The odd facts thread?
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Originally Posted by IntegreS_350
Fleas can jump up to 30 cm, twenty times their own body length.
Instead of 20x their body length, I think it's more like 100x.
"Not only can they jump more than 100 times the length of their bodies, but ...."
http://www.animalplanet.com.au/insec...as/index.shtml
"Fleas are wingless, but have strongly developed legs that permit them to jump up to 100 times their own body length..."
http://www.flea-info.com/about_fleas...fe_cycle.shtml
But this is the best answer I found. The question is, "If a dog can jump 4ft high and a flea can jump 9ft high, how high can a flea jump off jumping dog?"
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...8150616AAAHJtM
Isn't this fun? I love this thread.
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Originally Posted by rdck
Originally Posted by IntegreS_350
Fleas can jump up to 30 cm, twenty times their own body length.
Instead of 20x their body length, I think it's more like 100x.
"Not only can they jump more than 100 times the length of their bodies, but ...."
http://www.animalplanet.com.au/insec...as/index.shtml
"Fleas are wingless, but have strongly developed legs that permit them to jump up to 100 times their own body length..."
http://www.flea-info.com/about_fleas...fe_cycle.shtml
But this is the best answer I found. The question is, "If a dog can jump 4ft high and a flea can jump 9ft high, how high can a flea jump off jumping dog?"
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...8150616AAAHJtM
Isn't this fun? I love this thread.
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Smearing a small amount of dog feces on an insect bite will relieve the itching and swelling.
Human saliva has a boiling point three times that of regular water.
You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them.
Never hold your nose and cover your mouth when sneezing, as it can blow out your eyeballs.
Although difficult, it's possible to start a fire by rapidly rubbing together two Cool Ranch Doritos.
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Originally Posted by tC_Normo
Would you date some one with 57 nipples or someone with no nipples? Why?
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hot water freezes faster than cold water
You can convert graphite into diamond by applying a temperature of 3000 Celsius and pressure of 100,000 atm.
The bark of the redwood tree is fireproof.
A bee sting is acidic and a wasp sting is alkali. To treat a sting by one of these you should use the opposite type of chemical.
A goldfish (like most marine fish) can survive in a tank full of human blood.
You can convert graphite into diamond by applying a temperature of 3000 Celsius and pressure of 100,000 atm.
The bark of the redwood tree is fireproof.
A bee sting is acidic and a wasp sting is alkali. To treat a sting by one of these you should use the opposite type of chemical.
A goldfish (like most marine fish) can survive in a tank full of human blood.
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Originally Posted by Dakine
people say "bless you" because when u sneeze, you heart stops beating and you stop breathing for a couple milliseconds.
but on that note.....it's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. [don't try either-all the pressure will blow your eyeballs out]
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Originally Posted by Dakine
people say "bless you" because when u sneeze, you heart stops beating and you stop breathing for a couple milliseconds.
were able to enter your body through your nose during that millisecond. So saying "God Bless You" is how you ward off those evil spirits.Dunno....
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Originally Posted by JPick281
Originally Posted by Dakine
people say "bless you" because when u sneeze, you heart stops beating and you stop breathing for a couple milliseconds.
but on that note.....it's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. [don't try either-all the pressure will blow your eyeballs out]
According to Dane Cook in Good Luck Chuck, no human can lick their own elbow?
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no i meant I tried posting it haha and someone told me it was disproven myth busters..okay I actually did try it once, its one of those things that I'm sure everyone has tried!
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Originally Posted by JPick281
Originally Posted by Dakine
people say "bless you" because when u sneeze, you heart stops beating and you stop breathing for a couple milliseconds.
but on that note.....it's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. [don't try either-all the pressure will blow your eyeballs out]