If a spaceship approached a black hole, it would appear to go slower the closer
it got to it; then it would appear to stop … turn orange, then red, and fade into
nothingness!
it got to it; then it would appear to stop … turn orange, then red, and fade into
nothingness!
Dogs have twice as many muscles for moving their ears as people do;
A giraffe can clean its own ears with its tongue!
A giraffe can clean its own ears with its tongue!
In ancient Egypt, the process of mummification took about 70 days;
Scientists estimate that over 70 million mummies were made in Egypt!
Scientists estimate that over 70 million mummies were made in Egypt!
The human jaw can chew with 200lbs of pressure;
Alligators snap their jaws shut with 2,000 lbs of force.
Alligators snap their jaws shut with 2,000 lbs of force.
It took 38 years for radio to reach 50 million listeners;
It took four years for the Internet to reach 50 million users.
It took four years for the Internet to reach 50 million users.
At an ocean depth of 45 yards, less than 1 percent of the sun’s light is still
visible; Sharks can detect light 10-times dimmer than what humans can see.
visible; Sharks can detect light 10-times dimmer than what humans can see.
Number of days a human can live without water: 3;
Number of days a cockroach can live without its head: 9.
Number of days a cockroach can live without its head: 9.
There are 2.5 trillion stars in the Milky Way;
there are 250 trillion blood vessels in the human body.
there are 250 trillion blood vessels in the human body.
Sound level the human ear can withstand without damage: 130 decimals;
Sound level of an average rock concert: 150 decimals.
Sound level of an average rock concert: 150 decimals.
Lightning strikes the earth about 100 times every second;
one lightning bolt could power a 100-watt light bulb for three months.
one lightning bolt could power a 100-watt light bulb for three months.
When complete, the International Space Station will be the length of a football
field… and the ISS will be visible to the naked eye to over 90 percent of the
world’s population.
field… and the ISS will be visible to the naked eye to over 90 percent of the
world’s population.
Estimated number of robots in use around the world: 1.4 million;
Worldwide, about 50 percent of industrial robots are used in making cars.
Worldwide, about 50 percent of industrial robots are used in making cars.
Some snails can sleep up to three years at a time;
over a lifetime, the average person will spend 25 years sleeping.
over a lifetime, the average person will spend 25 years sleeping.
Over 130,000 cell-phone screens could fit onto one IMAX screen;
An IMAX projector weighs about 2 tons the weight of a small car!
And the average height of an IMAX screen is 8 stories high!
An IMAX projector weighs about 2 tons the weight of a small car!
And the average height of an IMAX screen is 8 stories high!
A helicopter’s main rotor spins about 300 times a minute;
Number of times a puffin flaps its wings each minute: 300!
Number of times a puffin flaps its wings each minute: 300!
Each year, 125,000 tons of batteries are discarded in the U.S.;
that’s the weight of the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial combined.
that’s the weight of the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial combined.
There are 4 million miles of roads in the U.S. alone;
that’s enough to stretch from the earth to the moon 8 times!
that’s enough to stretch from the earth to the moon 8 times!
A 150 lb. person would weigh only 25 pounds on the moon;
on the sun, that same person would weigh 4,200 lbs.
on the sun, that same person would weigh 4,200 lbs.
The blink of an eye lasts about 1/10 of a second;
The average person blinks about 4.2 million times per year.
The average person blinks about 4.2 million times per year.
The average life of a taste bud is 10 days;
the number of taste buds on the tongue: 10,000.
the number of taste buds on the tongue: 10,000.
The average human heart beats about 75 times a minute;
in one year a human heart pumps enough blood to fill an Olympic-size pool.
in one year a human heart pumps enough blood to fill an Olympic-size pool.
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