The "Interesting Facts" thread

[Jerold]

I was thinking of vettes, the only people who drive them in our area are old geezers who drive under the limit, and drug dealers who can't handle them. Mustangs deserve their own category though.

What's the difference between Porcupines and Corvettes?

That brings me back to that one episode of Roadkill where freiburger and Finnegan bought a clapped out C3 Corvette and did a road trip to it, and then proceeded to ask if they could put their C3 Corvette in the hole and bury it. They said no, so they just gave it back to the previous owners

Roadkill is . . . was awesome. Some old school stuff, the fix it with zip ties and duct tape. The way it was meant to be fixed. It's said what the "Discover Family" did to the entire MT line up.

 

[Doom!]

What's the difference between Porcupines and Corvettes?

I know the answer to that one.

 

[Lukedavis]

The first series production car was built in 1885 by Karl Benz called the Benz Patent Motorcar.

The first automobile accident that resulted in a death was the first time a car was ever created, a prototype, and driven. It's wheels were 200 pounds of solid steel, and a lady fell off and got ran over. Mind you, the car only went a top speed of 4 mph, as it had a steam engine. It was in 1869 in Ireland.

 

[RudyF6]

 

[Jerold]

Yeah it sounds morbid but it's not look at the outcomes.

5 things that are more likely than dying in a school shooting.

Event	Approximate Odds	Approximate %	Notes
Saving someone’s life (lifetime odds)	~1 in 50–100	~1–2%	CPR, first aid, blood donation, or intervention.
Becoming a millionaire (U.S., inflation‑adjusted)	~1 in 12–13	~7–8%	~30M millionaires in the U.S.; adjusted for 2025 purchasing power.
Starting your own business (career odds)	~1 in 12–15	~7–8%	~33M small businesses in the U.S.; many founded by individuals.
Becoming a CEO (career odds)	~1 in 135,000–660,000	~0.00074–0.00015%	Depends on company size; cumulative career outcome.
Publishing a bestselling book (career odds)	~1 in 600,000–1,000,000	~0.00017–0.00010%	Comparable to school shooting odds.
Death in a school shooting (student, annual odds)	~1 in 1,000,000	~0.0001%	~40–120 deaths per year among 56M K–12 students.

Note: AI helped with this.

 

[Xraycer]

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Do Australians have to wear gravity boots in order to not fall off into space?

 

[Lukedavis]

Do Australians have to wear gravity boots in order to not fall off into space?

Their rc cars also have magnets in the bottom to connect to the steel floor that's under everything!

 

[CertifiedMike]

Do Australians have to wear gravity boots in order to not fall off into space?

They all tie strings around their ankles like we have to do with balloons...

Balloons... do they even have those down under? They seem like they could cause a paradox and rip a hole in space.

 

[Dominator]

 

[Warby]

Highway 1 in Australia is the world's longest national highway, a roughly 14,500 km(9,010 mi) ring road circumnavigating the continent. Established in 1955.

 

[CertifiedMike]

Highway 1 in Australia is the world's longest national highway, a roughly 14,500 km(9,010 mi) ring road circumnavigating the continent. Established in 1955.

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Oh please!!! Longest highway in the world...

Its 4.3 miles long and goes in a loop so most ppl just never notice.

And why is part of it on an island with no bridge???

 

[Warby]

And why is part of it on an island with no bridge???

Over here, our cars can fly. Do you guys not have flying cars yet?

 

[CertifiedMike]

Over here, our cars can fly. Do you guys not have flying cars yet?

Our cars have wings but most drivers won't use them. Their arms get tired.

 

[Xraycer]

And why is part of it on an island with no bridge???

There are bridges. They're not cavemen!

 

[CertifiedMike]

There are bridges. They're not cavemen!
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Build by the same ppl who brought you 'drill holes in your submarine for weight savings!'

 

[Xraycer]

Build by the same ppl who brought you 'drill holes in your submarine for weight savings!'

No, not, no, that's just how submarines submerges.

 

[CertifiedMike]

No, not, no, that's just how submarines submerges.

But only once.

 

[Xraycer]

But only once.

Well......yeah.

 

[Jerold]

Highway 1 in Australia is the world's longest national highway, a roughly 14,500 km(9,010 mi) ring road circumnavigating the continent. Established in 1955.

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But the question is how many people have driven the entire thing?

 

[CertifiedMike]

But the question is how many people have driven the entire thing?

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