Useless Facts about anything

[Roger 912]

And now for something completely different.

Two things that I still cannot get my head around.

The first is that the Berlin Wall fell and the USSR crumbled and the second is that the Afrikaaner handed over South Africa to majority rule. I never thought that I would live to see either.

Alright, yes, I know that was three things.

[basalte]

It is fortunate for many ordinary peoples` lives that both Gorbachev and De Klerk were pragmatic realists who realised their systems did not have a viable long-term future and sought a peaceful way out before their pressure cookers of repression and fundamentally flawed economies collapsed / exploded, with much greater loss of life.

[Iconic Ride]

Quite happy for you guys to start a "Keynesian and Monetatist theory" thread (incidentalyy I studied this and Keynes Theory just doesn't work over the long term ), but lets get this thread back on track.

I like how you did that, Kimbers. "Keynes Theory doesn't work," thus it becomes a "Useless Fact." Ergo, we are back on track.

[USAndretti42]

Not sure I've seen any facts on here since post 95. And that's a fact.

[Roger 912]

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.

The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan".. All grades will be averaged and everyone will receive the same grade so no one will fail and no one will receive an A.

After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.

The second test average was a D! No one was happy.

When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.

To their great surprise, ALL FAILED and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.

Could not be any simpler than that.

Edited November 25, 2011 by Roger 912

[mayevora]

The UK National Lottery

Your Jackpot chance (having all 6 numbers) is 1 in 13,983,816 or approximately 1 in 14 million.

[ramjet]

Apparently, according to an email I received yesterday it is a fact that I have won 950,000GBP from Coca Cola because they selected my email address.

yeah right.

[red vtec]

I read regarding the UK National Lottery again.

That if you buy a ticket on a Monday morning you have more chance of marrying into the royal family then winning by the time of the draw on the following Saturday.

[basalte]

"When the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great".

Now, if I can just be bothered to schlep up the hill to buy that lottery ticket....

[Kimbers]

If you put Dan and Roger in a room with a locked door, Paul C and a Shotgun I could guarantee only one will walk outta there!!

[basalte]

Its alright, we`ll just talk about old Citroens !

[Roger 912]

You are dead right Dan.

I would still like to find an immaculate DS 23 and get rid of one of my Mercs. The Citroen has the softest seat and the softest ride of any car, whilst the Merc must have the hardest seats ever made. I have sat on softer church pews.

[Iconic Ride]

"Not sure I've seen any facts on here since post 95. And that's a fact."

Right...

The recurring statement that all Polar Bears are left handed (pawed?) is a "fact" without foundation.

If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.

It is illegal to plow a field in North Carolina with an elephant.

John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.

Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

There are more chickens than people in the world.

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

The ideal golf ball will usually have between 380 and 432 dimples.

Read more: Golf Balls | How Many Dimples Does a Gold Ball Have? | Why Have Dimples? http://www.kidzworld...y#ixzz1essXfo3w

Better?

[Roger 912]

If a dimpled golf ball goes further than a non dimpled one, why are not all jet planes and cars full of dimples?

[molemot]

If a dimpled golf ball goes further than a non dimpled one, why are not all jet planes and cars full of dimples?

Because, unlike golf balls, they don't generate lift through backspin!!

[Petrol feet driven]

This guy tried.

But this lot got the wrong idea.

[Roger 912]

We have some cars that look like that after a hail storm in the Transvaal. Some hailstones larger than golf balls.

[rudolphwolven]

The earth is unique.....???...........no !!!

In recent times it turned out to be that the visible universe contains 70 x more stars as previously thougt.......

As much as a 7 with 22 zero's......

It is expected that the universe is infinite.....

As a consequence this means that the number of planets in the universe that match with earth is also infinite.........

This means that in the universe an infinite amount of Lotus cars are running............

[Iconic Ride]

Not to mention that your post has occurred an infinite number of times, and this response as well.

[Bibs]

The human eye can't register a stationary image.

[Iconic Ride]

Actual macro movement, or Brownian Motion?

[lrg_machine]

A 4GB Kindle filled to capacity weighs 0.0000000000000000001g more than when it's empty

[USAndretti42]

Where does the extra weight come from?

[Iconic Ride]

The increase in "information" is a form of energy input, from an entropic point of view. Energy is equivalent to mass, ergo more "weight" in a gravitational environment.

that is such bullshit, John. where do you come up with this sutff?

[Sparky]

Ah. That's why my head feels so heavy then.