There are two golf balls on the moon.
Placed there by unmanned probes as part of the conspiracy.
Sanction is its own antonym.
The universe has 2 x 1079 particles.
Led Zeppelin's first ever performance (as "The New Yardbirds") was on September 7, 1968 at the "Teen Pop Club Box 45" in Denmark.
Their last ever performance (with John Bonham) was on July 7, 1980 at the Eissporthalle in Berlin, Germany.
According to the calendar then in use, George Washington was born on February 11, 1731. The holiday now observed as Washington's Birthday therefore can never occur on either of the actual dates for his birthday (February 11 Old Style or February 22 New Style) because the third Monday in February can be no earlier than February 15 and no later than February 21.
It is mathematically impossible to properly tune an 88 key piano.
Mike
The cape primrose is not a primrose. Instead, it is a close relative of the African violet, which is not a violet.
The Alanland goat is not a sheep.
John Tyler (1790 - 1862) was America's 10th president, and died during the Civil War.
He has two grandchildren who are living today.
Left-handed pitchers can never throw the ball on a straight line. It has something to do with the way a right arm throws a ball vs. the way a left arm throws a ball (Kinesiology).
A properly shuffled deck of cards (considered 7 correct shuffles) is very likely unique in history.
The possible number of permutations of a 52 card deck = 80658175170943878571660636856403766975289505440883277824000000000000
This number is 52!, the factorial of 52. This is 52*51*50*49, etc... until multiplied by 1.
Despite British loathing of the term, 'Soccer' the term was invented in British public schools* (which are the more-exclusive private schools, so a little misleading!), shortening 'Association Football' to 'soc' and adding an 'er' at the end. This was to distinguish it from 'Rugby Football', which was shortened to 'rug' and thus referred to as Rugger
*either Eton or Harrow, can't remember which.
At 03.14 UTC on 19 January 2038 (or Unix time 2147483647), 32-bit Unix time will overflow and stop working. The 64-bit version won't stop working until 15.30 UTC on 4 December 292277026596.
Honda has made Type-R (high-performance) versions of the NSX, Integra (DC2 and DC5), Civic, and Accord, but the only version ever brought to North America was the DC2 Integra.
Yuca is not related to yucca; they are in different taxonomic families.
Using proper keyboard finger position, the longest word that can be typed with only the left hand is "stewardesses".
This year, the American TV show "South Park" will switch from 14 episode seasons to 10 episode seasons. All 10 episodes will air during the fall television season.
Quote from: djsinco on February 14, 2013, 04:12:22 AM
A properly shuffled deck of cards (considered 7 correct shuffles) is very likely unique in history.
The possible number of permutations of a 52 card deck = 80658175170943878571660636856403766975289505440883277824000000000000
This number is 52!, the factorial of 52. This is 52*51*50*49, etc... until multiplied by 1.
On the other hand, exactly eight perfect shuffles will restore the deck to its original state. So perfect shuffles are not desirable.
There are more Barbies in Italy than there are Canadians in Canada.
(well, this may or may not be accurate. The same source from 2007ish said the longest highway in the country is Highway 6 from Bishop to Provincetown)
Earth is not a perfect sphere. The peak of Chimborazo, in Ecuador (no, not the peak of Mount Everest), is the point on our planet farthest from the center of the Earth (because of the "equatorial bulge").
Pooing is cool.
Quote from: Steve on February 14, 2013, 06:51:18 PM
Quote from: djsinco on February 14, 2013, 04:12:22 AM
A properly shuffled deck of cards (considered 7 correct shuffles) is very likely unique in history.
The possible number of permutations of a 52 card deck = 80658175170943878571660636856403766975289505440883277824000000000000
This number is 52!, the factorial of 52. This is 52*51*50*49, etc... until multiplied by 1.
On the other hand, exactly eight perfect shuffles will restore the deck to its original state. So perfect shuffles are not desirable.
This is probably why a casino dealer will only do four attempts at a perfect shuffle, with a shitty shuffle* thrown in after the third one to mix things up more.
*It's actually a
strip shuffle, where you basically just cut the deck into about six blocks of cards and reverse their order. Contrasted to the
riffle shuffle most people are familiar with.
The Three Stooges made 97 shorts under the Columbia Pictures banner with Jerry (Curly) Howard.
After Curly was forced to retire in 1947, an additional 74 shorts were made with Shemp Howard.
After Shemp died, an additional 16 were made with "Curly-Joe" Besser.
Then Columbia fired the Three Stooges in 1959, though they continued to work for over 10 years after their run at Columbia was over.
Media and ads notwithstanding, Monday's federal holiday is named "Washington's Birthday." The US government does not observe a day called "Presidents Day" (nor any alternate spelling of that name).
Quote from: Sanctimoniously on February 14, 2013, 10:58:19 AM
At 03.14 UTC on 19 January 2038, 32-bit Unix time will overflow and stop working.
That's gotta be more than a coincidence... :)
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 13, 2013, 10:12:53 PM
According to the calendar then in use, George Washington was born on February 11, 1731. The holiday now observed as Washington's Birthday therefore can never occur on either of the actual dates for his birthday (February 11 Old Style or February 22 New Style) because the third Monday in February can be no earlier than February 15 and no later than February 21.
When I was in first grade and learning from the encyclopedia about the different calendars, I got that backward. I thought 22 February 1731 was Old Style, and 5 March 1732 was New Style.
Polar bear fur is transparent. Polar bears kept in captivity sometimes turn a greenish color from algae growing inside the hairs.
Polar Bear liver is the only mammal meat we can't eat.
...except for horse if you read the British media!
In just about every casino in the US, the white chips are worth $1, reds are $5s, greens are $25s, blacks are $100s, and purples are $500s. Above that things get kind of murky but orange for $1000 is somewhat common. Often there is a yellow 50¢ chip as well.
Despite the term "blue chip stocks", there is no longer a standard value for a blue chip. Some casinos use it for internal accounting. For example, at the casino that I work at, the blue chip (actually more turquoise than anything) is worth $2, and is solely used for collecting the rake from poker games (the dealer colors up two white chips to a blue and then drops the total rake in the drop box). If you somehow end up with a blue chip the cage staff may not cash it, and it will become a matter of internal investigation as to how you managed to get it in the first place.
My maternal grandmother's middle name was Jean.
Quote from: english si on February 15, 2013, 03:04:47 PM
Polar Bear liver is the only mammal meat we can't eat.
...except for horse if you read the British media!
Apparently, seals are also on the "liver die" menu.
Asparagus makes your pee stink.
Quote from: kphoger on February 15, 2013, 05:06:49 PM
My maternal grandmother's middle name was Jean.
THAT, sir, is a random fact!
The length of your foot is said to be equal to the distance between your wrist and your elbow.
This thread is being censored.
Quote from: broadhurst04 on February 15, 2013, 09:23:54 PM
The length of your foot is said to be equal to the distance between your wrist and your elbow.
I just held my feet up against my arms while sitting on the couch and found this to be untrue (although I'm sure the "is said" part may have some truth).
Supposedly the larger a man's foot, the bigger his penis, or so a female friend once told me. As a straight male, I have no evidence to prove nor disprove this, nor do I have any desire to gather such evidence.
Quote from: NE2 on February 15, 2013, 09:33:50 PM
This thread is being censored.
NOOOOO!!!
There are 322 individual interstates total in the system :sombrero:
In the USA, unleaded solder is *prohibited* from use in military equipment, aircraft avionics, NASA equipment and medical equipment electronics due to the problem of 'tin whisker' formation - a major problem in consumer electronics manufactured within the last decade or two due to lead solder no longer being allowed in some parts of the World (most specifically in the European Union). Metal whisker formation is a process that is still not fully understood and the lead prevents the process from occurring.
In fact, early rechargeable lithium batteries were so notorious for metal whiskers forming and shorting them out - with often explosive consequences in laptop computers and so forth - that they were prohibited from use and shipment in airliners.
They are also the major cause of failure in nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries.
Mike
Quote from: Stalin on February 15, 2013, 12:01:15 AM
Pooing is cool.
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Quote from: 6a on February 15, 2013, 10:33:01 PM
Quote from: Stalin on February 15, 2013, 12:01:15 AM
Pooing is cool.
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New board-wide phrase? :happy:
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 15, 2013, 09:40:37 PM
Quote from: broadhurst04 on February 15, 2013, 09:23:54 PM
The length of your foot is said to be equal to the distance between your wrist and your elbow.
I just held my feet up against my arms while sitting on the couch and found this to be untrue (although I'm sure the "is said" part may have some truth).
Supposedly the larger a man's foot, the bigger his penis, or so a female friend once told me. As a straight male, I have no evidence to prove nor disprove this, nor do I have any desire to gather such evidence.
Me think the lady doth protest too much.
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 15, 2013, 09:40:37 PMSupposedly the larger a man's foot, the bigger his penis, or so a female friend once told me.
That's an urban myth with no basis in reality - no doubt spread about by pro-basketball players and clowns!
Roger Moore briefly attended my High School after being evacuated during WW2.
Bielefeld (Germany) exists. However any German will say the opposite. This is the so called Bielefeld Conspiracy.
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 15, 2013, 09:40:37 PM
Supposedly the larger a man's foot, the bigger his penis [...] As a straight male, I have no evidence to prove nor disprove this...
Even if you were a gay man (or a straight woman)......I, for one, would
still find it odd that you had taken the time to measure your partners' feet and penises over a period of time sufficient enough to notice a trend.
The original name of the rock group Chicago was The Big Thing. They changed their name to Chicago Transit Authority and released one album, which was self-titled, but after the CTA threatened to sue, they changed their name again to just Chicago and released another self-titled album, which is now commonly called Chicago II.
The suite "Ballet For A Girl in Buchannon" on the Chicago II album was written by trombonist James Pankow about a former girlfriend from Buckhannon, WV, but the city's name is misspelled. (Hence the instrumental "West Virginia Fantasies" in the suite).
(I have some footage of US 33, Corridor H, running from Elkins to Weston, that I want to do a video of, and have the accompanying music be "Ballet For A Girl in Buchannon," minus "Colour My World," the inclusion of which would ruin the mood.)
My stomach is growling.
Now I know why my size 12 shoes always fit so tightly. :love:
Quote from: djsinco on February 16, 2013, 01:37:41 PM
Now I know why my size 12 shoes always fit so tightly. :love:
Stop perpetuating the clowns' lie that big feet = big penis: if we give it airtime, more mums will believe it and pay these sadistic creeps to spend time with their children just so they can get close the supposedly massive man meat! Think of the CHILDRUUUN!
Speaking of which: Coulrophobia, outside of actual properly phobic reactions to clowns (panic attacks, an inability to be near them, etc), is a perfectly natural reaction to the unchanging smile on a clown's face (for it is that what is scary). And their sadism, of course!
I've only found two clowns funny: this chap (played by that guy) (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120815195527/batman/images/4/49/MyCard_The_Joker.jpg) : crazy evil and openly blatant about it and Mr Jelly (http://www.jellyparties.co.uk/), who is as depressing as he feels depressed. Both have some sort of integrity of emotions (and the dark tones of the fictional works they were in helped a lot).
My region is named Aragon, which is only two letters away from Oregon. In fact, we have a show on the regional TV named Oregón Televisión, and sometimes I call this region like the state.
Madison, Wisconsin has the world's only mid-water crossing of two rail lines (http://goo.gl/maps/IP723).
Quote from: DaBigE on February 17, 2013, 03:47:28 AM
Madison, Wisconsin has the world's only mid-water crossing of two rail lines (http://goo.gl/maps/IP723).
I really doubt this. Especially seeing as Madison's crossing is actually on fill, not bridge.
Quote from: NE2 on February 17, 2013, 07:07:22 AM
Quote from: DaBigE on February 17, 2013, 03:47:28 AM
Madison, Wisconsin has the world's only mid-water crossing of two rail lines (http://goo.gl/maps/IP723).
I really doubt this. Especially seeing as Madison's crossing is actually on fill, not bridge.
Yeah, you could count the whole Meadowlands on that basis.
I wear size 13 shoes. That certainly does not translate to any other part of my anatomy.
Quote from: hbelkins on February 17, 2013, 03:03:15 PM
I wear size 13 shoes. That certainly does not translate to any other part of my anatomy.
And my feet have been spreading/growing as I age. Unfortunately...
Quote from: kphoger on February 16, 2013, 11:49:53 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 15, 2013, 09:40:37 PM
Supposedly the larger a man's foot, the bigger his penis [...] As a straight male, I have no evidence to prove nor disprove this...
Even if you were a gay man (or a straight woman)......I, for one, would still find it odd that you had taken the time to measure your partners' feet and penises over a period of time sufficient enough to notice a trend.
:rofl: :rofl:
Quote from: NE2 on February 17, 2013, 07:07:22 AM
Quote from: DaBigE on February 17, 2013, 03:47:28 AM
Madison, Wisconsin has the world's only mid-water crossing of two rail lines (http://goo.gl/maps/IP723).
I really doubt this. Especially seeing as Madison's crossing is actually on fill, not bridge.
Where did I ever say it was via a bridge?
And if you doubt the information, contact Stuart D. Levitan, as it is also published in his book
Madison: The Illustrated Sesquicentennial History, Volume 1. Incidentally, I was told this information before I read it in the book.
Quote from: DaBigE on February 17, 2013, 04:27:04 PM
And if you doubt the information, contact Stuart D. Levitan, as it is also published in his book Madison: The Illustrated Sesquicentennial History, Volume 1. Incidentally, I was told this information before I read it in the book.
Look up "urban legend".
Soylent green... is PEOPLE!
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 15, 2013, 09:40:37 PM
Quote from: broadhurst04 on February 15, 2013, 09:23:54 PM
The length of your foot is said to be equal to the distance between your wrist and your elbow.
I just held my feet up against my arms while sitting on the couch and found this to be untrue (although I'm sure the "is said" part may have some truth).
Actually, it isn't true for me, either. But I thought perhaps my discrepancy could be explained by my birth defect and that it might be true for others. I don't remember where I read that but I guess it seemed legitimate and it was the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw this thread. Anyway, I think it's cool that you were curious enough to investigate it for yourself.
This style of state highway shield only survived for a year.
May it rest in peace.
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Another rule of thumb about body measurements: your height at age 2 is half your eventual adult height, while your height at age 3 is either 60% or 55% of your adult height (depending on whether you are a boy or girl).
The village (and town) of Camillus, NY is the only municipality named Camillus in the US.
Quote from: broadhurst04 on February 17, 2013, 07:30:28 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 15, 2013, 09:40:37 PM
Quote from: broadhurst04 on February 15, 2013, 09:23:54 PM
The length of your foot is said to be equal to the distance between your wrist and your elbow.
I just held my feet up against my arms while sitting on the couch and found this to be untrue (although I'm sure the "is said" part may have some truth).
Actually, it isn't true for me, either. But I thought perhaps my discrepancy could be explained by my birth defect and that it might be true for others. I don't remember where I read that but I guess it seemed legitimate and it was the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw this thread. Anyway, I think it's cool that you were curious enough to investigate it for yourself.
I tried my damnedest to take a picture but just couldn't contort myself that far and I don't want to ask my wife to do it for me!
Quote from: amroad17 on February 18, 2013, 09:38:47 PM
The village (and town) of Camillus, NY is the only municipality named Camillus in the US.
Big Bone Lick State Park is the only... you know.
Yes, I know--considering I live only 20 miles from it.
I like Hungry Mother State Park in VA. I have never been there, but I am certain I would like it.
Quote from: djsinco on February 19, 2013, 02:32:30 AM
I like Hungry Mother State Park in VA. I have never been there, but I am certain I would like it.
You also might like Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Arizona.
Back to from-the-hip facts: The only royal palace in the United States is in Honolulu, Hawaii.
A cat is on the wrong side of every door.
Quote from: hm insulators on February 19, 2013, 09:53:46 AM
A cat is on the wrong side of every door.
Not according to Adam.
All banana trees that are currently used to grow fruit for popular consumption are genetically identical, essentially clones of each other. The only way that they reproduce is through cuttings.
Mike
That is pretty much the only way I reproduce, as well.
Quote from: djsinco on February 20, 2013, 02:47:08 AM
That is pretty much the only way I reproduce, as well.
Randomly, impulsively, from the hip?
:wow:
Quote from: NE2 on February 20, 2013, 03:02:27 AM
Quote from: djsinco on February 20, 2013, 02:47:08 AM
That is pretty much the only way I reproduce, as well.
Randomly, impulsively, from the hip?
:wow: Sorry, tho. I don't do goats...
Quote from: mgk920 on February 20, 2013, 12:16:23 AM
All banana trees that are currently used to grow fruit for popular consumption are genetically identical, essentially clones of each other. The only way that they reproduce is through cuttings.
Mike
This cannot be true. Nearly every grocery store we shop at has more than one variety of banana for sale.
starfish have no brains.
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My rabbit is an a**hole.
It's snowing here now.
Donkeys are not allowed to sleep in bathtubs in Arizona, by law
95% of so-called dumb laws are urban legends.
Quote from: kphoger on February 20, 2013, 09:29:22 AM
Quote from: mgk920 on February 20, 2013, 12:16:23 AM
All banana trees that are currently used to grow fruit for popular consumption are genetically identical, essentially clones of each other. The only way that they reproduce is through cuttings.
Mike
This cannot be true. Nearly every grocery store we shop at has more than one variety of banana for sale.
There are other minor varieties and growers are starting to trend towards them, but the far and away most common, familiar variety are all clones of each other. The problem is that while when that variety was developed several decades ago and at that time was immune to all known pathogens, one has emerged. This has happened before - that variety was developed then because the previous common variety was nearly wiped out by a pathogen.
Mike
Quote from: NE2 on February 20, 2013, 01:04:53 PM
95% of so-called dumb laws are urban legends.
From the 5%: Gainesville, GA has an ordinance making it unlawful to eat fried chicken in any manner other than with one's fingers. In other words, one cannot lawfully use a knife and fork.
Quote from: NE2 on February 20, 2013, 01:04:53 PM
95% of so-called dumb laws are urban legends.
137% of all statistics are meaningless.
There are four 45 degrees latitude by 90 degrees longitude points on the planet. Two are on open ocean - the two 45S by 90 points - 45S/90W is in the Pacific Ocean about 1200 km west of the coast of southern Chile and 45S/90E point is in the Indian Ocean, about 2300 km west-southwest of Perth, WA, Australia, while the other two are on land. 45N/90E is in a very remote location in northwestern China ( http://goo.gl/maps/vQlDm ) while the 45N/90W point is in a farm field located short distance north of WI 29 in a rural part of north central Wisconsin ( http://goo.gl/maps/TocsB ).
Mike
Quote from: mgk920 on February 20, 2013, 01:08:56 PM
Quote from: kphoger on February 20, 2013, 09:29:22 AM
Quote from: mgk920 on February 20, 2013, 12:16:23 AM
All banana trees that are currently used to grow fruit for popular consumption are genetically identical, essentially clones of each other. The only way that they reproduce is through cuttings.
Mike
This cannot be true. Nearly every grocery store we shop at has more than one variety of banana for sale.
There are other minor varieties and growers are starting to trend towards them, but the far and away most common, familiar variety are all clones of each other. The problem is that while when that variety was developed several decades ago and at that time was immune to all known pathogens, one has emerged. This has happened before - that variety was developed then because the previous common variety was nearly wiped out by a pathogen.
Mike
So, basically, "˜All banana trees that are currently used' really means "˜A lot of banana trees'.
In other news..... Bananas do not grow on trees.
Old-fashioned Greek yogurt uses goat's milk, whereas many American "Greek yogurt" products use cow's milk.
Quote from: exit322 on February 20, 2013, 02:24:30 PM
Only in Alanland.
no, in Alanland, 137% of statistics are meaningful, and the remaining howevermany percent are meaningless.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on February 20, 2013, 02:25:41 PM
in Alanland, 137% of statistics are meaningful, and the remaining howevermany percent are meaningless.
The Alanland thread has the highest ratio of replies-to-views of any thread on this forum with 600 or more replies.
I wonder what ever became of the original TheAlan who posted the thread. does he realize what awesomeness it has, and/or has not, reached?
Quote from: agentsteel53 on February 20, 2013, 02:44:46 PM
the original TheAlan
One can only hope that the original TheAlan is not like Sam Bell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_(film)), and that TheAlan360 is not racing the clock with TheAlan361 to get a message out to the Eureka PD.
Quote from: NE2 on February 20, 2013, 01:04:53 PM
95% of so-called dumb laws are urban legends.
87% of all statistics are made up.
Quote from: kkt on February 20, 2013, 04:50:00 PM
Quote from: NE2 on February 20, 2013, 01:04:53 PM
95% of so-called dumb laws are urban legends.
87% of all statistics are made up.
40% of people know that.
Quote from: mgk920 on February 20, 2013, 01:39:42 PM
the 45N/90W point is in a farm field located short distance north of WI 29 in a rural part of north central Wisconsin ( http://goo.gl/maps/TocsB ).
Mike
and was on the Wausau meet and in my last update
In 2009, relief pitcher Alan Embree earned a win without even throwing a pitch: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090708&content_id=5756884&vkey=news_col&fext=.jsp&c_id=col
"He got paid for doing nothing!!!1! grar grar #politicalHashTag"
"Pot-roasted" raccoon is exceptionally greasy.
Quote from: exit322 on February 22, 2013, 04:56:42 PM
"Pot-roasted" raccoon is exceptionally greasy.
Someone stole a chicken from a crock pot in Arlington County, Virginia. The Arlington County Police Department is investigating (http://www.wtop.com/1034/3231460/Chicken-stolen-from-crock-pot).
Quote from: agentsteel53 on February 20, 2013, 02:44:46 PM
I wonder what ever became of the original TheAlan who posted the thread. does he realize what awesomeness it has, and/or has not, reached?
He reverted to his former identity, Carl Rogers.
There are 3 communities named Simsboro...they are in Louisiana, Texas, & Arkansas.
Louisiana: :bigass:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42768644,d.b2U&biw=1366&bih=667&q=simsboro+louisiana&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x8631b86592b42067:0xca1fcd6a7d541244,Simsboro,+LA&gl=us&sa=X&ei=pj0qUZ-JMMmkqgGXtYCAAQ&ved=0CH4QtgM
Texas:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42768644,d.b2U&biw=1366&bih=667&q=simsboro+texas&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x8648b1f39f0f58a9:0x69e8cf3f94da3422,Simsboro,+Teague,+TX+75860&gl=us&sa=X&ei=mzcqUa6UKsXTqwHnmIGADw&ved=0CG8QtgM
Arkansas:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=simsboro+arkansas&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42768644,d.b2U&biw=1366&bih=667&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ei=Yj4qUY71AY34qAGG5oDQDw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg
The State of Wisconsin has two separate incorporated municipalities named 'Pewaukee' and two separate incorporated municipalities named 'Superior'. Both pairs of munis share common borders with each other.
:spin:
Mike
There are 8 incorporated areas of one type or another named Franklin in PA.
71 streets in Atlanta include the word "Peachtree" in their names.
Quote from: The High Plains Traveler on February 23, 2013, 12:24:37 PM
Quote from: agentsteel53 on February 20, 2013, 02:44:46 PM
I wonder what ever became of the original TheAlan who posted the thread. does he realize what awesomeness it has, and/or has not, reached?
He reverted to his former identity, Carl Rogers.
He actually mentioned in another thread (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=8114.msg186047#msg186047) that he was offended by what the thread had turned into... and threatened to call the police.
According to his profile, his last login was a couple days after that, back in November.
Quote from: djsinco on February 24, 2013, 02:06:48 PM
There are 8 incorporated areas of one type or another named Franklin in PA.
There used to be two cities of Franklin in MN, until 1994. This was the only duplication of municipality names in MN. It'd be cool if the one in St. Louis County still existed :sombrero:
The State of Tennessee was very nearly named Franklin (the region already went under that name,) and the capital of Franklin was expected to be Franklin as well.
Quote from: djsinco on February 25, 2013, 02:43:30 AM
The State of Tennessee was very nearly named Franklin (the region already went under that name,) and the capital of Franklin was expected to be Franklin as well.
I thought the State of Franklin was supposed to be East Tennessee. There is a State of Franklin Road in Johnson City.
Infinity divided by infinity is not one. But it's not infinity, either. At least, it's probably not one.
Infinity divided by infinity is goat. Which is and is not the same goat as infinity minus infinity.
Quote from: kphoger on February 25, 2013, 09:44:41 PMInfinity divided by infinity is not one. But it's not infinity, either. At least, it's probably not one.
This gets into transfinite numbers. Aleph-null, anyone?
Quote from: J N Winkler on February 25, 2013, 10:04:53 PM
Quote from: kphoger on February 25, 2013, 09:44:41 PMInfinity divided by infinity is not one. But it's not infinity, either. At least, it's probably not one.
This gets into transfinite numbers. Aleph-null, anyone?
No it doesn't. Transfinites are "larger" infinities. Infinity divided by infinity is indeterminate because infinity is usually defined as shorthand for a limit, and it depends how one approaches that limit. The 2x variant of infinity divided by the x variant of infinity is 2. The aleph-null variant divided by any countable variant is infinity. I'm probably mixing metaphors here and don't care to work it all out.
Quote from: NE2 on February 25, 2013, 10:00:51 PM
Infinity divided by infinity is goat. Which is and is not the same goat as infinity minus infinity.
no, infinity divided by goat is goat. however, goat times goat is Alanland.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on February 20, 2013, 09:51:30 AM
starfish have no brains.
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT4jkZRjv0f-pi9QL1PWjsFiMYPcMFzPhl8q6-0iMDm49XX_Ihs)
Makes me wonder how many drivers out there are actually starfish.
A boat is a hole in the water into which you pour all your money.
You can drive from Wyoming to Virginia in two and a half hours http://goo.gl/maps/OFJfq :bigass: :bigass: :bigass:
Quote from: Molandfreak on February 27, 2013, 08:59:14 AM
You can drive from Wyoming to Virginia in two and a half hours http://goo.gl/maps/OFJfq :bigass: :bigass: :bigass:
Some years back, a politician (I think it may have been former US Senator John Warner from Virginia, but I'm not positive) caused a bit of a ruckus in the media when he said that the 14th Street Bridge on I-395 connecting Virginia to the District of Columbia is the longest bridge in the world because it lets you drive from Virginia to Africa.
cpzilliacus might recall which politician said it.
Quote from: hm insulators on February 26, 2013, 02:54:01 PM
A boat is a hole in the water into which you pour all your money.
Bust
Out
Another
Thousand!
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 27, 2013, 09:58:16 AM
Quote from: Molandfreak on February 27, 2013, 08:59:14 AM
You can drive from Wyoming to Virginia in two and a half hours http://goo.gl/maps/OFJfq :bigass: :bigass: :bigass:
Some years back, a politician (I think it may have been former US Senator John Warner from Virginia, but I'm not positive) caused a bit of a ruckus in the media when he said that the 14th Street Bridge on I-395 connecting Virginia to the District of Columbia is the longest bridge in the world because it lets you drive from Virginia to Africa.
cpzilliacus might recall which politician said it.
That was Stanford Parris; House of Representatives, (VA.) According to the article below, he also said he wanted to rename the bridge the "Soul Brothers Causeway."
http://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/19/us/gop-speakers-at-dinner-in-virginia-irk-minorities.html
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 27, 2013, 09:58:16 AM
Quote from: Molandfreak on February 27, 2013, 08:59:14 AM
You can drive from Wyoming to Virginia in two and a half hours http://goo.gl/maps/OFJfq :bigass: :bigass: :bigass:
Some years back, a politician (I think it may have been former US Senator John Warner from Virginia, but I'm not positive) caused a bit of a ruckus in the media when he said that the 14th Street Bridge on I-395 connecting Virginia to the District of Columbia is the longest bridge in the world because it lets you drive from Virginia to Africa.
cpzilliacus might recall which politician said it.
Sounds like something the late Rep. Stan Parris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_Parris) (R-Va. 8th) might have said.
Parris was a specialist at baiting D.C. politicians (it played well in his district), in particular his favorite foil, former Mayor-for-Life Marion Shepilov Barry, Jr.
Quote from: cpzilliacus on February 27, 2013, 09:20:56 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 27, 2013, 09:58:16 AM
Quote from: Molandfreak on February 27, 2013, 08:59:14 AM
You can drive from Wyoming to Virginia in two and a half hours http://goo.gl/maps/OFJfq :bigass: :bigass: :bigass:
Some years back, a politician (I think it may have been former US Senator John Warner from Virginia, but I'm not positive) caused a bit of a ruckus in the media when he said that the 14th Street Bridge on I-395 connecting Virginia to the District of Columbia is the longest bridge in the world because it lets you drive from Virginia to Africa.
cpzilliacus might recall which politician said it.
Sounds like something the late Rep. Stan Parris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_Parris) (R-Va. 8th) might have said.
Parris was a specialist at baiting D.C. politicians (it played well in his district), in particular his favorite foil, former Mayor-for-Life Marion Shepilov Barry, Jr.
So, you are saying that Parris was something like a master baiter?
Quote from: djsinco on February 27, 2013, 11:10:21 PM
So, you are saying that Parris was something like a master baiter?
I don't like to speak ill of the dead, and Rep. Parris is reportedly six feet under, but I will used a more well-defined term to describe him -
idiot. How the fine people of the Commonwealth of Virginia ever elected
this guy to any office higher than county or city dogcatcher astounds me still.
Quote from: cpzilliacus on February 28, 2013, 07:42:34 PM
Quote from: djsinco on February 27, 2013, 11:10:21 PM
So, you are saying that Parris was something like a master baiter?
I don't like to speak ill of the dead, and Rep. Parris is reportedly six feet under, but I will used a more well-defined term to describe him - idiot. How the fine people of the Commonwealth of Virginia ever elected this guy to any office higher than county or city dogcatcher astounds me still.
Pretty simple: They've sunk even lower, as his replacement continues to coast to reelection. His replacement is Jim Moran, who's notorious for ethics violations and anti-Semitic comments.
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 28, 2013, 09:50:02 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on February 28, 2013, 07:42:34 PM
Quote from: djsinco on February 27, 2013, 11:10:21 PM
So, you are saying that Parris was something like a master baiter?
I don't like to speak ill of the dead, and Rep. Parris is reportedly six feet under, but I will used a more well-defined term to describe him - idiot. How the fine people of the Commonwealth of Virginia ever elected this guy to any office higher than county or city dogcatcher astounds me still.
Pretty simple: They've sunk even lower, as his replacement continues to coast to reelection. His replacement is Jim Moran, who's notorious for ethics violations and anti-Semitic comments.
I am a capital "D" Democrat (as is Moran), but I must agree with you.
I am not at all a fan of Jim Moran. Moran is yet another example of why gerrymandering of districts into "safe" ones is bad for the nation as a whole.
Here's a random, impulsive, from-the-hip fact: it's against the forum guidelines to talk about politics! You guys are doing fine right now, but let's get back to random facts lest this end up taking a turn that offends someone and starts an argument.
Quote from: Duke87 on February 24, 2013, 05:14:03 PM
Quote from: The High Plains Traveler on February 23, 2013, 12:24:37 PM
Quote from: agentsteel53 on February 20, 2013, 02:44:46 PM
I wonder what ever became of the original TheAlan who posted the thread. does he realize what awesomeness it has, and/or has not, reached?
He reverted to his former identity, Carl Rogers.
He actually mentioned in another thread (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=8114.msg186047#msg186047) that he was offended by what the thread had turned into... and threatened to call the police.
According to his profile, his last login was a couple days after that, back in November.
QuoteThis user is currently affected by the following bans:
User cannot access forum as a result of ban: "TheAlan360"
Since the TheAlan360 is banned, he cannot lurk in Fictional Highways and see the evolution of Alanland?
... and that's punishment?
He saw it, he didn't like it, he complained about it, and therefore he is a heretic and must be separated from the forum. He was neither grand nor unified enough.
(In all seriousness, he was threatening to call the Eureka, CA cops on us–which is laughable, but still not acceptable conduct–and claiming that AARoads was his website. We don't need users like that around.)
Quote from: NE2 on February 25, 2013, 10:51:58 PMQuote from: J N Winkler on February 25, 2013, 10:04:53 PMQuote from: kphoger on February 25, 2013, 09:44:41 PMInfinity divided by infinity is not one. But it's not infinity, either. At least, it's probably not one.
This gets into transfinite numbers. Aleph-null, anyone?
No it doesn't. Transfinites are "larger" infinities. Infinity divided by infinity is indeterminate because infinity is usually defined as shorthand for a limit, and it depends how one approaches that limit. The 2x variant of infinity divided by the x variant of infinity is 2. The aleph-null variant divided by any countable variant is infinity. I'm probably mixing metaphors here and don't care to work it all out.
Kphoger's original "fact" did not say whether a limit was involved--"infinity divided by infinity" could very well have been an attempt to divide the cardinality of the set of real numbers (aleph-one, if you believe the continuum hypothesis) by the cardinality of the set of natural numbers (aleph-null).
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 01, 2013, 06:43:32 AM
Here's a random, impulsive, from-the-hip fact: it's against the forum guidelines to talk about politics! You guys are doing fine right now, but let's get back to random facts lest this end up taking a turn that offends someone and starts an argument.
Frankly I forgot about that when I posted my reply about Moran. Sorry about that.
A recent signage advertisement in Texas indicates that a section of US 83 in the lower Rio Grande Valley will be also be designated as I-169 and have interchanges with I-69E and I-69C.
The "Laredo prong" of I-69 is statutorily designated as I-69; US 83 overlaps with I-35 in Laredo and has an interchange with Loop 20, the future I-69.
In sum, US 83 will have an interchange with I-69 as I-35, but will also have interchanges with I-69C and I-69E as I-169.
Make sense?
Quote from: Grzrd on March 01, 2013, 07:13:12 PM
The "Laredo prong" of I-69 is statutorily designated as I-69
So are the other branches (and I-94 east of Chicago): "The routes referred to in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20) shall be designated as Interstate Route I-69." The US 77 and US 281 branches are, in addition, separately designated as I-69 East and I-69 Central (note the full words spelled out).
Quote from: NE2 on March 01, 2013, 07:34:53 PM
Quote from: Grzrd on March 01, 2013, 07:13:12 PM
The "Laredo prong" of I-69 is statutorily designated as I-69
So are the other branches (and I-94 east of Chicago): "The routes referred to in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20) shall be designated as Interstate Route I-69." The US 77 and US 281 branches are, in addition, separately designated as I-69 East and I-69 Central (note the full words spelled out).
Does this lead to the hypothesis that US 83 is the Alanland of highways: i.e. it does and does not have an interchange with Interstate Route I-69 as I-35?
I've visited 49 of the 50 states plus DC, and furthermore I've stayed overnight at least once in each. Somewhat surprisingly (to myself), I've personally driven in at least 38 of them, plus DC. And I've flown into or out of at least 29...but not DC. ;-)
Good luck flying out of DC!
The Big Island of Hawaii is still growing because of Kilauea Volcano.
Bielefeld (German city) exists, despite the posts all over the Internet claiming it doesn't exist.
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 01, 2013, 05:21:52 PM
He saw it, he didn't like it, he complained about it, and therefore he is a heretic and must be separated from the forum. He was neither grand nor unified enough.
(In all seriousness, he was threatening to call the Eureka, CA cops on us–which is laughable, but still not acceptable conduct–and claiming that AARoads was his website. We don't need users like that around.)
Did you guys seriously ban John Madden (the thirteen-year-old from a month ago) for being new and not knowing how to use the forum? As far as I can see, the only things he did that were wrong were PMing people too much and not posting in the correct categories (which were challengeable). Both were a result of him being new, and maybe also a little young to fully understand how the internet works. But neither of these mistakes really constitute a ban in my opinion...
Quote from: Molandfreak on March 14, 2013, 11:46:18 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 01, 2013, 05:21:52 PM
He saw it, he didn't like it, he complained about it, and therefore he is a heretic and must be separated from the forum. He was neither grand nor unified enough.
(In all seriousness, he was threatening to call the Eureka, CA cops on us–which is laughable, but still not acceptable conduct–and claiming that AARoads was his website. We don't need users like that around.)
Did you guys seriously ban John Madden (the thirteen-year-old from a month ago) for being new and not knowing how to use the forum? As far as I can see, the only things he did that were wrong were PMing people too much and not posting in the correct categories (which were challengeable). Both were a result of him being new, and maybe also a little young to fully understand how the internet works. But neither of these mistakes really constitute a ban in my opinion...
The PMs were reaching the level that constitutes harassment even after being warned for it. He also had "his dad" email the staff. After the ban, he attempted a DDOS by attempting to register 50 times in the span of ten seconds.
Holy shit
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 15, 2013, 12:13:59 AM
The PMs were reaching the level that constitutes harassment even after being warned for it. He also had "his dad" email the staff. After the ban, he attempted a DDOS by attempting to register 50 times in the span of ten seconds.
Good to know. Thank you!
Quote from: corco on March 15, 2013, 12:16:23 AM
Holy shit
I couldn't agree more!
Four comes after three. Unless you're counting down.. Then three comes after four... Unless you're in Alanland, then three and four don't exist, and mentioning them results in death.
BigMatt
I actually believe Alanland is and isn't Northwest California.
Canada actually extends further south than 49ºN, the Southernmost point is in the middle of Lake Erie at 41º 40' 35'' N, which is sightly South of my favourite spot of Zaragoza (Spain) at 41º 40' 42'' N (And of course, West of that spot).
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on March 15, 2013, 05:05:51 AM
I actually believe Alanland is and isn't Northwest California.
Canada actually extends further south than 49ºN, the Southernmost point is in the middle of Lake Erie at 41º 40' 35'' N, which is sightly South of my favourite spot of Zaragoza (Spain) at 41º 40' 42'' N (And of course, West of that spot).
Canada also extends further south than the 49th parallel by including all of Vancouver Island, including the provincial capital of B.C., Victoria. Victoria is at 48 degrees 25 minutes north.
British grid discussion is getting involved, so it has been moved to its own subject in Off-Topic (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?board=9.0).
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=9026.0
Okay, so now I put a new random fact:
Europe is further North than you thought :-P
Just found this random, impulsive, from-the-hip fact: Alanland is and isn't Detroit. Also, practicing the Nazi religion is legal and illegal in Alanland.
By Québec's numbering system, 100s are primary highways, and 200s and 300s are secondaries. The rest are autoroutes. You'd think the construction and maintenance standards follow these rules; however, this no longer applies since 1993. In an effort to reclassify some 25-30 year-old highway stretches without renumbering them, they came up with 8 highway classes: Autoroute, National, Regional, Collector, Resource Access, Local 1, Local 2 and Local 3. Those are separate from the numbering, except for autoroutes (although there is at least one unsigned autoroute, and it's probably not the one you're thinking about;) and are reproduced as different line styles on the official highway map:
Yellow & Red: Autoroute;
Red: National;
Orange & Black: Regional;
Orange: Collector;
Gray or black: Local;
White & Gray: Resource Access.
Not unlike what happened in Ontario, most of the Local 1/2/3 network has been downloaded to municipalities in the late 1990s or early 2000s. However, unlike the other province, those local roads that were numbered retained their number.
With its series and serial number, every banknote is unique.
Mike
Don't eat the yellow snow.
That's not exactly a fact......
.....and rubbed it all into his beady little eyes with a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people in this area but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology. Here it goes now, the circular motion. Rub it!
The highest numbered highway on the Swedish network is Route 404, which is but 15 kilometers long, and runs from a junction with highway 99 at Muodoslompolo (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=67.944722,23.423056&ll=67.936637,23.416135&spn=0.004538,0.01929&t=h&z=16) to the Finnish border at the Torne River (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torne_River), where it becomes the (short) Finnish secondary highway 954, which then intersects with Highway 21/E8 (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=67.939837,23.663324&hl=en&ll=67.939289,23.666375&spn=0.004505,0.01929&sll=37.6,-95.665&sspn=38.593229,79.013672&t=h&z=16) (the customs building on the Finnish side is rarely, if ever, used any longer since both nations are EU members).
Quote from: cpzilliacus on March 26, 2013, 08:04:36 PM
The highest numbered highway on the Swedish network is Route 404, which is but 15 kilometers long, and runs from a junction with highway 99 at Muodoslompolo (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=67.944722,23.423056&ll=67.936637,23.416135&spn=0.004538,0.01929&t=h&z=16) to the Finnish border at the Torne River (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torne_River), where it becomes the (short) Finnish secondary highway 954, which then intersects with Highway 21/E8 (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=67.939837,23.663324&hl=en&ll=67.939289,23.666375&spn=0.004505,0.01929&sll=37.6,-95.665&sspn=38.593229,79.013672&t=h&z=16) (the customs building on the Finnish side is rarely, if ever, used any longer since both nations are EU members).
astonishingly, I have it clinched.
My phone pronounces emoticon as /i-mō-ti-kən/ rather than /i-mō-ti-kän/. It drives me nuts. Of course, I only make it read my texts aloud to annoy humor my wife....
Quote from: agentsteel53 on March 26, 2013, 08:15:35 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on March 26, 2013, 08:04:36 PM
The highest numbered highway on the Swedish network is Route 404, which is but 15 kilometers long, and runs from a junction with highway 99 at Muodoslompolo (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=67.944722,23.423056&ll=67.936637,23.416135&spn=0.004538,0.01929&t=h&z=16) to the Finnish border at the Torne River (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torne_River), where it becomes the (short) Finnish secondary highway 954, which then intersects with Highway 21/E8 (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=67.939837,23.663324&hl=en&ll=67.939289,23.666375&spn=0.004505,0.01929&sll=37.6,-95.665&sspn=38.593229,79.013672&t=h&z=16) (the customs building on the Finnish side is rarely, if ever, used any longer since both nations are EU members).
astonishingly, I have it clinched.
That is
very cool.
The highways of the provinces of Norrland (Sweden) and Lapland (Finland) are on my bucket list (I have not driven Sweden's Highway 404).
Quote from: cpzilliacus on March 26, 2013, 08:33:07 PM
The highways of the provinces of Norrland (Sweden) and Lapland (Finland) are on my bucket list (I have not driven Sweden's Highway 404).
it's likely the only road in that area I have clinched. (well, apart from the short connector 954). I have a good handful of roads clinched in Norway, but I'd have to look up to see which ones they are. I have about half of E-6 done in the entire country: Narvik to Kirkenes, and the south end (at Swedish border) to Innset.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on March 26, 2013, 08:58:41 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on March 26, 2013, 08:33:07 PM
The highways of the provinces of Norrland (Sweden) and Lapland (Finland) are on my bucket list (I have not driven Sweden's Highway 404).
it's likely the only road in that area I have clinched. (well, apart from the short connector 954). I have a good handful of roads clinched in Norway, but I'd have to look up to see which ones they are. I have about half of E-6 done in the entire country: Narvik to Kirkenes, and the south end (at Swedish border) to Innset.
E6 is a l-o-n-g ride from the Swedish border to Kirkenes. Lots of spectacular scenery on the way.
There is only one even prime number.
Quote from: hm insulators on April 09, 2013, 04:43:56 PM
There is only one even prime number.
There are no known odd perfect numbers. But there is no proof yet that there can't be odd perfect numbers.
My body isn't perfect. :-/
Is it prime?
Past it possibly. Maybe it's composite.
Quote from: hm insulators on April 09, 2013, 04:43:56 PM
There is only one even prime number.
Aside from that one, all prime numbers must end in either 1, 3, 7 or 9.
Mike
Quote from: mgk920 on April 10, 2013, 01:06:48 AM
Quote from: hm insulators on April 09, 2013, 04:43:56 PM
There is only one even prime number.
Aside from that one, all prime numbers must end in either 1, 3, 7 or 9.
Mike
5 is prime...
no it isn't. 5 has two factors besides one and itself. one is Alan.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 10, 2013, 09:37:09 AM
no it isn't. 5 has two factors besides one and itself. one is Alan.
That's only recognized in the Perkins Union. Everywhere else considers 5 prime.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi31.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fc378%2F1995hoo%2F4fdf3010dc0b2a265490cd265f2e12a4_zps1b31f5e5.jpg&hash=8aed8d12dbb45458fff525afd404d1a26c3df568)
The pistol idle animation in Halo: Combat Evolved comes every fourteen seconds.
Led Zeppelin actually got its name because their original name, the New Yardbirds (as another poster mentioned) was said to go over like a "lead balloon"
You just lost THE GAME
Quote from: OracleUsr on April 14, 2013, 02:31:05 PM
You just lost THE GAME
Fact: I always win The Game. Always.
Quote from: Steve on April 15, 2013, 10:35:36 PM
Fact: I always win The Game. Always.
http://www.troll.me/2011/07/06/dos-equis-man/i-dont-always-lose-but-when-i-do-the-game/ (http://www.troll.me/2011/07/06/dos-equis-man/i-dont-always-lose-but-when-i-do-the-game/)
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/552535_254722124647631_2019268389_n.jpg (https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/552535_254722124647631_2019268389_n.jpg)
It's roadgeeky, but here's an interesting fact.
Before 2000, when Georgia went to distance exit numbering, DeKalb County had 3 Exit 35's, all involving I-285:
I-85, Exit 35 (the infamous Spaghetti Junction) is for I-285
BUT the other two are the same interchange:
I-20 Exit 35 is for I-285 AND I-285 Exit 35 is for I-20
And in adding to the previous poster, a video I made:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR-xK9YlzXU
Quote from: OracleUsr on April 16, 2013, 01:27:29 AM
It's roadgeeky, but here's an interesting fact.
Before 2000, when Georgia went to distance exit numbering, DeKalb County had 3 Exit 35's, all involving I-285:
I-85, Exit 35 (the infamous Spaghetti Junction) is for I-285
BUT the other two are the same interchange:
I-20 Exit 35 is for I-285 AND I-285 Exit 35 is for I-20
That's nothing. Despite the fact that it's one mile west of Exit 1 on 195, Trenton NJ has I-295 Exit 60 the same as I-195 Exit 60!
Quote from: Steve on April 16, 2013, 07:09:09 AM
Quote from: OracleUsr on April 16, 2013, 01:27:29 AM
It's roadgeeky, but here's an interesting fact.
Before 2000, when Georgia went to distance exit numbering, DeKalb County had 3 Exit 35's, all involving I-285:
I-85, Exit 35 (the infamous Spaghetti Junction) is for I-285
BUT the other two are the same interchange:
I-20 Exit 35 is for I-285 AND I-285 Exit 35 is for I-20
That's nothing. Despite the fact that it's one mile west of Exit 1 on 195, Trenton NJ has I-295 Exit 60 the same as I-195 Exit 60!
Wow :wow:
Just like exit 44 on I-57 in Illinois is also exit 44 on I-24 (the west terminus of I-24).
Pope Francis is the first Pope in 1100 years to choose a completely original name, the most recent previous one being Lando in 913 (Note, John Paul I used the names of his two immediate predecessors when he was elected in 1978).
Mike
there has only been one Pope Peter - the first one.
there has only been one Pope Linus - the second one.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 17, 2013, 01:10:31 PM
there has only been one Pope Peter - the first one.
there has only been one Pope Linus - the second one.
I'd have to go through the list to count them, but from what I am aware of offhand, there are about 20-30 or so unique-named Popes up to and including Lando plus Francis.
Mike
Quote from: mgk920 on April 17, 2013, 01:20:04 PM
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 17, 2013, 01:10:31 PM
there has only been one Pope Peter - the first one.
there has only been one Pope Linus - the second one.
I'd have to go through the list to count them, but from what I am aware of offhand, there are about 20-30 or so unique-named Popes up to and including Lando plus Francis.
Mike
Correct. Pope Zachary comes to mind as one example; I believe Pope Cletus was another.
I thought Cletus was on the Simpsons.
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 17, 2013, 01:37:59 PM
Quote from: mgk920 on April 17, 2013, 01:20:04 PM
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 17, 2013, 01:10:31 PM
there has only been one Pope Peter - the first one.
there has only been one Pope Linus - the second one.
I'd have to go through the list to count them, but from what I am aware of offhand, there are about 20-30 or so unique-named Popes up to and including Lando plus Francis.
Mike
Correct. Pope Zachary comes to mind as one example; I believe Pope Cletus was another.
The unique-named Popes:
- St Peter 33 - 64/67
- St Linus 64/67(?) - 76/79(?)
- St Anacletus 76/79(?) - 88/92
- St Evaristus 97/99 - 105/107
- St Telesphorus 125 - 136/138
- St Hyginus 136/138 - 140/142
- St Anicetus 155 - 161
- St Soter 166 - 174/175
- St Eleuterus 174/175 - 189
- St Zephyrinus 199 - 217
- St Pontian 230 - 235
- St Anterus 235 - 236
- St Fabian 236 - 250
- St Cornelius 251 - 253
- St Dionysius 259 - 268
- St Eutychian 275 - 283
- St Caius 283 - 296
- St Marcellinus 296 - 304
- St Eusebius 309 - 310/311
- St Miltiades 311 - 314
- St Mark 336 (263 days)
- Liberius 352 - 366
- St Siricius 384 - 399
- St Zosimus 417 - 418
- St Hilarius 461 - 468
- St Simplicius 468 - 483
- St Symmachus 498 - 514
- St Hormisdas 514 - 523
- St Silvarius 536 - 537
- Vigilius 537 - 555
- Sabinian 604 - 606
- Severinus 638 - 640
- St Vitalian 657 - 672
- Donus 676 - 678
- Conon 686 - 687
- Sinsinnius 708 (21 days)
- Constitine 708 - 715
- St Zachary 741 - 751
- Valentine 827 (about 50 days)
- Formosus 891 - 896
- Romanus 897 (about 3 months)
- Lando 913 - 914
- Francis 2013 - (present)
A total of 43.
Mike
Quote from: djsinco on April 17, 2013, 01:39:47 PM
I thought Cletus was on the Simpsons.
I thought he was on the Dukes of Hazzard.
Tony Cloninger of the Atlanta Braves is the only pitcher in the history of Major League Baseball to have hit two grand slams in one game.
Quote from: Grzrd on April 17, 2013, 02:57:56 PM
Tony Cloninger of the Atlanta Braves is the only pitcher in the history of Major League Baseball to have hit two grand slams in one game.
He also drove in a ninth run on another at bat.
Speaking of grand slams, in 1998 Fernando Tatis of the Cardinals hit two grand slams
in the same inning, the only major league player to do so.
Both of Tatis' grand slams were also off the same pitcher! Chan Ho Park was for some reason still in the game the whole time.
The Cleveland Browns are the only NFL team that has neither ever played in nor hosted a Super Bowl.
Likewise, the Seattle Mariners and the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals franchises have never appeared in a World Series.
Quote from: Takumi on April 17, 2013, 10:41:22 PM
Both of Tatis' grand slams were also off the same pitcher! Chan Ho Park was for some reason still in the game the whole time.
I watched that game when it was played! And one of my bosses at the time was at the game (Dodger Stadium).
There are two moons in the solar system (Ganymede orbiting Jupiter and Titan orbiting Saturn) that are larger than the planet Mercury.
Quote from: hm insulators on April 23, 2013, 04:57:32 PM
Quote from: Takumi on April 17, 2013, 10:41:22 PM
Both of Tatis' grand slams were also off the same pitcher! Chan Ho Park was for some reason still in the game the whole time.
I watched that game when it was played! And one of my bosses at the time was at the game (Dodger Stadium).
Isn't this thread for obscure facts? I knew that your boss was at that game, doesn't everyone?
I have to pee.
But I'm going to wait a little while.
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on February 16, 2013, 09:58:05 AM
Bielefeld (Germany) exists. However any German will say the opposite. This is the so called Bielefeld Conspiracy.
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on March 14, 2013, 12:36:27 PM
Bielefeld (German city) exists, despite the posts all over the Internet claiming it doesn't exist.
I posted the same fact
twiceMy keyboard has the power of not misspell Cañon City CO.
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on April 30, 2013, 05:08:36 PM
My keyboard has the power of not misspell Cañon City CO.
Yet it lacks a comma key. ;)
Quote from: Zmapper on April 30, 2013, 06:05:20 PM
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on April 30, 2013, 05:08:36 PM
My keyboard has the power of not misspell Cañon City CO.
Yet it lacks a comma key. ;)
As well as a grammar check tool. :D
Quote from: djsinco on April 30, 2013, 09:49:43 PM
Quote from: Zmapper on April 30, 2013, 06:05:20 PM
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on April 30, 2013, 05:08:36 PM
My keyboard has the power of not misspell Cañon City CO.
Yet it lacks a comma key. ;)
As well as a grammar check tool. :D
heh, it's a transliteration of grammatically correct Spanish. "tiene el poder de", I believe.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 30, 2013, 10:06:33 PM
Quote from: djsinco on April 30, 2013, 09:49:43 PM
Quote from: Zmapper on April 30, 2013, 06:05:20 PM
Yet it lacks a comma key. ;)
As well as a grammar check tool. :D
heh, it's a transliteration of grammatically correct Spanish. "tiene el poder de", I believe.
Yup, I was mentally traslating into English. But then, this Google Chrome is always asking me to translate this into Spanish. I hate this browser, I prefer Firefox. Oh, my keyboard has a comma key, too.
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on April 30, 2013, 05:08:36 PMMy keyboard has the power of not misspell Cañon City CO.
So does mine--the difference is that you probably don't need a deadkey combination (this one has the UK-International layout and requires AltGr + ~ then
n to produce
ñ).
When BMW introduced the E39 5-series, they originally thought the 282-horsepower 540i would be sufficient as the range-topping model, and they had no intention of producing an M version.
Fact: Keyboard alt code discussion now has its own thread: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=9390.0
Quote from: Steve on May 02, 2013, 11:13:39 PM
Fact: Keyboard alt code discussion now has its own thread: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=9390.0
Good call!
This has been the second time a spin-off thread was started on this one :D.
the number 31415926535897932384626433832795028841 is prime.
this just happens to be the first 38 digits of pi, omitting the decimal point.
3, 31, 314159, and the number above are the first four numbers for which this fact is true.
the fifth number with this property has 16208 digits.
I am not memorizing that many digits of pi. 38 is more than sufficient: if one knows the diameter of the universe, one can use that 38-digit approximation of pi and calculate its circumference with a margin of error smaller than the size of an electron.
Fact: for 11x32 of the population, just "3" is an adequate approximation of pi
Quote from: djsinco on May 03, 2013, 02:52:15 PM
Fact: for 11x32 of the population, just "3" is an adequate approximation of pi
Assuming the two facts in that sentence to be connected, and assuming a missing % sign, you've just tabbed 108.5656484119829448% of the population.
Quote from: Steve on May 03, 2013, 04:21:44 PM
Quote from: djsinco on May 03, 2013, 02:52:15 PM
Fact: for 11x32 of the population, just "3" is an adequate approximation of pi
Assuming the two facts in that sentence to be connected, and assuming a missing % sign, you've just tabbed 108.5656484119829448% of the population.
Fact: I once got 108% for a final grade in a college algebra course. (Due to extra credit, but I still found it amusing.)
Quote from: agentsteel53 on May 03, 2013, 12:42:31 PM
if one knows the diameter of the universe, one can use that 38-digit approximation of pi and calculate its circumference with a margin of error smaller than the size of an electron.
Question: Do you know the diameter of the universe? If not, then how do you know the margin of error in said calculation?
Never wear white pants to a restaurant.
Always wear white pants to a wet dream.
Regardless of what the problem is, it is always possible to blame it on the sitting president or congressional body.
Until now, I had never typed the phrase "Grand Unified Alan".
Quote from: Zmapper on May 06, 2013, 06:40:53 PM
Regardless of what the problem is, it is always possible to blame it on the sitting president or congressional body.
I prefer to blame things on Juan and Cindy.
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Approximately 10% of all lightning strikes are reverse polarity of the other 90%.
Approximately 90% of all lightning strikes are reverse polarity of the other 10%.
Quote from: kphoger on May 03, 2013, 08:31:16 PM
Question: Do you know the diameter of the universe?
yes. it's about 12 meters.
actually, I did a bit of research and the diameter of the universe in electron-diameters is on the order of 10^41, which means that 38 digits of pi is just barely not enough to make that claim... change it to "diameter of a hydrogen atom", which is about 10000 times as large, and we're all set, even accounting for a bit of quibble margin.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on May 07, 2013, 06:57:25 PM
Quote from: kphoger on May 03, 2013, 08:31:16 PM
Question: Do you know the diameter of the universe?
yes. it's about 12 meters.
actually, I did a bit of research and the diameter of the universe in electron-diameters is on the order of 10^41, which means that 38 digits of pi is just barely not enough to make that claim... change it to "diameter of a hydrogen atom", which is about 10000 times as large, and we're all set, even accounting for a bit of quibble margin.
I guess I always thought the size of the universe was "UNK". Isn't there serious debate on that, including the possiblity of its being infinitely large?
Quote from: kphoger on May 07, 2013, 07:59:28 PMI guess I always thought the size of the universe was "UNK". Isn't there serious debate on that, including the possiblity of its being infinitely large?
The diameter of the
observable universe is approximately 46 billion light-years. The size of the universe as a whole is unknown. I don't know how the hypothesis of an universe of infinite size can be squared with a total particle count of 2 x 10
79.
Quote from: J N Winkler on May 07, 2013, 08:20:08 PM
the hypothesis of an universe of infinite size can be squared with a total particle count of 2 x 1079.
∞2 ⊇ 2·1079 ???
The size of the universe is not GOAT.
Quote from: NE2 on May 07, 2013, 09:09:12 PM
The size of the universe is not GOAT.
But you can probably hear Goat throughout the universe and beyond. Nice guy, but I'm glad my seats are not right next to him.
Quote from: 1995hoo on May 07, 2013, 09:40:34 PM
Quote from: NE2 on May 07, 2013, 09:09:12 PM
The size of the universe is not GOAT.
But you can probably hear Goat throughout the universe and beyond. Nice guy, but I'm glad my seats are not right next to him.
You could possibly hear Robin Ficker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Ficker) on the other side of the universe when he would heckle and otherwise annoy NBA teams visiting the Washington Bullets when they played at the old USAir Arena (f/k/a Capital Centre) in Landover, Maryland.
The northwestern corner of Missouri follows the river instead of the straight line of the rest of the border because of the Platte Purchase. The Platte Purchase Bridge is nowhere near the Platte Purchase.
Quote from: Steve on May 11, 2013, 08:27:06 PM
The Platte Purchase Bridge is nowhere near the Platte Purchase.
Eh? Going by Wikipedia, the bridge crosses the Missouri River near the southeast corner of the purchase.
My boundary fact: the strange part of the MA-NH border is drawn three miles north of the Merrimack River.
Richard Wright was forced to resign as a member of Pink Floyd during the sessions for The Wall, due to tensions between him and Roger Waters. However, he remained as a salaried session player during the subsequent tour for The Wall, being the only member of the band to profit because the tour was a significant financial loss. He did not appear anywhere on 1983's The Final Cut.
Quote from: NE2 on May 11, 2013, 08:50:16 PM
Quote from: Steve on May 11, 2013, 08:27:06 PM
The Platte Purchase Bridge is nowhere near the Platte Purchase.
Eh? Going by Wikipedia, the bridge crosses the Missouri River near the southeast corner of the purchase.
Fact: I now suck at geography ):
Instruction painted on US rocket launcher: "Aim toward the enemy."
Do not point nozzle toward face or eyes...
Brookpark Road in Cleveland, OH forms the northern border of it's namesake town...
...except the namesake town is broken down as two separate words -- Brook Park!!!
Quote from: J N Winkler on February 18, 2013, 12:39:56 PM
Another rule of thumb about body measurements: your height at age 2 is half your eventual adult height, while your height at age 3 is either 60% or 55% of your adult height (depending on whether you are a boy or girl).
Not true. I was 36 inches (3 feet) tall at age 2. I am 65.5 inches tall today (5 feet 5.5 inches).
I also blow another fun anatomy fact out of the water: A person cannot lick their own elbows". Because I can hyperextend my shoulders, I can lick my elbows.
Quote from: Laura Bianca on June 13, 2013, 02:17:09 PMI also blow another fun anatomy fact out of the water: A person cannot lick their own elbows". Because I can hyperextend my shoulders, I can lick my elbows.
Someone once mentioned the myth in a group of about 6 (including me). 2 people proved it false straight off, with different anatomical reasons.
Quote from: english si on June 13, 2013, 05:55:20 PM2 people proved it false straight off, with different anatomical reasons.
one had hyperextended shoulders; the other was Gene Simmons?
Quote from: Laura Bianca on June 13, 2013, 02:17:09 PM
Quote from: J N Winkler on February 18, 2013, 12:39:56 PM
Another rule of thumb about body measurements: your height at age 2 is half your eventual adult height, while your height at age 3 is either 60% or 55% of your adult height (depending on whether you are a boy or girl).
Not true. I was 36 inches (3 feet) tall at age 2. I am 65.5 inches tall today (5 feet 5.5 inches).
I also blow another fun anatomy fact out of the water: A person cannot lick their own elbows". Because I can hyperextend my shoulders, I can lick my elbows.
Okay, next time I see you, I want proof. See you at the meet. :wave:
Quote from: Steve on June 13, 2013, 09:15:47 PM
Quote from: Laura Bianca on June 13, 2013, 02:17:09 PM
Quote from: J N Winkler on February 18, 2013, 12:39:56 PM
Another rule of thumb about body measurements: your height at age 2 is half your eventual adult height, while your height at age 3 is either 60% or 55% of your adult height (depending on whether you are a boy or girl).
Not true. I was 36 inches (3 feet) tall at age 2. I am 65.5 inches tall today (5 feet 5.5 inches).
I also blow another fun anatomy fact out of the water: A person cannot lick their own elbows". Because I can hyperextend my shoulders, I can lick my elbows.
Okay, next time I see you, I want proof. See you at the meet. :wave:
Haha! Elbows will be licked and proof will be given! ;)
Due to the Aleutian Islands passing 180o W, Alaska is both the westernmost and easternmost state in the US.
On I-10, The New Mexico-Texas border is closer to Santa Monica, CA than the Texas-Louisiana border. Likewise, the Texas-Louisiana border is closer to Jacksonville, FL than the Texas-New Mexico border.
Minnesota has 90,000 miles of shoreline, more than CA, FL, and HI combined.
Quote from: Thing 342 on June 14, 2013, 05:22:59 PM
Due to the Aleutian Islands passing 180o W, Alaska is both the westernmost and easternmost state in the US.
That's a misinterpretation of east and west. East and west are directions, not poles. When measuring the easternmost point of something, you start at the middle of the thing and work your way eastwards, the 180th meridian notwithstanding.
^^this. Now don't start on the great circle definitions.
all powers of 26, except for the first, end in 76.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on June 19, 2013, 04:48:28 PM
all powers of 26, except for the first, end in 76.
and the third digit rolls through: 1, 5, 9, 3, 7...
in before 142857
Quote from: agentsteel53 on June 19, 2013, 04:48:28 PM
all integral powers of 26 that are >= 2 end in 76.
FTFY
It is said that a Darwin Award winner who caused his own violent car crash death had a bumper sticker on his vehicle that said "How's my driving? Call 1-800-EAT-"...well, i think you know that last part
Puts the CAR in Karma, and yes, I do realize it would be misspelled.
POOO?
I both called and did not call 1-800-EAT-ALAN.
If the universe is infinite (or our universe is part of a larger infinity), and matter is distributed throughout, and there are a finite (though very large) number of possible states for these clumps of matter...
(speaking as a pure layman, who graduated in something other than physics)
... then everything you see around you (including yourself in the mirror) has copies somewhere else in the universe. (Same principle as 4 people, 3 cars -- at least 2 people are using the same car.) Not only that, there are infinite copies of you. And not only normal you, but you with 2 heads, you as president, you in every daydream you ever had, come to life. There's even an I-70 through the Sierras, a Harvard doctoral program in viatology, a world where everyone is sick and tired of the Cubs winning the World Series all the time, and even an Alanland.
Fortunately, all these things would be far enough away that we don't have to think about them.
Quote from: kurumi on June 20, 2013, 01:49:02 PM
If the universe is infinite (or our universe is part of a larger infinity), and matter is distributed throughout, and there are a finite (though very large) number of possible states for these clumps of matter...
Problem #1: If there were an infinite amount of matter, the Big Bang would have been impossible. I'm looking at a universe-centric model, because space-time is bent around its edges. (In other words, our dimensionality isn't just constrained by our perception - it's constrained by the limits of physics.) What is it expanding "into?" When you fold a piece of paper (2D, for argument's sake), it bends into the 3rd dimension. When you fold space-time (4D), it bends into... the fifth dimension. Whatever that is.
Is it possible for an infinite space to have a finite amount of matter? Absolutely. It's also possible that it has an infinite amount of matter. I would argue we do not have infinite space to deal with, but if we did, it would take proof that there is matter throughout and not only in our area. (The proof would probably suffice that if there are at least two universes and no upper limit, there is infinite matter, because it has already been demonstrated that we are not the only source thereof.)
After all those presuppositions, if there is truly infinite matter and infinite space, you would be theoretically correct, that all possible states of finite amount of matter must exist, and for that matter, simultaneously. Then again, that's also discounting the idea that there is only one "now," time is an illusion, and therefore there is only one actual state of matter. Good luck with that line of logic. (:
We're actually manifestations of the cosmic egg, waiting for the universe to begin.
If you scrambled the letters of "Tricky Dick" Nixon's first vice-president, Spiro Agnew, you would have "Grow A Penis".
GWB's vice president needs no scrambling.
The best way to spot wild animals is studying the tracks they leave. The worst is by studying their bite marks. :D
Quote from: hm insulators on June 25, 2013, 05:32:24 PM
The best way to spot wild animals is studying the tracks they leave. The worst is by studying their bite marks. :D
The coolest is by studying their poo.
The all-Interstate corridor between the Mississippi and the Pacific with the largest percentage of non-frontage paved old alignments is 80-84-82-90 at 78.7%, with 90 in second at 77.1%. The smallest percentage is 54.5% on 10-8, and second smallest is 55.4% on 70-25-80. Route 66 is somewhere in the middle with 71.4%, and 80 all the way (mostly Lincoln Highway) has 61.7%.
In other words, if you want to see old alignments, go to Seattle.
Quote from: NE2 on June 27, 2013, 03:05:31 AM
The all-Interstate corridor between the Mississippi and the Pacific with the largest percentage of non-frontage paved old alignments is 80-84-82-90 at 78.7%, with 90 in second at 77.1%. The smallest percentage is 54.5% on 10-8, and second smallest is 55.4% on 70-25-80. Route 66 is somewhere in the middle with 71.4%, and 80 all the way (mostly Lincoln Highway) has 61.7%.
In other words, if you want to see old alignments, go to Seattle.
What a random fact. Where do you find these statistics?
In the entrails of a goatse.
Quote from: NE2 on June 27, 2013, 01:51:19 PM
In the entrails of a goatse.
Died before it could poo?
33 tropical cyclones have formed in the Central Pacific (140º W to the dateline) since 1982. They all were given the following Hawaiian names:
Akoni, Ema, Hana, Iwa, Keli, Lala, Moke, Oka, Peke, Uleki, Wila,
Aka, Ekeka, Hali, Iniki, Keoni, Li, Mele, Nona, Oliwa, Paka, Upana, Wene,
Alika, Ele, Huko, Ioke, Kika, Lana, Maka, Neki and Omeka.
Of these, only three reached Category 5: Oliwa, Paka and Ioke. Oliwa and Paka reached Category 5 as typhoons, but Ioke was a hurricane when it first hit the strogest category of the Saffir Simpson Scale and then while at that strenght it became a typhoon.
Quote from: NE2 on June 25, 2013, 05:36:30 PM
Quote from: hm insulators on June 25, 2013, 05:32:24 PM
The best way to spot wild animals is studying the tracks they leave. The worst is by studying their bite marks. :D
The coolest is by studying their poo.
But which way do they run the toilet paper, over or under the roll? :-D
The (world famous) running of the bulls track in Pamplona has a wrong-way overlap with the Way of St. James.
In Minecraft, it's technically possible to break bedrock, but a force necessary to do so would crash the game.
Quote from: Sanctimoniously on July 17, 2013, 10:11:54 PM
In Minecraft, it's technically possible to break bedrock, but a force necessary to do so would crash the game.
did they set its strength at 2^32-1 or something? while other objects have them in the 10-100s?
Quote from: agentsteel53 on July 17, 2013, 10:21:09 PM
Quote from: Sanctimoniously on July 17, 2013, 10:11:54 PM
In Minecraft, it's technically possible to break bedrock, but a force necessary to do so would crash the game.
did they set its strength at 2^32-1 or something? while other objects have them in the 10-100s?
The blast resistance is 18,000,000 compared to 15-30 for regular blocks. The "hardness" is -1, so player damage will have no effect on the block.
Source (http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Bedrock)
Quote from: sammi on July 17, 2013, 10:25:48 PMThe "hardness" is -1, so player damage will have no effect on the block.
:-D
that actually implies
negative effect, aka it makes the block less damaged, aka "please sir, may I have another!"
Quote from: agentsteel53 on July 17, 2013, 11:01:54 PM
Quote from: sammi on July 17, 2013, 10:25:48 PMThe "hardness" is -1, so player damage will have no effect on the block.
:-D
that actually implies negative effect, aka it makes the block less damaged, aka "please sir, may I have another!"
Hmm. I forgot to mention. The fact that it is -1 means that it is handled differently in the code.
if hardness < 0
damage = 0
Quote from: sammi on July 17, 2013, 11:08:53 PM
Hmm. I forgot to mention. The fact that it is -1 means that it is handled differently in the code.
if hardness < 0
damage = 0
well that's not nearly as fun. I had been hoping to be able to do -1 damage every time, and by hitting it 2^32 - 1 times, cause it to roll over and play dead.
(heaven help me if it's a 64 bit variable...)
Quote from: agentsteel53 on July 17, 2013, 11:14:35 PM
well that's not nearly as fun. I had been hoping to be able to do -1 damage every time, and by hitting it 2^32 - 1 times, cause it to roll over and play dead.
(heaven help me if it's a 64 bit variable...)
I honestly don't know the internal architecture of Java software such as Minecraft. I don't even know if they used the same logic as I wrote in the code. :/
Quote from: Sanctimoniously on July 17, 2013, 10:11:54 PM
In Minecraft, it's technically possible to break bedrock, but a force necessary to do so would crash the game.
You must be using mods. Creative mode doesn't crash the game. :bigass:
Quote from: sammi on July 17, 2013, 10:25:48 PM
The blast resistance is 18,000,000 compared to 15-30 for regular blocks. The "hardness" is -1, so player damage will have no effect on the block.
Source (http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Bedrock)
FTFY.
If we make to Fernand (Currently up to Chantal has been used) and no Cat 5 hurricane has formed, then we would have gone around all the Atlantic lists without one.
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on July 03, 2013, 07:18:41 AM
33 tropical cyclones have formed in the Central Pacific (140º W to the dateline) since 1982. They all were given the following Hawaiian names:
Akoni, Ema, Hana, Iwa, Keli, Lala, Moke, Oka, Peke, Uleki, Wila,
Aka, Ekeka, Hali, Iniki, Keoni, Li, Mele, Nona, Oliwa, Paka, Upana, Wene,
Alika, Ele, Huko, Ioke, Kika, Lana, Maka, Neki and Omeka.
Of these, only three reached Category 5: Oliwa, Paka and Ioke. Oliwa and Paka reached Category 5 as typhoons, but Ioke was a hurricane when it first hit the strogest category of the Saffir Simpson Scale and then while at that strenght it became a typhoon.
My parents and I were living on Kauai when Iwa hit there in 1982. That hurricane was nasty enough, but in 1992, my parents went through Hurricane Iniki, which was much worse (I had long since moved back to the Mainland). I still have a copy of Kauai's local newspaper
The Garden Island that was the first edition printed after the storm.
One of the hotels that Iniki wrecked was the famous Coco Palms on the east side of the island. Numerous celebrities and other famous people stayed there; part of
Blue Hawaii was shot there in 1962, and the hotel was just clobbered.
To this day, the ruins of the Coco Palms are still moldering and rotting away while down through the decades, this proposal and that idea as to what to do with the place sprouted only to promptly wither and die because of economic, environmental or political reasons. :pan: :pan: :pan: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
Luckily Ioke (2006) didn't hit Kauai. That hurricane reached category 5, then became a typhoon and almost erased Wake Island from the map. Fact: all Hawaiian names starting with "I" used so far have been retired.
There are two different Honda Accords currently made. The Acura TSX in North America is called the Accord in Japan and Europe, and the Accord Euro in Australia and New Zealand. The North American Accord keeps its name in Aus/NZ but is called the Inspire elsewhere.
New Zealand's Ninety Mile Beach is 55 miles long.
(https://fbcdn-photos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/s720x720/945989_553164641405982_240691601_n.jpg)
In a Pythagorean triple (3, 4, 5) or (5, 12, 13) or (8, 15, 17):
One number is a multiple of 3.
One number is a multiple of 4.
One number is a multiple of 5.
These sometimes have more than one description belong to one number, but not always.
And about Minecraft, I have built real-life roads of northeast Massachusetts within about a 25 mile by 25 mile box, with some buildings too. And bedrock is impossible to break (except in Creative).
If everybody in the US drank the recommended amount of water (no more, no less) and got it exclusively from Lake Superior, the supply would last 2380 years.
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on August 14, 2013, 06:38:26 PM
If everybody in the US drank the recommended amount of water (no more, no less) and got it exclusively from Lake Superior, the supply would last 2380 years.
You probably forgot to take population growth into effect.
Quote from: Takumi on August 14, 2013, 05:42:54 PM
New Zealand's Ninety Mile Beach is 55 miles long.
It's Ninety Kilometer Beach, then
Quote from: Steve on August 14, 2013, 10:39:06 PM
Quote from: Takumi on August 14, 2013, 05:42:54 PM
New Zealand's Ninety Mile Beach is 55 miles long.
It's Ninety Kilometer Beach, then
I thought that instantly when Jezza mentioned it several months ago...*
The popular theory is
a) horse does 30 miles/day
b) beach took 3 days
therefore
c) beach 90 miles long
--
d) horse walks slower in sand
e) silly people didn't realise that
f) beach pretends to be longer than it is
*another random, impulsive from-the-hip fact is that Sir Ben Ainslie's old work hung a picture of me in a bright yellow wetsuit and the rest of my group of 6/7 next to one of him in Atlanta - I still don't understand why (OK, there's a James Bond look-a-like and Aston Martin also in the picture and it was a planned photo op, but that still doesn't answer wtf it was all about), or why it was hung there for several years after they took it.
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on July 03, 2013, 07:18:41 AM
33 tropical cyclones have formed in the Central Pacific (140º W to the dateline) since 1982. They all were given the following Hawaiian names:
Akoni, Ema, Hana, Iwa, Keli, Lala, Moke, Oka, Peke, Uleki, Wila,
Aka, Ekeka, Hali, Iniki, Keoni, Li, Mele, Nona, Oliwa, Paka, Upana, Wene,
Alika, Ele, Huko, Ioke, Kika, Lana, Maka, Neki and Omeka.
As of today, there is another storm to add to the list: Tropical Storm Pewa, designated at 1500 UTC by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center.
Despite claims to the contrary, Madonna is, in fact, not all that much like a virgin.
^^
One of the greatest truisms of the 1980s - 'Madonna is sexy - NOT!'
:-P
Mike
Quote from: wxfree on August 18, 2013, 01:04:18 AM
Despite claims to the contrary, Madonna is, in fact, not all that much like a virgin.
Weird Al, however, is very much like a surgeon. He's operated on tons of songs!
Even with the rerouting of I-85 through Greensboro, the exit #'s on I-85 and I-40 still differ by 96 (formerly Exit 219 on I-40 was at the same point as Exit 123 off I-85, while Exit 259 off I-40 was at the same point as Exit 163 off I-85...only difference of course is that Exit 227 off I-40 in Greensboro is now where Exit 131 off I-85 is also located, since Exit 219 off I-40W is what used to be Exit 123 off I-85 when I-85 ran through Death Valley).
Quote from: Steve on August 14, 2013, 10:39:06 PM
Quote from: Takumi on August 14, 2013, 05:42:54 PM
New Zealand's Ninety Mile Beach is 55 miles long.
It's Ninety Kilometer Beach, then
Eighty Eight Kilometre Beach.
Those just don't sound as good as Ninety Mile Beach. Even Fifty Five Mile Beach doesn't sound right.
Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include an annual free trip around the sun.
Quote from: hm insulators on August 20, 2013, 04:47:22 PM
Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include an annual free trip around the sun.
However, every human that has ever lived has had that free trip around the sun, even the ones that are not always on Earth.
Quote from: 1 on August 20, 2013, 04:54:08 PM
Quote from: hm insulators on August 20, 2013, 04:47:22 PM
Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include an annual free trip around the sun.
However, every human that has ever lived has had that free trip around the sun, even the ones that are not always on Earth.
furthermore, even after you stop living, you keep receiving those same trips around the sun.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on August 20, 2013, 05:07:11 PM
Quote from: 1 on August 20, 2013, 04:54:08 PM
Quote from: hm insulators on August 20, 2013, 04:47:22 PM
Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include an annual free trip around the sun.
However, every human that has ever lived has had that free trip around the sun, even the ones that are not always on Earth.
furthermore, even after you stop living, you keep receiving those same trips around the sun.
Good point.
Quote from: OracleUsr on August 18, 2013, 11:46:32 PM
Even with the rerouting of I-85 through Greensboro, the exit #'s on I-85 and I-40 still differ by 96 (formerly Exit 219 on I-40 was at the same point as Exit 123 off I-85, while Exit 259 off I-40 was at the same point as Exit 163 off I-85...only difference of course is that Exit 227 off I-40 in Greensboro is now where Exit 131 off I-85 is also located, since Exit 219 off I-40W is what used to be Exit 123 off I-85 when I-85 ran through Death Valley).
NCDOT sort of "stretched" the milemarkers on the I-85 Greensboro bypass so that the exit numbers beyond each end would not have to be changed. I believe that it is a 1 1/2-2 mile difference between the old I-85 and the new I-85.
I have a cat that drools. In cat years, she's older than dirt.
The Incredible Hulk was originally grey.
There were more instances of 50 home run seasons between 1995-2010 (24) then there was between 1920-1990 (18). Between 1961, when Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hit 61 and 54 HRs respectively, and 1995, when Albert Belle hit 50 HRs, there were only three occurrences of 50 HR seasons (Willie Mays, 1965-52, George Foster, 1977-52, and Cecil Fielder, 1990-51).
Quote from: amroad17 on August 25, 2013, 07:38:10 PM
There were more instances of 50 home run seasons between 1995-2010 (24) then there was between 1920-1990 (18).
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Agreed!
Okay, now figure out how many total at-bats there were in each year in MLB. More teams, more players, more at bats = more home runs.
Quote from: Duke87 on August 25, 2013, 07:41:43 PM
Quote from: amroad17 on August 25, 2013, 07:38:10 PM
There were more instances of 50 home run seasons between 1995-2010 (24) then there was between 1920-1990 (18).
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You Frick (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Frick)!
Quote from: Duke87 on August 18, 2013, 06:43:23 PM
Quote from: wxfree on August 18, 2013, 01:04:18 AM
Despite claims to the contrary, Madonna is, in fact, not all that much like a virgin.
Weird Al, however, is very much like a surgeon. He's operated on tons of songs!
And he Dares to be Stupid.
Audiophiles enjoy high-bitrate audio files.
I fix this fact. I hope is now correctly written:
My keyboard has the ability of not misspell Cañon City CO.
And now for a new one:
I once ran an orienteeing race with the cursed number :evilgrin: 238 :evilgrin:.
No matter how large the surface area of the water in the swimming pool is, the wasps/hornets will always land right in the path of where you're swimming.
The odds of the average major league batter getting a hit in 56 consecutive games are approximately 353,609,587 to 1.
Quote from: Duke87 on September 27, 2013, 08:01:59 PM
The odds of the average major league batter getting a hit in 56 consecutive games are approximately 353,609,587 to 1.
Why did you choose the number 56?
Quote from: 1 on September 27, 2013, 08:13:15 PM
Quote from: Duke87 on September 27, 2013, 08:01:59 PM
The odds of the average major league batter getting a hit in 56 consecutive games are approximately 353,609,587 to 1.
Why did you choose the number 56?
It's a baseball thing. You wouldn't understand.
The odds of successfully navigating Highway 1 are approximately 3,720 to 1.
EDIT: Of course the odds maker could be mistaken.
EDIT 2: From time to time.
Quote from: 1 on September 27, 2013, 08:13:15 PM
Quote from: Duke87 on September 27, 2013, 08:01:59 PM
The odds of the average major league batter getting a hit in 56 consecutive games are approximately 353,609,587 to 1.
Why did you choose the number 56?
The current MLB record for an individual player getting at least one hit in consecutive games is 56 games, set by Joe DiMaggio.
The Coriolis Effect is a result of excess or deficit momentum of a parcel of air relative to the rotating earth.
That's something that I've seen explained in words in only one book, and I've read many. Most books either explain it poorly or explain it with math few will understand. That's sad, because it's one of the most beautiful concepts I've seen for teaching thinking in different frames of reference.
Did you know that most tractor trailers have only a 6 cylnder?
Most have 10-15L Inline 6 engines, turbo diesel with 300-550HP and 900-1400 LbFt.
And did you know that the joy of sex album comes with big jim slade, former tight end for the kansas city cheifs
Quote from: SteveG1988 on September 29, 2013, 06:02:48 AM
Did you know that most tractor trailers have only a 6 cylnder?
Most have 10-15L Inline 6 engines, turbo diesel with 300-550HP and 900-1400 LbFt.
An inline six cylinder engine can be engineered so that it's inherently balanced. The power strokes and other strokes work together to maintain smooth crankshaft motion. A V-8, V-6, or any four cylinder can't do that. The high torque and relatively low power are due to the long strokes causing high low-end torque and maximum torque at low RPMs.
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And did you know that the joy of sex album comes with big jim slade, former tight end for the kansas city cheifs
Joy of sex? I always thought sex was for relieving pain. I never realized there could be joy to it.
Did you know that hudson county NJ has a highway information radio at 1710 AM? On the extended AM band (1992 AM expansion) due to evac from NYC being a possiblity
Quote from: SteveG1988 on September 29, 2013, 06:02:48 AM
Did you know that most tractor trailers have only a 6 cylnder?
Most have 10-15L Inline 6 engines, turbo diesel with 300-550HP and 900-1400 LbFt.
And did you know that the joy of sex album comes with big jim slade, former tight end for the kansas city cheifs
And the capital of Nebraska is Lincoln!
Quote from: amroad17 on September 29, 2013, 08:15:43 PM
And the capital of Nebraska is Lincoln!
Which is the western end of this route (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1808).
Bonus points for guessing correctly without clicking the link.
15% of the water that flows under the Verazzano Narrows Bridge is New York City's sewage.
Most of it is usually treated before it gets there. :P
Quote from: Duke87 on September 29, 2013, 11:31:08 PM
15% of the water that flows under the Verazzano Narrows Bridge is New York City's sewage.
Most of it is usually treated before it gets there. :P
Ah yes, but what percentage travels over the top of it?
Did you know that farm raised fugu is non poisonous, unlike wild caught fugu.
The fish eat creatures that have a bacteria in them that makes them poisonous, the death from fugu poisoning is a horrible death, you're concious the entire time as your lungs, heart, etc all freeze, you cannot even move your hands or feet, paralyzed. you can recover, but it is rare.
If I had to die, that seems like one of the more fun and interesting ways to go.
Quote from: SteveG1988 on September 29, 2013, 07:28:13 AMDid you know that hudson county NJ has a highway information radio at 1710 AM? On the extended AM band (1992 AM expansion) due to evac from NYC being a possiblity
That would be impossible in the Spanish AM band, which goes in 9 KhZ increments up to only 1609 AM. And still, it would be impossible to get exactly 1710 if it extended that far up, the closest possible would be 1708 AM.
Each off-ramp from Interstate 71 from Columbus up to at least Mansfield meets its crossroad at a traffic signal.
Did you know that ford was offered to buy volkswagen after WWII, and in the 1950s was offered Toyota? Ford declined on both, viewing them as worthless.
Quote from: vtk on August 21, 2013, 04:23:48 PM
I have a cat that drools. In cat years, she's older than dirt.
Aww! I have a cat that is older than dirt, too! We suspect Tom is about 17-20 years old in people years. He does not drool, but he likes to lick my face, hands, and arms like a dog.
Never use your teeth to remove the cap on a tube of super glue.
Quote from: SteveG1988 on September 30, 2013, 06:20:26 PM
Did you know that ford was offered to buy volkswagen after WWII, and in the 1950s was offered Toyota? Ford declined on both, viewing them as worthless.
Then Ford tried to buy Ferrari (http://www.sportscars.tv/Newfiles/66fordbuyferrari.html) in 1963, but the deal went off.
Quote from: hm insulators on October 08, 2013, 05:15:21 PM
Never use your teeth to remove the cap on a tube of super glue.
Says the person with one less tooth. :biggrin:
Quote from: hm insulators on October 08, 2013, 05:15:21 PM
Never use your teeth to remove the cap on a tube of super glue.
Never poke a hole in a tube of super glue where the cap has been stuck.
In fact, avoid any container of super glue after it's been opened.
Quote from: formulanone on October 09, 2013, 08:54:04 AM
In fact, avoid any container of super glue after it's been opened.
False. Just make sure to a) wear goggles and b) poke the hole in the top of the tube (the part where it first came out) without squeezing and always facing away from you. Surprising how easy it is to avoid serious injury that way.
It's mostly because 90% of the time, it's completely dried up already, not because of any danger. Once, I had an old tube open and be used successfully. Once.
There is never time or money to do a project right the first time but always enough time and money to start all over again and do it right the second time.
Did you know that Old MacDonald was a terrible speller?
Yeah, I went there
COW C-O-W-....E-I-E-I-O
Another mutual exit #....I-640 at I-275 in Knoxville. Both are Exit 3 off each other.
I'm back at Standard time. However, I won't change my forum time offset only to change it again next Sunday.
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on October 27, 2013, 03:04:19 PM
I'm back at Standard time. However, I won't change my forum time offset only to change it again next Sunday.
Speaking of, I gather Spain might skip a leap forward sometime soon to move off Berlin time and onto a more logical time zone? Am I right?
More than half of available area codes are already in use - 300 in use, 288 left.
We're now further in time from the start of the Second World War than it was from the end of the Civil War.
Quote from: hm insulators on October 21, 2013, 05:07:41 PM
There is never time or money to do a project right the first time but always enough time and money to start all over again and do it right the second time.
Just ask the company working on I-49 ;)
Quote from: Alps on September 23, 2014, 06:03:18 PM
More than half of available area codes are already in use - 300 in use, 288 left.
How are there only 588 codes?
Using only three-digit numbers, 1000 codes are available (000-999). Assuming no code can start with zero or one reduces the number of available codes to 800.
Quote from: Zmapper on September 23, 2014, 06:22:06 PM
Quote from: Alps on September 23, 2014, 06:03:18 PM
More than half of available area codes are already in use - 300 in use, 288 left.
How are there only 588 codes?
Using only three-digit numbers, 1000 codes are available (000-999). Assuming no code can start with zero or one reduces the number of available codes to 800.
There is also no 911 area code... and likely never will be.
Subtracting eight codes for the n11 numbers results in 792.
To scratch the surface,
http://www.nanpa.com/area_codes/
Quote from: Pete from Boston on September 23, 2014, 06:13:35 PM
We're now further in time from the start of the Second World War than it was from the end of the Civil War.
I take 'Civil War' as Secession War. Because it was already further in time from the start of WWII than it was from the end of the (Spanish) Civil War by February 1940.
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on September 24, 2014, 11:56:37 AM
Quote from: Pete from Boston on September 23, 2014, 06:13:35 PM
We're now further in time from the start of the Second World War than it was from the end of the Civil War.
I take 'Civil War' as Secession War. Because it was already further in time from the start of WWII than it was from the end of the (Spanish) Civil War by February 1940.
United States Civil War. Sorry, speaking to what I assume os a predominately US crowd. Where do they call it "Secession War"? Certainly not in the U.S.
I always heard it in Spanish as 'Guerra de Secesión'. Perhaps I did a mistake translating.
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on September 24, 2014, 03:31:17 PM
I always heard it in Spanish as 'Guerra de Secesión'. Perhaps I did a mistake translating.
really, not "Guerra Civil de los Estados Unidos"? I'd have thought that would have been the term much in use.
the US war that would most logically be classified as "Guerra de Secesión" would be the one of 1775-83, fought against England.
Quote from: Pete from Boston on September 23, 2014, 08:13:28 PM
To scratch the surface,
http://www.nanpa.com/area_codes/
Unavailable:
Anything beginning with 0 or 1 - leaving 800
Anything with a second digit of 9 - leaving 720
Anything with the same 2nd and 3rd digits - leaving 648
The 288 was based on my count of unassigned numbers. The 300 was from a quick Google search, so it's possible that I missed something. But if that's the case, then we're even farther beyond the halfway point.
Quote from: Alps on September 24, 2014, 06:46:57 PM
Quote from: Pete from Boston on September 23, 2014, 08:13:28 PM
To scratch the surface,
http://www.nanpa.com/area_codes/
Unavailable:
Anything beginning with 0 or 1 - leaving 800
Anything with a second digit of 9 - leaving 720
Anything with the same 2nd and 3rd digits - leaving 648
The 288 was based on my count of unassigned numbers. The 300 was from a quick Google search, so it's possible that I missed something. But if that's the case, then we're even farther beyond the halfway point.
300+288=588
But you just said there were 648.
From PUCO website:
How many total area codes are available? How many are used?
There are a total of 681 usable area codes available for assignment. Of that number 325 are currently in service in the United States (as of August 31, 2004). In addition, over 40 area codes are in service in other countries that participate in the North American Numbering Plan, including Canada and a number of Caribbean nations. By comparison, there were 119 area codes in service in the United States at the end of 1991.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on September 24, 2014, 04:03:45 PMthe US war that would most logically be classified as "Guerra de Secesión" would be the one of 1775-83, fought against England.
That wasn't secession, nor against England. It was against the Kingdom of Great Britain* and it was independence.
Secession is the Act of withdrawing - the colonies weren't part of the Kingdom, but ruled by it.
The South trying to leave the Union sounds like 'war of secession' isn't too far off the mark. If they had won it would be called something like that, but the North won, the Union was one again, and therefore its considered a Civil War and
the Civil War in the USA.
*Scotland get really annoyed when you ignore them for the good stuff - lets give them the bad stuff too. And most of the population of the 13 colonies fled there from England as the Scot in power over England was oppressing them.
1861-65 was a war of secession. That's just not the name commonly used.
I suspect something like "Confederate War of Independence" would have been used by white southerners. I'm sure their slaves would have had some less cheerful ways to describe it.
Quote from: english si on September 25, 2014, 06:54:19 AM
*Scotland get really annoyed when you ignore them for the good stuff - lets give them the bad stuff too. And most of the population of the 13 colonies fled there from England as the Scot in power over England was oppressing them.
The Hanoverians were Scottish? Wow, the things you learn on the internet.
Quote from: vtk on September 25, 2014, 12:57:10 AM
From PUCO website:
How many total area codes are available? How many are used?
There are a total of 681 usable area codes available for assignment. Of that number 325 are currently in service in the United States (as of August 31, 2004). In addition, over 40 area codes are in service in other countries that participate in the North American Numbering Plan, including Canada and a number of Caribbean nations. By comparison, there were 119 area codes in service in the United States at the end of 1991.
Also, the 'thousand number block' assignment system for local telephone service providers that is now in use in the USA has had its effect - demand for new area code numbers in the USA had dropped precipitously.
For example, NANPA announced an 'overlay' area code ('274') to cover my home '920' area code here in Wisconsin several years ago (mid-doubleaughts? I'll have to check). Since then, the 'thousand number block' assignment rule took effect and in consequence, that overlay has been indefinitely delayed. I'm not expecting it until sometime deep in the 2020s, if even then.
In Canada, OTOH, it is still assignments in blocks of 10,000 numbers, even for the smallest local service providers in the smallest towns. Thus, Canada is now what is eating up most of the newly-assigned 'World Zone 1' area code numbers.
Mike
Quote from: kkt on September 25, 2014, 10:20:18 AMThe Hanoverians were Scottish? Wow, the things you learn on the internet.
I think you'll find the fleeing to the New World was 100-150 years before the American War of Independence.
According to the US Global Change Research Program, most ocean-going ports are in low-lying coastal areas.
http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/sectors/transportation
Quote from: Zmapper on September 25, 2014, 06:26:36 PM
According to the US Global Change Research Program, most ocean-going ports are in low-lying coastal areas.
http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/sectors/transportation
Yeah, sure, according to
the government! :-D
The worldwide yearly production of Nutella is almost exactly the capacity of the Exxon Valdez.