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Thursday, September 08, 2005

Sex equality?

It is impossible for man and woman to be equal. Here is proof:

If a man watches a woman undress through a window, he can be arrested as a peeping tom. If a woman watches a man undress through a window, she can have him arrested for indecent exposure. Sex equality?

Sinking of the Titanic foretold by a 1898 novel?

Could the Titanic sinking be foretold by a 1898 novel? The novel tells about a ship, the Titan, with wealthy and powerful people on its maiden voyage when it strikes an iceberg in the North Atlantic on an April night and sinks. Well, the Titanic was also on its maiden voyage on April 12, 1912. The Titan has a displacement of 70,000 tons and length 800 ft., the Titanic 74,00 tons and 882 ft. Both have a passenger capacity of about 3,000 and top speed of 75 knots. Both lacked sufficient lifeboats.

Why do golf balls have dimples

It is claimed that dimpled balls travel up to 4 times farther than smooth-surfaced golf balls. Scientists used aerodynamics t help explain this phenomena. The dimples redirect more air pressure behind the golf ball rather than in front of it, and in this way reuces the drag and forces the ball to go farther distance.

For a more detailed explaination, head over to http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Sports/instructor/golf-01.html

Thursday, September 01, 2005

Fastest bird

The fastest bird is the Spine-tailed swift, clocked at speeds of up to 220 miles per hour.

Fastest land animal

The cheetah is the fastest land animal, they can bound at speeds of up to 113 km/h and can accelerate from 0-70 km/h in under 2 seconds!