You learn something new everyday.....

useful_contacts

Today i learned the average human ingests 4.3 (exactly is the global average)SPIDERS in their sleep

I mean ............EEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

What new things have you learned today?


EDIT: PS: the thread was ment to be about things you learned today......


not spiders!!!!!

Basq

How do ya inhale .3 of a spider? I mean come on! :rolleyes:

javaboy

I've heard this kind of stat loads of times before although I heard 10. It's likely to be rubbish anyway since it would be so hard to get proper data. Any links to articles where someone's actually studied this? I would think they'd struggle to get a research grant for this kind of thing.

javaboy

basquille wrote: »

How do ya inhale .3 of a spider? I mean come on! :rolleyes:

Detachable legs ftw!

Guy:Incognito

Me = skeptical.

Dave!

Ahh that doesn't mean anything... I mean you could go your whole life without eating any, and then the day before you die you eat like a million, so it's not as gruesome as it sounds, you aint eating them every day. You also have to consider all the crazy cultures in the world that probably eat spider sandwiches, that would bring up the average too.

On a side note, spiders are delicious, yum.

Basq

DaveMcG wrote: »

You also have to consider all the crazy cultures in the world that probably eat spider sandwiches, that would bring up the average too.

Leave Carlow outta this..!

monkeyfudge

I think there are on average 4.3 insect legs in a bar of chocolate.

kaki

Fried spider is a delicacy in Cambodia. We should count ourselves lucky: we get all of the spider and none of the hydrogenated fat...for free!

ModeSkeletor

Nothin beats a few spiders and a cup of tea.

xsiborg

how many dust mites feed on you every night as you sleep? :eek:

burgess1

I heard that the thing about swallowing insects in your sleep is one of the most commonly quoted pieces of misinformation on the net.

Abi

useful_contacts wrote: »

Today i learned the average human ingests 4.3

The global spider population must be on the down-turn. I heard seven some years ago.


No where near as impressive now.

Dudess

Yeah I'm always hearing that nugget - we apparently swallow spiders in our sleep. I'm inclined to believe it's a load of bullsh1t.

pebbles21

cunnilingus/fellatio+crabs=loads of insects consumed:D

Abi

Dudess wrote: »

I'm inclined to believe it's a load of bullsh1t.

How come? Fair enough, the numbers may differ person to person - statistics aside. But, wouldnt you agree at least one little fella slipped into your mouth?

useful_contacts

ok it was something i heard in conversation...

yet this is funny.............:D

weemcd

nonsense, they're far more likely to crawl up your nose and lay eggs on your brain... everybody knows that :rolleyes:

Xavi6

I hear they can impregnate women. Spider babies FTW

useful_contacts

weemcd wrote: »

nonsense, they're far more likely to crawl up your nose and lay eggs on your brain... everybody knows that :rolleyes:

I MAY VOMIT!!!!!

Karl Hungus

It's a load of bollocks.

useful_contacts

the thread was ment to be about things you learned today......


not spiders!!!!!

Overheal

per sleep or in our lifetime?

And how the fook are we supposed to be able to record that statistic at all if we are asleep?

I like to assume ALL of us arent being watched. The only reason I dont mind the red blinking light in the corner is because im a bit of an exhibitionist.

Sherifu

useful_contacts wrote: »

the thread was ment to be about things you learned today......


not spiders!!!!!

FAIL. I hadn't heard this "fact" before.

nkay1985

useful_contacts wrote: »

the thread was ment to be about things you learned today......


not spiders!!!!!

Well it's sure as hell about spiders now!!!

I heard that there's a spider that bites you causing paralysis, then it crawls up onto your face and starts to eat your eyes!

Naos

Good man Karl, was about to post it that!

Ah Spider sandwiches... I remember one fine day when I was a young un at a cattle mart with my Grandad. After watching the auctions for the cows we retired to a cafe where we got some bread, cake and tea.

I noticed a spider on his slice of bread and kind of gasped and pointed it out. He looked at me dead in the eye and said "Spiders are very nutritious" then proceeded to fold the bread over and to my horror, eat it.

Oh how I miss that man.

Ponster

useful_contacts wrote: »

What new things have you learned today?

That it's "play it by ear" and not year

Jigsaw

I've not learnt anything yet today and I very much doubt if I will. In fact, if anything I may regress.

The Master

last night and this morning I learned not to take a laxative and a sleeping pill at the same time:(

Puddleduck

that boots plus lots of walking equals pain

Creature

I learned nothing today because I like to research these so called 'facts' which more often than not turn out to be twaddle. But please, do go on warning me about exploding spider cacti and whatnot.

Dord

Robster The Lobster wrote: »

last night and this morning I learned not to take a laxative and a sleeping pill at the same time:(

:eek:

That can't be good!

Moojuice

useful_contacts wrote: »

Today i learned the average human ingests 4.3 (exactly is the global average)SPIDERS in their sleep

I mean ............EEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

What new things have you learned today?


EDIT: PS: the thread was ment to be about things you learned today......


not spiders!!!!!

Complete rubbish. An urban myth that has been disproved many a time. Absolutely no evidence for it what so ever.

RxQueen

Robster The Lobster wrote: »

last night and this morning I learned not to take a laxative and a sleeping pill at the same time:(

haha!:pac:

i cofirm today that im completly usless at reading numbers , i always get them backward, hence why i was two hours late for my bus home

Fremen

useful_contacts wrote: »

Today i learned the average human ingests 4.3 (exactly is the global average)SPIDERS in their sleep

I mean ............EEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

What new things have you learned today?


EDIT: PS: the thread was ment to be about things you learned today......


not spiders!!!!!

That's just because there's one guy in Letrim who inhales thousands of them every day, massively raising the global average.

Loomis

Moojuice wrote: »

Complete rubbish. An urban myth that has been disproved many a time. Absolutely no evidence for it what so ever.

+1 http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/spiders.asp

Lawless_Samurai

Ponster wrote: »

That it's "play it by ear" and not year

HAHA Learned that a few months back. Would not believe my friend when she told me. Ten years I've been saying "year" I am in my fook gonna stop now!!! :)

That woodchucks can, in fact, chuck 3 pieces of wood despite popular belief.

A few years ago I discovered that "first cousin once removed" did not mean they were dead. Always thought it was cruel when they were twice removed. Thought once would have been enough. Also that Chicago does not actually have an 'r' in it whatsoever.

Abi

Robster The Lobster wrote: »

last night and this morning I learned not to take a laxative and a sleeping pill at the same time:(

Pah the dreaded bed curry.




Im ordering in again, anyone want?

HAPPYGIRL

that pubs stay open really really late in rural kerry. My poor head.

flanum

that "sale agreed" on a house doesnt mean jack sh1t!

HAPPYGIRL

flanum wrote: »

that "sale agreed" on a house doesnt mean jack sh1t!

As seller or buyer?

Very recently had that happen to me as a buyer, it's horrible.