Holy Numbers

Wagner vs. flight

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:35:14 +0000

Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung lasts over 19 hours. One of the world’s longest airplane flights Bangkok-Los Angeles takes 15 h 30 min.

long vs. responsive

admin — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:12:47 +0000

An average vagina is approximately 10 cm long. The lower 1/3 of the vaginal canal is responsive and sensitive.

heaven vs. hell

admin — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:20:48 +0000

Temperature of heaven is 525 °C. Temperature of hell is less than 445 °C.

impression vs. stage fright

admin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:54:11 +0000

Audience forms a lasting impression of a public speaker in the first 3 minutes. Stage fright usually occurs during the first 10 minutes of a performance.

13 vs. VIXI

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:52:06 +0000

Triskaidekaphobia refers to the fear of the number 13. In Italy, the unlucky number is considered to be the number 17.

Switzerland vs. Bhutan

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:01:35 +0000

Swiss women were granted the right to vote in 1971. The 4th King of Bhutan proclaimed Gross National Happiness (GNH) as a goal of the country’s development in 1972.

66 days

admin — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:50:31 +0000

It takes 66 days to form a habit. In 66 days, Martin Strel swam the Amazon.

cheesy vs. sheepish

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:14:09 +0000

There are over 500 types of cheese produced in France. In New Zealand, there are 10 times as many sheep as there are people.

machine vs. Kant

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:50:00 +0000

Cigarette making machines produce 10 000 cigarettes per minute. Immanuel Kant had been writing the Critique of Pure Reason for 10 years.

Rotoka vs. Taki Taki

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:54:07 +0000

Rotoka language has 11 letters in its alphabet. Taki Taki language has 340 words all together.