cliaz Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth. 'Second Street' is the most common street name in the U.S.; 'First Street' is the sixth! Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second. There are 53 Lego bricks manufactured for each person in the world. Each 5 m.p.h. you drive over 60 m.p.h. is like paying an additional $.10 a gallon for gas! It takes Several hundred thousand years for newly made photons (light) to travel from the core of the sun to it's surface. The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts! THIS DAY IN HISTORY: REPUBLIC OF INDIA BORN: January 26, 1950 On January 26, 1950, the Indian constitution takes effect, making the Republic of India the most populous democracy in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junebugz Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Each 5 m.p.h. you drive over 60 m.p.h. is like paying an additional $.10 a gallon for gas! 1289231[/snapback] And I coulda swore my Civic HB I used to have did better at 75 or 80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 And I coulda swore my Civic HB I used to have did better at 75 or 80 1289309[/snapback] My old Civic got 40+ mpg cruising at 75-80. About 30 mpg for regular driving. I suspect that stat is an outdated one from the 70s and never got updated for modern cars. Back when "it took 16 hours just to get to L.A." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 My old Civic got 40+ mpg cruising at 75-80. About 30 mpg for regular driving. I suspect that stat is an outdated one from the 70s and never got updated for modern cars. Back when "it took 16 hours just to get to L.A." 1289321[/snapback] Life is just better at 90 MPH than at 60 MPH. I'll pay the extra 10 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junebugz Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 My old Civic got 40+ mpg cruising at 75-80. About 30 mpg for regular driving. I suspect that stat is an outdated one from the 70s and never got updated for modern cars. Back when "it took 16 hours just to get to L.A." 1289321[/snapback] Man, I loved that Civic I had ... got up to Toronto from an hour south of Cleveland on one take of gas. Why did I ever get rid of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 'Second Street' is the most common street name in the U.S.; 'First Street' is the sixth! 1289231[/snapback] I believe this is because what would logically be called "First Street" is instead called "Main Street" in many towns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junebugz Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I believe this is because what would logically be called "First Street" is instead called "Main Street" in many towns. 1289453[/snapback] dropping knowledge policy style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junebugz Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Pigs can get a suntan. Alfred Hitchcock had no bellybutton. No American president has had brown eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted January 26, 2006 Author Share Posted January 26, 2006 Pigs can get a suntan. Alfred Hitchcock had no bellybutton. No American president has had brown eyes. 1289460[/snapback] whoa. pod people maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I believe this is because what would logically be called "First Street" is instead called "Main Street" in many towns. 1289453[/snapback] darnit, beat me to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 (edited) The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!1289231[/snapback] (Car chase scene on a train track from "Running Scared") Danny: Hey, try not to scrape the third rail, it's got about 50 thousand volts running through it. Ray: It's not the volts that get you... it's the amps. Nun: How many amps is it? Ray: Enough to push a train, and shut up, sister! I am the quotemaster! I suspect that stat is an outdated one from the 70s and never got updated for modern cars. Back when "it took 16 hours just to get to L.A." 1289321[/snapback] Or if you watch Van Halen's "Live Without a Net"... it's "It took me 16 hours... to get to New Haven yesterday!!!" I am the Halenmaster! Edited January 26, 2006 by AtomicCEO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I am the Hagarmaster! 1289861[/snapback] Fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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