Archive for the ‘Interesting Stuff’ Category

A 5MB Hard Disk Drive in 1956…

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

A 5MB hard disk drive in 1956.

House still alive…

Monday, November 5th, 2007

The council told them that the house cannot be knocked down for historical purposes, in particular the main front part of the house must be intact… so that is what they kept…

house still alive

How to know when to buy a new Hammer

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

Hammer

Who needs a Kwik-E-Mart?

Friday, July 13th, 2007

We doooooooo…………
Catching some shade behind the Kwik-E-Mart

19 things you may not know…

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

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

(Hardly seems worth it)
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If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is
produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.

(Now that’s more like it!)
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The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body
to squirt blood 30 feet.
(O.M.G.!)
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A pig’s orgasm lasts 30 minutes.

(In my next life, I want to be a pig!)
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A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to
Death. (Creepy.)

(I’m still not over the pig!)
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Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories a hour

(Don’t try this at home, maybe at work)
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The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to
Its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male’s head off.

(”Honey, I’m home. What the..?!”)
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The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It’s like a human jumping
the length of a football field.

(30 minutes… Lucky pig! Can you imagine?)
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The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.

(What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?)
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Some lions mate over 50 times a day.

(I still want to be a pig in my next life… Quality over quantity)
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Butterflies taste with their feet.

(Something I always wanted to know!)
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The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

(Hmmmmmm……)
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Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than
left-handed people.

(If you’re ambidextrous, do you split the difference?)
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Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.

(okay, so that would be a good thing?!)
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A cat’s urine glows under a black light.

(I wonder who was paid to figure that out?!)
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An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.

(I know some people like that!)
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Starfish have no brains

(I know some people like that too!)
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Polar bears are left-handed.

(If they switch, they’ll live a lot longer!)
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Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.

(What about that pig?!!)

Cold

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

How to tell its going to be a cold day…

Cold

this looks cold…

Very Cold

bbbrrrrrrr….. nice and chilly…

Really Cold

Internal Combustion

Saturday, February 10th, 2007

Best representation of an internal combustion engine I’ve ever seen…

New Weather Prediction Technology

Monday, February 5th, 2007

New Weather Prediction

How to get your Veggies

Monday, February 5th, 2007

How to get your veggies

What Talent!!

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

Pure Brillance

Interesting Facts

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.

A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

A snail can sleep for three years.

Almonds are a member of the peach family.

An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.

Babies kneecaps don’t calcify (get hard) until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite!

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

The average person’s left hand does 56% of the typing.

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

There are more chickens than people in the world.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

Wet Your Whistle

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. “Wet your whistle” is the phrase inspired by this practice.

Where did the term Honeymoon come from?

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride’s father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.

Would you go in?

Sunday, January 7th, 2007

This is a picture of a public toilet in Houston:

Public Toilet

Now that you’ve seen the outside view, take a look at the inside view…

Public Toilet

It’s made entirely of one-way glass! No one can see you from the outside, but when you are inside, it’s like sitting in a clear glass box!

Now would you… COULD YOU… use it?!

Goodnight Sleep Tight

Sunday, January 7th, 2007

In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase……… “goodnight, sleep tight.”

Did you know…

Saturday, January 6th, 2007

Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace

Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession

Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter “A”?
A. One thousand

Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All were invented by women.

Q. What is the only food that doesn’t spoil?
A. Honey

Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father’s Day

More Useless Facts…

Friday, January 5th, 2007

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S.Treasury.

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

CocaCola was originally green.

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska

The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this…)

The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

The cost of raising a mediumsize dog to the age of eleven: $6,400

The average number of people airborne over the U.S. In any given hour: 61,000

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades King David
Hearts Charlemagne
Clubs Alexander, the Great
Diamonds Julius Caesar

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn’t added until 5 years later.

New Jeans From Japan?

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

Jeans From Japan

David Copperfields Cat?

Friday, November 17th, 2006


Fucking

Sunday, November 12th, 2006

Welcome to the town of Fucking…

An innocent little town in upper Austria, has a rather interesting name… (from an English perspective that is)… Here is a Fucking map:

Fucking Map

Here is a Fucking sign:
Fucking Sign

And the Fucking newspaper article…
Fucking Newspaper Article

If I visit this town one day, I’ll send you a Fucking post card.

Bogged…

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

That’s not bogged! I’ve been bogged up to my aerial… and I still got out!

Now This is Bogged

Why?

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

Why is it that:

1) Triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones.

2) At the end of every party there is always a girl crying.

3) One of the most awkward things that can happen in a pub is when your pint-to-toilet cycle gets synchronised with a complete stranger.

4) You’ve never quite sure whether it’s ok to eat green crisps.

5) Everyone who grew up in the 80’s has entered the digits 55378008 into a calculator.

6) Reading when you’re drunk is horrible.

7) Sharpening a pencil with a knife makes you feel really manly.

8) You’re never quite sure whether it’s against the law or not to have a fire in your back garden.

9) Nobody ever dares make cup-a-soup in a bowl.

10) You never know where to look when eating a banana.

11) Its impossible to describe the smell of a wet cat.

12) Prodding a fire with a stick makes you feel manly.

13) Rummaging in an overgrown garden will always turn up a bouncy ball.

14) You always feel a bit scared when stroking horses.

15) Everyone always remembers the day a dog ran into your school.

16) The most embarrassing thing you can do as schoolchild is to call your teacher ‘mum’ or ‘dad’.

17) The smaller the monkey the more it looks like it would kill you at the first given opportunity.

18) Some days you see lots of people on crutches.

19) Every bloke has at some stage while taking a pee flushed half way through and then raced against the flush.

20) Old women with mobile phones look wrong!

21) Its impossible to look cool whilst picking up a Frisbee.

22) Driving through a tunnel makes you feel excited.

23) You never ever run out of salt.

24) Old ladies can eat more than you think.

25) You can’t respect a man who carries a dog.

26) There’s no panic like the panic you momentarily feel when you’ve got your hand or head stuck in something.

27) No one knows the origins of their metal coat hangers.

28) Despite constant warning, you have never met anybody who has had their arm broken by a swan.

29) The most painful household incident is wearing socks and stepping on an upturned plug.

30) People who don’t drive slam car doors too hard.

31) You’ve turned into your dad the day you put aside a thin piece of wood specifically to stir paint with.

32) Everyone had an uncle who tried to steal their nose.

33) Bricks are horrible to carry.

34) In every plate of chips there is a bad chip.

Creative Tattoo

Sunday, October 29th, 2006

Creative Tattoo