Fascinating Fact of the Day

[Penfold]

On Thursday May the 4th at two minutes and three seconds
after 1:00 in the morning, the time and date will be

01 02 03 04 05 06

(01:02:03 04/05/06)

[DuVeL]

:huh:  :blink:  :wacko:  :crazy:

[sheepy]

what exactlly makes some one work that out?

[smite]

No life.

[MAD_ness]

Busy then Pen

 :whistle:

[Penfold]

Originally posted by sheepy@Apr 10 2006, 10:41 AM
what exactlly makes some one work that out?

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In this case it's for an above-the-line advertising campaign.

and yes, I'm busy!!!

And the sad fact is that someone's going to charge my client shed loads of money for coming up with that..  :frusty:

[DuVeL]

I think you've been wearing you're tronsuit to much...
The helmet might be a bit to tight  .

[Penfold]

And if you want a weirder one :

Did you know that hot water can freeze more quickly than cold water ?

strange but true

:blink:

PEN

[suicidal_monkey]

Originally posted by ThePENDRAGON@Apr 10 2006, 10:48 AM
And the sad fact is that someone's going to charge my client shed loads of money for coming up with that.. :frusty:

you can see the meeting now... "yes sir we came up with the idea of time and date on our own" ... "You're fired!"  

[sheepy]

Originally posted by ThePENDRAGON@Apr 10 2006, 10:54 AM
And if you want a weirder one :

Did you know that hot water can freeze more quickly than cold water ?

strange but true

:blink:

PEN

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Thats gotta be bull Sh!7.

[Benny]

It's true....I always liked 'glass is a liquid'
That's why old windows are thicker at the bottom

[Jamoe]

Originally posted by sheepy@Apr 10 2006, 02:28 PM
Thats gotta be bull Sh!7.

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nope its true, its another reason u dont put hot water on ur windscreen. If its still freezing temp it will freeze quicker.


The Mpemba effect is a name for the observation that, in some specific circumstances, hotter water freezes faster than colder water.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpemba_effect

[DuVeL]

Where's Sadako when you need him!  :whistle:  

[Jamoe]

Originally posted by DuVeL@Apr 10 2006, 03:02 PM
Where's Sadako when you need him! :whistle:

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Probably testing the effect as we speak

[Gandalf]

Originally posted by Benny@Apr 10 2006, 02:31 PM
It's true....I always liked 'glass is a liquid'
That's why old windows are thicker at the bottom

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I think the technical term is 'supercool liquid' and I agree, well cool