Administrator Stan 18,412 Posted January 31, 2019 Administrator Share Posted January 31, 2019 13 minutes ago, nudge said: Switzerland? Nope. 10 minutes ago, Azeem said: As someone who is interested in flags Nordic cross is the oldest of all the symbols of flags still in use and that's where all the cross flags come from. Norway That may be the oldest symbol, but according to Guinness World Records, that's not the country that has continuous usage of its flag. There have been different variations of Norway's flag (different shape etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,412 Posted January 31, 2019 Administrator Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Eco said: I believe it's Denmark. That is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,412 Posted January 31, 2019 Administrator Share Posted January 31, 2019 24 minutes ago, nudge said: ISS is actually brighter than Venus if we include all objects in the night sky and not only the natural ones But it also depends on the conditions and location of the viewer as the brightness of both is not a constant... Good question though; astronomy is cool. What is the oldest food found by the archaeologists that was still edible when it was discovered? Chocolate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,330 Posted January 31, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 31, 2019 Just now, Stan said: Chocolate. Nope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Just now, nudge said: Nope! Yogurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,412 Posted January 31, 2019 Administrator Share Posted January 31, 2019 Just now, nudge said: Nope! SPAM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,412 Posted January 31, 2019 Administrator Share Posted January 31, 2019 Just now, Azeem said: Yogurt Dairy would go off surely?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Peas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,330 Posted January 31, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Azeem said: Yogurt Eewww nooooo 1 minute ago, Stan said: SPAM! No Hint - it's around 5500 years old and so it's obviously something that never expires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,330 Posted January 31, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 31, 2019 Just now, Eco said: Peas? Nope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Just now, nudge said: Nope! Honey never expires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Is it something processed or natural food ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I would say honey as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,330 Posted January 31, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 31, 2019 46 minutes ago, Azeem said: Honey never expires 36 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: I would say honey as well... And you're both correct! https://eurasianet.org/report-georgia-unearths-the-worlds-oldest-honey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 49 minutes ago, Azeem said: Honey never expires You got there before me mate so you are up next... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Name this place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Azeem said: Name this place They are Dragon Blood trees by the looks of it... so Yemen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 11 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: They are Dragon Blood trees by the looks of it... so Yemen Yes ! Socotra Island Yemen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 How many glasses of milk can a cow produce in it's lifetime??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,412 Posted February 1, 2019 Administrator Share Posted February 1, 2019 3 hours ago, Bluewolf said: How many glasses of milk can a cow produce in it's lifetime??? How big is the glass ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,330 Posted February 1, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted February 1, 2019 7 hours ago, Bluewolf said: How many glasses of milk can a cow produce in it's lifetime??? Interesting question; I'll try to do my calculations based on what I know from spending a lot of my childhood in rural countryside and from a friend who has had a quite big cattle business for years to see how close I get to the correct answer hehe. First insemination happens when a cow is around 3 years old, then it gives birth to a calf about once a year and the process is repeated about 5-6 times. So let's say a cow is pregnant/nursing (and thus producing milk) for about 6 years continuously with lactation period being around 300 days. Depending on various factors, a good productive cow produces between 15 to 30 liters of milk daily (probably double that in modern dairy industry but that's just sick and the cow is completely ruined after a year or two so fuck it). 6 years x 300 days x 30 liters = 54000 liters of milk during a regular cow's lifetime in a small farm. A standard glass is 240ml. So 54000 liters / 240ml = 225000 glasses of milk in a cow's lifetime. How close or far off am I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 23 minutes ago, nudge said: Interesting question; I'll try to do my calculations based on what I know from spending a lot of my childhood in rural countryside and from a friend who has had a quite big cattle business for years to see how close I get to the correct answer hehe. First insemination happens when a cow is around 3 years old, then it gives birth to a calf about once a year and the process is repeated about 5-6 times. So let's say a cow is pregnant/nursing (and thus producing milk) for about 6 years continuously with lactation period being around 300 days. Depending on various factors, a good productive cow produces between 15 to 30 liters of milk daily (probably double that in modern dairy industry but that's just sick and the cow is completely ruined after a year or two so fuck it). 6 years x 300 days x 30 liters = 54000 liters of milk during a regular cow's lifetime in a small farm. A standard glass is 240ml. So 54000 liters / 240ml = 225000 glasses of milk in a cow's lifetime. How close or far off am I? Close enough... well worked out Nudge I have roughly 200,000 but no point in crying over spilt milk is there.. Nicely played... can't believe you were a farm girl.. 4 hours ago, Stan said: How big is the glass ? Big enough to hold in your hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,330 Posted February 1, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted February 1, 2019 7 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: Close enough... well worked out Nudge I have roughly 200,000 but no point in crying over spilt milk is there.. Nicely played... can't believe you were a farm girl.. Nice to see I came close with my rough estimates Haha I don't think farm life would suit my curious nature that well in a long term but living off the land, growing your own food and producing all other basic necessities for yourself, selling the excess to local shops and bartering for stuff you don't produce yourself definitely appeals to me; definitely more than living in a big city does. It's a lot of hard work and it's not an easy life by any means but I used to do pretty much all the farm work there is when I spent summers on my grandma's farm so I reckon I would survive if need be Next question: What is the only word in the English language to contain three sets of consecutive double letters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,412 Posted February 1, 2019 Administrator Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 minute ago, nudge said: Nice to see I came close with my rough estimates Haha I don't think farm life would suit my curious nature that well in a long term but living off the land, growing your own food and producing all other basic necessities for yourself, selling the excess to local shops and bartering for stuff you don't produce yourself definitely appeals to me; definitely more than living in a big city does. It's a lot of hard work and it's not an easy life by any means but I used to do pretty much all the farm work there is when I spent summers on my grandma's farm so I reckon I would survive if need be Next question: What is the only word in the English language to contain three sets of consecutive double letters? woolly double-u, double o, double l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,330 Posted February 1, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 minute ago, Stan said: woolly double-u, double o, double l Nah not quite... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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