Useless Knowledge

GerryDavid · Jan 11, 2006

Hertz van Rental said:
There are only 8 planets in our Solar system.

Just 8?

1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Earth
4. Mars
5. Jupiter
6. Saturn
7. Uranus
8. Neptune
9. Pluto

Unless you consider pluto an asteroid or something, I think some do. But an asteroid that has a moon? hehe.

GerryDavid · Jan 11, 2006

Im going from my faulty memory here, but heres some random facts that I can remember.

The male seahorse is the one that carries the babies.

Star trek loves to recycle actors. The guy that plays tuvoc in voyager was also in one of the movies, back in kirks era. Thats the only one I can remember, but theres many of these.

Some sharks have 2 penises.

Ill try to remember more.

'Daniel' · Jan 11, 2006

90% of people survive shark attacks.

PlasticSpanner · Jan 11, 2006

GerryDavid said:
Just 8?

1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Earth
4. Mars
5. Jupiter
6. Saturn
7. Uranus
8. Neptune
9. Pluto

Unless you consider pluto an asteroid or something, I think some do. But an asteroid that has a moon? hehe.

Pluto is on the very edge of being de-classified as a planet! :lol:

There are much bigger asteroids in a similar orbit to Pluto!

Unimaxium · Jan 11, 2006

But I believe Pluto is not officially declassified as a planet. Yet. So technically it still is one. Plus astronomers recently discovered what is believed to be another planet in our solar system. So I believe there actually are at least 9 planets in our solar system.

Hertz van Rental · Jan 11, 2006

PlasticSpanner said:
Pluto is on the very edge of being de-classified as a planet!

There are much bigger asteroids in a similar orbit to Pluto!

Last I heard - 2004 - Pluto had been declassified. Although it is still called a planet it's technical status is a Kuiper Belt object. As they discover more objects out there that are bigger then Pluto it's claim to being a planet has become untenable.
I guess it depends on which bunch of Astronomers you ask :lol:

Uranus was discovered in 1781.
It's mean distance from the Sun is 1780 million miles.
Coincidence?
I think not.

PlasticSpanner · Jan 11, 2006

No not declassified........ yet! :lol:

Although I'm not sure which authority will have the powers to do it anyway!?

I'm going to have to find the thread in the SPA forum with the link to the article.............Maybe tomorrow! :lol:

Jeff Canes · Jan 11, 2006

Nothing Rhymes With Orange but it is a band
should work now I hope

Corry · Jan 11, 2006

Jeff, that took me to a microsoft.com.

PlasticSpanner · Jan 11, 2006

Making bread gets your hands really clean!

Hertz van Rental · Jan 11, 2006

If you have been chopping onions, rubbing your hands with stainless steel will instantly remove the smell from them.

Ajax · Jan 11, 2006

Lee Merryweather played Catwoman in the sixties movie

TARDIS ..Time And Relative Dimensions In Space

The serial no of Kirks Enterprise is NCC 1701

Apparently Christopher Lee did not get paid for his performance in The Wickerman

JohnMF · Jan 11, 2006

Jeff Canes said:
Nothing Rhymes With Orange but it is a band

nothing ryhmes with 'Film' either

you should all know this being photogs! :mrgreen:

Unimaxium · Jan 11, 2006

Hertz van Rental said:
If you have been chopping onions, rubbing your hands with stainless steel will instantly remove the smell from them.

Works for garlic as well I've heard.

Verbal · Jan 12, 2006

jocose said:
what? That people don't know that the sun is a star? I saw that question on some game show the other other (jeopardy maybe) "what is the closest star to the earth?" No one got it...I'm sorry to tell you, Joe, but we love among some of the planet's dumbest people!

Hahaha! Ironic post of the century :mrgreen: