Odd factoids

[winjim]

Well, that killed that joke stone dead.

(I'm not saying it was moribund already...)

Sorry, I didn't realise it was a joke.

 

[Dirk]

The only clean shaven member of ZZTop is named - Frank Beard.

 

[jefmcg]

If you pick up a guinea pig by its tail, its eyes fall out.

 

[jefmcg]

Sorry, I didn't realise it was a joke.

Ouch!

 

[Dirk]

Every week you will breathe in enough toxins to kill you, if taken in a single dose.

 

[slowmotion]

Forget spiders, snakes, mice and heights, the one thing that people fear most is speaking in public.

 

[Threevok]

The biggest owl in the world is the teat owl

 

[jefmcg]

The biggest owl in the world is the teat owl

Goddammit, I just googled teat owl.

 

[Threevok]

Goddammit, I just googled teat owl.

 

[midlife]

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

@roadrash, keep your eyes open!

I might be wrong but I think John Wayne could keep his eyes open while firing his gun which is rare for an actor

 

[Profpointy]

Which in conventional terms (A=440Hz) is more like a sixth of a tone above a G, so it's quite a sharp G. And as any expert on power delivery will probably tell you, the actual frequency delievered will vary a bit, so the shaver (and any other implement which uses AC to deliver vibrations) will sing in different pitches.

Mmm, they keep to 50Hz spot on, but the voltage varies I understand

 

[Dirk]

I might be wrong but I think John Wayne could keep his eyes open while firing his gun which is rare for an actor

John Wayne's real name was Marion Morrison.

'Who's yer tough mate?'

'Oh... that's Marion'

''

 

[roadrash]

did you know the chap that founded walkers crisps was called chris packet

 

[steveindenmark]

Herons eat rats.

 

[Tim Hall]

Which in conventional terms (A=440Hz) is more like a sixth of a tone above a G, so it's quite a sharp G. And as any expert on power delivery will probably tell you, the actual frequency delievered will vary a bit, so the shaver (and any other implement which uses AC to deliver vibrations) will sing in different pitches.

What you need is N F Simpson's "One way pendulum" with its choir of speak your weight machines.