There's a funny story to how I know thisDo tell
Do tellYou insist, I deliver 8)
vce high achievers list being released Wednesday 12am (fingers crossed) ;DIs this really of so much importance to you that you have to post about it everywhere?
Is this really of so much importance to you that you have to post about it everywhere?Does it really matter? It's not like i'm causing trouble, am i?
Some personal facts:Ah, but are you related to David Hussey? :P
- I am somewhat related to Michael Hussey (oldish cricketer)
- I am also somewhat related to the guy who started the Scouts movement :)
Ah, but are you related to David Hussey? :PThat too :P
My church was visited often by the famous cricketer Viv Richards
Some personal facts:Well, if you go back far enough, we're all somewhat related.
- I am somewhat related to Michael Hussey (oldish cricketer)
- I am also somewhat related to the guy who started the Scouts movement :)
Well, if you go back far enough, we're all somewhat related.True true. I'm even related to heids!
Anyone watch Eurovision? Well, the Australian contestant for Junior Eurovision 2017 is in my younger sibling's cohort.She also starred on State School Spectacular, which was on TV during the weekend iirc. :)
She came in third, the highest place Australia's ever scored thus far.
Well, if you go back far enough, we're all somewhat related.How to flirt in Tasmania
In Chinese, the titles you refer to your seniors and your own generation (like aunt, cousin etc.) are divided based on relation to your father or mother, AND on their relative age to your parentsTo add onto Rui's post, here is what he means :P . It doesn't go straight down like a normal family tree,
It's so confusing
To add onto Rui's post, here is what he means :P . It doesn't go straight down like a normal family tree,Not to mention, that's just like 10% of the puzzle.
(https://i.imgur.com/OinLnqd.jpg)
Not to mention, that's just like 10% of the puzzle.Oh yeah, that's a nightmare.
It doesn't look too bad when you just jump one generation, but when you go TWO generations and start talking about your GRANDPARENT'S siblings...
In Chinese, the titles you refer to your seniors and your own generation (like aunt, cousin etc.) are divided based on relation to your father or mother, AND on their relative age to your parentsWorse, you also use similar titles when being polite with family friends - and sometimes when you're trying to be thankful to someone who has helped you. Fortunately that is lumped into singular words, but they are still divided according to obvious age gaps of you relative to them.
It's so confusing
Worse, you also use similar titles when being polite with family friends - and sometimes when you're trying to be thankful to someone who has helped you. Fortunately that is lumped into singular words, but they are still divided according to obvious age gaps of you relative to them.Tbh I reckon courtesy ones are easier. You use less things than in that flow chart.
For example, I may be called the word for "older sister" if a little boy was forced to say thanks from his mother, after I give back up a toy he dropped, even though they're absolute strangers to me.
Tbh I reckon courtesy ones are easier. You use less things than in that flow chart.I use most of those words, but it gets iffy and tricky to track.
I only use six. For women/girls, I would just use 奶奶，阿姨，姐姐. For men/boys, 爷爷，叔叔，哥哥.
And when in doubt with the age factor, pick the younger of the two valid alternatives. Like there's someone I know that I really could call 奶奶 but I just pick 阿姨 anyway
I use most of those words, but it gets iffy and tricky to track.Oh yeah. My family doesn't use that system (I think...) but that just makes things EVEN MORE worse
For me, I have words like first cousin, 2nd cousin, 3rd cousin etc
and sometimes if people pass away, cousins are sort of "replaced" by the next closest family member etc (or grandson)...
Dermochelys coriacea (aka the leatherback sea turtle) is the only testudine (turtle or tortoise (or terrapin if you're American)) that doesn't have scutes (those shapes on the shell). Instead, D. Coriacea has spiny ridges that run down its carapace (shell). This is suspected to be related to its increased dive depth, swim speed etc. in comparison to other sea turtles.
Also their brains are very ATP efficient which is suspected to aid their dive duration.
Subscribe to Miniturtle's Turtle Facts for $0.99 a day!Question No. 1: Are you a turtle, or a tortoise?? ;P
Question No. 1: Are you a turtle, or a tortoise?? ;P
- the # key is called an octothorpe:'(
:'(And the & key is called an ampersand ;P
My beautiful hash...
And the & key is called an ampersand ;PBut I knew that one. :P
But I knew that one. :PBut I didn't ;P
A huntsman spider will literally hunt (and maybe forage). It doesn't make webs like most spiders.And if one a large as your outstretched hand lands on your pillow (they love crawling around ceilings) when you are trying to get to sleep, it scares the shit out of you. And you don't go to sleep for a very very long time.
And if one a large as your outstretched hand lands on your pillow (they love crawling around ceilings) when you are trying to get to sleep, it scares the shit out of you. And you don't go to sleep for a very very long time.
A rooster's comb provides increased blood flow to its head and brain, and also helps with temperature regulation.Actually a lot of animals use their ears for temperature regulation. Pretty sure (but unconfirmed) two key examples of this include lop-eared rabbits and fennec foxes.
(I used to think it was just a decoration.) ;D
Cherophobia is the fear of fun.Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words :P
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words :PI forgot that even existed. . .
TIL this ^ symbol is called a caret.
Is it just me, or was that meant to be a pun?I thought that was a given
A peacock mantis shrimp can sucker punch its prey with 160 pounds (72.5kgs) of force, with the equivalent speed and energy of a .22 caliber bullet. This is so fast, it creates a superheated bubble of water that - when it bursts - can literally break apart its prey's shell and organs. The mantis shrimp doesn't even need to touch an unfortunate crab to kill it. Brutal.
Heart attacks are more likely to happen on a Monday.i wonder why that is. is it simply coincidence or is it perhaps the stress of mondays have a physical effect on humanity as a whole
i wonder why that is. is it simply coincidence or is it perhaps the stress of mondays have a physical effect on humanity as a wholeAccording to this: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/14/health/14real.html (old) article:
heart attacks follow a pattern during the week. They occur at their lowest rates on weekends, jump significantly on Mondays, then drop again on Tuesdays
It found that the risk of a heart attack was about 20 percent greater on Mondays for adult men, and 15 percent greater for adult women.
problems might be linked to heavier drinking over the weekend.
Other studies have also found the Monday effect among retirees — who presumably do not have to worry about overbearing bosses and heavy workloads.
According to this: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/14/health/14real.html (old) article:
Is it pretty cool??Yes, it is!!!
This is more of a trick than a random fact but now I will be able to guess your age:1. Start with the number \(n\), where \(n\) is an integer between 1 and 9 (inclusive).
1. Choose a number between 1 to 9. Any.
2. Double that number from step 1 and add it to 5.
3. Multiply your new total by 50.
3. Add this number (from step 3) to 1769 (if you celebrated your birthday this year) else 1768.
4. Subtract your birth year (e.g. 2004) from your value that you got in step 3.
5. The first number of the final three digit value is the number you chose. The last two digits are your age.
Is it pretty cool??
1. Start with the number \(n\), where \(n\) is an integer between 1 and 9 (inclusive).Great job! I was thinking of showing my "secret" in case someone was to ask the maths behind it, but surely I never realised that it would be revealed this quickly :)
2. New number: \(2n+5\)
3. New number: \(100n + 250\)
4. I'll use 1769 since I have celebrated my birthday. New number: \(100n + 2019\). (Suspicious.)
5. My birth year is 1998. New number: \(100n + 21\).
6. Well the digits of the number are now \(n\), \(2\) and \(1\). So that worked out nicely.
So explanation: That number between 1 and 9 was secretly left untouched since step 3. It just bubbled its way from the units digit to the 100's digit because we literally multiplied it by 100 along the way. Every other operation from there only changed the trailing number.
The trailing number made its way up to a 4-digit number once we added 1769, which was an intentionally rigged choice. This automatically made 2019 appear.
And of course, 2019 (this year) - year of birth = age.
Rule of thumb: Math is more fun when you hide the algebra going on behind the scenes
1. Start with the number \(n\), where \(n\) is an integer between 1 and 9 (inclusive).
2. New number: \(2n+5\)
3. New number: \(100n + 250\)
4. I'll use 1769 since I have celebrated my birthday. New number: \(100n + 2019\). (Suspicious.)
5. My birth year is 1998. New number: \(100n + 21\).
6. Well the digits of the number are now \(n\), \(2\) and \(1\). So that worked out nicely.
So explanation: That number between 1 and 9 was secretly left untouched since step 3. It just bubbled its way from the units digit to the 100's digit because we literally multiplied it by 100 along the way. Every other operation from there only changed the trailing number.
The trailing number made its way up to a 4-digit number once we added 1769, which was an intentionally rigged choice. This automatically made 2019 appear.
And of course, 2019 (this year) - year of birth = age.
Rule of thumb: Math is more fun when you hide the algebra going on behind the scenes