Trivial Pursuit - Page 5

Scrooge McSam · 01-28-2005, 04:41 PM

Do we work for the same company?

Gemini Cricket · 01-28-2005, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by blueerica

Yeah, that factoid blows...

lol!

I don't know why, but I thought that was very funny! Poor GD.

Not Afraid · 01-28-2005, 04:47 PM

The stuff that is in those night time sleep aid pills is the exact same thing that is in Benedryl (generic or not). The exception is that the sleep aid drugs sometimes add a pail releiver and cost a whole lot more. Buy generic benedryl, take two and sleep like a baby. Just don't do it every night. Nothing like that is good on a daily basis.

Ghoulish Delight · 01-28-2005, 04:55 PM

But Nytol is non-habit forming. I read that on the box every time I take it

Contrary to popular belief, while the Coriolis effect is real, it does NOT effect the direction in which water drains. Its effect is so small that it only effects things over VERY large distances and time (like weather paterns). Differences in water drainage are affected by how the container was filled (if it was filled swirling in one direction, it will drain the same way) as well as the shape and microscopic imperfections of the container. Studies have been done where water was left at rest for weeks, to guarantee no effect from the direction of filling. When drained, the Coriolis effect was measured to affect the movement of the water by only a fraction of a percent.

blueerica · 01-28-2005, 07:20 PM

New Random Fact:

America once issued a 5-cent bill.

Gn2Dlnd · 01-28-2005, 11:28 PM

But the guys at Taco Bell wouldn't take it.

wendybeth · 01-28-2005, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

The stuff that is in those night time sleep aid pills is the exact same thing that is in Benedryl (generic or not). The exception is that the sleep aid drugs sometimes add a pail releiver and cost a whole lot more. Buy generic benedryl, take two and sleep like a baby. Just don't do it every night. Nothing like that is good on a daily basis.

Oh, sure- now you tell me.
I've been taking Benadryl since I was a kid. Life would truly suck without it.

FEJ · 01-28-2005, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Fine, here's a real factoid:

In the field of data storage, there's a class of devices known as "JBODs". Basically, when you are trying to have access to a large number of hard drives in a single appliance, you have 2 choices. Either you connect them through a controller that adds fuctionality such as data protection and availability protection. This is known as a RAID controller, which stands for "Redunant Array of Indipendant Disks". Or you just put a bunch of disks in a box and connect directly to them with no other functionality. This is known as JBOD which stands for....."Just a Bunch of Disks."

On a similar highly technical note, if you've been using Windows long enough, you've seen a fatal error, where the screen turns blue and displays a bunch of technical crap about what just went wrong. This is known in the industry as a BSOD, "Blue Screen of Death".

Along those line, on a special tour of NBC studios years ago (with a broadcasting class) we noticed a label "LPS" on one of the monitors in the control room. When I asked what that stood for, I was told it is an official technical term: Little Piece of S**t. Basically a throw away camera, like the ones that used to be on goal posts in football games, or one that would be hidden in the grass..

Not Afraid · 01-29-2005, 01:45 AM

Did you know that EVERY terminal at LAX has a See's Candy counter?

I didn't - until tonight when I read the billboard.

CoasterMatt · 02-05-2005, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

A penny dropped from a skyscraper wouldn't go through your skull, but it sure would hurt.

I got smacked in the head by a nickel that somebody had dropped from the top of Superman: the Escape (a 415ft tower)

01-28-2005, 04:41 PM	#41
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01-28-2005, 04:47 PM	#43
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	The stuff that is in those night time sleep aid pills is the exact same thing that is in Benedryl (generic or not). The exception is that the sleep aid drugs sometimes add a pail releiver and cost a whole lot more. Buy generic benedryl, take two and sleep like a baby. Just don't do it every night. Nothing like that is good on a daily basis.
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01-28-2005, 04:55 PM	#44
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	But Nytol is non-habit forming. I read that on the box every time I take it Contrary to popular belief, while the Coriolis effect is real, it does NOT effect the direction in which water drains. Its effect is so small that it only effects things over VERY large distances and time (like weather paterns). Differences in water drainage are affected by how the container was filled (if it was filled swirling in one direction, it will drain the same way) as well as the shape and microscopic imperfections of the container. Studies have been done where water was left at rest for weeks, to guarantee no effect from the direction of filling. When drained, the Coriolis effect was measured to affect the movement of the water by only a fraction of a percent. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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01-28-2005, 07:20 PM	#45
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	New Random Fact: America once issued a 5-cent bill.
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Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	But the guys at Taco Bell wouldn't take it. __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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01-29-2005, 01:45 AM	#49
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Did you know that EVERY terminal at LAX has a See's Candy counter? I didn't - until tonight when I read the billboard.
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