Think you know everything?

[~Taalibah~]

For those who thought they knew everything

heres a refresher course...

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The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for

Blood plasma.

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No piece of paper can be folded in half

more tha n s even (7) times. Oh go ahead...I'll wait...

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Donkeys kill more people annually

than plane crashes or shark attacks. (So, watch your Ass )

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You burn more calories sleeping

than you do watching television.

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Oak trees do not produce acorns

until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.

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The first product to have a bar code

was Wrigley's gum.

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The King of Hearts is the only king

WITHOUT A MOUSTACHE

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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987
by eliminating one (1) olive

from each salad served in first-class.

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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

(Since Venus is normally associated with women, what does this tell you!)
(That women are going the 'right' direction...?)

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Apples, not caffeine,

are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

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Most dust particles in your house are made from

DEAD SKIN!

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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.

So did the first 'Marlboro Man'.

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Walt Disney was afraid

OF MICE!

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PEARLS MELT

IN VINEGAR!

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The three most valuable brand names on earth:
Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.

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It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...

but, not downstairs.

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A duck's quack doesn't echo,

and no one knows why.

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Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush
be kept at least six (6) feet away from
a toilet to avoid airborne particles
resulting from the flush.

(I keep my toothbrush in the living room now!)

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And the best for last....

Turtles can breathe through their butts.
(I know some people like that, don't YOU?)

So......................

Now you know every thing!

Remember, knowledge is everything, so pass it on....and go move your toothbrush!!!

[جوري]

you can fold a paper more than 7 times, and yes I have tried it :D

:w:

[czgibson]

Greetings,

Some mildly interesting things in this list, but I'm not sure how valuable some of them are. Plus there's this one:

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A duck's quack doesn't echo,
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/caf8c6de7c.gif
and no one knows why.

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This is nonsense. It's a bit of a mystery as to why anyone would believe this.

See here.

Peace

[witness]

I feel so enlightened..thank you.

(Lol....im not sure why that sounds sarcastic...its not meant to anyway!)


G.S: congrats - apparently that is an achievement. :D

...i've been trying to fold stuff since i read somewhere recently that some lady succeded in folding a towel more than 7 times...which had not, so they say...been done before....:mmokay:

I've been stuck on the 8th fold ...
is it possible to make it stay folded without holding it down?

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[The Ruler]

you can fold a paper more than 7 times, and yes I have tried it :D

:w:

I think 10 was the max.

Turtles can breathe through their butts.
(I know some people like that, don't YOU?)

Or maybe it's just farts?
On one of the World's Got Talent episode, there was a Russian young fella who could spurt milk out of his eyes. It's kinda gross.

[Banu_Hashim]

I think 10 was the max.

Really?

What's if it's really really really thin paper? Or does it have to be standard paper thickness, whatever that is.

[The Ruler]

Hmmm, I just tried with a relatively thick good quality paper and couldn't do more than 6, but with a thinner paper -with my maths calculations on it- I managed to fold it 7.5 times. Now I only need to hammer it to make it 8.

[Abdul Fattah]

you can fold a paper more than 7 times, and yes I have tried it :D

:w:

Selam aleykum
What they mean is, fold it into two halves. like fold an A3 into A4 format, then fold it again in the same way, after about 6 or 7 folds, the pack should become to thick to fold any further regardless of the size you started with. This is because the thickness doubles exponentially.
no folds -> thickness of one paper
1 fold -> thickness of 2 papers
2 folds -> thickness of 4 papers
3 folds -> thickness of 8 papers
4 folds -> thickness of 16 papers
5 folds -> thickness of 32 papers
6 folds -> thickness of 64 papers
7 folds -> thickness of 128 papers
trying to fold that is like trying to fold a small paperback book. I guess maybe if you start with a sheet of paper the size of a football-field, you could pull it off since fold-ability increases over size (since you can spread the curve longer).

[Yanal]

Then
8 folds-> thickness of 256 papers
9 folds-> thickness of 512 papers
10 folds-> thickness of 1,024 papers
11 folds-> thickness of 2,048 papers

[-Elle-]

Selam aleykum
What they mean is, fold it into two halves. like fold an A3 into A4 format, then fold it again in the same way, after about 6 or 7 folds, the pack should become to thick to fold any further regardless of the size you started with. This is because the thickness doubles exponentially.
no folds -> thickness of one paper
1 fold -> thickness of 2 papers
2 folds -> thickness of 4 papers
3 folds -> thickness of 8 papers
4 folds -> thickness of 16 papers
5 folds -> thickness of 32 papers
6 folds -> thickness of 64 papers
7 folds -> thickness of 128 papers
trying to fold that is like trying to fold a small paperback book. I guess maybe if you start with a sheet of paper the size of a football-field, you could pull it off since fold-ability increases over size (since you can spread the curve longer).

Exactly; well explained:)

The donkey one is my favorite.LOL!thanks for sharing

[s3ns3l3ss p3ace]

hey tanx for sharing intressting infos

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

Ive heard of the one with dead skin and burnin calories while sleeping...because your body is working...somethin along those lines..but very interestin indeed =D

[Strzelecki]

The second one is wrong. :)

[جوري]

Selam aleykum
What they mean is, fold it into two halves. like fold an A3 into A4 format, then fold it again in the same way, after about 6 or 7 folds, the pack should become to thick to fold any further regardless of the size you started with. This is because the thickness doubles exponentially.
no folds -> thickness of one paper
1 fold -> thickness of 2 papers
2 folds -> thickness of 4 papers
3 folds -> thickness of 8 papers
4 folds -> thickness of 16 papers
5 folds -> thickness of 32 papers
6 folds -> thickness of 64 papers
7 folds -> thickness of 128 papers
trying to fold that is like trying to fold a small paperback book. I guess maybe if you start with a sheet of paper the size of a football-field, you could pull it off since fold-ability increases over size (since you can spread the curve longer).

indeed as the diagram illustrates, I wasn't thinking of it in abstract terms of folding, your ability to achieve more folds has more to do with the paper type than the way you fold. If you get a notebook paper you can fold up to 8 with great difficulty, with very thin rice paper you can fold it up to 8 with ease and not have it unfold back of course it could potentially break in the process but that is a different story all together..

[roohani.doctor]

Brilliant post! Very interesting to read.

:D

[ardianto]

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a subtitute for blood plasma.

Interesting. Thanks for this information.
Young coconuts water is a favourite drink in tropical beaches and that is a natural isotonik drink. I like it.:thumbs_up

[~Taalibah~]

Hey guys pls dont take this info too seriously, as u can see i posted it in the humor section.:D I just found it amusing and have no time to try out or check anything:)

you can fold a paper more than 7 times, and yes I have tried it :D

:w:

Greetings,

Some mildly interesting things in this list, but I'm not sure how valuable some of them are. Plus there's this one:



This is nonsense. It's a bit of a mystery as to why anyone would believe this.

See here.

Peace

Hehe thanks for letting me know!!

[Mysterious Uk]

Do pearls really melt in vinegar?.. o.k i need 2 buy some pearls and melt it cos it wud be wicked to see.

[The Ruler]

My attempt at folding paper more than 7 times:

7.5th fold... And no more.

[Banu_Hashim]

^ lol, good effort. Is that the symbol for Sigma I see...?

[The Ruler]

^ lol, good effort. Is that the symbol for Sigma I see...?

I think that was a stray biology sheet.

[~Taalibah~]

My attempt at folding paper more than 7 times:

7.5th fold... And no more.

lol, i think i'll attempt it too.

[Danah]

interesting thread....I liked the one about Pearl. I really need to try that

thanks for sharing sister :)

[ژاله]

^a pearl is made of calcium salts,it would dissolve in any acid,but seriously sis,would you waste a precious pearl just for this experiment?lol why not get earrings made out of it and wear them:D
and if you have a 0.02 inches thick sheet of cardboard or paper and you want to fold it so that it is thick enough to cover the distance between earth and sun,you know how many times would you need to fold it??
guess...
just 52,and believe me this is no nonsense.i had that problem in my CS introductory course,i wrote the code carefully,ran a while loop in matlab and the answer i got was this.i was expecting an answer in millions or in any case thousands at least,i thought i had done that wrong and was very much amazed when the instructor told me it was right,so strange.

[Danah]

^a pearl is made of calcium salts,it would dissolve in any acid,but seriously sis,would you waste a precious pearl just for this experiment?lol why not get earrings made out of it and wear them:D

lol, thanks for the info sis :)

and no , I will not waste a pearl for that :-[, but I was wondering how that happen. you clarified it all....thanks sis *u deserve a rep ^_^*

I prefer a pearls necklace btw :D