STRANGE FACTS
Submitted: Wednesday, Jun 08, 2005 at 19:45
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KiwiAngler
Just noticed in the 'tips, quotes & facts' section of Explooz (look at the left hand side of this page) and noticed :
Fact
Geography: No part of Australia is further than 1000km from the sea.
Just to put it all into perspective:
Fact
Geography: No part of New Zealand is more than 128 km from the sea.
Reply By: govo - Wednesday, Jun 08, 2005 at 20:26
Wednesday, Jun 08, 2005 at 20:26
''Fact
Geography: No part of New Zealand is more than 128 km from the sea''
FACT....who cares !!!!!!!
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Reply By: Member - Blue (VIC) - Thursday, Jun 09, 2005 at 07:49
Thursday, Jun 09, 2005 at 07:49
It also says that
Sydney international airport IS named after Charles Kingsford Smith... The sign in the M5 tunnel(if I remember correctly) says Mascot Airport... Has the name changed???
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Reply By: Wombat - Thursday, Jun 09, 2005 at 11:38
Thursday, Jun 09, 2005 at 11:38
It also says "Only female ducks quack". . .
. . . but even stranger, dis you know . . .
a duck's quack is the only sound in the world that doesn't echo!
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Follow Up By: signman - Thursday, Jun 09, 2005 at 12:21
Thursday, Jun 09, 2005 at 12:21
Sorry Wombat...thats an urban myth...It was disproved recently on the Mythbusters. A duck's quack DOES echo.
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Follow Up By: Wombat - Thursday, Jun 09, 2005 at 13:26
Thursday, Jun 09, 2005 at 13:26
Maybe it's just my mind, but the images of HOW the Mythbusters got the duck to quack is something that has my imagination working overtime.
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Follow Up By: robak (QLD) - Thursday, Jun 09, 2005 at 13:51
Thursday, Jun 09, 2005 at 13:51
quack here
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Widgiemooltha) - Thursday, Jun 09, 2005 at 17:14
Thursday, Jun 09, 2005 at 17:14
yep ducks quack does echo I was n a
gorge and a duck was going off and yes ir did echo - faintly
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Reply By: Mad Dog (Australia) - Thursday, Jun 09, 2005 at 11:54
Thursday, Jun 09, 2005 at 11:54
I'm about 3000 from the sea....metres
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