Quirky Science Facts!

[Boerseun]

Good one, Pyro!

A hammerhead shark's flat 'hammer'-like head is shaped like that in order to place its nostrils as far apart as possible, thereby giving the hammerhead a better olfactory locational ability. It will swim zig-zag across the blood scent, and turn in the direction of the nostril that picked up the scent first.

It sniffs in stereo!

Bananas are excellent for making paper. Banana fibre paper is very strong.
Up to 3000 times stronger than regular paper.

[Turtle]

Lichens are symbiotic relationships between fungi & algae; the fungi provide the support structure & the algae make the food.

[Racoon]

Originally Posted by Turtle

Lichens are symbiotic relationships between fungi & algae; the fungi provide the support structure & the algae make the food.

Woot!
Saw some Lichen that i was like'n Man!

[Drip Curl Magic]

Originally Posted by Pyrotex

absofuckinlutely!

The unit of ash is the amount that falls off due to its own weight*, from a well-rolled, two-paper**, seedless stemless*** "bomber", when toked down to the half-way point. The joint must be clipped, and at no point should it have been bogarted.

The unit of ash is called a humph, and is metric: 100 humphs make a bogie.

*technically, this should be measured in Acapulco, at standard temperature and pressure (STP), with adequate protection from any air currents.
**ZigZag.
***Marin County Blue is preferred for its uniform texture.

I'm on it.

[Turtle]

Water is the only compound that expands when it freezes.

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest and most complex reef system. It is visible from the moon.
http://www.reefhq.com.au/about/gbr.html

[Jay-qu]

the earth is slowly losing grip on the moon - it moves away at 4cm a year

[Racoon]

In a typical US home:
flushing toilets, washing hands, and bathing accounts for ~ 78% of water used.

[Racoon]

The first major digital computer ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator) was built in 1942 to solve ballistics problems.