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False! The Earth and many other planets are oblate spheres meaning the are fatter on the equator

 

You're both right!

Hydrostatic equilibrium is the internal forces of an object trying to "null" itself out in a gravity field. Aka, objects in space trying to take on a very lazy form, which generally consists of a sphere.

 

However, things in space aren't always going to form spheres because their own gravitational field is not the only gravitational force affecting them. (Structure of the object also plays its part, but planetary structural strength is often infinitesimal in comparison to its own Hill Sphere, which is why planets [and globs of juice] form ball-shaped objects, and spacecraft do not. The space shuttle's Hill Sphere is only about the size of a beach ball but the entire craft is larger than a private jet, and much more resilient than its own gravitational force, so it will never crumple into a ball.) Objects in orbit, as well as their own rotation will affect the shape of their hydrostatic equilibrium.

 

The Sun's gravity and mass are stupendous, which is why the Sun is actually the most spherical object yet observed in nature. If it had a surface, the highest mountain on the Sun would only be about an inch tall, and be spread over an area several times larger than the surface area of the entire Earth.

 

Haumea, a Trans-Neptunian dwarf planet, has an egg-shaped hydrostatic equilibrium due to its rotation, the influence of its moon, and its interactions with Neptune and Uranus. And it isn't alone with its surface irregularity.

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It's fully possible for large planets and even stars to adopt unusual shapes as well.

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As of right now (assuming you have seen every episode of FIM up to) we have watched 2420 minutes of MLP FIM or 40.33 hours of the show.

But that assumes we only watched each episode once, and what about the movies?

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A group of ape are called a congress

It is illegal to play golf in the streets of Albany, NY

Correction- Baboons.

 

A group of crows in known as a murder.

Being that a group takes three or more, only having two crows would be attampted murder.

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A study showed that swearing reduces pain. The people in a group that were allowed to swear once lasted longer with their hand in a bucket of ice water than the group allowed one safe word (like shoot instead of sh!t) and the group that couldnt say anything.

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There is form of psychical disease in which people think they are werewolves or turn into wolves:  

 

Clinical lycanthropy is defined as a rare psychiatric syndrome that involves a delusion that the affected person can transform into, has transformed into, or is a non-human animal.[1] Its name is connected to the mythical condition of lycanthropy, a supernatural affliction in which humans are said to physically shapeshift into wolves.[2]

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You can stop your pulse (in your wrist) by placing an object such as a bottle or a tennis ball under you arm and pushing your arm against it. But it's not a great idea to do that for more than a few seconds. This works because there is an artery near the underside of your arm, and the object you are pressing your own against prevents blood from flowing through that artery. I learnt this from Duck Quacks Don't Echo! :P

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Who wants a random woodwind fact? :DDD ...Well, I would be interested, anyway.

 

I feel like I've posted this one somewhere before, anyway...

 

The name of the English horn, as one may guess, is misleading in the same way as the name of the French horn. It is not English, and its name much more interestingly (IMO) takes root from a corruption of "Angel's Horn".

 

IIRC, 'Anglo' (Anglo Land = England) also means 'Angel', so it makes sense in some very kind of odd way... Except it still doesn't. Lol.

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Prey animals are uncomfortable moving through open spaces, since it leaves them open to attacks from predators, particularly birds that might swoop down on them from above.  They will usually prefer to go around the open space instead of through it, unless there's no cover around the sides.  In these cases, they will just dart through it quickly, and they would not take this risk for any other reason than to reach something on the opposite end.  Therefore, if a chicken crosses a road, you can guarantee it was to get to the other side.

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