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Chuck Norris Facts *part 5

Here comes another episode of “Don’t fu*k with Chuck”! Enjoy!

In an alternate universe, the clean-shave Chuck Norris of the 1970s is engaged in an epic battle with the bearded Chuck Norris of the 80s and 90s. The result of this conflict is the Aurora Borealis.

1. When Meatloaf said he’d do anything for love, but he won’t do that, he was talking about looking Chuck Norris directly in the eye.
2. Wolverine from the X-men is based entirely on Chuck Norris and was originally called “Chuck Norris” instead. When Chuck Norris threatened to sue for the use of his likeness, they cut off his beard, gave him a queer hair cut, and called him Wolverine. This allowed them to keep the parts that are true, like the ability to heal, the claws, and the adamantium skeleton.
3. If Chuck Norris were a nation, he would be the world’s fifth largest economy.
4. Chuck Norris carved Mt. Rushmore by himself with his teeth. It took him thirty seconds.
5. Chuck Norris once dressed up as a wuss for Halloween by wearing loose fitting pants and shaving his beard. Whenever a homeowner would give him Smarties while trick or treating, he would yell, “I loathe Smarties!” and roundhouse kicked them in the throat. Chuck Norris’s beard grew back by the third house, and this will go down as the most unconvincing Halloween costume in history. Chuck was 38 at the time.
6. When you look back and see only one set of footprints, that’s when Chuck Norris was carrying you.
7. Rumors claim the dinosaurs were wiped out by a massive comet. This is false. Chuck Norris simply roundhouse kicked all of them into oblivion.
8. Chuck Norris once roundhouse kicked Professor X. Thats how he ended up in a wheelchair.
9. The only reason World War II occured was because Chuck Norris was taking a nap.
10. Antibodies are not the cure for polio, doctors actually inject paients with Chuck Norris’ sperm to roundhouse kick the disease.
11. If the coach had put Chuck Norris in in the fourth quarter, they would have won state. No doubt about it.
12. If you unscramble the letters in “Chuck Norris” you get “Huck corn, sir.” That is why every fall, Chuck travels to Nebraska and burns the entire state down.
13. Chuck Norris likes to dress up in a “Barney” suit and visit the local kintergardens. When the happy little children ask Chuck to sing a song he roundhouse kicks the shit out of them, removes his mask, and says, “I’m not a jukebox, you little fucker.”
14. Chuck Norris once quit smoking by roundhouse kicking a tabacco company CEO in the head, simultaneously inventing the phrase “kick the habit”.
15. Recently historians discovered an additional book of the bible, there is now Mark, Mathew, Luke, John, and Chuck Norris.
16. Chuck Norris once killed a 10,000 pound bear, tore it into 10,000 pieces, and then fed it to a school of salmon just because he enjoyed the irony.
17. Chuck Norris roundhouse kicked Jimmy Hoffa into the future. In the year 2052, Hoffa will reappear and fly through the windshield of a flying car.
18. Chuck Norris once copied the answers to a worksheet in Biology. A black kid noticed this, and told him he had just gotten G points. Chuck asked the kid what were G points. The kid replied with, “Gangsta points!” Upon hearing this, Chuck Norris thought back to his days as a kid in Fresno. So he stabbed the kid with a knife and roundhouse kicked him in the face, now he has 50 G points.
19. Chuck Norris once breast-fed Dolly Parton.
20. Chuck Norris found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq by looking in a mirror.
21. Chuck Norris doesn’t wear pants or shoes. He was born with denim-coated legs and feet made of fine leather.
22. Chuck Norris considered the movie “Sin City” a chick flick.
23. Chuck Norris makes beef jerky by roundhouse kicking cows so hard that moisture leaves their body.
24. Chuck Norris eats babies and shits Delta Force team members.
25. As part of his greatest gift to mankind, Chuck Norris is currently in the process of writing “Hammer Time!” under every stop sign in the universe.
26. One time, while Chuck Norris was filming an episode of “Walker: Texas Ranger”, the production team brought on a guy to hold up cue cards. Norris roundhouse kicked that guy in the pancreas, and proceeded to speak every line in the script in perfect Swahili, just out of spite.
27. Chuck Norris didn’t like the end of Superman IV, so broke Christopher Reeves’ neck.
28. In 2001, Chuck Norris kicked off Alex Trebek’s mustache after not answering in the form of a question.
29. Chuck Norris ended the Civil War with a massive roundhouse kick the he referred to as the Emancipation Proclamation.
30. Originally, the universe was two dimensional. A roundhouse kick from Chuck Norris knocked a guy into the third dimension, dragging everything else with it from the force of the blow.
31. Chuck Norris trims his beard with a chainsaw.
32. Watching a Chuck Norris movie will make your testicles grow 12%. And this actually happens with females too.
33. When Chuck Norris and Vin Diesel come within 400 feet of each other, an atomic blast occurs. This is why they can never take a trip to Japan ever again.
34. Chuck Norris was curious to see if the Statue of Liberty was shaved. He found that there was only one other thing thicker than his beard. So in anger he roundhouse kicked the Statue of liberty in the clit. By doing this he gave her such a huge orgasm that the rumble caused Mt. St. Helens to erupt, thus proving the female orgasm is NOT a myth. Thank you Dr. Norris.
35. After taking the first steps on the moon and saying the immortal words, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”, Neil Armstrong looked to his right, only to see Chuck Norris there on the moon, sitting on a lawn chair drinking a beer. “Giant leap, my ass”, Chuck replied.
36. Chuck Norris hated watching Wilford Brimley’s Diabetes commercials so much that he blew a 90 mph load down his throat from 15 miles away. Wilford will never have low blood sugar ever again.
37. Chuck Norris once broke up a huge drug ring. He went and asked, “Who’s in charge around here?” When the man responded, “I am, what of it?” he was met with a swift roundhouse to the face. Chuck Norris then stood over him and said, “Wrong answer. Charles is in charge.”
38. Chuck Norris devised his own STD. On top of that, he doesnt tell women about it until after he punches them in the throat.
39. Chuck Norris photosynthesizes through his beard, which seems to be the source of most of his power. The rest of it stems from a steady diet of virgin girl and mayonaise sandwiches.
40. Chuck Norris goes in through the Out door.
41. Chuck Norris does not know what Willis is “talkin’ bout”. He does however know how much he wants to roundhouse Gary Colmen in the face.
42. Chuck Norris took 3 of every animal on his ark. Then he called Noah a pussy and roundhoused kicked a Minotaur.
43. The highest degree of Masonry is Chuck Norris.
44. Chuck Norris was curious to see if the Statue of Liberty was shaved. He found that there was only one other thing thicker than his beard. So in anger he roundhouse kicked the Statue of liberty in the clit. By doing this he gave her such a huge orgasm that the rumble caused Mt. St. Helens to erupt, thus proving the female orgasm is NOT a myth. Thank you Dr. Norris.
45. After taking the first steps on the moon and saying the immortal words, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”, Neil Armstrong looked to his right, only to see Chuck Norris there on the moon, sitting on a lawn chair drinking a beer. “Giant leap, my ass”, Chuck replied.
46. Chuck Norris hated watching Wilford Brimley’s Diabetes commercials so much that he blew a 90 mph load down his throat from 15 miles away. Wilford will never have low blood sugar ever again.
47. Chuck Norris once broke up a huge drug ring. He went and asked, “Who’s in charge around here?” When the man responded, “I am, what of it?” he was met with a swift roundhouse to the face. Chuck Norris then stood over him and said, “Wrong answer. Charles is in charge.”
48. Chuck Norris devised his own STD. On top of that, he doesnt tell women about it until after he punches them in the throat.
49. Chuck Norris photosynthesizes through his beard, which seems to be the source of most of his power. The rest of it stems from a steady diet of virgin girl and mayonaise sandwiches. Continue reading Chuck Norris Facts *part 5…

Microwave Oven Facts

What Are Microwaves?

Microwaves are a form of electromagnetic radiation. Electromagnetic radiation is the flow of photons through space in the form of electric and magnetic fields. Photons are packages of energy. Microwaves are very short radio waves that travel in an invisible circular motion through the air. Microwaves go faster than television waves but slower than infrared rays (microwaves travel at the speed of light, 186,282 miles per second!). They are stronger than radio frequency waves, but weaker than X-rays. They can pass through glass, ceramic, paper, plastic, and similar materials. They are reflected by metal, aluminum foil and absorbed by food. Microwaves have a positive and negative end in the same way a magnet has a north and a south pole.

Many terms are used in describing electromagnetic waves, such as wavelength, amplitude, cycle and frequency.
Wavelength determines the type of radiation, i.e. radio, X-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, etc.
Amplitude determines the extent of movement measured from the starting point.
Cycle determines the unit of frequency, such as cycles per second, Hertz, Hz, or cycles/second.
Frequency determines the number of occurrences within a given time period (usually 1 second); The number of occurrences of a recurring process per unit of time, i.e. the number of repetitions of cycles per second. Frequency in microwave oven is 2450 MHz. Microwaves have a wavelength of 12 cm, rather than short waves (a few metres), medium waves (hundreds of metres) or long waves (thousands of metres)

First Commercial Microwave Oven made in 1947, cost $5000, about 2 metres tall

Who Invented Microwave Ovens?

In 1946, an engineer named Percy Spencer who worked at the Raytheon Corporation was experimenting with a magnetron tube (a tube which forms microwaves). Later on, he saw that the candy bar in his pocket had melted! This puzzled him so he tried an experiment. This time he put some popcorn kernels beside the magnetron tube and went to the other end of the room. Soon the whole laboratory was full of popping popcorn!
The next morning, a curious colleague came when Spencer placed an egg near the microwaves. They both watched the egg quake and shake. Then the colleague went for a closer look when hot egg yolk was splattered all over his face.
Spencer thought about this for a while. If microwaves can cook an egg, melt a candy bar, and pop popcorn maybe they can cook other foods too!
Next thing you know, he was experimenting with the magnetron tube placed in a metal box, which he also put food in. The microwaves reflected off the metal sides and cooked the food. There you go! The first microwave oven!
When the microwave ovens where better designed, they were a big success in countries that have little gas, for example Japan.

How Microwaves Warm up Food

Microwaves warm up food by making the molecules in the food vibrate at incredible speed. Sometimes the food is vibrated so fast that the food molecules tear and rip. Microwaves are absorbed by food, but the microwaves do not make the food radioactive because they turn into heat the minute they are absorbed by food.

Uses of Microwaves

Microwaves can be used in many ways. Here are some of the ways:
· Detecting speeding cars and motorcycles
· Sending telephone messages
· TV broadcasting
· Curing and drying plywood
· Treating muscle soreness
· Curing resins and rubber
· Raising bread and doughnuts
· Cooking potato chips.

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More and more interesting facts

1. In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose
2. It is possible to drown and not die. Technically the term ‘drowning’ refers to the process of taking water into the lungs, not to death caused by that process.
3. Dry cereal for breakfast was invented by John Henry Kellogg at the turn of the century
4. Diet Coke was only invented in 1982.
5. Methane gas can often be seen bubbling up from the bottom of ponds. It is produced by the decomposition of dead plants and animals in the mud.
6. There are more than 1,700 references to gems and precious stones in the King James translation of the Bible
7. Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
8. The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma
9. Facts about onions. Chefs started using them 5,000 years ago to spice up their cooking. Eaten ram onions are good for unblocking stuffed nose. Onions are low in calories and a good source of vitamin C, calcium, potassium and fiber. They get their distinctive smell by soaking up sulphur from the soil. Cooking destroys the eye watering agent. They help reduce cholesterol if eaten after a fatty meal. They help circulation.
10. Titanic was running at 22 knots when she hit the iceberg
11. A nuclear powered aircraft carrier can run for up to 18 years.
12. It’s against the law in Chicago to eat in a place that is on fire.

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Facts About Crack and Cocaine

Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug. The powdered, hydrochloride salt form of cocaine can be snorted or dissolved in water and injected. Crack is cocaine that has not been neutralized by an acid to make the hydrochloride salt. This form of cocaine comes in a rock crystal that can be heated and its vapors smoked. The term “crack” refers to the crackling sound heard when it is heated.*

Regardless of how cocaine is used or how frequently, a user can experience acute cardiovascular or cerebrovascular emergencies, such as a heart attack or stroke, which could result in sudden death. Cocaine-related deaths are often a result of cardiac arrest or seizure followed by respiratory arrest.
Health Hazards

Cocaine is a strong central nervous system stimulant that interferes with the reabsorption process of dopamine, a chemical messenger associated with pleasure and movement. The buildup of dopamine causes continuous stimulation of receiving neurons, which is associated with the euphoria commonly reported by cocaine abusers.

Physical effects of cocaine use include constricted blood vessels, dilated pupils, and increased temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure. The duration of cocaine’s immediate euphoric effects, which include hyperstimulation, reduced fatigue, and mental alertness, depends on the route of administration. The faster the absorption, the more intense the high. On the other hand, the faster the absorption, the shorter the duration of action. The high from snorting may last 15 to 30 minutes, while that from smoking may last 5 to 10 minutes. Increased use can reduce the period of time a user feels high and increases the risk of addiction.

Some users of cocaine report feelings of restlessness, irritability, and anxiety. A tolerance to the “high” may develop-many addicts report that they seek but fail to achieve as much pleasure as they did from their first exposure. Some users will increase their doses to intensify and prolong the euphoric effects. While tolerance to the high can occur, users can also become more sensitive to cocaine’s anesthetic and convulsant effects without increasing the dose taken. This increased sensitivity may explain some deaths occurring after apparently low doses of cocaine.

Use of cocaine in a binge, during which the drug is taken repeatedly and at increasingly high doses, may lead to a state of increasing irritability, restlessness, and paranoia. This can result in a period of full-blown paranoid psychosis, in which the user loses touch with reality and experiences auditory hallucinations.

Other complications associated with cocaine use include disturbances in heart rhythm and heart attacks, chest pain and respiratory failure, strokes, seizures and headaches, and gastrointestinal complications such as abdominal pain and nausea. Because cocaine has a tendency to decrease appetite, many chronic users can become malnourished.

Different means of taking cocaine can produce different adverse effects. Regularly snorting cocaine, for example, can lead to loss of the sense of smell, nosebleeds, problems with swallowing, hoarseness, and a chronically runny nose. Ingesting cocaine can cause severe bowel gangrene due to reduced blood flow. People who inject cocaine can experience severe allergic reactions and, as with all injecting drug users, are at increased risk for contracting HIV and other blood-borne diseases.

Added Danger: Cocaethylene
When people mix cocaine and alcohol consumption, they are compounding the danger each drug poses and unknowingly forming a complex chemical experiment within their bodies. NIDA-funded researchers have found that the human liver combines cocaine and alcohol and manufactures a third substance, cocaethylene, that intensifies cocaine’s euphoric effects, while potentially increasing the risk of sudden death.
Treatment

The widespread abuse of cocaine has stimulated extensive efforts to develop treatment programs for this type of drug abuse.

One of NIDA’s top research priorities is to find a medication to block or greatly reduce the effects of cocaine, to be used as one part of a comprehensive treatment program. NIDA-funded researchers are also looking at medications that help alleviate the severe craving that people in treatment for cocaine addiction often experience. Several medications are currently being investigated for their safety and efficacy in treating cocaine addiction.

In addition to treatment medications, behavioral interventions-particularly cognitive behavioral therapy-can be effective in decreasing drug use by patients in treatment for cocaine abuse. Providing the optimal combination of treatment and services for each individual is critical to successful outcomes.
Extent of Use

Monitoring the Future (MTF) Survey **
There were no significant changes from 2005 to 2006 in the proportion of students in 8th, 10th, and 12th grades reporting lifetime,*** past year, or past month use of powder cocaine; however, past year crack use among 10th-graders declined significantly, from 1.7 percent in 2005 to 1.3 percent in 2006.

Past year prevalence of powder cocaine use in 2006 among all three grades was not significantly different from 2001; however, significant declines in crack use were seen over the same time period among 8th- and 10th-graders.

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