Odd factoids

[colly]

Take a large room 20ft x 20ft x 10ft. 4000cu.ft.

Seal it off completely so it is isolated from the outside atmosphere.
Wait one year.
The atmosphere outside will have increased it’s CO2 content during that time due in part to man made activity. The atmosphere in the room will be as it was one year previously.
How many matches would you need to strike so that the CO2 content inside the room was now the same as that of the outside atmosphere?



10,000 ? No.



1000 ? No.



100 ? No.



10 ? No.



1. Correct.

One match worth, in a whole year.

 

[raleighnut]

Take a large room 20ft x 20ft x 10ft. 4000cu.ft.

Seal it off completely so it is isolated from the outside atmosphere.
Wait one year.
The atmosphere outside will have increased it’s CO2 content during that time due in part to man made activity. The atmosphere in the room will be as it was one year previously.
How many matches would you need to strike so that the CO2 content inside the room was now the same as that of the outside atmosphere?



10,000 ? No.



1000 ? No.



100 ? No.



10 ? No.



1. Correct.

One match worth, in a whole year.

You'd think the smell of that donald would have gone in a year without the need for striking a match.

 

[NorthernDave]

Last of the summer wine is a pale imitation of "I Didn't Know You Cared"

View: https://youtu.be/37Apscp3hsM

Both fine shows, quite possibly inspired by In Loving Memory (which amazingly appears to have a run that spans 17 years!!!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Loving_Memory_(TV_series)

 

[classic33]

Ronnie Barker chose Stephanie Cole for the elderly, paranoid and morose customer Mrs Delphine Featherstone, nicknamed "The Black Widow", in the BBC comedy Open All Hours, based on her role as Dr Beatrice Mason in Tenko

 

[colly]

There are 11 letters in the alphabet

 

[classic33]

The longest English word that can be spelled without repeating any letters is ‘uncopyrightable’.

 

[classic33]

The longest word in English has 45 letters: ‘pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoc.

It is a type of lung disease caused by inhaling ash and sand dust.

 

[Drago]

The Welsh language isn't actually a language at all. It's a mutated form of English that first came into existence when miners started to contract long diseases and couldn't then speak properly.

 

[colly]

The Welsh language is sexy

 

[raleighnut]

The Welsh language is sexy

Only if you like phlegm.

 

[NorthernDave]

Only if you like phlegm.

Isn't that near Llandudno? Or am I thinking of Rhyll?

 

[Drago]

Only if you like phlegm.

The punk band from Cardiff?

 

[Threevok]

The correct pronunciation of "Machu Picchu" is "Matthew Peethew"

Unfortunately, it was discovered by a man from Galway

 

[classic33]

The correct pronunciation of "Machu Picchu" is "Matthew Peethew"

Unfortunately, it was discovered by a man from Galway

City or County?

 

[classic33]

Galway is home to the longest place name in Ireland, Muckanaghederdauhaulia, which means “piggery between two briny places”, and probably refers to a pig farm once located in the area.