by David Dale Heckman | Sep 1, 2024 | Trivia
In case you didn’t know about the one truly viable doomsday device: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salted_bomb
by David Dale Heckman | Sep 1, 2024 | Train of Thought Derailed, Trivia
If you’re trying to get rich, remember, “pressure makes diamonds.” Specifically, pressures of about 5 gigapascals and temperature of 2000° C applied to a piece of carbon inside a diamond anvil cell. So actually you have to already HAVE two diamonds...
by David Dale Heckman | Aug 31, 2024 | Trivia
Did you know there’s a Jamacian equivalent of the North American cryptid Mothman? It’s actually SUPER interesting; there are a number of fascinating differences that tie in with Jamacia’s rich history and diverse cultures. So anyway it’s called...
by David Dale Heckman | Aug 31, 2024 | Trivia
1. Liquid. GOAT 2. Ice 1(h). Goes great with #1 3. Vapor. Feels nice sometimes 4. Ice VII. hydrogen bonds form two interpenetrating lattices. 5. Ice II. rhombohedral crystalline form with highly ordered structure 6. Ice I(c). wishes it was Ice...
by David Dale Heckman | Aug 31, 2024 | Trivia
You: Obviously the Dyatlov expedition was killed by an avalanche. “Driven into a atavistic panic by a Kármán vortex street?” How could a bunch of fluid moving around make you go insane? The Kármán vortex street:
by David Dale Heckman | Aug 31, 2024 | Trivia
“Gang-iss Khan” is the wrong way to pronounce Ghengis Khan. “Chungus Khan” is also the wrong way but is actually less wrong than the first wrong way
