Geek stUFf, to chew on….
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Just ‘cuz, I list here a few myth’s busted!…ten in fact.
10. Nasty peanuts
False Fact: A scientific study on peanuts in bars found traces of over 100 unique specimens of urine.
After rigorous searching for more information, it turns out that no scientific study (or non-scientific study for that matter) has ever been conducted in to peanuts at bars. However, there was a study in ice-cubes in British bars in 2003 which discovered that 44% of ice cubes tested contained coliform bacteria – bacteria that comes from human poop. Even more shockingly, 5% were infected with the potentially deadly E. Coli bacteria. I guess that proves that they aren’t making their ice cubes from bottled water. So, next time you are in London, pass on the ice and enjoy some peanuts instead.
9 Elevator Freefall
False Fact: Elevators have killed or can kill when their cable snapped
There is a small element of truth to this “fact” – but we will get to that soon. Firstly, elevators usually have a minimum of four operating cables, as well as an inbuilt braking system and a backup braking system in the shaft which forces a wedge into the shaft to prevent too rapid a drop. If the cables were all to snap (and believe me, elevator cables are strong), the cars braking system would detect the free fall and automatically apply. If that also fails, the shaft’s braking system takes over. Now, the small element of truth I mentioned earlier is that there has been one recorded account of a complete elevator free fall; it was caused by an airplane which crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945. The crash caused the cables in the elevator to be weakened – ultimately leading to them breaking. The person riding the “lift” (Betty Lou Oliver, go ahead, Google the bitch!) survived the 75 floor free fall because of air pressure beneath the car.
8 Folding Paper
False Fact: You can’t fold a piece of paper in half more than 7 times
This is one we all hear regularly – and we believe it because it is true when we tried it. But, in 2002 a US high school student Britney Gallivan proved it wrong by folding a piece of thing gold leaf more than 7 times with the use of tweezers. To further prove that it could be done, she bought a giant roll of toilet paper on the internet and her and her family took it to the local mall where they attempted to fold it more than 7 times. Seven hours of folding later, they had it folded into 12 folds.
7 Jumping Elephants
False Fact: Elephants are the only mammal that can’t jump
First of all, just so you know, it is true that adult elephants can’t jump – if by jumping we mean the state of having no feet on the ground at the same time after propelling oneself from a stationary position. But contrary to the popular myth that it is is the only mammal that can’t, it is joined by a few others. Firstly, the sloth is unable to jump which suits its lazy lifestyle rather well. Also, rhinoceroses and hippopotamuses also cannot jump, though unlike elephants, when they run it is possible for them to have all four feet off the ground.
6 Old Dogs
False Fact: One dog year is equal to seven human years
This bogus fact is usually worked out so that a dog life is equal to a human life in total years, but the numbers just don’t add up. The average human life expectancy is 78, while the average dog life expectancy (in false dog years) would equal around 90 years. Furthermore, different dog breeds have dramatically different life expectancies, ranging from a short 6 years to 13 or more years (in general, the smaller the dog, the longer its life expectancy). Furthermore, dogs have a very short “childhood” and a very long middle-age, making the comparison completely invalid.
5. Offer to Buy
FALSE FACT: If someone wrongly advertises goods for the wrong price, they have to sell it to you at that price
This is a VERY popular misconception and I have even seen people arguing about it in a store before. IDIOTS! The reality is short of heroic for the consumer. The listed price in an “invitation to bargain” and not an “invitation to buy”. This is true here (in the US) and in most every country you’ll ever go to as well. If a “shop” makes an error, or someone else tags a price a’la Kramer on Seinfeld…If there is a mistake, the business can simply continue to sell the goods at the normal price. It should be noted though, that if an electronic transaction is completed you may be eligible to keep the goods if a mistake was made.
4. Space Dust
FALSE FACT: NASA invented the Dust Buster
First of all, how does one vacuum in a vacuum??? You don’t, so why would NASA need a vacuum cleaner for missions? It didn’t, but what it DID need was a small battery powered drill, so they teamed up with Black & Decker to come up with the perfect device. Once the device was realized
Realized, B&D were left with great technology from which they eventually developed the Dust Buster and other useful home market devices.
3. Polar Bears
FALSE FACT: Polar Bears are all left-handed
Where this myth came from is lost in the recesses of mythstory (myth + history). The widespread of this misnomer is quite extraordinary with more “Google” results claiming it to be true! In reality, however, scientists who have spent careers studying the Coke Bears have found that they are actually ambidextrous. Its possible that the myth was started when people observed the bears working their magic (mauling humans or their own food) with their left paws….they just failed to notice that they were mauling equally as well with lefty as they were with righty!
2. McDonald’s Wars
FALSE FACT: No two countries w/McDonald’s franchises have ever gone to war!
This theory was proposed by Thomas Friedman and became mASSively popular all around the world! It was used to show that countries loving democracy (those WITH the Golden arches) have lived peacefully together due to their political systems. This has been known as the “Democratic Peace Theory” and the Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Resolution”. Freidy proposed it in his book “The Lexus and the Olive Tree” –check it out! So, is it true then?…if its in print? No! Georgia and Russia have “war’ed”, as have Israel and Lebanon. Right after his book was released, NATO bombed up Serbia…disproving that flagrant Ronnie-Mc theory.
1. The Great Wall
FALSE FACT: The Great Wall of Chine is the only man-made structure visible from Space.
This one is wrong on many levels. First off, while you are still close enUFf to Earth to actually SEE the great wall, you can also see road networks, and other large man-made items. There is, in fact, no distance from Earth in which you can only see the great wall. By the time you get a few thousand miles away, you see nothing man-made. Astronaut Alan Bean said:
“The only thing you can see from the Moon is the beautiful sphere, mostly white clouds and blue ocean”…”Patches of yellow desert and every once in a while some green vegetation. No man-made-made object is visible on this scale. In fact, when first leaving Earth’s orbit and only a few thousand miles away, no man-made object is visible at that point either.”
So, there you have it,…10 item myth’s that are commonly believed, but just are not so!
Comment Post, the H(e)ated NBA
I hate the NBA too,…no real secret there. BUT!…Mike Miller is out until, what, Christmas?…Mardi Gras?…something like that. PLUS, Boston is a pretty good team, from what I gather. They’ve been together (“their” big 3), and actually should have won that game in Beantown. Once that bad ass outside shooter (M&M) comes into the mix and they properly use Haslem, they’ll be that unstoppable force you heard about.
The problem, again, with the NBA is the players are assholes. I was in Dick’s (how appropriate!) today and they were on ESPN talking about the loss, ad nauseum. Wade and “le”bron were, particularly, pompASS in their interviews. Bosh was more human, with a slight tone to him. “le”Bron informed the World that Rome wasn’t built in a day, and Wade pretty much just spat in the face of fans. Wade does a lot in his community, which garner’s respect, but he came off like a spoiled dickhead.
I’m glad I’m outside this demographic. With the prime time players acting like those two, there’s little reason to give a flying “F” about that game! I didn’t watch it, and will likely log no more than 25 minutes collectivly of NBA action again this year….THE former NBA King of media whoring, SHAQ, in a Celtic, right?…’nUFf said. The golden age of Basketball ended when Magic’s Lakers dried up.
To fill any void you may be feeling, can be filled with Soccer!…Yeah, dont laugh, its funny, AND entertaining….Channel 619 on Satty!…
Adam Jones Done for the year!
Aint this a bitch? Adam Jones gets his shit together, plays solid defense, and ends up on the IRL. While Bevis and Butthead remain healthy and still on the roster! I know you’ll argue that T.O. is putting up numbers and that’s great, but is anyone else putting up numbers? Nope! It’s probably because they are trying to fucking hard to get the ball to T.O. instead of just letting the flow of the game dictate what happens. I’ll hit on that tomorrow, I’m tired and going to bed.
Sucks losing A.J., I would’ve gladly given up T.O. or Ocho instead.
Dude, Talk about embarrassing!
I’m not sure what is more humiliating – Dressing like M.C. Hammer, or having all the hype of being the Dream Team and losing your first game. I’m not a big NBA fan, but pretty much everyone was keeping an eye on this game. Just a couple months ago, the 3 amigo’s were gauranteeing 4-5-6 consecutive championships. Then they come out and lose the first game. Way to go boys, nothing like writing checks that your ass can’t cash! I’m sure they’ll bounce back and be dominate later in the year, but this was supposed to be a team that is breaking all of the records. Unfortunately for them, the only thing that broke last night was their pride.
Dumbass Chud (Ochostinko), does it again
..and AGAIN, the Bungles lose when he does this shit!
Ochostinko arranged to have some tee-shirts made up, and sent to the Atlanta Falcons secondary…yeah, “YAWN!”….Anyway, The TEAM (you know that entity he gives a rat’s ass about, unless they’re also willing to promote HIM!) lost to go 2-4 and nowhere near where they thought they’d be at this point.
Sir Douchebag chews up his “free-time” getting silly ass shirts made up, and sent off to the opposing team….to lose? I was able to find some fans reactions to this next idiotic move, Ocho-dickhead graced us with:
1. How stupid, petty and childish. Appropriate for Chad.
Posted at 12:31 AM on Oct 20, 2010 by JLS
2. I think he’s hilarious. Some people need to lighten up.Posted at 1:20 AM on Oct 20, 2010 by Bubba3. That queen. He’s so fey. Such an obvious closet case!!Posted at 1:23 AM on Oct 20, 2010 by Dee Dee Russell4. He is such a douche bag….He has a child that he doesnt even take care of or has seen. It was even on his show. He is a dead beat loser.Posted at 4:20 AM on Oct 20, 2010 by i keeps it real5. YEAH THIS DOUCHE BAG HAS NEVER HAD A PLAYOFF TOUCHDOWN. IDIOT ACTS LIKE HE IS ON THE SAME LEVEL OF A DION SANDER, TERREL OWENS OR JERRY RICE. I BELIEVE HE TAUNTED THE JETS LAST YEAR AND THE JETS SHUT HIS ASS DOWN IN 2 CONSECUTIVE GAMES (THE LAST GAME OF REGULAR SEASON AND A PLAYOFF GAME). GUY RUNS HIS MOUTH MORE THAN RUNS FOR THE ENDZONE. A LEGEND AND STAR IN HIS OWN MIND. WHAT A DOUCHE.Posted at 4:59 AM on Oct 20, 2010 by Keith6. The shirt is about Ocho Cincos new Iphone app, its a game based on Ocho Cinco.If you need me Im at @Elgatosylvestre twitter.Posted at 5:11 AM on Oct 20, 2010 by Elgatosylvestre7. I’ll bet the Falcons are really afraid of a 2-3 team.Posted at 5:49 AM on Oct 20, 2010 by ManiacalZebra8. The Bengals are 2-3 (2-4), not exactly a winning record. Didn’t his douch partner, TO, say he was guaranteeing they were going to the Superbowl?Use the shirts to wipe yourself and send them back to him.Posted at 6:51 AM on Oct 20, 2010 by CJ9. They’re cute. Can I get one?Posted at 7:14 AM on Oct 20, 2010 by Hey Now10. He’s just having a little fun and I bet the other teams have a good laugh over it all. No big deal.Posted at 7:37 AM on Oct 20, 2010 by Sassy11. I hope they **** on those shirts and send it back to him! Falcons!!!Posted at 7:49 AM on Oct 20, 2010 by aweee12. We here in Cincy think they should just PRACTICE more.Posted at 7:50 AM on Oct 20, 2010 by Sin D13. Come on tmz do you need me to come work for you, the shirt is about his new Iphone app thats coming out it’s a video game based on Ocho Cinco. If you need me contact me @ElgatosylvestretwitterPosted at 7:51 AM on Oct 20, 2010 by Elgatosylvestre14. That’s hilarious dude is just having fun. where can i get a shirt?Posted at 7:52 AM on Oct 20, 2010 by FIGGy15. Another lame publicity stunt from Ochocoono. I hope Dunta Robinson lays another hit on him, like the one he layed on DeSean Jackson….It’s about time that fool got his clock cleaned.Posted at 8:11 AM on Oct 20, 2010 by BallaBlocka
I think MAYBE???….MAYBE its time for this moron to “grow-up” a little, and prove to the fans in Cincy that he cares about winning MORE than ass-clowning?…This clown act cannot still be fresh enUFf for ANYONE to find “funny”; can it?! I know he’s never cared about the team, but isn’t it about time the rest of the fans here realize this too? Give us wins, then act like a fucking retard, huh?…Or, how ’bout just get us some damn wins, and STFU?
Lebron would like to ask you a Question
I think what he was trying to say was, you can hate me if you want to but I’m still gettin’ paid bitches!
Thunder Muscle!
YUM
Dude gets a little bloody loose, on this one!…..Needs a little more muscle, apparently.
Maybe we’ve done these drinks to death already….? How’d we ever make it through a day w/o these “drinks” before? Oh, yeah, we took naps at work!
Finally a little emotion from Carson and Marvin!
Down 24-3 at the half, there was a lot of concern for how bad the ass whoopin’ was going to be. I was thinking a 41-10 loss is where it would end up. But then Leon Hall makes an incredible interception and everyone was fired up. I mean, when you see Marvin Lewis drop his lid on the grass and run out and yell at his players, everyone has to be all jacked up right? Even Carson was getting into the act, bouncing all 0ver Chad Johnson for fucking up his routes. But as quickly as the 3rd QTR ended, so did the emotion.
The second half was fun to watch, but the result was still the same. Another loss! now sitting at 2 -4 and heading to Miami next week. Who by the way got royally fucked by a bullshit call regarding a fumble by the steelers on the goal line, with time running out. So you know their going to be pissed and treat the Bengals like an unwanted stray dog. In other words, just beat the shit out of them and send them on their way.
Look, the Bengals have a lot of very good individual players, but they suck as a team! I only hope the fire and emotion from Carson and Marvin carry over into the week and people start acting like they want to play football. Otherwise, the next 10 weeks are going to be very painful!
The Spy who (could) loved Me!
The Russians are coming, The Russians are coming!……HERE ; And, who could blame ‘em?!?!
Yeah, the bio lists her hometown as Chernobyl, in case you were wondering! Those deformations are brutal, huh!?!?! Anyone care she’s a SPY?….
“Upside down “g“, backwards “N“, TBA BHYKOB (space) 3A, fucked-up “A“, OW backwards “N“, PAK!….That must translate into: “I’d eat a fried egg off that bitches thigh!”