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I found this website long ago and it just came up in a conversation i had recently so here’s the site: http://www.ultrasonic-ringtones.com/
These ringtones, also known as mosquito ringtones, are popular amongst teens nowadays because of their purported usefulness – teens can hear the phone ring but adults can’t.
This is true to some extent since teens have a better hearing ability (most of the time) and can therefore hear a wider range of sounds so when the ringtones reach a certain high frequency, only those whose hearing abilities are good enough can hear the ringtones.
You can click through the various ringtones in the website to see how good your ears are. A word of warning though, some sounds can be so high pitched that your ears might throb a long time after you stopped listening to it. =p I learnt this the hard way. =p
Anyway, just another trivia: These ringtones were initially used in certain shops to deter teens and kids from loitering near the shops as the high pitch sound irritates and repels these youngsters but not the adults with purchasing power (since adults can’t hear a thing).
A transplant patient adopted her donor’s immune system and blood group after a liver transplant.
Sounds amazing! Read on http://www.physorg.com/news120396291.html.
http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/17/10-smurfiest-facts-about-the-smurfs
Brings back loads of memories. =)
Most sharks are harmful to people — FALSE
Of the more then 350 shark species, about 80 per cent are unable to hurt people or rarely encounter people.
Sharks will eat anything — FALSE
Most sharks prefer to eat certain types of invertebrates, fish and other animals. Some sharks eat mainly fish. Others eat other sharks or marine mammals. Some sharks are even plankton-eaters.
Whale sharks, the largest species of sharks, are voracious predators — FALSE
Whale sharks, which are the largest fish that ever lived, are plankton feeders like the great whales, thus the name.
The great white shark is a common, abundant species found off most beaches visited by humans — FALSE
Great whites are relatively uncommon large predators that prefer cooler waters. In some parts of their range, great whites are endangered.
Sharks are hard to kill — FALSE
Stress of capture weakens a shark, and so some sharks are easily killed in hook-and-line or net fishing.
Sharks aren’t the killing machine they are made out to be in Jaws. They are really just shy creatures who would tend to swim away from you. I encountered sharks while snorkelling once, and they really are more scared of you than you are of them. I know cos I tried to take pictures of them and they kept swimming away!
(taken from here)
Alot of sharks are being killed in a cruel manner every day because of their valuable fins.. Sadly, because many Asians love to eat shark fins, the fins industry is very big. And I’m very sad to be a part of the asian community who feeds this industry…
For those who do not understand why eating shark fin is cruel or for those who do not believe that sharks are shy creatures, do watch Sharkwater and find out for yourself.
Here’s one thing though:
“The oceans are the most important ecosystem on the planet, containing life that absorbs most of the carbon dioxide (global warming gas) that we put into the atmosphere, converting it to 70% of the oxygen we breathe. That life sits below sharks in the food chain, and shark populations have already dropped 90%. ” – Rob Stewart
When that happens, the delicate balance of the ocean’s ecosystem would be disrupted… we are really destroying our life support system..
I’ve pledged not to eat shark fin dishes and I hope more would follow. Together, we make a difference. Save the sharks and save yourselves!
Warning: this is just going to be a random set of instructables I saw the past few days.
An easy to make IQ paper toy cube
DIY Magnetic stirrer with hot plate for less than US$30
A different kind of made of paper toy cube
And Oooh look! your very own wooden gear clock
Now your job is to decide what kinda of theme (if any) I had for this bumper set. =)
Isn’t it exciting celebrating a random date of the calendar? =p
Anyone knows what calendar we are actually using? Heard of Gregorian Calendar?
Most of us are using the Gregorian Calendar now. The Gregorian calendar is an adaptation of the Julian Calendar:
The Gregorian calendar system … (adopted) the following leap year rule:
Every year that is exactly divisible by four is a leap year, except for years that are exactly divisible by 100; the centurial years that are exactly divisible by 400 are still leap years. For example, the year 1900 is not a leap year; the year 2000 is a leap year.[3]
In the Julian calendar, all years exactly divisible by 4 were leap years.
And that means 2008 , being divisible by 4 and not by 100, is a leap year! Happy New Leap Year everyone!
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