Post up facts and things that hardly anyone knows...... (for entertainment purposes only. NO need to fact check)

[DeltaV]

Triple point?

No, not the triple point.

The triple point is where solid, liquid, and gas phases of a substance coexist in equilibrium, while the critical point marks the temperature and pressure above which a substance cannot exist as a distinct liquid phase, becoming a supercritical fluid.


General:

Specifically for hydrogen:

 

[Unkle Krusty]

I have heard that bread is the staff of life. That might explain why some outfits are one big loaf.

Kiwi joke.

 

[kiwigtx]

I have heard that bread is the staff of life. That might explain why some outfits are one big loaf.

Kiwi joke.

.... and I read it with the correct accent.

 

[RemCharger]

Canada's last penny was minted on May 4, 2012. I don't think many people miss them.
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I have a cup full at the shop I'll occasionally hand out to customers. When it's been determined that they're a 100% certified penny pincher

 

[kiwigtx]

Given enough practice, a trumpet can be made to sound like a violin when played mid-song..... as demonstrated by the two guys playing for Fred here....

Listen from the 2:00 mark onwards....

...and the guy playing tambourine at the back is totally out of his tree.

 

[DeltaV]

Given enough practice, a trumpet can be made to sound like a violin when played mid-song..... as demonstrated by the two guys playing for Fred here....

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Listen from the 2:00 mark onwards....


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...and the guy playing tambourine at the back is totally out of his tree.

He's following the beat of a distant drummer.