Assalamualaikum.
Selamat hari raya aidiladha semua. Maaf sebab lambat diucap.
Oh ya, kali ni aku nak share serba sedikit pasal some random funny facts yang takda kena mengena dengan siapa siapa tapi mungkin ada kena mengena dengan sesiapa sahaja. Dapat benda ni dari satu website.
- Rubber bands last longer when they are refrigerated
- There are 158 verses in the national anthem of Greece and no one's ever memorized them
- There are more chickens than people in the world
- 'Screeched' is the longest mono-syllabic word in English
- All 50 states are listed on back of the $5 dollar bill on top of the Lincoln Memorial
- Peanuts are used in making dynamites
- The ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain
- A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours
So, what do you think of those facts? Admittedly, they are funny, and totally random. But I cant tell where are the funny part. You see, its not even a joke, its a fact. Maybe this world is full of hidden funny-fact-thing.
Okay, fact number 1 : Rubber bands last longer when they are refrigerated
Why? This is an answer that I got from answers.com:
This actually has to do with the very complex way a rubber band behaves. In all things, entropy is usually the boss, meaning, when things are at their most basic broken down state, they tend to last longer. And anything at a higher more complex state will tend to have a much shorter life span. Such is the same for a rubber band, when a rubber band is stretched it causes its polymer chains to become very ordered and it expels thermal energy (heat) thus shortening its life. But when a rubber band is in its relaxed state it is very unordered, and will cool when going from a structured state to a relaxed state. So when a rubber band is put in the refrigerator it makes the polymers even more relaxed, because of the way they behave in the cold. But something to be careful of is immediately stretching the rubber band after being in the fridge. This will cause it to weaken significantly because of the rapid change in the contrast of states.
Tuu dia, masuk habis semua entropy la polymer la. Chemistry, yes it all relates to chemistry. Teringat paper final aku yang...erghh. Hmm. Anyway, entropy means measure of the disorder of a system. Means that the more disorder a.k.a. berserabut-tunggang langgang the thing is, the higher its entropy. Bila rubber band ni kene tarik, entropy dia akan jadi lagi tinggi dan bila entropy jadi tinggi maka jangka hidup ia akan berkurang disebabkan haba yang dilepaskan daripada polimer rubber itu sendiri. Jadi bila rubber band ni masuk peti ais, suhu yang rendah akan me-relax-kan particles dalam polimer rubber band ini sekaligus menurunkan entropynya. So, lifespan dia pun makin lama lah. Jadi bagi peniaga peniaga yang menggunakan khidmat rubber band ini untuk mengikat barang barang yang hendak dijual contohnya sayur yang dibalut dengan plastik sampah kertas surat khabar lama ataupun bagi makcik makcik kafe yang guna rubber band ni untuk ikat bekas polisterin takut terbukak bekas itu nanti then kena pulak bersihkan sisa sisa tumpahan makanan tersebut, maka dinasihatkan menyimpan plastik berisi rubber band anda didalam peti sejuk jikalau anda seorang yang kedekut tak nak beli baru kalau yang lama dah rosak. Okay?
Fact number 2: There are 158 verses in the national anthem of Greece and no one's ever memorized them
Wow. Banyak giler. I hope rakyat rakyat Greece ni kuat ingatan semuanya walaupun tak sorang pun yang hafal kesemua verses lagu kebangsaan diorang.
Fact number 3: There are more chickens than people in the world
Dianggarkan populasi ayam adalah empat kali lebih banyak daripada populasi manusia. Until last mid-year 2009, populasi manusia dianggarkan sebanyak lebih kurang 6, 790, 062, 216. Dan darab kali congak lah anda untuk mengetahui populasi ayam dunia. Ya, jadi, makan lah ayam banyak banyak tanpa risau akan kepupusannya. Ini kerana ayam tidak seperti burung Dodo yang pupus hanya kerana diburu untuk dimakan. And Dodo tastes like chicken. Is it true? Don't ask, I was just borned in this century.
Fact number 4: 'Screeched' is the longest mono-syllabic word in English
Apekebende mono-syllabic ni? Hmm, dalam melayu-nya sama lah dengan suku kata. So perkataan di adalah yang terpanjang yang mempunyai hanya satu (mono) suku kata. S-c-r-e-e-c-h-e-d. Sembilan huruf untuk satu sebutan. I'm impressed with English, for the second time. 'Screeched' means a high pitch, or strident(loud) cry. Atau bunyi bunyian yang memekik yang sama waktu dengannya.
Fact number 5: All 50 states are listed on back of the $5 dollar bill on top of the Lincoln Memorial
Ada anda nampak apa apa on top of the Lincoln Memorial? Ya, saya pun.
Fact number 6: Peanuts are used in making dynamites
Wow. How the hell peanut boleh buat dynamite? Well, cerita dia macam ni. Dynamite dibuat daripada nitroglycerine. Nitroglycerine, atau trinitroglycerine, atau glyceryl trinitrate, adalah sejenis minyak yang boleh meletup yang dibuat dengan menitratkan glycerol. Jadi, nitroglycerine dibuat daripada glycerol, which is a viscous liquid used in soap and etc. Dan siapa tahu benda glycerol ni dibuat daripada apa? Ya, tepat sekali ! Peanut oil.
Fact number 7: The ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain
I bet everybody knew this already. Ada siapa siapa yang tak tahu tu, hah sekarang baru korang tahu ye. Kesiaan. Tapi tapi kan, aku pun baru tahu je ni....NOT
Disebabkan malas nak cerita panjang panjang pasal ni, apalah salah nya kalau korang siasat sendiri ye.
Fact number 8: A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours
Bestnya kalau jadi dragonfly aka patung patung ni ya. Kalau siapa siapa rasa tak mahu hidup, siapa siapa rasa hidup dia macam pathetic sangat, eh, memang pathetic sangat, siapa siapa yang tak sanggup nak teruskan hidup sebab frust menonggeng ke, tak payah nak risau apa yang akan jadi kat hidup dia pada masa depan dan tak payah risau nak bunuh diri. Yela, buat apa nak bunuh diri, berdosa, tak ada makna.
p/s: teringat lagu Fireflies by Owl City :)