8th Feb 2012 Beer Flooding, Incredible But True

A Booze Up In The Street ~
 
In 1814, Meux's Horse Shoe Brewery in London constructed a brewing vat (large storage tank)that was 22 feet tall and 60 feet in diameter, with an interior big enough to seat 200 for dinner; which is exactly how its completion was celebrated. After the dinner, the vat was filled to its 4,000-barrel capacity. Pretty impressive, given the grand scale of the project, but pretty unfortunate given that they overlooked a faulty supporting hoop. Indeed, the vat ruptured, causing other vats to break, and the resulting commotion was heard up to 5 miles away.

A wall of 1.3 million gallons of dark beer washed down the street, caving in two buildings and killing nine people by means of "drowning, injury, poisoning by the porter fumes, and, drunkenness!"

This story gets even more unbelievable. Rescue attempts were blocked and delayed by the thousands who flocked to the area to drink directly off the road. When survivors were finally brought to the hospital, the other patients became convinced from the smell that the hospital was serving beer to every ward except theirs. A riot broke out, and even more people were left injured.

Fact, once more, is funnier than fiction. In this case sad more than funny.

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8th Feb 2012 The Easiest Quiz In The World, Or Is It??

Is this the easiest quiz in the world? Or not?

Questions: 

1) Which country makes Panama hats?
2) How long did the Hundred Years War last?
3) From which animal do we get catgut?
4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?
6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?
7) What is the colour of the black box in a commercial airplane?
8) What was King George VI's first name? Albert
9) What colour is a purple finch? Crimson
10) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?

Answers: ~

1) Ecuador
2) 116 years
3) Sheep and Horses
4) November
5) Squirrel fur

6) Dogs

7) Orange

8) Albert

9) Crimson

10) New Zealand

After thought: I guess one can add the question of why the Oktoberfest always starts in September too, a 16- 18 day festival held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, running from late September to the first weekend in October. It is one of the most famous events in Germany and is the world's largest Fair, with more than 5 million people attending every year. The Oktoberfest is an important part of Bavarian culture, having been held since 1810. Other cities across the world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations, modelled after the Munich event.

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Prev: 8th Feb 2012 Refrigerator Test: Silly Questions, Logical Answers

8th Feb 2012 Refrigerator Test: Silly Qestions, Logical Answers

Simple Brain Test ~

Here is an achievable logic test. I am going to ask you the same four questions that Anderson Consulting asked their volunteers. They claim that 90% of professionals got all four answers wrong. To rub salt into the wound, they claim that 20% of 8 year olds got at least one question correct.

Now I want you to trust me giving you some useful advice. I really want you to get all four questions correct and thumb your nose at the refrigerator test.

(Advice: The killer edge is that we should go slower, and think more logically than the 90% who failed the refrigerator test.)

Q1. How do you put a large giraffe into a refrigerator? 

(Advice: Ask your self why did 90% of professional people go wrong while 8 year olds get this right. Conclusion: The answer must be simple. So think like an 8 year old. How would you put your toy giraffe in the fridge?)

This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way.

Q2. How do you put a large elephant into a refrigerator? 

(Advice: Again ask how could a child answer this correctly, what are they good at? Answers: short term memory, simple step by step logic.)

This tests your ability to think through the repercussions of your actions.

Q3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend, except one. Which animal does not attend? 

This tests your memory.

(OK, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your abilities.)

Q.4: There is a river you must cross, but crocodiles inhabit it. How do you manage it?

 

(Advice: Again remember that somehow, 8 year olds solved it. How could you cross the river? Remember how each question follows on from the previous one. What does question 3 tell us that could possibly help answer this question? I also believe that an 8 year old would take the word 'you' at face value and therefore make the crucial deduction.)

This tests whether you learn quickly from your mistakes.

Now ~~~~~

The Answers: ~

Q.1) Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe and close the door.

Q.2) Wrong Answer:
Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant and close the refrigerator.
Correct Answer:
Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door.

Q.3) (Which animals do we know about? Name them, where are these animals? Logically, you do know which animal cannot attend.)

Correct Answer:
The elephant, since it is still in the refrigerator.

Q.4) You swim across. All of the crocodiles are attending the Animal Meeting! 

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Prev: 8th Feb 2012 The Reverend, The Fridge & The Pizza

8th Feb 2012 The Reverend, The Fridge & The Pizza

The Reverend ~

Reverend Billy Graham tells of a time early in his ministry when he arrived in a small town to preach a sermon. Wanting to post a letter, he asked a young boy where the post office was. When the boy had told him, Dr. Graham thanked him and said, 'If you'll come to the Baptist Church this evening, you can hear me telling everyone how to get to heaven.' 

The boy replied, 'I don't think I'll be there... You don't even know your way to the post office.' 

Fridge To go ~

An Englishman purchased a new fridge. The local council wanted £20 to remove his old fridge in an environmentally friendly fashion, so in order to save money he put it in his front garden with a sign that read, “Free to a good home. You want it, please take it.”

The fridge stood untouched for 4 days.

Raymond changed his tactics. He made a sign saying, 'Fridge for sale - £50.'

The following day the fridge disappeared: stolen.

 

Household Budget ~

A woman had decided to trim the household budget wherever possible, so instead of having a dress dry-cleaned she washed it by hand. Proud of her savings, she boasted to her husband, "Just think, Ivor, we are five pounds richer because I washed this dress by hand."

"Good," replied the husband. "Wash it again."

Pizza to go ~

Dai worked in a local Pizza Parlour near Swansea, Wales. A man came in and ordered a pizza to take away. Dai asked the man whether he would like the pizza cut into 4 or 6 portions.

The man puzzled over this for quite a while before answering that he would prefer 4 portions because he thought he wasn’t hungry enough to eat 6.

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