Amazing facts, nobody believes

[SamuraiBlue]

Following on from the handshakes thread, I once heard that you know everyone in the world through 5 people. Not hard to imagine looking at the thread. 'Know' of course means 'seen' or had some kind of contact with.

It's one of theose mind blowing things that nobody believes.

Here is another one : fold a piece of paper in half 30 times (or cut in half, then put one of the halves on top and do it again and again).

It will be thick enough to reach the moon.

No bull, get a calculator and start doubling those numbers!

Got an amazing fact? Please share

 

[Bluetonic]

This one time my friends and I were playing basketball when this group of guys came over and challenged us to a game, it was all going well and was surprisingly civil until one of the opposing team fouled one of my friends. It got a bit heated and a shoving match ensued, the guy threw a punch at my friend who simply sidestepped, picked him up firemans carry style, spun him around and dropped him on the court, next thing I know I'm in the middle of a full-on brawl. The guy picks himself up and runs away crying with his friends in hot pursuit threatening to come and kick our heads in later, we just laughed and continued with the game.

A little while later a Police car rolls up, two officers get out and start asking questions about the earlier scuffle, being the most articulate of the group I stepped in and explained what happened and dismissed it as harmless roughhousing, things begin to take a sinister turn when one of the officers starts using words like 'assault charges' and 'prosecution'. I argued our case, probably a little too well actually because the next thing I know I've been put in handcuffs and shoved into the back of the Police car. Nobody else. Just me.

Six hours later an officer lets me out of the cell and mentions something about 'lack of evidence' before letting me go, I walked slowly home reflecting on my adventure and decided never to play basketball again, it's a dangerous world out there and if you dare stand up for yourself you're the one who ends up getting punished. When I got home I explained the story to my mother, it was ridiculous, I got in one little fight and my mom got scared she said: "you're moving with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air". I whistled for a cab and when it came near the license plate said 'fresh' and had a dice in the mirror, if anything I could say that this cab was rare but I thought "nah forget it, yo home to Bel-Air". I pulled up to a house about seven or eight and I yelled to the cabby "yo, home, smell you later" I looked at my kingdom I was finally there to sit on my throne as the prince of Bel-Air.

 

[chadded]

Following on from the handshakes thread, I once heard that you know everyone in the world through 5 people. Not hard to imagine looking at the thread. 'Know' of course means 'seen' or had some kind of contact with.

It's one of theose mind blowing things that nobody believes.

Here is another one : fold a piece of paper in half 30 times (or cut in half, then put one of the halves on top and do it again and again).

It will be thick enough to reach the moon.

No bull, get a calculator and start doubling those numbers!

Got an amazing fact? Please share

A piece of paper cannot be folded in half more than 7 times.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

This one time my friends and I were playing basketball when this group of guys came over and challenged us to a game, it was all going well and was surprisingly civil until one of the opposing team fouled one of my friends. It got a bit heated and a shoving match ensued, the guy threw a punch at my friend who simply sidestepped, picked him up firemans carry style, spun him around and dropped him on the court, next thing I know I'm in the middle of a full-on brawl. The guy picks himself up and runs away crying with his friends in hot pursuit threatening to come and kick our heads in later, we just laughed and continued with the game.

A little while later a Police car rolls up, two officers get out and start asking questions about the earlier scuffle, being the most articulate of the group I stepped in and explained what happened and dismissed it as harmless roughhousing, things begin to take a sinister turn when one of the officers starts using words like 'assault charges' and 'prosecution'. I argued our case, probably a little too well actually because the next thing I know I've been put in handcuffs and shoved into the back of the Police car. Nobody else. Just me.

Six hours later an officer lets me out of the cell and mentions something about 'lack of evidence' before letting me go, I walked slowly home reflecting on my adventure and decided never to play basketball again, it's a dangerous world out there and if you dare stand up for yourself you're the one who ends up getting punished. When I got home I explained the story to my mother, it was ridiculous, I got in one little fight and my mom got scared she said: "you're moving with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air". I whistled for a cab and when it came near the license plate said 'fresh' and had a dice in the mirror, if anything I could say that this cab was rare but I thought "nah forget it, yo home to Bel-Air". I pulled up to a house about seven or eight and I yelled to the cabby "yo, home, smell you later" I looked at my kingdom I was finally there to sit on my throne as the prince of Bel-Air.

WTF...Will Smith you aint!!!

 

[Vange Shrimper]

I've probably said this before, but Polar bears are left handed and that they are actually black.

It's illegal for frogs to croak after 10pm in Missouri.

 

[Bluesmanager]

This one time my friends and I were playing basketball when this group of guys came over and challenged us to a game, it was all going well and was surprisingly civil until one of the opposing team fouled one of my friends. It got a bit heated and a shoving match ensued, the guy threw a punch at my friend who simply sidestepped, picked him up firemans carry style, spun him around and dropped him on the court, next thing I know I'm in the middle of a full-on brawl. The guy picks himself up and runs away crying with his friends in hot pursuit threatening to come and kick our heads in later, we just laughed and continued with the game.

A little while later a Police car rolls up, two officers get out and start asking questions about the earlier scuffle, being the most articulate of the group I stepped in and explained what happened and dismissed it as harmless roughhousing, things begin to take a sinister turn when one of the officers starts using words like 'assault charges' and 'prosecution'. I argued our case, probably a little too well actually because the next thing I know I've been put in handcuffs and shoved into the back of the Police car. Nobody else. Just me.

Six hours later an officer lets me out of the cell and mentions something about 'lack of evidence' before letting me go, I walked slowly home reflecting on my adventure and decided never to play basketball again, it's a dangerous world out there and if you dare stand up for yourself you're the one who ends up getting punished. When I got home I explained the story to my mother, it was ridiculous, I got in one little fight and my mom got scared she said: "you're moving with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air". I whistled for a cab and when it came near the license plate said 'fresh' and had a dice in the mirror, if anything I could say that this cab was rare but I thought "nah forget it, yo home to Bel-Air". I pulled up to a house about seven or eight and I yelled to the cabby "yo, home, smell you later" I looked at my kingdom I was finally there to sit on my throne as the prince of Bel-Air.

I concur - Besides, where's the graffiti?

 

[South Bank Hank]

This one time...

Band camp, no?

 

[mattytheshrimper]

theres a fact that in nottingham after 12pm on a sunday its legal to shoot someone with a bow and arrow. or something like that. but i kid you not this is true.

 

[Vange Shrimper]

theres a fact that in nottingham after 12pm on a sunday its legal to shoot someone with a bow and arrow. or something like that. but i kid you not this is true.

You can shoot a Welshman within Chester on a Sunday with a bow and arrow and the same in York, within the walls, to a Scotsman. This is still legal :D

 

[Pubey]

Following on from the handshakes thread, I once heard that you know everyone in the world through 5 people. Not hard to imagine looking at the thread. 'Know' of course means 'seen' or had some kind of contact with.

It's one of theose mind blowing things that nobody believes.

Here is another one : fold a piece of paper in half 30 times (or cut in half, then put one of the halves on top and do it again and again).

It will be thick enough to reach the moon.

No bull, get a calculator and start doubling those numbers!

Got an amazing fact? Please share

http://raju.varghese.org/articles/powers2.html

 

[Vange Shrimper]

Dolphins sleep with one eye open, owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue and a very important one is that....Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.

 

[sufcintheprem]

Following on from the handshakes thread, I once heard that you know everyone in the world through 5 people. Not hard to imagine looking at the thread. 'Know' of course means 'seen' or had some kind of contact with.

It's one of theose mind blowing things that nobody believes.

Here is another one : fold a piece of paper in half 30 times (or cut in half, then put one of the halves on top and do it again and again).

It will be thick enough to reach the moon.

No bull, get a calculator and start doubling those numbers!

Got an amazing fact? Please share

I think these are both in the Tipping Point of which half is a very decent read.

 

[steveo]

but Polar bears are left handed and that they are actually black.

would these be the African polar bears or ~West Indian?

 

[Bluetonic]

would these be the African polar bears or ~West Indian?

Sudanese I believe.

 

[* ORM *]

You can shoot a Welshman within Chester on a Sunday with a bow and arrow and the same in York, within the walls, to a Scotsman. This is still legal :D

Who cares whether this is legal or not ? Where do I enlist ? :hilarious: :hilarious:

 

[Southend_Lady]

theres a fact that in nottingham after 12pm on a sunday its legal to shoot someone with a bow and arrow. or something like that. but i kid you not this is true.

My bf lives in nottingham so if he steps out of line I shall be taking this law quite seriously :D

 

[Southend_Lady]

Oh and its physically impossible to lick your elbow!

 

[Vange Shrimper]

Oh and its physically impossible to lick your elbow!

Guarantee you that after people read that, they will try to see if it is possible!

 

[seany t]

An amazing fact, proven yesterday at Roots Hall

That the half time challenge is in fact doable...

 

[* ORM *]

Another amazing fact - get 10 people (two is probably enough) to come on the Zone straight after a Blues game and they will never agree on the team's and individual player's performances.

That's part of the reason this place is so damned great though. ;)