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May 6th, 2002, 10:47 AM
chrisjk

Did You Know?!

DID YOU KNOW?
The average pencil will draw a line 35 miles long, or write ~50,000 words

DID YOU KNOW?
There are more Barbie dolls in Italy than there are Canadians in Canada

DID YOU KNOW?
It would take 150 years to drive a car to the sun

DID YOU KNOW?
More people are killed by donkeys every year than die in plane
crashes

DID YOU KNOW?
A leech has 32 brains

DID YOU KNOW?
Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy

DID YOU KNOW?
Charlie Chaplin once came third in a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest

DID YOU KNOW?
During Peter the Great's reign in Russia, anyone with a beard was required to pay a special tax
May 6th, 2002, 11:05 AM
cafeenman

Re: Did You Know?!

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Originally posted by chrisjk
DID YOU KNOW?
It would take 150 years to drive a car to the sun

Does that include time to drive through McDonalds? What's the speed limit. That seems pretty fast to me.
May 6th, 2002, 11:23 AM
Gaffer

Did you know that 3 times as many Manchester United fans were detained by German police in Leverkeusen than the combined total of arrests of Millwall fans, Mayday "riot" marchers, and supporters at the FA cup recently?
May 6th, 2002, 12:16 PM
parksie

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Originally posted by cafeenman
Does that include time to drive through McDonalds? What's the speed limit. That seems pretty fast to me.

I suppose it depends on how fast you can get your car going to :D
May 6th, 2002, 12:49 PM
JPicasso

another problem with the trip to the sun is that there are few
gas stations on the way. so going too fast requires you to carry a few extra gallons with ya. and some beef jerkey.
May 6th, 2002, 12:50 PM
markman

did you know that....bah time for my next class. gotta go! :)

pig...you know ;)
May 6th, 2002, 01:42 PM
cafeenman

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Originally posted by parksie
I suppose it depends on how fast you can get your car going to :D

My car is American so it has a governer in it. Gets to 200 KMh and the engine cuts off.
May 6th, 2002, 01:47 PM
parksie

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Originally posted by cafeenman
My car is American so it has a governer in it. Gets to 200 KMh and the engine cuts off.

I could probably get mum's car (the only one I'm insured on, since I'm a young male driver who's already got a claim :eek:) up to about 110 if I really belted it along.

Fastest I've ever done in it is 95 (only a 1.7 non-turbo diesel, have to be nice to it :p).
May 6th, 2002, 01:54 PM
cafeenman

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Originally posted by parksie
I could probably get mum's car (the only one I'm insured on, since I'm a young male driver who's already got a claim :eek:) up to about 110 if I really belted it along.

Fastest I've ever done in it is 95 (only a 1.7 non-turbo diesel, have to be nice to it :p).

I found out about my governer driving from Germany to Paris. I hit about 125 and the engine cut out which almost jolted me into the windshield. Nice way to find out. :( Thanks Dodge.
May 6th, 2002, 01:59 PM
parksie

Grrrr....the least it could do would be to throttle back rather than slap you stupid by throwing 100% lag at you :rolleyes:
May 6th, 2002, 02:01 PM
cafeenman

I exaggerated for effect. It was more surprising than anything else. It actually wasn't that bad. But don't tell anyone. I like my first story better.

I have this rule. If a good distortion of the truth makes for a better story, then go with it.
May 6th, 2002, 02:04 PM
parksie

Furry muff on that one :D

One thing that does put you into the screen is going flat-out in 1st in a cold diesel, then taking your foot straight off the pedal. That engine slows down to idle so &*£$"&% fast!

And my sister was wondering why I wasn't happy when she decided to do that having got back from Uni and not driven for months (as opposed to me who's had 50 minutes of driving every morning since September).
May 6th, 2002, 02:15 PM
cafeenman

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Originally posted by parksie
Furry muff on that one :D

Don't drive and dive. That's what I always say. :)
May 6th, 2002, 02:35 PM
mjlogan

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Originally posted by cafeenman

Don't drive and dive. That's what I always say. :)

!! if the red is blocking the pink, take the brown !!
May 6th, 2002, 03:00 PM
parksie

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Originally posted by mjlogan
!! if the red is blocking the pink, take the brown !!

:eek:
May 6th, 2002, 05:28 PM

Did You know

Sheep can fly at an average speed of 800 m/h
Or was it cows...
May 6th, 2002, 06:19 PM
HarryW

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Originally posted by mjlogan
!! if the red is blocking the pink, take the brown !!

Haha, that's pretty good ;)

Can't you take the speed limiter out? Sounds like a pain in the arse to me. Is it just meant to stop the engine from blowing up or what?
May 6th, 2002, 11:42 PM
cafeenman

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Originally posted by HarryW
Haha, that's pretty good ;)

Can't you take the speed limiter out? Sounds like a pain in the arse to me. Is it just meant to stop the engine from blowing up or what?

It can be taken out. It's just to keep you from going "too" fast. But it's retarded because 125 is way too fast for the US which is where the car is meant to be driven. If my tach was right, I was still 1000 RPM below redline. I'm back in the states now, so it's a moot point.