Random useless facts

[AlabamaSpothunter]

There are easily at least two dozen spiders in the jon boat I fish out on my home lake every time I go fishing, it's tied up to a dock 24/7.      I'd say fishing honestly cured me over time of arachnophobia.   

 

I've done the most ridiculous things to land a Bass.....stripped down to wade out and get Bass that were stuck in the weeds at night, fished golf course ponds at night with Alligators on the banks, it's funny the stuff you don't care about when you are singularly focused on catching Bass.

[12poundbass]

2 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

I'd believe that for sure.   

 

There is another fact about how many spiders people unknowingly eat during their lifetimes too

That was another one, 

 

a human will unknowingly consume 500,000 bugs in their lifetime 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

This one everyone can test out and see it's true....

 

You are the same height from arm to arm as you are from head to toe.   There are some outliers, but the vast majority of humans have the same measurement 

[Choporoz]

2 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

That was another one, 

 

a human will unknowingly consume 500,000 bugs in their lifetime 

Which human?   Sorry...lol

 

If that's an average, I wonder what the number is for motorcyclists or professional fishermen

[Deleted account]

9 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

You can not say the letter B without your lips touching 

 

 

Nope, upper lip on top of lower teeth works.

My turn, guinea pigs are delicious...

[12poundbass]

24 minutes ago, Deleted account said:

Nope, upper lip on top of lower teeth works.

My turn, guinea pigs are delicious...

I’ll keep the Guinea pig meal in mind.

 

[PourMyOwn]

34 minutes ago, Deleted account said:

Nope, upper lip on top of lower teeth works.

My turn, guinea pigs are delicious...

I lived in Ecuador, they eat guinea pigs- "cuy" is really popular there. 

[GaryH]

4 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

The one I’m skeptical of is how does anyone know a human can survive 6 days after being skinned alive. 

from talking to a few friends of mine that went through a divorce they confirmed this to be true. ?????

4 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

[T-Billy]

8 hours ago, Mike L said:

Sometimes it’s not about what you know…

But who you know. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

Really? I always heard, It's not who you know but, who you...uh........umm..........hmmm..... Nevermind.

[Deleted account]

1 hour ago, PourMyOwn said:

I lived in Ecuador, they eat guinea pigs- "cuy" is really popular there. 

Ecuador sucks! Viva el Perú! Cuye frito con tacu tacu y papas fritas.

[schplurg]

8 hours ago, Kev-mo said:

I find this one intriguing...so every other fear is then learned, whether real or 'imaginary'.

 

Most of those are not facts. 

 

I can swallow as many times as I want. I just did 6. Who came up with that one? Geez. And I have a dry mouth right now, just did it again 6 more times. My friend used to swallow mouthfuls of air so he could belch. Myth busted.

 

I just touched my right shoulder with my right palm and can also do it even easier with my left side. Busted.

 

Many things people consider as factual are not. Remember back when a bee couldn't mathematically fly? Sorry, they can.
 

It is the responsibility of the person making the claim to provide evidence for that claim. A claim made without evidence can be dismissed without evidence, and should be.

 

Maybe it seems like I take this too seriously but when people are conditioned to believe things without thinking them through, without even the tiniest effort at skepticism, we end up where we are today in this country. It is a gigantic problem.

 

Fact: It is very difficult to reason a person out of a belief they didn't reason themselves into. Very frustrating times.

[12poundbass]

15 minutes ago, schplurg said:

 

Most of those are not facts. 

 

I can swallow as many times as I want. I just did 6. Who came up with that one? Geez. And I have a dry mouth right now, just did it again 6 more times. My friend used to swallow mouthfuls of air so he could belch. Myth busted.

 

I just touched my right shoulder with my right palm and can also do it even easier with my left side. Busted.

 

Many things people consider as factual are not. Remember back when a bee couldn't mathematically fly? Sorry, they can.
 

It is the responsibility of the person making the claim to provide evidence for that claim. A claim made without evidence can be dismissed without evidence, and should be.

 

Maybe it seems like I take this too seriously but when people are conditioned to believe things without thinking them through, without even the tiniest effort at skepticism, we end up where we are today in this country. It is a gigantic problem.

 

Fact: It is very difficult to reason a person out of a belief they didn't reason themselves into. Very frustrating times.

I suppose you’re going to say Guinea pigs aren’t delicious too.

[Darth-Baiter]

2 hours ago, Deleted account said:

Nope, upper lip on top of lower teeth works.

My turn, guinea pigs are delicious...

I ate CUY in Peru.  it was good, but I wouldn't say Delicious.  I can't even really describe any meat parallels to compare it to.  tasted like Duck to me, but felt like pork (?).  

[Big Rick]

3 hours ago, schplurg said:

Fact: It is very difficult to reason a person out of a belief they didn't reason themselves into. Very frustrating times.

You mean to tell me I shouldn't be basing my beliefs solely on my emotions at the moment and whatever social media tells me to believe?  I gotta reason things out and actually practice critical thinking????

[Columbia Craw]

My Dad told me I could be sure of one thing, a pig’s ass is pork. 

[Deleted account]

9 hours ago, Big Rick said:

You mean to tell me I shouldn't be basing my beliefs solely on my emotions at the moment and whatever social media tells me to believe?  I gotta reason things out and actually practice critical thinking????

"Darn the facts, I know my truth"...

[Chris Catignani]

"...when all the sticks in the water are floating vertical, it can be a tough bite."

This is right up there with the "cows are standing." as a fishing barometer.

But, this random fact was verified on the internet. 

See post #2 by Skinny (senior member) at Fishin.com

[king fisher]

On 9/11/2022 at 9:43 PM, 12poundbass said:

We are born with only two fears, loud noises, and falling

Not true.  I was born with the fear of loosing giant bass when they jump.

[Koz]

On 9/12/2022 at 12:01 AM, AlabamaSpothunter said:

An average angler spends $1,261 on fishing each year.

 

The average angler on Bass Resource spends triple that amount.

On 9/12/2022 at 6:30 AM, 12poundbass said:

You can not say the letter B without your lips touching 

 

 

Jeff Dunham can.

[Glenn]

Well, first off, any "fact" cited on social media is suspect to scrutiny.  I personally don't take anything at face value that's posted on social media - especially if it's some random person stating "fact".

 

That said, I'll add my random factoid:  Some dinosaurs were as big as chickens.

 

I cite this whenever somebody says something totally random or incoherent to me. 

 

[casts_by_fly]

On 9/14/2022 at 1:18 AM, Glenn said:

Well, first off, any "fact" cited on social media is suspect to scrutiny.  I personally don't take anything at face value that's posted on social media - especially if it's some random person stating "fact".

 

That said, I'll add my random factoid:  Some dinosaurs were as big as chickens.

 

I cite this whenever somebody says something totally random or incoherent to me. 

 

 

Very true.  Also which came first, the chicken or the egg?  Neither.  It was the dinosaur.  

[Team9nine]

51 minutes ago, casts_by_fly said:

 

Also which came first, the chicken or the egg?  Neither.  It was the dinosaur.  

All dinosaurs laid eggs, and chickens evolved from dinosaurs, so eggs came first…? lol, my final answer, Regis

[Choporoz]

Keep your useless 'facts', I'd be receptive to some  practical likelihoods

[Deleted account]

On 9/12/2022 at 6:19 PM, Darth-Baiter said:

I ate CUY in Peru.  it was good, but I wouldn't say Delicious.  

You know how you go to a restaurant with a lobster tank in the front? Like that, point to the cute white one with the brown face, and don't skimp on the huacatay and aji amarillo sauces, makes a big difference...

35 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

Keep your useless 'facts', I'd be receptive to some  practical likelihoods

The knot on that fluoro is going to break...

[Choporoz]

13 minutes ago, Deleted account said:

The knot on that fluoro is going to break...

Perfect!  Thank you.  How much will it stretch before it breaks?  I better go get some mono