Today I learned...

[bootneck02]

There wasn't a flash bang wallop and water every where moment was there

 

[Abarbarian]

@Becky and @bootneck02 Posted a reply in the hardware section. No flashes and bangs to brighten things up just plain old boring disaster.

 

[bootneck02]

Oh dear, are you going to have to do a rebuild or will it be start from scratch, what has been damaged?

 

[V_R]

TIL: Following on from the Clown thread, I learned they're remaking the Stephen King classic IT.

They will ruin it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1396484/

 

[Taffycat]

TIL... that kangaroos are considered to have 5 legs!

How many legs does a kangaroo have? The correct answer, according to new research, is five. A study in this week's Biology Letters says that a walking kangaroo propels itself with its tail, essentially transforming the appendage into a fifth "leg."

The study found that the tail of a walking kangaroo works as hard as the leg of a comparably sized human strolling at the same speed. No other animal is known to employ its tail this way, and the study's authors speculate that use of the tail as a leg evolved to make the hop—a classic and unique kangaroo maneuver—more efficient.

Source: news.nationalgeographic.com

 

[Becky]

That's surprising! Never knew that

 

[bootneck02]

Nature is a wonderful thing

 

[Becky]

Today I learned that am instrument called the Otamatone exists...

 

[Urmas]

... instrument called...

So many instruments, so little time. Here's kantele:

 

[EvanDavis]

Today I learned I don't actually have toothache.

For the last week I have had a rotten cold and chest infection and because of all the medication I take for my heart antibiotics are off the list and I just have to ride it out. On Sunday to make matters worse I started getting what I thought was major toothache. So I booked an appointment at the dentist for today.
Went to appointment this morning and told the dentist about the pain I was having. He asked how long I had the cold for etc and I told him about a week. He said the toothache would probably be because my sinuses are blocked and would be putting pressure on a nerve that would make it feel like I had toothache. He took some precautionary X-rays which showed no sign of infection. He suggested I get some Sudafed from the chemist which I did. Got home and took the required dosage and within half an hour the pain has subsided and I can breath through my nose again.
Amazing how some things can be linked

 

[Becky]

Sorry to hear you've been ill but I'm glad you managed to fix your 'tooth' ache! Seems like everyone is falling ill with colds at the moment

 

[bootneck02]

Yes Evan get well soon, thinking of you

 

[nivrip]

TIL that ....

Nelson Mandela's name at birth was "Rolihlahla" which means “troublemaker.”

Turned out to be the exact opposite, getting a black government in South Africa without any bloodshed was, IMO, almost a miracle.

 

[Taffycat]

TIL... about these 5 cool new gadgets. The translator seems like it would be really useful - and just a little bit Star Trekky (but that could just be me!) The tiny quad-copter drone would be my next favourite.

 

[EvanDavis]

Nelson Mandela

Up until 2008 Nelson Mandela was still considered a terrorist too the US and was on their terrorism list.

 

[Becky]

TIL... about these 5 cool new gadgets. The translator seems like it would be really useful - and just a little bit Star Trekky (but that could just be me!) The tiny quad-copter drone would be my next favourite.

That translator is great! I can imagine that really taking off. I wonder if it would discourage people from learning foreign languages though?

Also... hoping to get the Nico 360 camera to review

 

[Urmas]

I wonder if it would discourage people from learning foreign languages though?

I sincerely hope not. I mean...

 

[bootneck02]

We are pretty poor aren't here in the UK

 

[Taffycat]

TIL...

The average computer keyboard contains 3,295 microbes per square inch.

Eeew! (Wonder who counted 'em all?)

 

[Taffycat]

And, today I also learned...:

Using a plastic mold, Chinese farms have started to grow pears that resemble babies and are distributing them in supermarkets.

The mold gets clamped onto the fruit while it is still small enough to fit and then taken off when the fruit fills the mold. It will then continuing growing in the special shape.

Source (with pics) http://mashable.com/2014/08/19/pear-babies/#gBGJW1ucmkqR