How about we start a Useless Trivia thread???

[Brutuskend]

The "Who is Nik" thread has been high jacked..........

It's getting late for me though, and like HAL.......my mind is going...........I can feel it...........

So someone else can lead off.

 

[gopunk]

who was the first drummer of blink 182?

 

[MrHappyMonkey]

Originally posted by: gopunk
who was the first drummer of blink 182?

who gives a sh*t?

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: MrHappyMonkey

Originally posted by: gopunk
who was the first drummer of blink 182?

who gives a sh*t?

DAMN, that was gonna be MY answer!!

Here is one though.

Where did the term "The Whole Nine Yards" come from?

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: MrHappyMonkey

Originally posted by: gopunk
who was the first drummer of blink 182?

who gives a sh*t?

And that is the correct answer! Whohoo!

How many times a year on average, is the Empire State building struck by lighting?

 

[Brutuskend]

248...........

(Guessing..)

 

[Evadman]

Where did the term "The Whole Nine Yards" come from?

Do you have any idea how may places that came from? Which do you want ot hear?

That is exactly how much concrete is on a cement truck. make sure to get all 9 yards out of there!
That is also a term in sailing, meaning having all the sails up, and using all 9 yards.

The most popular is that ammo belts for 50 cal's came in 27 foot increments. That target got the whole nine yards! <edit> in WW2</edit>

<edit>
fixed some crappy spelling.

 

[Brutuskend]

The most popular is that ammo belts for 50 cal's came in 27 foot increments. That target got the whole nine yards!

That's the one I was looking for.
Once again WWII fighters carried "Nine Yards" of Ammo.

(I'm a bit of a WWII history junkie)

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Where did the term "The Whole Nine Yards" come from?

Do you have any idea how may places that came from? Which do you want ot hear?

That is exactly how much concrete is on a cement truck. make sure to get all 9 yards out of there!
That is also a term in sailing, meaning having all the sails up, and using all 9 yards.

The most popular is that ammo belts for 50 cal's came in 27 foot increments. That target got the whole nine yards! <edit> in WW2</edit>

<edit>
fixed some crappy spelling.

Stop Googling!

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: ThePresence

Originally posted by: Evadman

Where did the term "The Whole Nine Yards" come from?

Do you have any idea how may places that came from? Which do you want ot hear?

That is exactly how much concrete is on a cement truck. make sure to get all 9 yards out of there!
That is also a term in sailing, meaning having all the sails up, and using all 9 yards.

The most popular is that ammo belts for 50 cal's came in 27 foot increments. That target got the whole nine yards! <edit> in WW2</edit>

<edit>
fixed some crappy spelling.

Stop Googling!

google is for wusses.

<edit>
all I get is 10,000 movie pages anyway.

 

[Brutuskend]

Well I'm going to sleep now, and I will rejoin the action on the marrow.

 

[ElFenix]

why did the challenger explode?

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
why did the challenger explode?

because "outliers" in test data were ignored, not accounted for.

 

[Brutuskend]

As I recall, it was a seal that was effected by cold temp. and it failed.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
s I recall, it was a seal that was effected by cold temp. and it failed.

<dead or alive 2>wiinnner!</dead or alive 2>

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
As I recall, it was a seal that was effected by cold temp. and it failed.

I know it was a cracked seal between the main liquid fuel tank and the engines, but I do not remember why it was cracked.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
As I recall, it was a seal that was effected by cold temp. and it failed.

I know it was a cracked seal between the main liquid fuel tank and the engines, but I do not remember why it was cracked.

freezing temps the night before

 

[BlamoHammer]

So this is where Brutus is...and here I was waiting for a joke off!

 

[Evadman]

freezing temps the night before

*adds to knowledge base*

How many horsepower are each of the solid fuel boosters?

 

[Brutuskend]

Yeah, but I'm on my way out.

I'm getting too old to try and use what few brain cells I have left this late at night.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Yeah, but I'm on my way out.

I'm getting too old to try and use what few brain cells I have left this late at night.

Awww.... Damnit!

Well, have a nice night. I think i will join ya anyway. It is nearing 3:00 am here.

 

[Brutuskend]

Night

 

[gopunk]

i was still right though... the data showed a significant failure rate for when the temp was low... but this data was so extreme that it was dismissed as an "outlier".

moral of the story... make damn sure you know what an outlier is.

 

[Brutuskend]

moral of the story... make damn sure you know what an outlier is.

Outlier!

Wasn't he the first drummer for Blink 182?

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend

moral of the story... make damn sure you know what an outlier is.

Outlier!

Wasn't he the first drummer for Blink 182?

LMFAO! Aren't you sleeping yet?