Inversions

[skippy]

In an inversion, the temperature:
1. increases with height
2. decreases with height





















































































In an inversion, the temperature:

Answer: 1. increases with height

[alby]

thanks skip....I was just wondering about inversions.

[skippy]

Originally Posted by alby

thanks skip....I was just wondering about inversions.

Now you know.....for the next time you go ballooning.

[The Judge]

1. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
2. Peanut oil is one of the ingredients of dynamite.
3. The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses. No one in Greece has memorized all 158 verses.
4. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
5. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
6. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
7. There are more chickens than people in the world.
8. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
9. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
10. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building is an American flag.
11. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
12. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.
13. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt."
14. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
15. Almonds are a member of the peach family.
16. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
17. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
18. There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous and hazardous.
19. Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los angeles de Porciuncula"- and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: "L.A."
20. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
21. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
22. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
23. In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
24. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
25. When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.
26. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life."
27. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
28. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
29. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
30. On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left-hand corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a spider hidden in the front upper right-hand corner.
31. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. (DON'T try this @ home!)
32. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
33. Who's that playing the piano on the "Mad About You" theme? Paul Reiser himself.
34. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
35. The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."
36. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
37. Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.
38. John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.
39. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
40. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
41. Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

[T100]

#37 is disturbing

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by The Judge

7. There are more chickens than people in the world.


22. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

25. When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.

These 3 shocked me.

[Gobbler's Knob]

and more useless facts..........

1. A snail can sleep for 3 years

2. A hippo can run faster than a man

3. Polar bears are left-handed

4. Nothing rhymes with the word "month"

5.If you divide a 100 metres in half you can go on forever without end, therefore it is mathematically impossible to run a 100 metres.

[JohnnySmooth]

Originally Posted by The Judge

27. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.

According to wikipedia, "larger species of dragonfly can live as long as four months."

[skippy]

Originally Posted by The Judge

1. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
2. Peanut oil is one of the ingredients of dynamite.
3. The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses. No one in Greece has memorized all 158 verses.
4. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
5. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
6. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
7. There are more chickens than people in the world.
8. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
9. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
10. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building is an American flag.
11. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
12. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.
13. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt."
14. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
15. Almonds are a member of the peach family.
16. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
17. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
18. There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous and hazardous.
19. Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los angeles de Porciuncula"- and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: "L.A."
20. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
21. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
22. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
23. In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
24. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
25. When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.
26. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life."
27. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
28. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
29. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
30. On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left-hand corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a spider hidden in the front upper right-hand corner.
31. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. (DON'T try this @ home!)
32. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
33. Who's that playing the piano on the "Mad About You" theme? Paul Reiser himself.
34. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
35. The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."
36. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
37. Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.
38. John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.
39. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
40. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
41. Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

J is right.....this stuff is totally useless.

[skippy]

Originally Posted by Gobbler's Knob

and more useless facts..........

1. A snail can sleep for 3 years

2. A hippo can run faster than a man

3. Polar bears are left-handed

4. Nothing rhymes with the word "month"

5.If you divide a 100 metres in half you can go on forever without end, therefore it is mathematically impossible to run a 100 metres.

Useful information whenever you are on an African safari and come face to face with a hippopotamus.....or on an expedition to the North Pole and come face to face with a polar bear.

[Kramer]

On average, there are 333 squares of toilet paper on each roll.

[Ron Mexico]

Originally Posted by Kramer

On average, there are 333 squares of toilet paper on each roll.

Then why the F*ck is there only 2 squares left everytime I take a dump

[jrobie79]

Originally Posted by Ron Mexico

Then why the F*ck is there only 2 squares left everytime I take a dump

ditto

[The Judge]

Skippy finally got 12 responses to one of his Main Street threads.

[Cameron]

Originally Posted by Gobbler's Knob

and more useless facts..........


5.If you divide a 100 metres in half you can go on forever without end, therefore it is mathematically impossible to run a 100 metres.

Am I the only one scratching my head over this one?