Fact Of The Day

[venomx]

In 1999, the total number of people killed by guns in the USA was 28,874. In Britain, the figure was 207.

To be fair though, USA has several times as many people, AND Dick Cheney was on a political hiatus in '99. He probably constitutes a large part of the difference.

[Psycho Circus]

In 1999, the total number of people killed by guns in the USA was 28,874. In Britain, the figure was 207.

To be fair though, USA has several times as many people, AND Dick Cheney was on a political hiatus in '99. He probably constitutes a large part of the difference.

Just for the record, I wasn't posting this to highlight anything or make claim that Britain is safer/better. North America is gargantuan in comparison, so there's obviously going to be a higher rate of gun fatalities.  Just a fact I happened to read today.

I thought you were pointing out how much better aim we have than you guys. 

Yeah, that's what I meant to say 

[Nightowl]

The Signers of The Declaration of Independence Did So On August 2nd, 1776 Not July 4th

[ghouck]

Well, I personally can shoot a hummingbird off a high wire 40 feet away . . . with a BB gun!!


Or, at least, I did that once!

That's not very nice.

[claws]

When you grill FROZEN hot dogs at 390 F for 35 minutes in the oven they will increase in size, split open, and have a crispy crust.

Won't get the same results when grilling thawed hot dogs  

[indianasmith]

Well, I personally can shoot a hummingbird off a high wire 40 feet away . . . with a BB gun!!


Or, at least, I did that once!

That's not very nice.

I was young and stupid and it was on a dare . . . I would not do it today.
Still, it was a heck of a shot!

[Psycho Circus]

More gun fun.... 

Guns were introduced into Japan by the Portuguese in 1543, but banned by the government 100 years later. The only weapon a samurai was allowed to carry was a sword, and no one else was allowed a weapon of any kind.

[Nightowl]

The actor who played Scotty on Star Trek was shot six times on D-day.

[Psycho Circus]

The word aa is the first in the Dictionary of Official Scrabble Words. It is a kind of lava emitted by Hawaiian volcanoes.

[Raffine]

The actor who played Scotty on Star Trek was shot six times on D-day.

He also lost the middle finger of his right hand. Even they went through pains to hide it this fact can sometimes be spotted on Star Trek.

[Newt]

In 1999, the total number of people killed by guns in the USA was 28,874. In Britain, the figure was 207.

To be fair though, USA has several times as many people, AND Dick Cheney was on a political hiatus in '99. He probably constitutes a large part of the difference.

Just for the record, I wasn't posting this to highlight anything or make claim that Britain is safer/better. North America is gargantuan in comparison, so there's obviously going to be a higher rate of gun fatalities.  Just a fact I happened to read today.

I live in a house full of math geeks:  if you do the math, relative to the population of each country in 1999 it turns out that you are something on the order of thirty times more likely to be shot and killed in the US than in the UK.  That is a much higher rate and has nothing to do with the larger population (unless that makes the Americans testier?)

Surrounded by math geeks.  I cannot help it.

[Raffine]

Our chief of police just told the general public not to be concerned about the recent spate of shootings since it was only thugs shooting thugs.

If you are not a thug you have nothing to worry about! 

[Hammock Rider]

The Theil–Sen estimator can accurately fit a line to a set of sample points even when up to 29% of the points have been arbitrarily corrupted.

[venomx]

The actor who played Scotty on Star Trek was shot six times on D-day.

What does that mean?

[indianasmith]

What that means is this:  James Doohan ("Scotty")  served in World War II and was one of the young soldiers who stormed onto the beaches at Normandy, France on June 6, 1944.  He stopped six German bullets and lived to tell the tale.  In short, James Doohan was a real, honest to gosh war hero - not the phony kind from movies and video games!!!!


Sorry to sound testy, but as a history teacher, I threw up in my mouth a little when I read that question.