Did you know........? A thread full of useless facts

[Safeway]

You can survive longer without water than you can without sleep.

 

[Vinyl Richie]

........I have a cat called Bhuna

 

[Icy Gull]

Lima is the capital of Peru

 

[BrightonBird]

An elephant is pregnant for 2 years.

 

[Italiaseagull]

My great uncle played 9 games for Brighton in 1972.

 

[Blue&WhiteSea]

my brothers name is Harry

 

[BrightonBird]

my brothers name is Harry

As is mine,

 

[Vinyl Richie]

........ if you fold a piece of paper 42 times, it's height will be further than the distance from Earth to the Moon.....FACT!

 

[Seagullible]

It is physically impossible for a bumble bee to fly

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Bornio doesn't have a capital city

 

[Italiaseagull]

........ if you fold a piece of paper 42 times, it's height will be further than the distance from Earth to the Moon.....FACT!

A4 or A3

 

[JJ McClure]

Lima is the capital of Peru

and it is the highest capital city.

 

[Vinyl Richie]

The moon's average distance from the earth is 384 400 km (or 240 000 miles)

Assuming piece of paper is approx 0.1 mm thick. I give you the proof!

Number Height
of folds of paper
of a piece in mm
of paper Notes
0 0.1 0.1 mm
1 0.2 0.2 mm
2 0.4 0.4 mm
3 0.8 0.8 mm
4 1.6 1.6 mm
5 3.2 3.2 mm
6 6.4 6.4 mm
7 12.8 1.3 cm
8 25.6 2.6 cm
9 51.2 5.1 cm
10 102.4 10 cm
11 204.8 20 cm
12 409.6 41 cm
13 819.2 82 cm
14 1,638.4 1.6 metres
15 3,276.8 3.3 metres
16 6,553.6 6.6 metres
17 13,107.2 13 metres
18 26,214.4 26 metres
19 52,428.8 52 metres
20 104,857.6 105 metres
21 209,715.2 210 metres
22 419,430.4 419 metres
23 838,860.8 839 metres
24 1,677,721.6 1.7km
25 3,355,443.2 3.4 km
26 6,710,886.4 6.7 km
27 13,421,772.8 13 km
28 26,843,545.6 26.8 km
29 53,687,091.2 53.7 km
30 107,374,182.4 107 km
31 214,748,364.8 214.7 km
32 429,496,729.6 429.5 km
33 858,993,459.2 859 km
34 1,717,986,918.4 1,700 km
35 3,435,973,836.8 3,436 km
36 6,871,947,673.6 6,872 km
37 13,743,895,347.2 13,744 km
38 27,487,790,694.4 27,488 km
39 54,975,581,388.8 54,975 km
40 109,951,162,777.6 109,951 km
41 219,902,325,555.2 219,902 km
42 439,804,651,110.4 439,805 Km
Way past stupid moon


I thank you

 

[Braders]

my middle names william !

 

[Muzzman]

It's my birthday today! :dance:

 

[Dave the OAP]

My mother owns a gift shop in Bridgewater in Somerset

 

[Vinyl Richie]

A4 or A3

dunno, but it's pretty much humanly impossible to fold any piece of paper more than 7 times anyway...

 

[The Large One]

Truro is the only city in the UK begninning with the letter 'T'

 

[Braders]

afghanastan is the only country that begin with a and doesn't end with a !

 

[looney]

My brothers grew up in Bridgewater Somerset.