izmirksk
03.07.2007, 15:13
When a flea jumps, the rate of acceleration is 20 times that of the space shuttle during launch
12 Astronauts have walked on the moon, bringing back 382 kilograms of rocks, pebbles, sand and dust between them
The Eiffel Tower is 15cm taller in summer because of thermal expansion
Some people who have two or more different kinds of fillings in their teeth are able to hear high-power AM broadcast stations when located within a few hundred feet of the stations. In such cases, the radio waves act upon the teeth fillings in such a way that the electromagnetic oscillations get transformed to mechanical vibrations in the person's head, and these are heard as sound.
I would like to add some strange things,hope no problem with this.
" A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.
The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.
A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and
down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.
Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2".
During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur," a small red car can be seen
in the distance (and Heston's wearing a watch).
On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily..
In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Men can read smaller print then women can; women can hear better.
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. "
When a flea jumps, the rate of acceleration is 20 times that of the space shuttle during launch
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Not very strange actually.
When launching a space shuttle,you cannot let the rocket develop an acceleration higher than what the human body can endure,or otherwise the astronauts's bodies will be damaged.
while in case of a flea ,the insect's body is far more sturdy compared to it's mass.
This the case of nearly all insects whose bodies are enclosed in a chitin exoskeleton which gives the insect a very strong body.
zamanlar
25.07.2007, 01:30
@Syrian: are you biologist?
@Syrian: are you biologist?
Hello Zamanlar.
Actually I'm not.But the above mentioned information is no more than common knowledge.
zamanlar
25.07.2007, 18:34
Hello Zamanlar.
Actually I'm not.But the above mentioned information is no more than common knowledge.
Thanks Syrian,
you are very general educated...