Nerdiest fact, question or answer you can think of.

[ADDLibrarian]

Underneath their white fur, polar bears have black skin.

 

[crudus]

The dot on top of the letter "i" is called a "tittle." "Tittle" is Latin for something very small.

a jiffy is a unit of measure equal to 1/100th of a second.

chuwbacca died from getting hit by a moon

uhhhh...spoiler alert?

 

[Baby Eater]

theres is about 2 million dots on every basketball. thats all i know about basketball XD

 

[The3rdEye]

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[Devil190]

Actually a Polar Bears fur is clear it only looks white.

OT: Gandalfs real name is Olorin.

 

[Captain_Caveman]

I'll start.

What was the average Kill/Death Ratio of the 300 Spartans?

Obviously the deaths will be 1 but what about the kills?

Now present nerdy facts, questions and answers to other's nerdy questions (if you got them).

You do realize that movie was based on bullshit right? it never happened like that. it wasnt 300 and it def wasnt vs 300,000. There were Thespians and greek volunteers. so it was closer to 2,000 total. so 2,000 and they killed around 20,000 before they died. so each killed about 10 before dying. not 100

 

[Agro9]

The writing on the edge of a £2 Coin says 'Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants'

I have never seen a £2 coin but I assume it comes from a quote of Sir Isaac Newton as he said: "If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants." Is that right?

The fact that it was a quote from Sir Isaac Newton (my favorite mathematician) would make sense due to another piece of insightful nerd trivia: he was in charge of the imperial Mint of Britain, which meant he was in charge of calculating how much money should be printed every year for the English empire (UK, the New World, and English holdings in Asia.).
This comes from a small biography on the man I read many years ago, so I think some of my details may be off.

That makes sense, thanks for the info.

 

[TacticalAssassin1]

Who the hell thinks he's called Dark Vader?

You would be surprised. But of course, there aren't may left. We... negotiated with them..
*Maniacal laughter*

OT:
All of the chapters in Dead Space, when aligned in chronological order, convey a hidden message:

New Arrivals
Intensive Care
Course Correction
Obliteration Imminent
Lethal Devotion
Enviromental Hazard

Into the Void
Search and Rescue

Dead on Arrival
End of Days
Alternate Solutions
Dead Space

You, sir, just blew my mind.

HOLY CRAP! YOU'RE AMAZING!
PS. Get a hobby. Hehe jokes.

 

[EgoDeusEst]

It's not DARK Vader, it's DARTH Vader.

That's so low on the Nerd-O-Meter that it's almost normal.

Alot of my friends still bring up that conversation on his name, it's probly on the bottem of the nerd 101 list

That's not because it's a particulary nerdy subject. Your friends are just morons.

42

Sorry for the inconvenience.

 

[Circus Ascendant]

Oh yeah, and some guy said he could name all eighteen Primarchs, but then didn't, so:
Roboute Guilliman
Rogal Dorn
Ferrus Manus
Corax
Leman Russ
Lion El'Johnson
Sanguinius
Vulkan
Jaghatai Khan
Horus
Alpharius
Angron
Fulgrim
Mortarion
Magnus the Red
The Night Haunter
Lorgar
Perturabo

Obviously I can also name their Legions.

There were 20 primarchs. The 11th and 2nd legions are expunged.

There are eighteen named Primarchs, unless you would count Sigmar, who was retconned out of being a Primarch, and let's not even start on the Alpha Legion.

EDIT: Oh. and the night haunters real name is Konrad Curze

Yes it is. Have a cookie.

 

[Azriel637]

42

Well that's kind of a trap because if you know the answer is 42 that makes you a nerd....damn it i'm a nerd lol

OP: Han Solo says "it's the ship that made the kessle run in less than 12 parsects" Parsects are a measure of distance, however, this DOES make sence.
The Kessle Run is a series of black holes, because the closer you get to a black hole, the more the gravitational pull, so the faster your ship, the closer you can get to the black holes.
Therfore making it in 12 parsects means the ship is so fast, he can travel within twelve parsects of a black hole, and not get sucked in.

...you're welcome...

Jeeze. Now this makes sense.

Actually that's not exactly right. 12 parsecs equals out to about 39.1 light-years. The figure of 12 parsecs is more likely a total of the distance traveled in relation to all black holes. Meaning the closest possible course to a straight line while navigating an obstacle course of black holes would be less then one that had to make huge allowances for each and end up being a much more indirect route.

 

[xplay3r]

42

Well that's kind of a trap because if you know the answer is 42 that makes you a nerd....damn it i'm a nerd lol

OP: Han Solo says "it's the ship that made the kessle run in less than 12 parsects" Parsects are a measure of distance, however, this DOES make sence.
The Kessle Run is a series of black holes, because the closer you get to a black hole, the more the gravitational pull, so the faster your ship, the closer you can get to the black holes.
Therfore making it in 12 parsects means the ship is so fast, he can travel within twelve parsects of a black hole, and not get sucked in.

...you're welcome...

Jeeze. Now this makes sense.

is that sarcasim or are you being serious?

dude i felt so nerdy understanding that i think you jus forcibly made me a virgin again.

Well chicks find that cute sometimes, right?

 

[Baby Eater]

no they do not xD

 

[Sigel]

Pearls melt in vinegar.

When you sneeze, all your bodily functions stop including the heart. You can potentially rupture blood vessels or break a rib by holding in a sneeze.

Cat urine glows in black light.

The Nepalese word for the Abominable Snowman is Metohkangmi, which means " the indescribably filthy man of the snow."

 

[literallyanythingelse]

Whats 5+5+5x26x52x1x525x99=?

351351010. Your point? Or am I not nerdy enough to get it? (The Escapist is probably the only place where this is a bad thing.)

 

[Thurmer]

Moore's Law, if you can tell me what this is, your a nerd.

 

[darkless]

Underneath their white fur, polar bears have black skin.

No they don't polar bear fur is clear not white.

Horus

The only one that matters

Leman Russ begs to differ.

Well than Leman Russ can go and talk to the greater Daemon of Khorne about it.

He did, took a nice big fleet with him too.

 

[literallyanythingelse]

Oh yeah, and some guy said he could name all eighteen Primarchs, but then didn't, so:
Roboute Guilliman
Rogal Dorn
Ferrus Manus
Corax
Leman Russ
Lion El'Johnson
Sanguinius
Vulkan
Jaghatai Khan
Horus
Alpharius
Angron
Fulgrim
Mortarion
Magnus the Red
The Night Haunter
Lorgar
Perturabo

Obviously I can also name their Legions.

There were 20 primarchs. The 11th and 2nd legions are expunged.

EDIT: Oh. and the night haunters real name is Konrad Curze

Don't forget "The Unknown Primarch". Go franchising!!

 

[aruseusx]

The Tau empire naming system goes <sept/planet of birth> . The given name Kais is very common to the Tau and it means skilled.

Commander Farsight's Dawn Blade was possibly the C'Tan's creation.

I love the Tau.