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Betelgeuse is about 1180 times the size of our sun (which we'll just call R for now) which means reaching around the orbit of Jupiter. Now on the other hand <url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VY_Canis_Majoris>Canis Majoris, the biggest currently known star, is probably around 2000 R, going past Saturn. What we define as "our solar system" is a damn lot bigger than that.x EvilErmine x said:
That was my fact by the way. You may disagree, but I find astronomy facts damn fun.
Oh and for those that need 5:47 mins of solid factual facts enjoy this.
Oh and I'll try add some more facts that I can remember
-the scottish apparently kept wearing kilts because they didn't have horses and such didn't really need to wear pants, also it's a very 'free' feeling experience
-all clocks and watches in the movie pulp fiction are set to 4:20
-Valve can't count to '3'
-creepers were apparently made from a failed 'pig' model
-her name is 'Caroline' remember that!
That's all I can say
Yeah sorry I bored enjoy your fact sphere
Oh and I'll try add some more facts that I can remember
-the scottish apparently kept wearing kilts because they didn't have horses and such didn't really need to wear pants, also it's a very 'free' feeling experience
-all clocks and watches in the movie pulp fiction are set to 4:20
-Valve can't count to '3'
-creepers were apparently made from a failed 'pig' model
-her name is 'Caroline' remember that!
That's all I can say
Yeah sorry I bored enjoy your fact sphere
I dont know if its fun or infuriating.
If you contact Apple customer service, you are initially greeted with an automated attendant with voice recognition capability. Not at all uncommon. What is odd is that if you say something it does not understand, it plays a recording of typing noises, and stammers along apologizing while it is processing and forcing you to wait for 30 seconds mimicing that of a human being... even though its completely impossible to mistake this IVR system for a human being and it even disclaims itself at the beginning of the call and there is no logical reason to do so because the system had to identify that it did not understand your query in order to even play that scripted event in the first place.
Thereby it wastes 30 seconds of your life for no other reason than to "seem cute" to have a program that creates the illusion it thinks like people.
If you contact Apple customer service, you are initially greeted with an automated attendant with voice recognition capability. Not at all uncommon. What is odd is that if you say something it does not understand, it plays a recording of typing noises, and stammers along apologizing while it is processing and forcing you to wait for 30 seconds mimicing that of a human being... even though its completely impossible to mistake this IVR system for a human being and it even disclaims itself at the beginning of the call and there is no logical reason to do so because the system had to identify that it did not understand your query in order to even play that scripted event in the first place.
Thereby it wastes 30 seconds of your life for no other reason than to "seem cute" to have a program that creates the illusion it thinks like people.
The great white shark's only natural predator is a whale.
Also the piranha's only predator is the pink dolphin.
Also the piranha's only predator is the pink dolphin.
Jupite's mass is 1/1047 of the Sun. Also, why not be more general and say every element in the periodic table higher than iron can only be produced by supernovae because fusion would need more energy than the result would release.AlexWinter said:
On a related note I wanna throw another fact out there: Due to the atmosphere refraction occurs and gets more the nearer you get to the equator. At the equator itself it is about 0,5° or almost exactly the apparent size of the sun. So in reality this means if you see the sun touch the equator in the evening it actually just vanished behind it.
So what uni semester are you in currently? Just interested.
Not Uni, College. 2nd year. And yeah I know it's all of them heavier than iron it just doesn't sound as cool. That's why I added that everything is made out of stardust and like I said I wasn't sure on the Jupiter one. I wonder what I was thinking of.Quaxar said:
Uh... maybe Saturn's low density that'd make him stay afloat in water? Only thing I can think of atm that'd fit.AlexWinter said:
I'd say it sounds even cooler to say that 92 currently known elements are made from exploding stars than just a few.
College, sorry. It is just so much simpler to assume uni.
You have a higher chance of dying on your way to buy a lottery ticket than you do of actually winning the lottery.
Lemons are actually sweeter than strawberries: They're just LOADED with acid that gives them that sour taste.
Ever said 'Bless You' when someone sneezes? That practice began because people believed that when you sneezed, you sneezed out your soul, and saying 'Bless you' restored it.
A fully-grown cat has the IQ of a toddler.
Pong was originally developed as a mility exercise to improve reflexes.
Ever said 'Bless You' when someone sneezes? That practice began because people believed that when you sneezed, you sneezed out your soul, and saying 'Bless you' restored it.
A fully-grown cat has the IQ of a toddler.
Pong was originally developed as a mility exercise to improve reflexes.
It's considered dangerous by it's reputation, and it is one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Maybe you should stop being so damn racist against Bogotions.DJ_DEnM said:
Oh, I stand corrected then. I had heard that second hand from my Father who had apparently gotten it out of a "fun fact" e-mail.Uber Evil said:
Lemmings do not have mass suicide. Mass overpopulation lead to overfeeding, and thus mass migrations into unfamiliar lands.
Upon encountering a lake or water, the front would stop, but the back would keep going and push the front off sometimes.
The mass suicide myth was created by Walt Disney's White Wilderness, which took place in lemming-free Alberta, Canada. The little critters falling into the ocean was the filmmakers throwing them into a river.
Upon encountering a lake or water, the front would stop, but the back would keep going and push the front off sometimes.
The mass suicide myth was created by Walt Disney's White Wilderness, which took place in lemming-free Alberta, Canada. The little critters falling into the ocean was the filmmakers throwing them into a river.