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Offline David E.

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Re: Fact or Crap?
« Reply #840 on: Feb 20, 2012, 04:26:44 PM »
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Heh heh heh.  I HAVE THA POWAAAAARRRR.

Whatever you say She-ra.   :P
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Re: Fact or Crap?
« Reply #841 on: Feb 20, 2012, 05:20:16 PM »
FACT.

The Piza question was tricky... The wording of "designed as a belltower" threw me because it implied it isnt a belltower but was designed as one, whereas the truth is it was simply designed as a belltower because it is a belltower.
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Re: Fact or Crap?
« Reply #842 on: Feb 20, 2012, 08:43:11 PM »
Stranger things have happened. I'll say Fact.
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Re: Fact or Crap?
« Reply #843 on: Feb 20, 2012, 11:58:51 PM »
I am now dedicating all of my energy to answering these questions correctly.  :pervert:
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Re: Fact or Crap?
« Reply #844 on: Feb 21, 2012, 01:09:49 AM »
Do not mock the Flying Spaghetti Monster, you infidel dog. It is the One True God. All those who worship the Pink Unicorn will burn in hell forever. I have invisible stone tablets that say so, but only true believers can read them.
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Re: Fact or Crap?
« Reply #845 on: Feb 21, 2012, 02:10:40 AM »
Quote from: rreppy on Feb 21, 2012, 01:09:49 AM
Do not mock the Flying Spaghetti Monster, you infidel dog. It is the One True God. All those who worship the Pink Unicorn will burn in hell forever. I have invisible stone tablets that say so, but only true believers can read them.
So.... Fact?

I'm going to say Fact.
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Re: Fact or Crap?
« Reply #846 on: Feb 21, 2012, 08:13:20 AM »
Quote from: AQB24712 on Feb 20, 2012, 08:32:48 AM
Monday, February 20:  Fredric Baur designed the Pringles can...and his ashes were stored in one.  Fact or Crap?

FACT.  Fredric also patented the can shape, the method of packing, and the way the uniformly curved chips were stacked inside the can.  In 2008, this chemist and technician finally "packed it in."

We're off to a good start, since everyone got that one right.  Pringles, though, really?  Yecch.  I mean, I do love me some salty snack food, but I can hardly believe that those things are still around.  They were quite a novelty when introduced, but man, they don't even taste good.  [/editorial]


Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother, here's today's FoC.

Tuesday, February 21:  A 2008 study by the University of Illinois found that CPR works best when you do it to the beat of "Staying Alive."  Fact or Crap?
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Re: Fact or Crap?
« Reply #847 on: Feb 21, 2012, 08:16:35 AM »
Lets dance to Fact.
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Re: Fact or Crap?
« Reply #848 on: Feb 21, 2012, 08:18:16 AM »
WHat?  It's been too long since I took a CPR course and have never had to use it.  This sounds strange enough to be true.  The beat just happens to be similar.  Ugh.

Crap!  If true comes up, I would not be shocked.

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Re: Fact or Crap?
« Reply #849 on: Feb 21, 2012, 08:19:22 AM »
Quote from: AQB24712 on Feb 21, 2012, 08:13:20 AM

Tuesday, February 21:  A 2008 study by the University of Illinois found that CPR works best when you do it to the beat of "Staying Alive."  Fact or Crap?

I think that this one is Fact, but I think I read somewhere recently that a newer study proved that it doesn't. So, Fact for 2008 but Crap nowadays.
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Re: Fact or Crap?
« Reply #850 on: Feb 21, 2012, 08:20:39 AM »
FACT

Interesting side fact, in Great Britain, they used to use this:

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Re: Fact or Crap?
« Reply #851 on: Feb 21, 2012, 08:25:30 AM »
BELGARATH.  How COULD you.  I have a friend in England who's a huge fan of that demented group.  I had ALMOST succeeded in wiping that cracked-out tune from my brain.  ARGH.
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Re: Fact or Crap?
« Reply #852 on: Feb 21, 2012, 08:43:16 AM »
Quote from: AQB24712 on Feb 21, 2012, 08:25:30 AM
BELGARATH.  How COULD you.  I have a friend in England who's a huge fan of that demented group.  I had ALMOST succeeded in wiping that cracked-out tune from my brain.  ARGH.

Well, it's true.  They did use that song, just not the punk version... :) :)
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Re: Fact or Crap?
« Reply #853 on: Feb 21, 2012, 09:17:18 AM »
FACT

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Re: Fact or Crap?
« Reply #854 on: Feb 21, 2012, 09:21:58 AM »
Fact  Although they updated this study to include any tune with the same BPM.  TO the best of my recollection.

Also wasn't this a Science or Fiction?  or at least discussed on SGU?
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