Today's useless fact - How many dead bodies are up on Mount Everest?
Mount Everest is both the highest mountain and the highest graveyard in the world. As of 2002, 175 climbers had died on the mountain, and the vast majority of these bodies were left behind. There are reported to be at least 41 bodies on the north side of Everest.
Some people simply run out of gas on the trail and freeze to death in place. Others are consumed by avalanches. Removing dead bodies from this elevation is an enormous task.
As described how it took a team of 12 people eight hours to move the body of one dead Taiwanese man down a portion of the mountain. The high altitude, low oxygen, fierce winds, and intense cold make the trip extremely challenging even for an unencumbered person, so few climbers attempt to take the bodies of the deceased back with them.
Some bodies are lost forever on Everest. During the tragic May 1996 expeditions when eight people died in a freak storm near the summit, two of the bodies were never found. To further complicate matters, the local Sherpas, the people most adept at climbing the mountain and transporting gear up and back, are wary of dead bodies and don't like to go near them.
Hi there group? I have no idea which group I may be addressing, why? Because I'm a newbie. The one thing I do know is out there in those vast areas of cyber space there is someone who can and will answer my questions. You see knowledge is a wonderful thing and if one is
knowledgeable then one is often apt to flaunt, no that's not the right word, one is obliged to enlighten the questioner to the best of their ability.
Now some of the questions I feel deserve an answer are as follows:-
1. Are problems shared, gifts for gossips?
2. Does a vandal do his best to do his worst?
3. Is it best to say, 'Ladies first' then they can't stab you in the
back?
4. Is happiness a flea at Crufts?
5. If today is the first day of the rest of your life, what on earth
was yesterday?
6. Should modern day 'do gooders' abandon the search for truth and
settle for a good fantasy?
7. If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?
8. If a new birth is considered exciting would it be fair to say
that death was breathtaking?
9. Is a hangover .....the wrath of grapes?
10. If at first you don't succeed, should you redefine success?
Now can you see where I'm coming from, do you catch my drift, have
you some frequently asked questions that deserve answers?
Many of us often receive emails and SMS outlining cellphone dos and don'ts. Have you ever tried to find out if any of these tips hold water in terms of scientific evidence and reasoning?
Here we explore the truth behind several common mobile phone myths that are doing the rounds of the Internet:
~ Myth: Mobile phone use at a petrol pump can cause an explosion.
~ Fact: None of the incidents you read about in forwarded emails have ever been verified as the truth. Moreover, the belief that a mobile phone can ignite petrol is simply unfounded the electromagnetic field created by it and the current passed on by its batteries are both far too weak to cause gas to ignite. So why the warning at both gas stations and in cellphone manuals to cease and desist from using your phone while you tank up? Simply because it's better to be safe than sorry -at the end of the day, the cellphone possesses flammable properties.
~ Myth: Charging your cellphone every day will reduce the life of the battery.
~ Fact: While this is true of older cellphone models, which use batteries like NiCd and NiMH, cellphones which use newer batteries like Li-Ion and Li-Ion Polymer can be charged every day without undermining performance or battery life.
~ Myth: You get a free phone on a contract/ combined offer when you subscribe to a particular telecom operator's services for a year or two.
~ Fact: No free lunches. Read carefully before you sign -- a cancellation of the network provider's services before the contract expires may lead to a hefty penalty fee.
~ Myth: Since I don't get network coverage from my service provider within my own home, the service provider is no good.
~ Fact: Mobile phones use radio technology. Just like your car radio, your mobile phone may have poor reception in some places. You should also check up on whether it's your handset that is causing the problem.
~ Myth: Mobile phones fry your brain.
~ Fact: While it is true that mobiles phones can produce a little heat, your head is more likely to warm up from walking in the sun.
~ Myth: Mobile phone use can cause tumours on the side of the head and lead to cancer, particularly in children.
~ Fact: There isn't sufficient proof of this as yet, because mobile phones haven't been around for too long. However, a precautionary approach is recommended (reduced usage, availing of speaker phone or hands-free options, using the Bluetooth facility, opting for a low SAR phone) ? especially for children. The most lethal risk of mobiles is using them while driving
~ Myth: When your cellphone battery gets completely drained and your phone switches off, you can punch in a code to dig into reserve battery power. Your phone will then restart and your battery power will be increased by 50 percent.
~ Fact: This is 100 percent false - after a cellphone goes off from lack of battery power, there is simply no battery power left in reserve for it to start operating again. No code in the world can restore such a cellphone's activity - you have to recharge the battery. If you have a hard time believing that, read your cellphone manual - if it possessed any such feature, the manufacturers would undoubtedly mention it, especially to help customers cope with an emergency situation.
The cell phone companies are formulating new cell phones plans in order to invent new models of cell phones in the affordable price. The manufacturers have been introducing multi-functional cell phone accessories in order to accommodate the basic demands of the customers. The stylish cell phone cases are designed to keep the cell phone more safely and attractively.
The Stock Market simply illustrated. ... is there a lesson here?
Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for Rs10. The villagers seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and started catching them. The man bought thousands at Rs10 and as supply started to diminish, the villagers stopped their effort. He further announced that he would now buy at Rs20. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again. Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The offer rate increased to Rs25 and the supply of monkeys became so little that it was an effort to even see a monkey let alone catch it.
The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at Rs50! However, since he had to go to the city on some business, his assistant would now buy on behalf of him. In the absence of the man, the assistant told the villagers. Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has collected. I will sell them to you at Rs35 and when the man returns from the city, you can sell it to him for Rs50." The villagers squeezed up with all their savings to buy the monkeys. Then they never saw the man nor his assistant, only monkeys everywhere!! !!
Welcome to the Market!!!!!
Ordinary People
Walking on the road, you pass so many people. Some look confident, purposeful, well-dressed, well-maintained. But the majority appear so ordinary, wear ill-fitting clothes, unfashionable footwear, have too much fat or too little, nothing remarkable about them, nothing attractive.
But yet someone somewhere eagerly waits for this unimpressive man to come home every evening.
Someone's entire world turns around the strength of this frail-looking woman.
Someone's very purpose in life hinges on this brash youngster cutting through traffic.
Someone knows only the shelter of these old arms each time their world begins to crumble.
Someone will count hours, minutes, and weep like a child when this pock-marked face alights from a long-distance train.
Someone will cave in, crack up, and never be the same again if this one person disappears from the face of the world.
There are no ordinary people !!
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