Lots-o-usless facts

[DimHalo]

Originally Posted by bobcat

A jogger's heel strikes the ground 1,500 times per mile.

I don't think that one is true for everyone...wouldn't it be a diffferent number if the jogger had a different stride (longer or shorter)?

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by jeepnut's slave

I don't think that one is true for everyone...wouldn't it be a diffferent number if the jogger had a different stride (longer or shorter)?

It was probably an average.

- You're just as likely to die by falling out of bed then you are to get struck by lightning; each is a 1 in 2,000,000 chance. You have a 1 in 3,000,000 chance of being killed by a snake.

That's the one I have trouble believing. Ive heard of a lot of people getting hit by lightning, and I know people who have been hit. Ive never known someone to die from falling out of the bed.

[DimHalo]

Originally Posted by Vampyr

Ive never known someone to die from falling out of the bed.

well, I haven't either... but I can see how it could happen when in college dorms the beds often are about 6 ft off the ground

[Rndm_Perfection]

Originally Posted by Vampyr

That's the one I have trouble believing. Ive heard of a lot of people getting hit by lightning, and I know people who have been hit. Ive never known someone to die from falling out of the bed.

Lightning is spectacular and very newsworthy... as falling out of bed is not.


*Survival Stories, on Maury Povich! *sp**

Bob: *twitches* Yeah... I got *twitch* struck by lightning back when *neck jolts* I was playing golf.

Joe (who is heavily bandaged): I unfortunately couldn't make it to that golf game. I had a rough night and *looks away* ... I fell out of my bed. It was awful. I was falling in my sleep *eyes swell* and then... I ... there were hard objects on the ground too!

Maury: It's ok Joe. You survived. And that's what makes you an angel. Now... everybody, send your money to these gifts from God.

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Well... the odds that "you" will die by lightning or bed are much slimmer than the 1 of 2 million, or whatever it was. Lightning only strikes people outside, and bed-falling only strikes people who are in beds that are high... or people who are frail and in beds.


As for the snakes... their bites aren't insta-death like falling or lightning. Antidotes have been made, and people are aware of the threat of snakes.

[Ginkasa]

Bobcat's post is from 6/23/02...

The Canyarion comes in today...

O_o


*shrugs and walks away*

[DimHalo]

Originally Posted by Ginkasa

Bobcat's post is from 6/23/02...

The Canyarion comes in today...

O_o


*shrugs and walks away*

Wow, I didn't even notice that...don't I feel sheepish

[Dylflon]

Meh. Reviving dead threads isn't always bad.

[Joeiss]

Yeah, why did you revive this topic?

[GameMaster]

Originally Posted by Joeiss

Yeah, why did you revive this topic?

I think he revived it to try to spur some activity to the recently not as active GT.

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by Joeiss

Yeah, why did you revive this topic?

Heh, its sort of funny actually. I was talking to Canyarion when he revived it. Obvioiusly he was looking for the old Lizzard Tongue thread and found this one.

and Im glad he did, its an interesting thread.