useless facts - Page 143

mapuc · 12-04-22, 05:18 PM

In the folklore of Austria and Bavaria, the female figure Perchta existed, who in winter went around at night and into people's houses for the traditional twelve days of Christmas until the evening of the Holy Three Kings on 5 January.
Perchta knew if the children had been good and worked hard, and if they had, they would find a small silver coin the next day. If not, she would cut open their bellies, remove the stomach lining and intestines, and put straw and stones in the hole instead.

Markus

Jimbuna · 12-05-22, 09:17 AM

You Cannot Import Polish Potatoes to Britain.

Aktungbby · 12-05-22, 03:27 PM

Order 2004 to prevent potato ring rot; actually U can get Polish potatoes in the UK.

Platapus · 12-05-22, 04:03 PM

In 1910 Charles Foster Willard was the first airplane pilot to be shot down when an annoyed farmer broke his propeller firing a squirrel gun

Jimbuna · 12-06-22, 06:48 AM

Dueling is legal in Paraguay. It is legal so long as both parties have been registered as blood donors.

Platapus · 12-06-22, 03:52 PM

Everything about Top Fuel Drag Racing is insane

Nitromethane burns yellow. The spectacular white flame seen above the stacks at night is raw burning hydrogen, dissociated from atmospheric water vapor by the searing exhaust gases.

Jimbuna · 12-07-22, 06:36 AM

Ketchup leaves the bottle at a measured speed. It leaves the bottle at a rate of 25 miles per year.

Platapus · 12-07-22, 04:56 PM

Everything about Top Fuel Drag Racing is insane

Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug. This is the output of an arc welder in each cylinder.

44 amps to each spark plug and there are two per cylinder.

Jimbuna · 12-08-22, 07:22 AM

A baseball has a lifespan. Baseballs from the Major League Baseball association can last up to 7 pitches.

Platapus · 12-08-22, 04:23 PM

Everything about Top Fuel Drag Racing is insane

So how long do these spark plugs last?

About 1/2 of a race. The spark plugs are consumed in about a second and a half at full power. For the rest of the race, the engine is dieseling between the high compression and the exhaust valve being heated to about 1,400 degrees.

The only way to stop the engine is to kill the fuel supply

Jimbuna · 12-09-22, 03:53 PM

There is a town called Calama has never experienced rain. It is found in the Atacama desert of Chile.

Platapus · 12-09-22, 04:47 PM

Everything about Top Fuel Drag Racing is insane

Dragsters will reach 300 MPH faster than you could read this sentence.

Jimbuna · 12-10-22, 07:32 AM

Lightning strikes the earth 100 times each second.

Platapus · 12-10-22, 11:36 AM

Everything about Top Fuel Drag Racing is insane

In order to exceed 300 MPH in 4 seconds, dragsters must accelerate an average of over 4 G's. In order to reach 200 MPH well before half-track, the launch acceleration approaches 8 G's.

When the parachutes deploy the drivers get hit with the same G forces but in the other direction

Jimbuna · 12-10-22, 01:24 PM

Possums do not play dead. They pass out from fear of their predators.

12-04-22, 05:18 PM	#2131
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,947 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	In the folklore of Austria and Bavaria, the female figure Perchta existed, who in winter went around at night and into people's houses for the traditional twelve days of Christmas until the evening of the Holy Three Kings on 5 January. Perchta knew if the children had been good and worked hard, and if they had, they would find a small silver coin the next day. If not, she would cut open their bellies, remove the stomach lining and intestines, and put straw and stones in the hole instead. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

12-05-22, 09:17 AM	#2132
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You Cannot Import Polish Potatoes to Britain. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-05-22, 03:27 PM	#2133
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,896 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Order 2004 to prevent potato ring rot; actually U can get Polish potatoes in the UK. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

12-05-22, 04:03 PM	#2134
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	In 1910 Charles Foster Willard was the first airplane pilot to be shot down when an annoyed farmer broke his propeller firing a squirrel gun __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-06-22, 06:48 AM	#2135
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Dueling is legal in Paraguay. It is legal so long as both parties have been registered as blood donors. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-06-22, 03:52 PM	#2136
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Everything about Top Fuel Drag Racing is insane Nitromethane burns yellow. The spectacular white flame seen above the stacks at night is raw burning hydrogen, dissociated from atmospheric water vapor by the searing exhaust gases. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-07-22, 06:36 AM	#2137
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Ketchup leaves the bottle at a measured speed. It leaves the bottle at a rate of 25 miles per year. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-07-22, 04:56 PM	#2138
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Everything about Top Fuel Drag Racing is insane Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug. This is the output of an arc welder in each cylinder. 44 amps to each spark plug and there are two per cylinder. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-08-22, 07:22 AM	#2139
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A baseball has a lifespan. Baseballs from the Major League Baseball association can last up to 7 pitches. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-08-22, 04:23 PM	#2140
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Everything about Top Fuel Drag Racing is insane So how long do these spark plugs last? About 1/2 of a race. The spark plugs are consumed in about a second and a half at full power. For the rest of the race, the engine is dieseling between the high compression and the exhaust valve being heated to about 1,400 degrees. The only way to stop the engine is to kill the fuel supply __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-09-22, 03:53 PM	#2141
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	There is a town called Calama has never experienced rain. It is found in the Atacama desert of Chile. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-09-22, 04:47 PM	#2142
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Everything about Top Fuel Drag Racing is insane Dragsters will reach 300 MPH faster than you could read this sentence. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-10-22, 07:32 AM	#2143
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Lightning strikes the earth 100 times each second. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-10-22, 11:36 AM	#2144
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Everything about Top Fuel Drag Racing is insane In order to exceed 300 MPH in 4 seconds, dragsters must accelerate an average of over 4 G's. In order to reach 200 MPH well before half-track, the launch acceleration approaches 8 G's. When the parachutes deploy the drivers get hit with the same G forces but in the other direction __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-10-22, 01:24 PM	#2145
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Possums do not play dead. They pass out from fear of their predators. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)