penguin only has sex twice a year.

[03RCode]

LS2_KID only has sex twice a year.


Fixed.

[boostleak]

Fixed. oops sorry for the typo. thanks :goodjob:

[boostleak]

There are 118 ridges on the outside of a dime.
The dot above an 'i' is called a tittle.
Bingo is the name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box.

[boostleak]

What follows are actual statements found in insurance forms where auto drivers attempted to summarize the details of an accident in the fewest words possible. These instances of faulty writing serve to confirm that even the most incompetent writing may be mighty entertaining:
- Coming home I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don't have.


- The other car collided with mine without giving any warnings of it's intentions.


- I thought my window was down, but I found out it was up when I put my head thru it.


- A truck backed thru my windshield into my wife's face.


- A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.


- The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him.


- I pulled away from the side road, glanced at my mother-in-law, and headed over the embankment.


- In an attempt to kill a fly, I drove into the telephone pole.


- I had been driving for 40 years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident.


- I was on my way to the doctor with rear end trouble when my universal joint gave way causing me to have an accident.


- As I approached the intersection a sign suddenly appeared in a place where no sign had ever appeared before. I was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident.


- To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front, I struck the pedestrian.


- My car was legally parked as it backed into the other vehicle.


-An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car and vanished.


- The pedestrian had no idea which direction to turn, so I ran over him.


- I saw a slow moving, sad faced old gentleman as he bounced off the hood of my car.


- The indirect cause of the accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth.


- I was thrown from my car as it left the road. I was later found in a ditch by some stray dogs.


- The telephone pole was approaching. I was attempting to swerve out of it's way when it struck my front end.

[redrumracer]

ok so the jokes were funny but how bout some interesting facts.

[boostleak]

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. Better?

[redrumracer]

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. Better?
yes

[Elbow]

lol

[FasTech]

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. Better?


I can peel onions without crying regaurdless.

[boostleak]

ha, here are some good ones.
To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, push your thumbs into its eyeballs -it will let you go instantly.
Killer whales kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
If you feed a seagull Alka-Seltzer, its stomach will explode. <--- FALSE i was lied to by the webs...:(

[nreggie454]

If you feed a seagull Alka-Seltzer, its stomach will explode.

False.

[boostleak]

A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year. BE CAREFUL!

[boostleak]

False. oops just researched it (http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/backyard_birds/myths/myths.aspx). :goodjob:

[Thighs]

False.

no, youre false. ive done it.

[boostleak]

On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year. BE CAREFUL!
A banana tree is not a tree; it is an herb.
Coca-Cola cure for rust... Forget those expensive rust removers. Just
saturate an abrasive sponge with Coca Cola and scrub the rust stain. The
phosphoric acid in the coke is what gets the job done. <---(not sure if this is true but its posted in the fact section, someone try this.)

[boostleak]

Rainy day cure for dog odor... Next time your dog comes in from the rain,
simply wipe down the animal with Bounce or any dryer sheet, instantly
making your dog smell springtime fresh.

[boostleak]

Did You Know That?
Drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately -- without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional "pain relievers."

[Thighs]

did you know

that i have toes.

[boostleak]

^ Pic or your BSing!!!!!!! NOAW!!!

[Elbow]

did you know

that i have toes.

I thought you were napping :lmfao:

[On_Her_Face]

The average woman's vagina can only feel 4 inches.

[boostleak]

A woman came home to find her husband in the kitchen, shaking
frantically with what looked like a wire running from his waist
towards the electric kettle. Intending to jolt him away from
the deadly current she whacked him with a handy plank of wood by
the back door, breaking his arm in two places. Till that moment
he had been happily listening to his Walkman.

^made me laugh^

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.

If you fart constantly for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.

You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.

Did you know that you are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider?

[boostleak]

The average woman's vagina can only feel 4 inches. damn i guess my other 8 is wasted :no: