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Post by lemmykoopa300 on Sept 3, 2010 14:53:31 GMT -5
I learned that it's harder to find a small trash bin than you'd think. D:
And on a side note, I went to a vintage store, a thrift store, and Urban Outfitters (which doesn't belong? Haha) with a couple of friends today. I've never been to any of those stores or those type of stores before. We don't have many of any of them out where I live. I'm impressed by all.
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Post by Tam on Sept 9, 2010 19:08:53 GMT -5
Raw chicken in the fridge spoils in four days. D:
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Post by Gelquie on Sept 12, 2010 17:25:25 GMT -5
I learned why red light doesn't affect human night vision.
It has to do with the rods and cones in our eyes. When it becomes darker, the cones sorta shut down, and the rods take over for the night. The rods in our eyes are less sensitive to red, so we can't see red things as well, even when night vision takes over. So when we turn on red lights to see, the rods can't pick it up, and we can take full advantage of our dark vision without it being ruined by light.
*Praises HyperPhysics.*
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2010 19:52:52 GMT -5
4chan has boards for literature, science, and math.
Seeing complicated mathematics next to an image macro must make for a hilarious contrast. XD
EDIT: Also, now I know where the idea of A'Tuin comes from. 8D Very neat.
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Post by storm on Sept 16, 2010 20:43:27 GMT -5
Turns out it's impossible to down 6 sodium crackers in under a minute without water.
I've tried it. Apparently, no one has ever been able to accomplish such a thing. Your mouth goes too dry. None of my 5 friends that did this with me accomplished it, either.
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Post by Tiger on Sept 17, 2010 15:35:28 GMT -5
Today I learned that Great Horned owls are also called "Tiger Owls" (or at least, they are in Phoenix, Arizona; I was watching Animal Cops Phoenix, and they rescued a GH Owl). The things the internet doesn't tell you!
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Post by MarillTachiquin on Sept 17, 2010 19:32:01 GMT -5
I learned how to make giant gummy bears Now I know what to give as xmas gifts to a couple of friends that love bears ;D Turns out it's impossible to down 6 sodium crackers in under a minute without water. I've tried it. Apparently, no one has ever been able to accomplish such a thing. Your mouth goes too dry. None of my 5 friends that did this with me accomplished it, either. Oooh thanks for reminding (sp?) me about this!! I used to place bets with people with this ;D Gave me some money when I was short on cash or free meals xP
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Post by Cow-winkle on Sept 23, 2010 20:42:13 GMT -5
Here's something I learned today about the history of the small town I live in:
The biggest employer in our area is a mining and smelting company, which has been around for over a hundred years. During World War II, the plant was involved with the Manhattan Project, particularly in the processing of heavy water. Pretty impressive bit of history for a little Canadian town with less than 10,000 people.
Anyway, the workers found a way to use the Manhattan Project to their advantage: they would bring in their broken appliances from home, have the engineers at the plant fix them, and charge it to the Manhattan Project's budget (in other words, the U.S. government). To this day, whenever an employee brings something in to the plant to have it fixed, they refer to it euphemistically as a "government job".
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Post by MarillTachiquin on Sept 28, 2010 1:48:32 GMT -5
Today I learned how my medical insurance works ^^ And this nice agent left me some manuals to read about what to do if something happends and where I have coverage, so I'll learn even more tonight
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Post by Omni on Sept 28, 2010 18:32:03 GMT -5
- It's important to have your social security number ready.
- The first time you donate blood, your body overcompensates for the blood loss. (But it's still not that bad.)
- If you're light-headed, the best position to be in is with your head between your knees.
- They can take your pulse at the same time that they take your blood pressure.
- They take more blood to take a blood count test than to test for blood sugar, but it's still not much.
- You can get light-headed easily or get nose bleeds easily and still have more than enough blood to donate.
- There is a wrong way to prick your finger for a blood test.
- It hurts when they prick your finger, but the pain is mild and very brief.
- It hurts even less when they insert the needle.
- You can stop the donation process at any time, even after they've taken the blood already.
- Sometimes one arm is easier to draw blood from than the other. My better arm is my right arm.
- You do not feel the blood leaving your arm when it's drawn from you.
- Neither are you likely to feel funny during or after the donation, though they can be extra cautious if you're either nervous or having actual problems.
- However, since blood vessels constrict when you lose blood or other body fluids, you may feel the vein wrap around the needle near the end.
- Apparently it's good to cough while blood is being drawn from you. It helps with pressure in your lungs and oxygen levels.
- The blood taken from a donation is about enough to save three people.
- The blood taken from a donation has about a day's worth of calories, maybe a day-and-a-half, assuming a 2,000 calorie diet.
- They have more than enough chairs to seat people donating blood. However, the number of chairs that they have still isn't that much. This isn't exactly the best thing.
- They have quite the selection of treats for donors, and I don't mean lollipops (though they still have those, probably for the kids waiting).
- They cannot tell your blood-type right away. They mail it to you afterwards.
- Or they may call and tell you they can't use your blood for some reason, but that usually doesn't happen as they interview for possible problems as much as they can beforehand. This is assuming you're an honest and decent person.
Guess what I did today?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2010 10:11:20 GMT -5
"Startlingly" can be surprisingly tricky to say. Must be the 'L' sounds.
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Post by MarillTachiquin on Oct 4, 2010 0:09:04 GMT -5
This month, October, has 5 fridays, 5 saturdays and 5 sundays, and this only happens once every 800-something years.
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Post by Breakingchains on Oct 4, 2010 6:28:52 GMT -5
I learned to never do an eyeball-estimate of the calories in fast food.
I was starving after a lot of physical activity, ordered 2 small-looking McDonald's items, and later learned that I had eaten 920 cal. T_T
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2010 6:33:39 GMT -5
If you burn your tongue, the buds swell up.
You can get pimples on your gums. x_o
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Post by Tam on Oct 9, 2010 2:31:16 GMT -5
Pickles are estimated to be over 4000 years old. *nods* And now I have numerous pages related to the history of pickles showing up in my web browser history. And no, this is not the weirdest thing I have ever researched after midnight out of boredom.
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