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They say 'You learn something new every day'. Well, I thought I'd start a new thread of useful (useless?) information you might not have known. Feel free to add your own (as long as they are interesting).
Mobile Phones and Petrol Stations
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Despite the huge signs and angry petrol pump attendents, it's actually never been scientifically proved that a mobile signal could set off a fire in a petrol station. In fact, all electrical devices have to meet certain standards and creating a spark of sufficent amounts to ignite petrol fumes would usually mean you need to chuck your mobile away immediately.
There have never been any verified cases that I could find where this has actually happened, either. Which either shows that it's not possible, or that people don't talk on the phone while filling their cars.
That said, I've been told by Tesco staff that they have a health and safety video with an incident of someone using their phone and causing a fire, but this is more than likely a mock up.
Ring a Ring a Roses.
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Despite popular belief, this old nursery rhyme is not connected with the Black Death (Plague). The rhyme hasn't actually been around long enough to have been created at the time and the several original versions were not as easy to connect to the plague details as they are now.
However, it's just possible that the modern version could have been created by some creative minded children who had just finished a history lesson before entering the playground...
Mobile Phones and Petrol Stations
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Despite the huge signs and angry petrol pump attendents, it's actually never been scientifically proved that a mobile signal could set off a fire in a petrol station. In fact, all electrical devices have to meet certain standards and creating a spark of sufficent amounts to ignite petrol fumes would usually mean you need to chuck your mobile away immediately.
There have never been any verified cases that I could find where this has actually happened, either. Which either shows that it's not possible, or that people don't talk on the phone while filling their cars.
That said, I've been told by Tesco staff that they have a health and safety video with an incident of someone using their phone and causing a fire, but this is more than likely a mock up.
Ring a Ring a Roses.
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Despite popular belief, this old nursery rhyme is not connected with the Black Death (Plague). The rhyme hasn't actually been around long enough to have been created at the time and the several original versions were not as easy to connect to the plague details as they are now.
However, it's just possible that the modern version could have been created by some creative minded children who had just finished a history lesson before entering the playground...
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Do you have cameras in my house? :p
Alfonse wrote:
> I know what you look like :P
So... Everyone found out when Pandemic made a visit, in the 2006 Awards thread... And look at my profile on here, do I care?
> I know what you look like :P
So... Everyone found out when Pandemic made a visit, in the 2006 Awards thread... And look at my profile on here, do I care?
Do you?
I really want to know what Kawada looks like and who knows, maybe one day I'll put a pic of my self up on here.
I really want to know what Kawada looks like and who knows, maybe one day I'll put a pic of my self up on here.
awards? i shoulda come back earlier, i love awards :(
I'd have won best undead and best returned person :)
Vampyr wrote:
w**ked over japanese hot girls
bukkake ftw!
But please don't image search it.
w**ked over japanese hot girls
bukkake ftw!
But please don't image search it.
rofl *refrains*
xD
youd fit in well in the facebook group "we love tokyo girls"
*nods wisely*
xD
youd fit in well in the facebook group "we love tokyo girls"
*nods wisely*
But they're so cute! I just wanna eat them... ^-^
eat them as in eat them with noodles hannibalstyle, or eat them as in eat them with honey and later feed them some coq au vin?
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