Odd factoids

[Dirk]

A top fuel dragster ruins a set of spark plugs on every run.
They melt within 1 - 2 seconds of launching and the engine then 'diesels' for the rest of the run. The only way to stop the engine is to turn the fuel off.

 

[Profpointy]

In a study carried out on 20,000 Ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one reported a single case where one buried its head in the sand.

Yebbut but they said something similar about black swans

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Every car handbook says "Please Read Before Driving", yet every single day people recklessly drive to work without first having read the manual cover to cover over their cornflakes.

Not one of the handbooks warn of the dangers associated with being in a rush and thinking you'll tie your shoe laces when you get to the traffic lights, only to find they're caught in the door and you can't reach the brake pedal.

'cough' according to a friend anyway...obviously...

 

[jefmcg]

Yebbut but they said something similar about black swans

That's true. Black swans don't bury their heads in the sand.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Turtles heads are sometimes found buried in sand.

 

[welsh dragon]

Turtles heads are sometimes found buried in sand.

. Priceless.

 

[Dirk]

Top fuel dragster drivers' racing overalls have built in removable nappies.
The intensity of the acceleration can cause involuntary bowel movements.
The skid marks aren't just on the track.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

TMI

 

[Drago]

JFK failed to defend his lead in the 1963 bullet heading championships.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Quick arithmetic trick

your age + the year you were born = 2017!

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Dirk seems very knowledgeable about drag acts, not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[bruce1530]

Plessey introduced the first traffic light with completely solid state circuitry. Prior to that, the entire system was relay-controlled. This technological advance allowed them to deploy sophisticated (for the time) features, including a manual override sequence on the pedestrian crossing button to allow passing police constables to switch the lights immediately to alleviate traffic congestion, or to turn all lights red in the event of an accident.

Not many of the original systems are still in service, but those that still exist can be turned to “all red” by tapping in the rhythm of the theme to Z-Cars on the crossing button.

 

[TVC]

Plessey introduced the first traffic light with completely solid state circuitry. Prior to that, the entire system was relay-controlled. This technological advance allowed them to deploy sophisticated (for the time) features, including a manual override sequence on the pedestrian crossing button to allow passing police constables to switch the lights immediately to alleviate traffic congestion, or to turn all lights red in the event of an accident.

Not many of the original systems are still in service, but those that still exist can be turned to “all red” by tapping in the rhythm of the theme to Z-Cars on the crossing button.

Genius

 

[FishFright]

Turtles heads are sometimes found buried in sand.

Also; turtles have the short legs, not for the walking .... But only a handful of people Can recognise the source of this quote

 

[Drago]

Dogs eggs are brown.