Today I Learned

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Today I learned that cleaning a white hat can be done with bleach cleaner, but it’s important to rinse it before wearing it again. I also discovered that "oyster veneering," a woodworking technique from the late 1600s, is experiencing a minor revival despite its labor-intensive nature. Additionally, I learned that the factorial of 23 (23!) equals 25,852,016,738,884,976,640,000, which interestingly has 23 digits, a unique coincidence among factorials. I found out that medical specialists often spend less than 10 minutes with patients, and that watching TV can contribute to weight gain. Other insights included the fact that a kiss can transfer around 80 million microbes, and that bureaucracy can sometimes hinder employment opportunities. The discussion also touched on various trivia, such as the emotional sensitivity of barn owls and the complexities of gravitational lensing around black holes.
  • #211
DiracPool said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Travellers

That's interesting! My wife and I have driven through Murphy Village, South Carolina (referenced in that article) a number of times on our way to Florida. It's about 1 to 1.5 hours drive from here. I didn't know its name or significance until I looked it up on Google Maps just now.
 
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  • #212
Today I leaned that I'm naive! :oldgrumpy:
 
  • #213
Lisa! said:
Today I leaned that I'm naive! :oldgrumpy:
Oh goodie, I have company :D
 
  • #214
Lisa! said:
Today I leaned that I'm naive!

You have naively leaned against something too weak to support you?
 
  • #215
Borek said:
You have naively leaned against something too weak to support you?

I tend to believe people and do my best to help them. Then it turns out that they really didn't deserve that.
 
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  • #216
Don't feel alienated, we all fail for that now and again.
 
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  • #217
Today I learned that the aluminum in a soda can is four thousandths of an inch thick. That surprised the hell out of me because a human hair is about three thousandths of an inch thick. I never suspected soda cans were so thin.
 
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  • #218
Today I learned that humming birds will not drink diet cranberry juice. I also learned that everything in the fridge will be scrambled around after my grandson has been here.
 
  • #219
Learned that Nancy Sinatra did great songs, which most were unknown to me!
 
  • #220
Today I learned I'm not actually part of this society(PF), but only a member.
 
  • #221
Shyan said:
Today I learned I'm not actually part of this society(PF), but only a member.
I spent a few years in Texas --- as an outsider --- I thought --- until I took the time to chisel my way through NOT just their personal defenses, but my own. Stick with us. There are actually one or two people behind all the posturing and bluster.
 
  • #222
Bystander said:
I spent a few years in Texas --- as an outsider --- I thought --- until I took the time to chisel my way through NOT just their personal defenses, but my own. Stick with us. There are actually one or two people behind all the posturing and bluster.
I'll stay, but I think I should again limit my focus on the scientific forums and don't pay attention to other discussions. You know, actually I thought maybe I can be more of a member than that, but now I understand its not going to work.
 
  • #223
Shyan said:
and don't pay attention to other discussions.
If only the rest of us had that much sense, things would be a lot more peaceful around here.
 
  • #224
Shyan said:
Today I learned I'm not actually part of this society(PF), but only a member.
I'm not sure why you say that, there are members here from all around the world.
I have read some of your post and can tell that not only are you very smart, but you teach very well. :)
Unless it is something more at a personal level, that I know nothing of, I for one would be disappointed if you go away. :(
 
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  • #225
Byan: Shyan needs to be tickled!
Lyan: Hey Shyan where is your spot ?
 
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  • #226
RonL said:
I'm not sure why you say that, there are members here from all around the world.
I have read some of your post and can tell that not only are you very smart, but you teach very well. :)
Unless it is something more at a personal level, that I know nothing of, I for one would be disappointed if you go away. :(
As I said in post #221, I'm not going to leave.
And thanks
Medicol said:
Byan: Shyan needs to be tickled!
Lyan: Hey Shyan where is your spot ?
Sorry, but I don't understand!
 
  • #227
OK forget it. you're not leaving anyway. :D
 
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  • #228
Today, I learned that "Routing Numbers", are unique to a bank. I had always assumed they were unique to an account.

Which is very strange, as I'd been using routing numbers for the last 15 years of my employment, and had even done international financial transactions.
The strangest thing though, is that for the last 5 years, I've been trying to pay my online bills, with one of my 3 banks, and they said I couldn't pay my bills, as I did not have a routing number. (How can a financial institution not know its own routing number?)

Anyways, the two very nice young ladies at the credit union were very polite today, when they explained this to me.
Though, they couldn't hide the thoughts in their eyes; "He's a grey hair. They ain't too bright. Talk to him like he's a 6 year old."

:-p
 
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  • #229
OmCheeto said:
Today, I learned that "Routing Numbers", are unique to a bank. I had always assumed they were unique to an account.
It is used within the US only, isn't it ? we use swift code for wire transfers accoss borders.
Anyways, the two very nice young ladies at the credit union were very polite today, when they explained this to me.
Though, they couldn't hide the thoughts in their eyes; "He's a grey hair. They ain't too bright. Talk to him like he's a 6 year old."
:-p
:DD Totally agreed! This is often met.
 
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  • #230
Today I learned there are about 9000 faucets in the Empire State Building.
 
  • #231
Today I learned how hard it is going to be to teach an older non computer person to be a computer person.
 
  • #232
DiracPool said:
Today I learned that light actually does travel really fast. There's a high cloud cover over my house tonight in Tacoma, and somewhere in the county they are shining spot lights in the sky. Four of them, rotating around in a circle. One of those where they fan out and come back into a center point, and then out again, etc. When they fan out you can see them whip across the sky, covering maybe 40 or 50 miles in a fraction of a second, really cool. I live by McChord air force base and they have fighter jets flying over occasionally. So mentally I'm comparing those speeds and thinking, those fighter jets are damn slow. Special relativity is cool! :D
Actually, those light spots can move faster than light.
I had this confusion few years ago:
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/a-thought-experiment-on-velocity-greater-than-c.332647/
 
  • #233
Today I learned I cannot study for a final in four days. Tomorrow I am going to fail.
 
  • #234
pitbull said:
Today I learned I cannot study for a final in four days. Tomorrow I am going to fail.
You never know they may just happen to ask questions you can answer.
 
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  • #235
Medicol said:
It is used within the US only, isn't it ? we use swift code for wire transfers accoss borders.
:DD Totally agreed! This is often met.
Until now I had never heard of 'routing numbers' I don't have grey hair either [ I shave it off every day ]
 
  • #237
Today I learned that I couldn't make my way back to where I started if the strange route was supposed to include 7-10 turns.
(I would want to go home from my my workplace but I choose a new road that I have to turn left and right many times; the next day I can't go to work from home on the exact road I used to go home from office :nb). It may take me 3-5 times to go on the same road until I can memorize where. I have a bad memory. :()
 
  • #238
Today I learned a lot of important things pertaining to vectors. I also learned that the symbol representing the vector differential operator is called "nabla".
 
  • #239
Today I learned, that Kaluza and Klein, are very old.

Oskar Benjamin Klein, born September 15, 1894
Theodor Franz Eduard Kaluza, born 9 November 1885​

I always thought they were youngsters, like myself.
 
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OmCheeto said:
Today I learned, that Kaluza and Klein, are very old.

Oskar Benjamin Klein, born September 15, 1894
Theodor Franz Eduard Kaluza, born 9 November 1885​

I always thought they were youngsters, like myself.
Young at heart, always - as you are :oldsmile:.

Hmmm. Today I learned Theodor Franz Eduard Kaluza and I share a birthday...not a birthyear, though.
 
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