Really TRUE odd factoids

[Jenkins]

The alien Klaatu in the science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still was from Bradford.

Keanu Reeves?

 

[classic33]

Keanu Reeves?

Close, movie of the same name.

 

[kynikos]

The alien Klaatu in the science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still was from Bradford.

True, indeed - but why odd? I'd have thought random...

 

[markemark]

Not even random.
An actor is from somewhere. They all are.

 

[Beebo]

Not even random.
An actor is from somewhere. They all are.

Exactly.
So by the same reasoning, Gandalf is from Burnley (Ian Mackellan) . And Prince Vulcan is from Doncaster. (Brian Blessed)

 

[kynikos]

Indeed they are (actors) but it's the fact that's random, rather than odd. We could have a "true but random facts" thread but, for me, that would be somewhat pointless.

 

[king of the mole hills]

Indeed they are (actors) but it's the fact that's random, rather than odd. We could have a "true but random facts" thread but, for me, that would be somewhat pointless.

A bit like your last few posts then

 

[johnnyb47]

Last Sunday whilst heading to Harlech I was listening to Radio 2, and they were talking about odd true facts.
I still can't get my head around one of them that they talked about for nearly 20 minutes.
Right here goes.......
If you had a sheet of paper that was 0.5 mm thick and you fold it in half and then again and again up to 42 times ( I know it would be physically impossible)
But if you could,how high would it stand up.
Apparently it would go from the earth all the way to the moon ( that's be around 240000 miles)
They were arguing for ages on the radio until someone did the maths.
Even a search on Google says this is true.
Totally bonkers true odd fact

 

[markemark]

Last Sunday whilst heading to Harlech I was listening to Radio 2, and they were talking about odd true facts.
I still can't get my head around one of them that they talked about for nearly 20 minutes.
Right here goes.......
If you had a sheet of paper that was 0.5 mm thick and you fold it in half and then again and again up to 42 times ( I know it would be physically impossible)
But if you could,how high would it stand up.
Apparently it would go from the earth all the way to the moon ( that's be around 240000 miles)
They were arguing for ages on the radio until someone did the maths.
Even a search on Google says this is true.
Totally bonkers true odd fact

Not dissimilar from the rice on a chessboard calculation. Keep doubling things and the numbers get very large much quicker than you imagine.

 

[Glyno]

If you sail east to west along the Panama Canal, you leave the Pacific Ocean and enter the Atlantic Ocean.

 

[Alex321]

If you sail east to west along the Panama Canal, you leave the Pacific Ocean and enter the Atlantic Ocean.

You can't really travel East to West though.

While it is just about possible to describe it as NW - SE, it is much closer to running North to South, and Northbound or Southbound is the normal terminology used regarding passages.

But yes, the Pacific end is 37km East of the Caribbean end.

 

[Beebo]

 

[matticus]

You can't really travel East to West though.

yes you can.

 

[Alex321]

yes you can.

Why do you believe that?

 

[Punkawallah]

Not dissimilar from the rice on a chessboard calculation. Keep doubling things and the numbers get very large much quicker than you imagine.

Would the grains of rice on square 64 reach the moon if stacked?