Facts that shocked you

[418 Im a teapot]

nismocat said:

Ski-Doo was supposed to be called Ski-Dog but some graphics company made a mistake.

The brilliiant, but in its day unsuccessful Zombies album Odessey and Oracle shoud have been correctly called Oddysey and Oracle, but Terry Quirk the cover artist did not know the correct spelling.

[hammo19]

Ken_Code said:

hammo19 said:

If you make the life of the universe as we know it 1 year old the Earth came into existence at 23:57 on the 31st December in that one year.

No it didn’t, the Earth is about 1/3 the age of the universe.

There’s always one…..it’s about facts that shocked you. I was shocked the fact I read on my astronomy degree was so wrong. But thanks for the clarification.

[Ken_Code]

hammo19 said:

There’s always one…..it’s about facts that shocked you. I was shocked the fact I read on my astronomy degree was so wrong. But thanks for the clarification.

It’s not a fact. The thread is about things which are facts which people are shocked by.

You seem to have fundamentally misunderstood both the thread and what a fact is.

[Turtle Shed]

Jordie Barretts sock said:

Currently Pilton Farm near Glastonbury is the the most population dense place on the planet.

It's not called Pilton Farm, it's called Worthy Farm. Pilton is the nearest village.

The festival was often referred to in the early days as "Pilton" though.

[DodgyGeezer]

dandarez said:

mickythefish said:

Antony Moxey said:

boyse7en said:

Antony Moxey said:

Jordie Barretts sock said:

Currently Pilton Farm near Glastonbury is the the most population dense place on the planet.

You could say that about every festival, Premier League football match, rugby international etc etc.

Not many people camp at football and rugby matches though

Indeed, but in that stadium at that time they're pretty packed in, so are probably in an area that's of the greatest population density at the time. Same for marches, carnivals, demonstrations and so on.

Glastonbury holds the record for the most amount of pretentious middle class people in one space ever. 40 tonnes of hummus are consumed every hour.

I dunno what that says (bold above) about the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival then?
Estimates up to 3/4 million (excluding bands, staff etc, just 'fans) attended. Totally eclipsing the prev year's Woodstock in the USA.
Never beaten and never will be.

Glasto has an attendance limit I believe now of just over 200k inclusive. For 360 quid a ticket!
Even allowing for inflation, the measly 3 quid it cost for Fri/Sat/Sun back in August 1970 has to be seen as some sort of bargain, especially as the preceding Wed and Thurs was free.
Still, times change. Not always for the better.

Wouldn't the Haj, Holi and Cinqo de Mayo generate a large number of people all in one place to challenge both of the above?

[Big Rig]

The human Sphincter can be dilated to around 10cm.

[rodericb]

dandarez said:

mickythefish said:

Antony Moxey said:

boyse7en said:

Antony Moxey said:

Jordie Barretts sock said:

Currently Pilton Farm near Glastonbury is the the most population dense place on the planet.

You could say that about every festival, Premier League football match, rugby international etc etc.

Not many people camp at football and rugby matches though

Indeed, but in that stadium at that time they're pretty packed in, so are probably in an area that's of the greatest population density at the time. Same for marches, carnivals, demonstrations and so on.

Glastonbury holds the record for the most amount of pretentious middle class people in one space ever. 40 tonnes of hummus are consumed every hour.

I dunno what that says (bold above) about the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival then?
Estimates up to 3/4 million (excluding bands, staff etc, just 'fans) attended. Totally eclipsing the prev year's Woodstock in the USA.
Never beaten and never will be.

Glasto has an attendance limit I believe now of just over 200k inclusive. For 360 quid a ticket!
Even allowing for inflation, the measly 3 quid it cost for Fri/Sat/Sun back in August 1970 has to be seen as some sort of bargain, especially as the preceding Wed and Thurs was free.
Still, times change. Not always for the better.

At that point of time possibly. Before it was demolished in the mid 90's the walled city of Kowloon is said to have had a population density of 1.3 million people per square kilometer - 35,000 people on a 26,000sq.m area of land.

[rodericb]

Big Rig said:

The human Sphincter can be dilated to around 10cm.

what's also shocking is that is probably the most shocking fact which is documented on the internet the most.

[hidetheelephants]

Big Rig said:

The human Sphincter can be dilated to around 10cm.

Is this from practical observation?

[Pit Pony]

IanJ9375 said:

Volkswagen make more sausages (currywurst) than they do cars per year

Are they that vertically integrated that they don't actually buy them in from a local butcher, but instead have a pig farm, where VW employees are employed to feed them, and look after them. Do they also have a slaughter house, and a big sausage making machine.
What about the carrots? Do they grow them in a field next to the factory?

Or perhaps they are just the middle man, who warms them up and sells them on?

[Pit Pony]

otolith said:

By definition - except that you have to recalibrate the marking if you are testing a different population to the one it is calibrated for.

Interesting effect;

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect

Mean, medium.or mode ?

[Flumpo]

Pit Pony said:

IanJ9375 said:

Volkswagen make more sausages (currywurst) than they do cars per year

Are they that vertically integrated that they don't actually buy them in from a local butcher, but instead have a pig farm, where VW employees are employed to feed them, and look after them. Do they also have a slaughter house, and a big sausage making machine.
What about the carrots? Do they grow them in a field next to the factory?

Or perhaps they are just the middle man, who warms them up and sells them on?

I think it was on a James May thing once and many others. They buy the meat, but they do make them onsite to their own recipe. Seem to remember they even sell them to other places as they are so popular.

[eldar]

Big Rig said:

The human Sphincter can be dilated to around 10cm.

Which one? Diameter or circumference?

[Roofless Toothless]

Big Rig said:

The human Sphincter can be dilated to around 10cm.

That’s handy.

[Soloman Dodd]

There are over 50 distinct types of sphincters in the human body.

[johnymac]

Big Rig said:

The human Sphincter can be dilated to around 10cm.

I assume that you are referring to the anal sphincter here, rather than one of the 50 or so other sphincters in the human body.

I found out about the 50+ sphincters in the body after a bit of internet digging, and while it didn't shock me, it did surprise me.

[Halmyre]

eldar said:

Big Rig said:

The human Sphincter can be dilated to around 10cm.

Which one? Diameter or circumference?

Or radius?

[Flumpo]

Halmyre said:

eldar said:

Big Rig said:

The human Sphincter can be dilated to around 10cm.

Which one? Diameter or circumference?

Or radius?

And why?

[Pit Pony]

Flumpo said:

Halmyre said:

eldar said:

Big Rig said:

The human Sphincter can be dilated to around 10cm.

Which one? Diameter or circumference?

Or radius?

And why?

And how much did it hurt to have it measured ?

[DodgyGeezer]

Roofless Toothless said:

Big Rig said:

The human Sphincter can be dilated to around 10cm.

That’s handy.