The Useless Trivia Thread

[dynamicedge 0]

You're right on the penny thing. I accidentally converted to Canadian dollars and used an old newspaper as reference. But that golden number business man, that's some quantum shit!!

[CSpenceFLY 1]

Where the hell were you when I was arguing with the guy about filing NOTAMs the other day.

[CSpenceFLY 1]

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alot

On the 31st day, I would have given you over $10 million dollars.

See, I told you.

[futuredivot 0]

Funny enough-I was asked to give a regs seminar in Ohio next March. I told Ms. FAA "Bad plan. I never met a far I wouldn't bust"

You are only as strong as the prey you devour

[woady 0]

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alot

On the 31st day, I would have given you over $10 million dollars.

See, I told you.

This is why you are my hero Spence.

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You're right on the penny thing. I accidentally converted to Canadian dollars and used an old newspaper as reference. But that golden number business man, that's some quantum shit!!

Its scary there are people who are sitting around somewhere thinking this shit up!

You know what's similar between Cops and Firefighters? They both wanna be firefighters.

[JohnMitchell 16]

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After take off and the top up the SR-71 Blackbird will perform a manoeuvre called the Dipsy Doodle, here it passes mach 1 by a climb to 33,000ft followed by a sharp dive to allow the aircraft to traverse high drag transonic range without using a lot of fuel. The aircraft will then climb to at least 60,000 ft.

Oh, I knew that one. I just found this thread late. I've worked a lot of Blackbirds.

Try another plane question.

And here's a few more from military aviation. What is the meaning of these phrases?

Strangle the parrot.

If no joy, pogo.

Popeye.

[CSpenceFLY 1]

Strangle the parrot = stop squak on the transponder

The No joy one I know but can't remember.

[airdvr 210]

No joy is you can't see the target.

Pogo I think is short flights between little airports maybe.

Please don't dent the planet.

Destinations by Roxanne

[CSpenceFLY 1]

I know what the no joy part ment. It's the pogo part I didn't know

[Heatmiser 0]

Depending on your point of view, one could argue that they all rotate clockwise but venus.

What you say is reflective of your knowledge...HOW ya say it is reflective of your experience. Airtwardo

Someone's going to be spanked! Hopefully, it will be me. Skymama

[J_Cook 0]

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Close enough! However, Excel doesn't lie! but then again I could have totally f'ed up the formula. haha. I heard that math problem off "The Happening".

Here's another....

There is a theory called the Divine Proportion that states many things are proprotional to each other by a certain fraction. They call it the golden fraction/section, 1.618, or phi.

From your finger nails, to the bones of your fingers to your hand. From your hand to your radius, to your humerus, and the same with your legs, and teeth, all are proportional to something by 1.618. The size of your nose to the level of your hair line ( I don't know about bald people though sorry). Its found in so many things I just barely scratching the surface, but amazing none the less.

Another interesting relationship of golden section to the design of the human body is that there are:
5 appendages to the torso, in the arms, leg and head.
5 appendages on each of these, in the fingers and toes and 5 openings on the face.
5 senses in sight, sound, touch, taste and smell.
The golden section in turn, is also based on 5, as the number phi, or 1.6180339..., is computed using 5's, as follows:

5 ^ .5 * .5 + .5 = Phi

http://goldennumber.net/

Read The Golden Ratio by Mario Livio if you're interested in phi. Mathematically it's a very interesting number that pops up all over the place, kind of like pi. But most of the "Divine Proportion" talk is just nonsense and the need for humans to find patterns where there is none.

[PeregrineFalcon 0]

Yeah, when I read The Davinci Code, I started measuring all that and dividing. Nothing came to 1.618.

What planet is tilted practically on its side in relation to its revolution around the sun?

[gjhdiver 0]

When a cow laughs, does milk shoot out of it's nose ?

[AggieDave 6]

Sean Conner wore a hair piece in all the James Bond films in which he stared and has been naturally bald since the late '50s.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[The_Don 0]

It takes 3 days to make a Jelly Bean.

I am NOT being loud.
I'm being enthusiastic!

[CSpenceFLY 1]

Where is Gary when we need him?

[The_Don 0]

I agree!

I am NOT being loud.
I'm being enthusiastic!

[billeisele 130]

why do they call it a tugboat when most of the time it pushes?

Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.

[lekstrom10k 0]

I remember a jump pilot say "No joy" to a controller, after being told" 78B you have traffic at your 9 oclock, type and altitude unknown. Obviously before encoding transponders.
How about Kill the rabbit. It was a request to douse the HIRL {Strobe lights on the runway approach}.
I had a Mesaba jet pilot say back to the controller He didnt have the jump plane I was flying in sight but he had me on his fish finder.

[cocheese 0]

What device did the poster above me build that is on the moon?

[npgraphicdesign 3]

What electronic gadget's proportions are based on the Golden Ratio? Millions of people every day use it in cars, trains, when walking, etc....

[Andy9o8 2]

Most of the trivia on the inside of Snapple bottle caps are lies.

[bfilarsky 0]

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How deep must a SCUBA diver go to be unable to pass gas?

So what's the answer??

[TheBachelor 5]

What is the name of this character: #

...and don't say "pound sign."

There are battered women? I've been eating 'em plain all of these years...

[PeregrineFalcon 0]

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What is the name of this character: #

...and don't say "pound sign."

Pound sign.

As for the planet that's tilted to it's side...the answer is Uranus.