Confessions of a Moo

Aimless Ramblings of a Distracted Mind..

Sunday, July 24, 2005

RFotD

Smallfat's Note: I apologize for the inaccurate "fact" earlier today. I guess I should start checking for the accuracy of my RFs before I post them... to compensate, here are two more random facts for today. One to cancel out the previously posted random lie, and one for today:

The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.

Dirty snow melts faster than white snow because it's darker and absorbs more heat.

5 Comments:

At July 25, 2005 1:11 a.m., Blogger XRaVeNX said...

More about 7Up:
http://www.snopes.com/business/names/7up.asp

And regarding the dirty snow melting faster:
It's true. Much like a piece of wood painted white will be cooler than one painted black. Black is the colour it is because it absorbs all wavelengths of light. Where as white, reflects all wavelengths of light. So, dirty snow (say.. brown), will absorb more wavelengths of light than clean (white) snow.

 
At July 25, 2005 2:07 a.m., Blogger Smallfat said...

are you saying that brown things are dirty? oh wait.. i was gonna be insulted, and then i changed my mind. :)

but yeah, stop making my blog nerdy and unfun.. you're making me look stupid. the entire point of the RFotD was to show off all my knowledge. not to draw attention to my lack thereof.

 
At July 25, 2005 2:09 a.m., Blogger Smallfat said...

actually, i take it back. i like the comments. keep commenting. it's more fun that way. even if you're a nerd. at least i can make fun of your nerdiness. if you didnt say anything, i wouldnt have anything to make fun of you about.

and that's just for xravenx... everyone else that comments is cool, and i love hearing from you.

 
At July 25, 2005 2:32 a.m., Blogger XRaVeNX said...

so i'm not cool then? but everyone else is? Ouch.

Secondly, brown = hot ;) cuz it absorbs more energy :D

 
At July 25, 2005 3:02 a.m., Blogger Smallfat said...

brown is hot AND dirty, eh?

i LIKE it. ;)

 

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