Interesting
Facts
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.)
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!)
The human heart! creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to
squirt blood 30 feet.
(O.M.G.!)
A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes.
(In my next life, I want to be a pig.)
A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death!
(Creepy)
(I'm still not over the pig.)
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories a hour
(Don't try this at home,maybe at work)
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....?!")
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?)
The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.
(What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?)
Some lions mate over 50 times a day.
(I still want to be a pig in my next life...quality over quantity)
Butterflies taste with their feet.
(Something I always wanted to know.)
The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
(Hmmmmmm......)
Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed
people.
(If you're ambidextrous, do you split the difference?)
Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.
(Okay, so that would be a
good thing)
A cat's urine glows under a black light.
(I wonder who was paid to figure that out?)
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
(I know some people like that.)
Starfish have no brains.
(I know some people like that too.)
Polar bears are left-handed.
(If they switch, they'll live a lot longer)
Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
(What about that pig??)
Now that you've smiled at least once, it's your turn to spread these crazy facts and send this to someone you know. (It may even raise a chuckle).
In other words, send it to everyone.
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"To be foolish and to recognize that one is foolish, is better than to be foolish and imagine that one is wise."
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Omni_Skittles
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Those poor praying mantis... i learned more today then i have in college.... then again how useful is that!
Smoke signals ftw!
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chrisb84uk
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Wow those sure are some interesting facts! The thought though that something can live for 9 days without a head though is just creepy!
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el guapo;783864 wrote: A cat's urine glows under a black light.
And how do you get a black light? What exactly is a black light? How can light be black? If you shine a black light in the dark would you know the light was on?
And how do you get a black light? What exactly is a black light? How can light be black? If you shine a black light in the dark would you know the light was on?
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Joe;783990 wrote: And how do you get a black light? What exactly is a black light? How can light be black? If you shine a black light in the dark would you know the light was on?
Black lights cause white objects to glow in the dark. See more black light pictures.
You have probably seen black lights at amusement parts, science museums and Halloween displays. Black lights may look just like normal fluorescent lamps or incandescent light bulbs, but they do something completely different. Switch one on, and white clothes, teeth and various other things glow in the dark.
For example, if you have a fluorescent poster and shine a black light on it in a dark room, the poster will glow brightly. You may have also seen pieces of paper that look blank in regular light but spell out a glowing message under a black light. Many amusement parks use hand stamps that are invisible until you view them under black light.
In this article, we'll find out exactly what's going on here. We'll also see why black lights make some objects glow but not others, and we'll look at some interesting black light applications.
What Is "Black Light"?
If you turn on a black light bulb in a dark room, what you can see from the bulb is a purplish glow. What you cannot see is the ultraviolet light that the bulb is also producing.
Our eyes can see visible light in a spectrum ranging from red through orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. Above violet is ultraviolet light, which we cannot see. How Sunburns and Sun Tans Work discusses ultraviolet light and its effects on our skin. A black light bulb produces UVA light (as opposed to UVB light, which is much more harmful).
Black lights cause white objects to glow in the dark. See more black light pictures.
You have probably seen black lights at amusement parts, science museums and Halloween displays. Black lights may look just like normal fluorescent lamps or incandescent light bulbs, but they do something completely different. Switch one on, and white clothes, teeth and various other things glow in the dark.
For example, if you have a fluorescent poster and shine a black light on it in a dark room, the poster will glow brightly. You may have also seen pieces of paper that look blank in regular light but spell out a glowing message under a black light. Many amusement parks use hand stamps that are invisible until you view them under black light.
In this article, we'll find out exactly what's going on here. We'll also see why black lights make some objects glow but not others, and we'll look at some interesting black light applications.
What Is "Black Light"?
If you turn on a black light bulb in a dark room, what you can see from the bulb is a purplish glow. What you cannot see is the ultraviolet light that the bulb is also producing.
Our eyes can see visible light in a spectrum ranging from red through orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. Above violet is ultraviolet light, which we cannot see. How Sunburns and Sun Tans Work discusses ultraviolet light and its effects on our skin. A black light bulb produces UVA light (as opposed to UVB light, which is much more harmful).
"To be foolish and to recognize that one is foolish, is better than to be foolish and imagine that one is wise."
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Kathy Ellen
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:wah::wah: hysterical Jesse...thanks:-6 I love the pig's life and couldn't believe that info about roaches.....they make me shiver:(
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along-for-the-ride
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Thanks for the information. So a black light isn't really black, the term is just a quick name for an ultra violet light? That makes sense.
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Did you know that wearing toesocks, which is socks with individual toes, actually inceases the awareness and movement of the feet. Also increasing body balance, reducing bad odour from the feet, by absorbing the sweat between the toes. Some people might find it weird, but like anything you can get used to it, with so many benefits waiting for you. Its like wearing gloves and wearing mittens. Bought my first pair from a comp called TOETOE, their pretty good. Feet feel free now.
Im telling you, every body should wear them, these ordinary conventional socks are like mittens, ristricting your feet from freedom of movement.
Alas! enough is said.
Im telling you, every body should wear them, these ordinary conventional socks are like mittens, ristricting your feet from freedom of movement.
Alas! enough is said.
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Matt300;792673 wrote: Did you know that wearing toesocks, which is socks with individual toes, actually inceases the awareness and movement of the feet. Also increasing body balance, reducing bad odour from the feet, by absorbing the sweat between the toes. Some people might find it weird, but like anything you can get used to it, with so many benefits waiting for you. Its like wearing gloves and wearing mittens. Bought my first pair from a comp called TOETOE, their pretty good. Feet feel free now.
Im telling you, every body should wear them, these ordinary conventional socks are like mittens, ristricting your feet from freedom of movement.
Alas! enough is said.
I agree
Those socks are bloody torture:wah::wah::wah:
Im telling you, every body should wear them, these ordinary conventional socks are like mittens, ristricting your feet from freedom of movement.
Alas! enough is said.
I agree
Those socks are bloody torture:wah::wah::wah:-
kayleneaussie
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littlemissgiggle
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:wah: Thanks El guapo :wah:
i think me would like to be a pig too :p
i think me would like to be a pig too :p