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Title: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: da_poker_monkey on July 06, 2007, 10:44:16 AM They say that you learn something new everyday, but I have to say - I think I know it all, tell me something I don't know.....
Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: kinboshi on July 06, 2007, 10:51:42 AM Fugu is Japanese for pufferfish, and it contains a deadly toxin (mostly in its liver and gonads apparently). It's a delicacy in Japan.
Quote from: wikipedia Since 1958, only specially licensed chefs can prepare and sell fugu to the public. The fugu apprentice needs a two- or three-year apprenticeship before being allowed to take an official test. The test consists of a written test, a fish identification test, and a practical test of preparing fugu and then eating it. Only 30% of the applicants pass the test. This, of course, does not mean that 70% die from poisoning; rather, they made a small mistake in the long and complicated procedure of preparing the dish. Due to this rigorous examination process, it is generally safe to eat the sliced fugu sold in restaurants or markets. While fugu connoisseurs love the taste and the texture of the fugu, many people actually find it rather bland and tasteless. Some professional chefs prepare the fish so that there is a minute amount of poison in the meat, giving a prickling feeling and numbness on the tongue and the lips. Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: matt674 on July 06, 2007, 11:03:01 AM Fugu is Japanese for pufferfish, and it contains a deadly toxin (mostly in its liver and gonads apparently). It's a delicacy in Japan. Quote from: wikipedia Since 1958, only specially licensed chefs can prepare and sell fugu to the public. The fugu apprentice needs a two- or three-year apprenticeship before being allowed to take an official test. The test consists of a written test, a fish identification test, and a practical test of preparing fugu and then eating it. Only 30% of the applicants pass the test. This, of course, does not mean that 70% die from poisoning; rather, they made a small mistake in the long and complicated procedure of preparing the dish. Due to this rigorous examination process, it is generally safe to eat the sliced fugu sold in restaurants or markets. While fugu connoisseurs love the taste and the texture of the fugu, many people actually find it rather bland and tasteless. Some professional chefs prepare the fish so that there is a minute amount of poison in the meat, giving a prickling feeling and numbness on the tongue and the lips. And you can tell which restaurants have the licence to sell it because they have lanterns hung outside made with the skins of previously prepared fish Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: Ginger on July 06, 2007, 11:03:35 AM Fugu is Japanese for pufferfish, and it contains a deadly toxin (mostly in its liver and gonads apparently). It's a delicacy in Japan. Quote from: wikipedia Since 1958, only specially licensed chefs can prepare and sell fugu to the public. The fugu apprentice needs a two- or three-year apprenticeship before being allowed to take an official test. The test consists of a written test, a fish identification test, and a practical test of preparing fugu and then eating it. Only 30% of the applicants pass the test. This, of course, does not mean that 70% die from poisoning; rather, they made a small mistake in the long and complicated procedure of preparing the dish. Due to this rigorous examination process, it is generally safe to eat the sliced fugu sold in restaurants or markets. While fugu connoisseurs love the taste and the texture of the fugu, many people actually find it rather bland and tasteless. Some professional chefs prepare the fish so that there is a minute amount of poison in the meat, giving a prickling feeling and numbness on the tongue and the lips. I knew that. I guess that means I really am a know it all then :dontask: Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: matt674 on July 06, 2007, 11:05:03 AM it was on an episode of QI recently :D
Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: kinboshi on July 06, 2007, 11:06:31 AM Ah, but have any of you eaten fugu?
Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: AndrewT on July 06, 2007, 11:08:37 AM (http://www.mundosimpson.com.ar/imagenes/promocards/7f11.gif)
Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: Muahahahaha on July 06, 2007, 11:21:03 AM They say that you learn something new everyday, but I have to say - I think I know it all, tell me something I don't know..... The Isley Brothers officially have the world's most boring intro to one of their songs The word 'Hello' is repeated 17 times before anything happens. If you can stay awake, try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnWpA91ngWw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnWpA91ngWw) Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: hector62 on July 06, 2007, 12:34:39 PM The longest word you can create using just the top row of letters on a standard keyboard is " typewriter"
Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: fearisthekey on July 06, 2007, 12:36:33 PM Ah, but have any of you eaten fugu? I was in Edinburgh recently and can assure you it is a popular after-dinner delicacy. "Here's the bill, sir, will there be anything else?" Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: fearisthekey on July 06, 2007, 12:37:57 PM There are more people alive on earth today than have ever previously lived.
Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: kinboshi on July 06, 2007, 12:38:25 PM Ah, but have any of you eaten fugu? I was in Edinburgh recently and can assure you it is a popular after-dinner delicacy. "Here's the bill, sir, will there be anything else?" rotflmfao Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: Longy on July 06, 2007, 12:38:40 PM There are more Welsh speakers in Argentina than there are in Wales.
Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: TheChipPrince on July 06, 2007, 12:40:47 PM If you want to make ice cubes in a hurry, use boiling water, as it feezes quicker than cold water... Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: gooch on July 06, 2007, 03:09:44 PM How Does that work?
Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: TheChipPrince on July 06, 2007, 03:52:17 PM Its something to do with the molecules being active when water is boiling, and when its frozen, meaning there more similar... When water is at room temperature the molecules are still, or dormont, so they take more time to 'wake up'... Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: fearisthekey on July 06, 2007, 04:17:06 PM ;carlocitrone;
Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: fearisthekey on July 06, 2007, 04:30:42 PM Welsh people are allergic to pyjamas.
Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: happybhoy on July 06, 2007, 04:39:13 PM While nothing can travel faster than the speed of light through a vacuum some particles given off during nuclear fission do travel faster than light does through water. When they do they give of the light equivalent of a sonic boom hence the reason the coolant tanks in nuclear power stations glow blue, it's called Cherenkov radiation.
Infact, thinking about it I wonder if there are matching 'booms' for every type of wave? I'm going to look that one up tonite Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: lucky_scrote on July 06, 2007, 05:14:02 PM Did you know i never bluff.
Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: Jon MW on July 06, 2007, 05:15:36 PM Did you know i never bluff. Coincidentally enough, neither do I. :) Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: bolt pp on July 06, 2007, 06:28:16 PM The longest word you can create using just the top row of letters on a standard keyboard is " typewriter" what about: poitywertoup? Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: Dingdell on July 06, 2007, 06:39:38 PM There are more Welsh speakers in Argentina than there are in Wales. really???? Give me proof! I have to see that one! Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: Tonji on July 06, 2007, 06:52:42 PM A lot of Welsh set out to Patagonia in the 19th century, I guess welsh is spoken still there, & sheep can understand welsh!! ;D
Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: bone1986 on July 06, 2007, 10:07:16 PM Despite what is often maintained, the speed of light isn’t a constant. It only reaches its maximum 300,000 kilometres a second in a vacuum. When light passes through different media its speed slows. The slowest speed recorded is through sodium at -272 C during which the speed of light fell to 60kph – about the speed of a bicycle. Travelling through a diamond its speed is halved to 130,000 kilometres a second
Astonishingly a team of scientist at Harvard managed to bring light to a complete halt by shining it through a Bose Einstein condensate of the element rubidium. Light is invisible to the naked eye. It is only when it hits something that it be comes visible. If light were visible it would appear as a mist between you and whatever you were viewing. Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: fearisthekey on July 06, 2007, 10:23:05 PM Light is invisible to the naked eye. It is only when it hits something that it be comes visible. If light were visible it would appear as a mist between you and whatever you were viewing. ?? The only thing that the naked eye can see is light. Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: babymonkeyboy on July 06, 2007, 10:26:54 PM I managed to get from one side of the living room to the other unaided for the first time in my life today. Ok so i did it by rolling over continuously as i was learning how to clap hands instead of crawling - but its a start :)
Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: Longy on July 06, 2007, 10:39:06 PM There are more Welsh speakers in Argentina than there are in Wales. really???? Give me proof! I have to see that one! It is one of my favourite facts based on some bbc programme I saw about Patagonia (Southern Argentina), I can't find any direct reference to any figures on the internet. As mentioned above there was significant immigration to Patagonia in Victorian times, Gabriel Heinze the man utd footballer speaks Welsh apparantly. Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: bone1986 on July 06, 2007, 10:40:17 PM Light is invisible to the naked eye. It is only when it hits something that it be comes visible. If light were visible it would appear as a mist between you and whatever you were viewing. ?? The only thing that the naked eye can see is light. The human eye can't see light, only the effect it has on another surface. If light was visible then outer space would be a big haze as the light emanating from all the stars would obscure the them, however we only see the light waves interaction with the planets or cosmic dust etc. We can no more see light waves than we can see than we can see radio waves. I hope this helps, I didn't understand this point when I first read it. Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: sovietsong on July 06, 2007, 10:44:46 PM Light is invisible to the naked eye. It is only when it hits something that it be comes visible. If light were visible it would appear as a mist between you and whatever you were viewing. ?? The only thing that the naked eye can see is light. The human eye can't see light, only the effect it has on another surface. If light was visible then outer space would be a big haze as the light emanating from all the stars would obscure the them, however we only see the light waves interaction with the planets or cosmic dust etc. We can no more see light waves than we can see than we can see radio waves. I hope this helps, I didn't understand this point when I first read it. Bone that is one of the best facts i have ever read. Please would you write down everything you know and send it to me via PM Thank you. SS Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: bone1986 on July 06, 2007, 10:51:33 PM Sorry, that is every thing I know.
Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: fearisthekey on July 06, 2007, 11:07:30 PM I get that we can be under a kind of illusion that we're seeing objects themselves......there is a mug in front of me, I see the mug itself......whereas I see the light bouncing off it.....
but nevertheless.....even though it's bouncing off it, the thing I do see is light, no? I mean....at the back of my eye is a retina, it is full of photoreceptor cells, that fire an electrical discharge when photons of light hit them??? Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: bolt pp on July 06, 2007, 11:11:57 PM I get that we can be under a kind of illusion that we're seeing objects themselves......there is a mug in front of me, I see the mug itself......whereas I see the light bouncing off it..... but nevertheless.....even though it's bouncing off it, the thing I do see is light, no? I mean....at the back of my eye is a retina, it is full of photoreceptor cells, that fire an electrical discharge when photons of light hit them??? Is your avatar a woman? Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: fearisthekey on July 06, 2007, 11:12:35 PM bizarre fact of vision #432.
You see an object in front of you: your computer speaker. You see what it is: a computer speaker. You see where it is: beside your computer. Your brain is aware of these things. But the notion of what it is and where it is are processed by two totally different parts of the brain. Thus some blind people, while unable to tell you what you are holding, can, if asked, reach out and touch it. Bizaaare. Some cool reading here too: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg18524841.700 Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: fearisthekey on July 06, 2007, 11:17:13 PM I get that we can be under a kind of illusion that we're seeing objects themselves......there is a mug in front of me, I see the mug itself......whereas I see the light bouncing off it..... but nevertheless.....even though it's bouncing off it, the thing I do see is light, no? I mean....at the back of my eye is a retina, it is full of photoreceptor cells, that fire an electrical discharge when photons of light hit them??? Is your avatar a woman? yes, she is called alizee, sexy french singer. actually, her songs are great, check em out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZlgNj-rIxw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceSxEjwXHcM Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: bone1986 on July 06, 2007, 11:22:16 PM I get that we can be under a kind of illusion that we're seeing objects themselves......there is a mug in front of me, I see the mug itself......whereas I see the light bouncing off it..... but nevertheless.....even though it's bouncing off it, the thing I do see is light, no? I mean....at the back of my eye is a retina, it is full of photoreceptor cells, that fire an electrical discharge when photons of light hit them??? This fact makes your head hurt. ;frustrated; Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: bolt pp on July 06, 2007, 11:22:40 PM I get that we can be under a kind of illusion that we're seeing objects themselves......there is a mug in front of me, I see the mug itself......whereas I see the light bouncing off it..... but nevertheless.....even though it's bouncing off it, the thing I do see is light, no? I mean....at the back of my eye is a retina, it is full of photoreceptor cells, that fire an electrical discharge when photons of light hit them??? Is your avatar a woman? yes, she is called alizee, sexy french singer. actually, her songs are great, check em out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZlgNj-rIxw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceSxEjwXHcM Damn she's gorgeous!! is that like a French pop idol? Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: fearisthekey on July 06, 2007, 11:25:57 PM I get that we can be under a kind of illusion that we're seeing objects themselves......there is a mug in front of me, I see the mug itself......whereas I see the light bouncing off it..... but nevertheless.....even though it's bouncing off it, the thing I do see is light, no? I mean....at the back of my eye is a retina, it is full of photoreceptor cells, that fire an electrical discharge when photons of light hit them??? This fact makes your head hurt. ;frustrated; Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: fearisthekey on July 06, 2007, 11:27:47 PM I get that we can be under a kind of illusion that we're seeing objects themselves......there is a mug in front of me, I see the mug itself......whereas I see the light bouncing off it..... but nevertheless.....even though it's bouncing off it, the thing I do see is light, no? I mean....at the back of my eye is a retina, it is full of photoreceptor cells, that fire an electrical discharge when photons of light hit them??? Is your avatar a woman? yes, she is called alizee, sexy french singer. actually, her songs are great, check em out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZlgNj-rIxw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceSxEjwXHcM Damn she's gorgeous!! is that like a French pop idol? I think so, yer. She is unbelievably gorgeous, but I think she can sing too, some of her stuff is great. I think she's corsican. Even better. No tantrums like the french birds. Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: FlyingPig on July 07, 2007, 12:15:07 AM I get that we can be under a kind of illusion that we're seeing objects themselves......there is a mug in front of me, I see the mug itself......whereas I see the light bouncing off it..... but nevertheless.....even though it's bouncing off it, the thing I do see is light, no? I mean....at the back of my eye is a retina, it is full of photoreceptor cells, that fire an electrical discharge when photons of light hit them??? This fact makes your head hurt. ;frustrated; This is an amazing fact... We done this in school in physics... The teacher to prove his point turned on the lights so the room was bright,, then held a torch at floor level (below a desk) and turned it on,,, You could not see the beam of light, you could only see it when it reflected of the ceiling and was reflected in a straight line to your eye.... He then went on to further illustrate this.... As you can imagin at 16 this was amazing,, but hard to get your headf around... Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: Robert HM on July 07, 2007, 12:30:55 AM I get that we can be under a kind of illusion that we're seeing objects themselves......there is a mug in front of me, I see the mug itself......whereas I see the light bouncing off it..... but nevertheless.....even though it's bouncing off it, the thing I do see is light, no? I mean....at the back of my eye is a retina, it is full of photoreceptor cells, that fire an electrical discharge when photons of light hit them??? Is your avatar a woman? yes, she is called alizee, sexy french singer. actually, her songs are great, check em out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZlgNj-rIxw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceSxEjwXHcM Stunning Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: suzanne on July 08, 2007, 04:11:51 AM I get that we can be under a kind of illusion that we're seeing objects themselves......there is a mug in front of me, I see the mug itself......whereas I see the light bouncing off it..... but nevertheless.....even though it's bouncing off it, the thing I do see is light, no? I mean....at the back of my eye is a retina, it is full of photoreceptor cells, that fire an electrical discharge when photons of light hit them??? Is your avatar a woman? yes, she is called alizee, sexy french singer. actually, her songs are great, check em out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZlgNj-rIxw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceSxEjwXHcM Stunning PLEASE please please tell me that you guys are taking the mick? Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: bolt pp on July 08, 2007, 04:18:14 AM :dontask:
Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: RED-DOG on July 08, 2007, 09:34:37 AM I get that we can be under a kind of illusion that we're seeing objects themselves......there is a mug in front of me, I see the mug itself......whereas I see the light bouncing off it..... but nevertheless.....even though it's bouncing off it, the thing I do see is light, no? I mean....at the back of my eye is a retina, it is full of photoreceptor cells, that fire an electrical discharge when photons of light hit them??? Is your avatar a woman? yes, she is called alizee, sexy french singer. actually, her songs are great, check em out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZlgNj-rIxw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceSxEjwXHcM Stunning What a little tease, I think I'm in love. Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: Karabiner on July 08, 2007, 09:44:57 AM I get that we can be under a kind of illusion that we're seeing objects themselves......there is a mug in front of me, I see the mug itself......whereas I see the light bouncing off it..... but nevertheless.....even though it's bouncing off it, the thing I do see is light, no? I mean....at the back of my eye is a retina, it is full of photoreceptor cells, that fire an electrical discharge when photons of light hit them??? Is your avatar a woman? yes, she is called alizee, sexy french singer. actually, her songs are great, check em out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZlgNj-rIxw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceSxEjwXHcM Stunning I would ;kev; Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: KingPoker on July 08, 2007, 11:04:42 AM I get that we can be under a kind of illusion that we're seeing objects themselves......there is a mug in front of me, I see the mug itself......whereas I see the light bouncing off it..... but nevertheless.....even though it's bouncing off it, the thing I do see is light, no? I mean....at the back of my eye is a retina, it is full of photoreceptor cells, that fire an electrical discharge when photons of light hit them??? Is your avatar a woman? yes, she is called alizee, sexy french singer. actually, her songs are great, check em out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZlgNj-rIxw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceSxEjwXHcM Stunning I would ;kev; yep me too! Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: Bongo on July 08, 2007, 01:35:42 PM I get that we can be under a kind of illusion that we're seeing objects themselves......there is a mug in front of me, I see the mug itself......whereas I see the light bouncing off it..... but nevertheless.....even though it's bouncing off it, the thing I do see is light, no? I mean....at the back of my eye is a retina, it is full of photoreceptor cells, that fire an electrical discharge when photons of light hit them??? Is your avatar a woman? yes, she is called alizee, sexy french singer. actually, her songs are great, check em out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZlgNj-rIxw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceSxEjwXHcM Damn she's gorgeous!! is that like a French pop idol? I think so, yer. She is unbelievably gorgeous, but I think she can sing too, some of her stuff is great. I think she's corsican. Even better. No tantrums like the french birds. Don't think it's exactly like Pop Idol though - I have a couple of her albums from a few years ago... Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: fearisthekey on July 08, 2007, 04:09:22 PM http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graines_de_star
Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: AlexMartin on July 08, 2007, 05:05:09 PM Just read that Bryson book, that'll learn ya (nothern tongue).
Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: kinboshi on July 08, 2007, 05:06:19 PM AA v KK all-in pre-flop is about 40/60 in favour of the KK. Twice.
Who wants the pound? Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: fearisthekey on July 08, 2007, 05:29:44 PM If you want to flop a set, the best starting pairs are 22 44 or 88. To river a set, you do best with 99.
These are all scientifically proven statistical factlets. Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: fearisthekey on July 08, 2007, 05:37:52 PM AA v KK all-in pre-flop is about 40/60 in favour of the KK. Twice. Depends. Are they red Kings?Who wants the pound? Title: Re: Tell me something I don't know.... Post by: kinboshi on July 08, 2007, 05:40:06 PM AA v KK all-in pre-flop is about 40/60 in favour of the KK. Twice. Depends. Are they red Kings?Who wants the pound? Think they were all spades. |