Absurd Facts

[Srentiln]

Fact: in chemistry, sometimes having a higher purity in your reactants can make the reaction less likely to occur

 

[nahfackler]

Fact: in chemistry, sometimes having a higher purity in your reactants can make the reaction less likely to occur

Ok chemist,

Remember, Water is the solvent for everything

 

[Srentiln]

Actually, it isn't.

Pyrophoric chemicals burst into flame upon contact with water, even humid air can be enough.

And I'm a chemical engineer, not a chemist

 

[nahfackler]

Actually, it isn't.

Pyrophoric chemicals burst into flame upon contact with water, even humid air can be enough.

Dang sren,
Im tryin to major in nursing.......and...Im still in biology

 

[Srentiln]

related fun fact:

potassium, rubidium, and cesium, when intercalated between layers of graphite, are so pyrophoric that they can actually explode upon contact with water.

 

[nahfackler]

Why...sren, maybe you can stop lecturing me about chemistry.....and you would be a good teacher too

 

[Srentiln]

fackler, look at the topic of this thread. I am not talking to anyone specificly, they are fun (and somewhat absurd) facts

 

[ElectroUnderwear]

Fact: 2+2=5

 

[Srentiln]

Absurd fact related to that: 2+2=3;

Let's take groupings of letters. Group 1 has D&G, two unique letters in the group. Group 2 has S&G, again two unique letters in the group. If we add these groups together to create a single group of unique letters, we get S&D&G, a group of three unique letters. Thus, 2+2=3

 

[MOUTHWEST]

Fact: if you redefine a system of symbols, you can define it to mean whatever you want it to mean. Unfortunately, since anyone can do it and people do it all the time, it's not really absurd.

 

[Alphaesia]

related fun fact:

potassium, rubidium, and cesium, when intercalated between layers of graphite, are so pyrophoric that they can actually explode upon contact with water.

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An easier way to understand this is by looking at a periodic table, every element in the first column (exluc. Hydrogen) is fun to throw into a lake.

 

[DistinctMadness]

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An easier way to understand this is by looking at a periodic table, every element in the first column (exluc. Hydrogen) is fun to throw into a lake.

LIES! Lithium hardly does anything and sodium ain't much to look at. Potassium kicks it up a notch. My chem teacher wasn't allowed to put anything higher than potassium in water for us though :/

Fact:
The US Navy has the 2nd largest air force in the world. Only bested by the US air force.

 

[nahfackler]

Why does the ships in the USA have towns for the carriers, states for the battleship, and people names for the destroyers?

Fact: The common core learning system isn't the best learning in the United States of America Indiana is proof that you don't need common core for good education.

 

[jagman77]

Australia unusual fact No. 1: In 1838 it was declared illegal to swim at public beaches during the day! This law was enforced until 1902.

 

[Srentiln]

I want to hear the story behind that one...

 

[dz98]

Fact: There is a village in Wales called: llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

 

[Srentiln]

It is possible for a man to have married his widow's sister.

Only stated this because of how many times I have seen it used as a trivia question with the wrong answer.

 

[Alphaesia]

No Egyptian president has left office without being arrested or dying.

 

[Zatharel]

Fact: The expiration date on a water bottle is for the bottle, not the water.

 

[jagman77]

Australia Unusual Fact No. 2: The area of the largest property in australia is roughly 6,000,000 acres (24,000 km2; 9,400 sq mi) which is slightly larger than Israel.