Correspondent:: König Prüß, GfbAEV
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 19:51:30 GMT
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The Admiral wrote:
> Just like the title sez, this here is completely useless crapola! The
> BEST KIND!!
>
> http://www.fallingskyhazard.com/catalog.htm
>
> A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
>
> In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's
> nuclear weapons combined.
>
> On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
>
> Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are
> already married.
>
> Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
Now wait just a goddam minute!
I bet you for sure I can make an elephant jump.
I'll make that mutherphucker clear a six-bar gate!
Correspondent:: polar bear
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 15:45:59 -0800
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In article <914a8470.0411171147.39a639ad@posting.google.com>,
boguskudzu@yahoo.com (The Admiral) wrote:
> All polar bears are left handed.
>
This is only true of arctic polar bears.
Antarctic polar bears are all right handed.
pb
Correspondent:: Vaylor Trucks
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:38:59 -0500
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The Admiral wrote:
> Just like the title sez, this here is completely useless crapola! The
> BEST KIND!!
>
> http://www.fallingskyhazard.com/catalog.htm
>
> A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
>
They tested that on Mythbusters. The conclusion was that a duck's quack
is comprised of a series of interspersed pulses which degrade over time,
which makes the echo (which does indeed exist) simply sound like part
of the original quack.