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Supercharazad

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An interesting fact:
« on: February 26, 2011, 04:50:33 pm »
The amount of copper that can be gained by melting down a penny costs about 2 pennies.

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Re: An interesting fact:
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2011, 04:51:21 pm »
Quote from: Supercharazad on February 26, 2011, 04:50:33 pm
The amount of copper that can be gained by melting down a penny costs about 2 pennies.
Only applies very old pennies if we're talking US currency. New pennies are mostly zinc iirc.
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Re: An interesting fact:
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2011, 04:55:42 pm »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_(United_States_coin)#Metal_content_and_manufacturing_costs
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the pre-1982 penny which is made of 95% copper have a metallurgical value 289.56% of its face value. 1982–present US pennies, which weigh 2.5 grams, are 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper (coated over the zinc) by weight and have a metallurgical value of 64.376% of the face value.
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Re: An interesting fact:
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2011, 05:04:22 pm »
Putting batteries in the freezer recharges them.
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Re: An interesting fact:
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2011, 05:27:31 pm »
If you eat too much pineapple in a short period of time, the enzymes in it will digest your stomach and kill you.
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Re: An interesting fact:
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2011, 05:36:30 pm »
Printers use cyan, magenta, and yellow ink for coloring, not red, green, and blue.
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Re: An interesting fact:
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2011, 05:37:11 pm »
Quote from: MetalSlimeHunt on February 26, 2011, 05:27:31 pm
If you eat too much pineapple in a short period of time, the enzymes in it will digest your stomach and kill you.
Links to your proofs.
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Re: An interesting fact:
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2011, 05:52:58 pm »
A cockroach can live without a head for several weeks.
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Re: An interesting fact:
« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2011, 05:54:38 pm »
Quote from: Heliman on February 26, 2011, 05:52:58 pm
A cockroach can live without a head for several weeks.

So can a chicken, but you have to cut it in a certain way
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Re: An interesting fact:
« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2011, 05:56:37 pm »
Beat me to it.

Ancient Neanderthals brains are thought to be bigger than Homo-Erectus. AKA cavemen had bigger brains than us.
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Re: An interesting fact:
« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2011, 05:57:33 pm »
Quote from: Supercharazad on February 26, 2011, 04:50:33 pm
The amount of copper that can be gained by melting down a penny costs about 2 pennies.


The same used to apply to the amount of silver in an Australian 50 cent peice.
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Re: An interesting fact:
« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2011, 06:04:20 pm »
Quote from: woose1 on February 26, 2011, 05:56:37 pm
Ancient Neanderthals brains are thought to be bigger than Homo-Erectus. AKA cavemen had bigger brains than us.
Homo sapiens =/= Homo neanderthalensis

I know that their brains were different from ours, in that they probably would have allowed for higher empathetic ability and physical performance, but lower overall intellect and tool-making abilities than ours. Guess which skill set proved more useful.
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Re: An interesting fact:
« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2011, 06:10:38 pm »
A rat can go for longer without water than a camel.
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Re: An interesting fact:
« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2011, 06:12:11 pm »
Fun fact: This place is a toilet.
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Re: An interesting fact:
« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2011, 06:20:21 pm »
20%-25% of the average man's body weight is composed of bacteria and other single cellular organisms.
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