Anyone like useless facts?  If this has been out here before it is because I didn't look really hard for it.  IF you like these useless facts and have some to add, then please do so. 

Interesting yet useless facts:

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

There are more chickens than people in the world.

Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.

The longest one-syllable word in the English language is screeched.

On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.

All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.

Almonds are a member of the peach family.

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.

Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.

There are only four words in the English language that end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula."

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.

Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.

The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life."

A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.

In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister.

The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

And Leo's getting larger.



Cat

http://In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.

I always thought it was 12:00am ? ???

about 1000 hummingbird eggs fit into one ostrich egg

lard (or animal fat) is in TNT

Chiclin is the substance that makes gum chewey (or used to) it is the sap of a tree.  Chiclin, Chicklett's

The longest one-syllable word in the English language is screeched.

Untrue, but too often quoted to be accepted any other way. The words scraunched, schmaltzed, and, at a stretch, squirrelled, are longer.


No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.

Also untrue. Consider the words granth, borange (or indeed Gorringe), chilver, and hirple.



There are only four words in the English language that end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

My dictionary lists 48, including the rather dangerous-sounding jeapordous.


A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

Also untrue. Goldfish have been known to respond identically to the same situation three months apart.


"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

Also untrue. There are at least three fifteen letter words which have the same property.

Otherwise... full marks for obscurity and peculiarness. :D

about 1000 hummingbird eggs fit into one ostrich egg


the human head weighs eight pounds

your foot is the same length as you arm from your wrist to your elbow

the human head weighs eight pounds

your foot is the same length as you arm from your wrist to your elbow

Does that mean that an arms race and a foot race are the same thing?

Feb 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon

Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister.

"Won't you be his neighbor"?  ;D

"Won't you be his neighbor"?  ;D


no! I attract enough crazy religious people as it is... plus he's dead.....  :P

no! I attract enough crazy religious people as it is... plus he's dead.....  :P


No! Really?  ::)

No! Really?  ::)


yep....really... on both counts...

No! Really?  ::)


Yes, Howard, Mr. Rogers died a few years ago.  :\'( In fact I changed the word "is" to "was" when I posted these useless facts, since it must have been written while Fred Rogers was still among the living.  His show was on Channel 13 WQED in Pittsburgh, Pa.  That was the educational channel when I was growing up.  So if you want to be Fred's neighbor, you can't really do it above ground.  Ya up for the challenge? 

Yes, Howard, Mr. Rogers died a few years ago.  :\'( In fact I changed the word "is" to "was" when I posted these useless facts, since it must have been written while Fred Rogers was still among the living.  His show was on Channel 13 WQED in Pittsburgh, Pa.  That was the educational channel when I was growing up.  So if you want to be Fred's neighbor, you can't really do it above ground.  Ya up for the challenge? 
Do they have Pathmark there???



;D ;D ;D

Yes, Howard, Mr. Rogers died a few years ago.  :\'( In fact I changed the word "is" to "was" when I posted these useless facts, since it must have been written while Fred Rogers was still among the living.  His show was on Channel 13 WQED in Pittsburgh, Pa.  That was the educational channel when I was growing up.  So if you want to be Fred's neighbor, you can't really do it above ground.  Ya up for the challenge? 



I was just acting sarcastically,I knew he died in February 2003.

Do they have Pathmark there???



;D ;D ;D


No!  I live there (Pittsburgh, not Pathmark).

The studio where Fred Rogers filmed his show has a permanent art project outside... A Tyranosaurus Rex Statue (presumably because the Carnegie Museum (which is only a couple blocks from the studio has an awesome display of lifesize dinosaur models of real bones (as I recall), anyway the small art project outside WQED (channel 13 public broadcasting system) has Fred's red sweater and two of his puppets on it.

Fredosaurus Rex Friday XIII
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/karenhowell_2110_21735976
http://www.karenhowell.com/dinosaur.html

Do they have Pathmark there???



;D ;D ;D


If not for Howard I would have never heard of Pathmark™.  I have not been in the Pittsburgh area for quite some time, so I could not tell you if that particular store has outlets there or not. 

No!  I live there (Pittsburgh, not Pathmark).

The studio where Fred Rogers filmed his show has a permanent art project outside... A Tyranosaurus Rex Statue (presumably because the Carnegie Museum (which is only a couple blocks from the studio has an awesome display of lifesize dinosaur models of real bones (as I recall), anyway the small art project outside WQED (channel 13 public broadcasting system) has Fred's red sweater and two of his puppets on it.

Fredosaurus Rex Friday XIII
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/karenhowell_2110_21735976
http://www.karenhowell.com/dinosaur.html


Wow that's really  8) cool!  I have never seen these exhibits. 

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten.

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten.





cats go meow and dogs go woof. What else is there to know?

I am SOOOOO upset that no one got my reference.  :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(



And Leo's getting larger.






Cat

If not for Howard I would have never heard of Pathmark™.  I have not been in the Pittsburgh area for quite some time, so I could not tell you if that particular store has outlets there or not. 
I was talking about the underground :-\\

I was talking about the underground :-\\


Oh, you mean like where Fred Rogers is?

Anyone like useless facts?

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".


Untrue!!!!

The word "redreamt" also ends with "mt"

Untrue!!!!

The word "redreamt" also ends with "mt"
Add "Daydreamt" too!

There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.


Untrue!!!!!!

Most golf balls on sale today have about 300 to 450 dimples.

Untrue!!!!!!

Most golf balls on sale today have about 300 to 450 dimples.


:D What do you want for "Useless" information?  ;D  No one claimed that it was accurate.

Feb 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon



It was February 1999 that did not have a Full Moon.

A Full Moon did fall on 10th February 1865.

The "pound" key on your keyboard (#) is called an octotroph.  (So I am told by someone's website.)

I am SOOOOO upset that no one got my reference.  :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(





Cat


I was wondering what it referred to... perhaps Constellation Leo?  It has some cool meteor showers (Leonids) between November 10th and 21st this year.

Oh, you mean like where Fred Rogers is?
YES - you were asking Howard if he wanted to try and be his neighbor (after saying that Fred was dead) - so I asking if there was a Pathmark...

Oh well - funny moment gone :-\\

And Leo's getting larger.

Cat


I am SOOOOO upset that no one got my reference.  :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(


Cat

Surely you must know "moi" got it, and don't call me Shirley..
Yup, the quote's from Airplane, forget if it's part I or part 2

This seems a bit far fetched.  Can anyone discount this?

Ants stretch when they wake up. They also appear to yawn in a very human manner before taking up the tasks of the day.

This seems a bit far fetched.  Can anyone discount this?

Ants stretch when they wake up. They also appear to yawn in a very human manner before taking up the tasks of the day.






Wow,something new to me.

Wow,something new to me.


I don't even think ants sleep.  Perhaps they meant aunts?

I don't even think ants sleep.  Perhaps they meant aunts?


ants do sleep.

I am SOOOOO upset that no one got my reference.  :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(





Cat



I got it... I just didn't comment... it's from Airplane right? But I think it's Leon.

I was talking about the underground :-\\


to hear Howard tell it isn't hell the primary location of pathmark?

to hear Howard tell it isn't hell the primary location of pathmark?
Well atleast someone saw my funny...  And yep, my point - except he would probably drag us all along for the ride...

Well atleast someone saw my funny...  And yep, my point - except he would probably drag us all along for the ride...


"probably"  :o  ;)

to hear Howard tell it isn't hell the primary location of pathmark?



I do have to say tho....when I first read your post the first thing I thought of that Mama's and Papa's song Creeque Alley...

"probably"  :o   ;)
O0

I do have to say tho....when I first read your post the first thing I thought of that Mama's and Papa's song Creeque Alley...


not sure if I know it right now... but my mind is numb from business, heat and the best god damm corn this side of the land : 8)

O0not sure if I know it right now... but my mind is numb from business, heat and the best god damm corn this side of the land : 8)



I did not know until today that this was the title of the song....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLC2bf4jfPE

O0not sure if I know it right now... but my mind is numb from business, heat and the best god damm corn this side of the land : 8)


So...is it as high as an elephant's eye?  (like you haven't heard that before)... :-\\

So...is it as high as an elephant's eye?  (like you haven't heard that before)... :-\\
Actually, no I have not heard that before...  Sweetcorn plants are actually pretty short, compared to field corn (and actually field corn seems to be getting shorter, put more energy into the ear of corn instead of the green plant...

Actually, no I have not heard that before...  Sweetcorn plants are actually pretty short, compared to field corn (and actually field corn seems to be getting shorter, put more energy into the ear of corn instead of the green plant...


You do realise that I was quoting a line from the MGM musical 'Oklahoma'.  The song being 'Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin''

"The corn is as high as an elephants eye...and I feel like I'm fallin' in loooovee...."  (I quite often break into song!) ;D

You do realise that I was quoting a line from the MGM musical 'Oklahoma'.  The song being 'Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin''

"The corn is as high as an elephants eye...and I feel like I'm fallin' in loooovee...."  (I quite often break into song!) ;D


not just song....show tunes!!!!  :D

This next "fact" may have changed recently.

1. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than for the US Treasury.

2. Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.

3. Average life span of a major league baseball:  7 pitches.

4. The youngest pope was 11 years old.  (Hmmm wonder who that was?  This sounds like an urban legend.)

to hear Howard tell it isn't hell the primary location of pathmark?



Hell in Pathmark is behind the recycling bin.  :P 8-P

1. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than for the US Treasury.


How much more money is there? ???

Surely you must know "moi" got it, and don't call me Shirley..
Yup, the quote's from Airplane, forget if it's part I or part 2



The first one.




I got it... I just didn't comment... it's from Airplane right? But I think it's Leon.





Yeah, I think you are right-it is Leon.  :-[



I'm glad a couple people caught my joke.



Cat

:-\\
You do realise that I was quoting a line from the MGM musical 'Oklahoma'.  The song being 'Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin''

"The corn is as high as an elephants eye...and I feel like I'm fallin' in loooovee...."  (I quite often break into song!) ;D
I really should have known this then,  but really Oklahoma was moremy momsfavorite than mine...  It was annoying to me

It is against the law to whale hunt in Oklahoma. (Think about it...)

It is against the law to whale hunt in Oklahoma. (Think about it...)




Dang. There goes my travel plans to Oklahoma with my harpoon.
Guess I'll head towards South Dakota for my whale hunting. 

It is against the law to whale hunt in Oklahoma. (Think about it...)





Where the corn is as high as a whales eye? 

Dang. There goes my travel plans to Oklahoma with my harpoon.
Guess I'll head towards South Dakota for my whale hunting. 


In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.

You can forget whale hunting in Alabama if you plan to use a motor boat on Main Street.

In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.


So..the sidewalk's OK then?  ;)

So..the sidewalk's OK then?  ;)


You betcha - no law on the books in Alabama about motor boats on sidewalks.  But I bet you can swim in the street.

In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.





So..the sidewalk's OK then?  ;)



....and obviously, row boats are always okay!

You betcha - no law on the books in Alabama about motor boats on sidewalks.  But I bet you can swim in the street.

As you as you don't swim over 30mph, you're OK.


....and obviously, row boats are always okay!

Row row row you boat, gently down the street...

. Row row row you boat, gently down the street...



;D ;D ;D

Dang. There goes my travel plans to Oklahoma with my harpoon.
Guess I'll head towards South Dakota for my whale hunting. 



We are planning to go to Oklahoma in Sept. I'm sure my sister would be very happy that I leave our harpoon home. (Though, I'm sure she wouldn't mind if I used it on her significant other's cat.  :D ;D ;D ;D )



Cat

Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. 

If this is true you could starve to death eating celery.  ;D

Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. 

If this is true you could starve to death eating celery.  ;D




Celery does contain about 10 or 11 calories, it is the act of chewing that produce the negativity

Celery does contain about 10 or 11 calories, it is the act of chewing that produce the negativity





Then I rest my case - one could certainly starve to death on a diet of only celery.  You would literally starve to death eating this produce.

Then I rest my case - one could certainly starve to death on a diet of only celery.  You would literally starve to death eating this produce.




Personally, I have never like celery.

Personally, I have never like celery.




That's two of us.  I guess we never need to worry about starving to death eating celery.  There are worse ways to go but right now I can't think of any.  ::) ;D

Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.   

If this is true you could starve to death eating celery.   ;D






But it does contain vitamins and minerals.

But it does contain vitamins and minerals.




If you have a negative calorie intake the result after enough time is starvation.  Vitamins and minerals won't keep you from starving. 

That's two of us.  I guess we never need to worry about starving to death eating celery.  There are worse ways to go but right now I can't think of any.   ::) ;D






Hubby says that if lost in the woods (presumably near a stream) that the energy used to fish in the strea, uses up more energy then the fish would provide as food...  Personally I don't go in the woods so I'm a-ok.  Oh and I'll eat all your celery for you as long as I have some dip or creme cheese to put in it first.  yum.

The Ice Cream cone was invented in the summer of 1904 by Charles Menches. It made its debut one year later at the St. Louis World Fair.

But what was the first flavor?  ???

But what was the first flavor?  ???




I would surmise that the "First Flavor" was whatever the family of President Theodore Roosevelt was partial to.  ;D

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.  Perhaps this is the origin of the term "bird brain"?

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.  Perhaps this is the origin of the term "bird brain"?




The same expression can be "pigeon brain".

I would surmise that the "First Flavor" was whatever the family of President Theodore Roosevelt was partial to.   ;D




Could have been Chocolate.

Could have been Chocolate.




Or maybe rootbeer?  :)

Could have been Chocolate.
Vanilla?

Baskin Robbins started out 62 years ago with 31 flavors, they now have over 1,000 flavors.  That's more flavors then the God Father has favors.  I'm sure Rootbeer is in there somewhere.

Baskin Robbins started out 62 years ago with 31 flavors, they now have over 1,000 flavors.  That's more flavors then the God Father has favors.  I'm sure Rootbeer is in there somewhere.





"I like Rocky Road!"

"I like Rocky Road!"




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKc8fV3mLVI




Cat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKc8fV3mLVI




Cat
He-He!!

Baskin Robbins started out 62 years ago with 31 flavors, they now have over 1,000 flavors.  That's more flavors then the God Father has favors.  I'm sure Rootbeer is in there somewhere.







So why did he stop at 31?

So why did he stop at 31?
The number 31 was chosen so a customer could have a different flavor every day of any month.

The number 31 was chosen so a customer could have a different flavor every day of any month.


31 days.

31 days.





No - 31 Flavors.  They sell ice cream not calendars.  ;D





If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

(These guys can't hold their liquor)

No - 31 Flavors.  They sell ice cream not calendars.  ;D





If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

(These guys can't hold their liquor)


Liquor, does it work with beer to?

Liquor, does it work with beer to?




Next time I catch one, I'll try it and let you know.  ;)

When I lived in S.A. one night after getting out of my bath, I went over to the sink and looked back at the tub. There was a scorpion with it's tail sticking straight up on the floor-right where I stepped out of the tub with my bare feet.  :o :o :o :o  My cats also found a HUGE scorpion. I must have used half a can of Raid on that one bug. I later found out that the big scorpions are not as deadly as the small ones-like the one that was in my bathroom.  :o :o :o :o



Cat

No - 31 Flavors.  They sell ice cream not calendars.   ;D





If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

(These guys can't hold their liquor)




Well,they do sell Baskin And Robbin calendars close to the end of the year.

Well,they do sell Baskin And Robbin calendars close to the end of the year.




 :D A lot of good that does - sell you a calendar when the year is almost over.   >:(  Most places give them away.

 :D A lot of good that does - sell you a calendar when the year is almost over.   >:(  Most places give them away.






I think they're for free. ???

I think they're for free. ???

When you give them away, that means it's for free. Lots of places give free calendars now.

When you give them away, that means it's for free. Lots of places give free calendars now.




Yeah, especially people who are really into time.  ;D  :D

When you give them away, that means it's for free. Lots of places give free calendars now.



Yes at the end of the year.

The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and O-Z, hence "Oz."

The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and O-Z, hence "Oz."





So "The Wizard of the End of the Alphabet" 

The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.

The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.





Is that the same as lethargica?

Is that the same as lethargica?




I don't know.  Try this link:

http://onelook.com/

The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and O-Z, hence "Oz."






I knew that.



Cat

I knew that.



Cat


I never gave it much thought....but I did know that HAL the name given the computer from 2001 was created by taking the letters IBM and moving them down one in the alphabet.

I never gave it much thought....but I did know that HAL the name given the computer from 2001 was created by taking the letters IBM and moving them down one in the alphabet.



That, I didn't know.



Cat

That, I didn't know.



Cat


hmmm- I thought it was common knowledge- I'm glad I could share!

That, I didn't know.



Cat




I knew that one.  But I'm an IT geek by profession.  And that was back in the day when IBM was king and before they said "Let that Gates guy have the small computer.  How much harm can he do us"?  :P

I knew that one.  But I'm an IT geek by profession.  And that was back in the day when IBM was king and before they said "Let that Gates guy have the small computer.  How much harm can he do us"?   :P





;D

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.







I'm sure It won't be me.

Do the math...

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

Do the math...

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321


I do not have to do the math for it has already been done.  ;D

I do not have to do the math for it has already been done.  ;D

Me neither. I also know that the pattern holds for the first nine numbers that contain just ones. That is...

1 squared equals 1
11 squared equals 121
111 squared equals 12321
1111 squared equals 1234321
11111 squared equals 123454321
111111 squared equals 12345654321
1111111 squared equals 1234567654321
11111111 squared equals 123456787654321
...and of course, 111111111 squared equals 12345678987654321, as stated above.

Me neither. I also know that the pattern holds for the first nine numbers that contain just ones. That is...

1 squared equals 1
11 squared equals 121
111 squared equals 12321
1111 squared equals 1234321
11111 squared equals 123454321
111111 squared equals 12345654321
1111111 squared equals 1234567654321
11111111 squared equals 123456787654321
...and of course, 111111111 squared equals 12345678987654321, as stated above.
...and it does continue with the higher values?

The "pound" key on your keyboard (#) is called an octotroph.  (So I am told by someone's website.)



I've also known the symbol to be referred to as an "octothorpe", due to the eight endpoints it has.

...and it does continue with the higher values?

No. The reason is that when you do the long multiplication, you get a pattern of 1's to be added up, and in each adjacent column, there is one more 1, until the central column, which contains the most 1's.

Let me do the example for 111:


 111
× 111
 111
111
111__
12321

Notice that each red column has one 1, each blue column has two 1's, and the green (center) column has three, the most.


If you were to square the number 1111111111 (ten 1's), you would get 1234567900987654321. The reason is that the central column in the long multiplication would contain ten 1's, and the carry bit (another 1, from the 10) goes over to the next column, which gets another 1. And that total goes to 10, giving the next column an extra 1 (for 9 total).

No. The reason is that when you do the long multiplication, you get a pattern of 1's to be added up, and in each adjacent column, there is one more 1, until the central column, which contains the most 1's.

Let me do the example for 111:


  111
× 111
  111
111
111__
12321

Notice that each red column has one 1, each blue column has two 1's, and the green (center) column has three, the most.


If you were to square the number 1111111111 (ten 1's), you would get 1234567900987654321. The reason is that the central column in the long multiplication would contain ten 1's, and the carry bit (another 1, from the 10) goes over to the next column, which gets another 1. And that total goes to 10, giving the next column an extra 1 (for 9 total).
Thanks for proving that, I just knew with your math knowledge you would know.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.  Perhaps this is the origin of the term "bird brain"?





That would be interesting. I always wonder how that term evolved.

The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and O-Z, hence "Oz."




Amazing. I did not know that at all. I always read it as the Wizard of Ounce! :D

That would be interesting. I always wonder how that term evolved.
I associated this with "penguin brain" of which that bird shows signs of being not so clever.

I never gave it much thought....but I did know that HAL the name given the computer from 2001 was created by taking the letters IBM and moving them down one in the alphabet.

That, I didn't know.



Cat

Amazing! I've always enjoyed writing messages in code, either moving all the letters down or up one notch in the alphabet.

Hey, if you take the letters IBM and move each of them up one notch, you get my initials!! :D :o

That, I didn't know.



Cat

Amazing! I've always enjoyed writing messages in code, either moving all the letters down or up one notch in the alphabet.

Hey, if you take the letters IBM and move each of them up one notch, you get my initials!! :D :o
Spooky!  ;D

Do the math...

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321




That's very interesting. :o

I've also known the symbol to be referred to as an "octothorpe", due to the eight endpoints it has.





Also from being associated with computer geekdom I have learned that the "!" character on your keyboard is called a "Screech" and the "*" character is called a "splat".

I have read that in England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.  :-X

And we can't get ours to shut her mouth.  It seems that every time she opens it, the reason is to change feet.  ;D :D

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

12,345,679 x 8 = 98,765,432

If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall.

If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall.




...and how tall will Ken be?

If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall.




the full name for Barbie is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

12,345,679 x 8 = 98,765,432


Here is something really mathematically interesting along those lines (remember, the asterisk is also a multiplication symbol; also, the multiplication comes first, then the addition)...

1 * 8 + 1 = 9
12 * 8 + 2 = 98
123 * 8 + 3 = 987
1234 * 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 * 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 * 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 * 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 * 8 + 8 = 98765432
and last but not least...
123456789 * 8 + 9 = 987654321

(Another note: Before I submitted this post, I had initially put parentheses around the numbers to be multiplied, to indicate that the multiplication gets done first, but I forgot that when the number 8 is followed by a right parenthesee, it gets treated as the "Cool" emoticon.)

Here is something really mathematically interesting along those lines (remember, the asterisk is also a multiplication symbol; also, the multiplication comes first, then the addition)...

1 * 8 + 1 = 9
12 * 8 + 2 = 98
123 * 8 + 3 = 987
1234 * 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 * 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 * 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 * 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 * 8 + 8 = 98765432
and last but not least...
123456789 * 8 + 9 = 987654321

(Another note: Before I submitted this post, I had initially put parentheses around the numbers to be multiplied, to indicate that the multiplication gets done first, but I forgot that when the number 8 is followed by a right parenthesee, it gets treated as the "Cool" emoticon.)




You could have put a space between the 8 and the right parenthesee and another space at the beginning of the equation.  ( 1 * 8 ) 8)

You could have put a space between the 8 and the right parenthesee and another space at the beginning of the equation.  ( 1 * 8 ) 8)





Good thinking. O0 I'll remember that for next time.

Good thinking. O0 I'll remember that for next time.




I live to fake out software and computers.  ???

The sentence "the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog's back" uses every letter in the English language.

http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/julieandrewsmarypoppinssoundtrack3.shtml

The sentence "the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog's back" uses every letter in the English language.

http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/julieandrewsmarypoppinssoundtrack3.shtml



A shorter version of that sentence, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog", also does. Such a phrase is known as a pangram, from the Greek pan gramma, meaning "every letter."

A shorter version of that sentence, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog", also does. Such a phrase is known as a pangram, from the Greek pan gramma, meaning "every letter."





Yeah, but the real McCoy is the one I planted out here.  I have typed that sentence thousands of times working on computers over the years.  No one uses it anymore. I even wrote a parody about it.  See the link I posted to amiright.com.

Yeah, but the real McCoy is the one I planted out here.  I have typed that sentence thousands of times working on computers over the years.  No one uses it anymore. I even wrote a parody about it.  See the link I posted to amiright.com.





Yes, I saw your link. I know the OS fairly well, altho it's been ages since I last watched the Mary Poppins movie.

Yes, I saw your link. I know the OS fairly well, altho it's been ages since I last watched the Mary Poppins movie.




Thanks for clicking the link and taking the time to read the parody.  ;)

The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries.

Urban myth?  ???  Sounds good on paper.  I'll have to steal one from a library and look the subject up.  ::)

The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries.

Urban myth?  ???  Sounds good on paper.  I'll have to steal one from a library and look the subject up.  ::)


Not Lady Chatterley's lover then?

If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall.






I thought "real" measurements were 36 24 36?  ???

Some mathematicians believe that there is an absolute prime number.  ::)  At some point once the absolute highest prime is found no other higher integer will be divisible only by anything except itself.  :-\\  ??? 

(I guess they'll call the theory proven after they burn up a few hundred super computers crunching numbers.  This stuff is above my pay grade).  ::)
 

Not Lady Chatterley's lover then?




No, not then...  ;D :D
 

Some mathematicians believe that there is an absolute prime number.  ::)  At some point once the absolute highest prime is found no other higher integer will be divisible only by anything except itself.  :-\\  ??? 

(I guess they'll call the theory proven after they burn up a few hundred super computers crunching numbers.  This stuff is above my pay grade).  ::)
 


Where is a mathematician when you need one?