weird facts or a bunch of bunk?

preyer · Jan 1, 2007

a couple of daze ago a guy told me about having to have his t.v. degloused (sp?), which is basically having it demagnetized. he said this was a result of his t.v. being over 32" (and he doubts this applies to plasma t.v.s), that the earth's gravitational pull screws with the picture after so long sometimes. after deglousing, it worked fine. he also said he had to have his car degloused.

fact or bunk?

my wife told me it's illegal to give pellicans (and probably any bird, really) alka-seltzers because it makes the bird's stomach explode as a result of birds inability to burp.

fact or bunk?

triceretops · Jan 1, 2007

Bunk. The only time a tv has to be demagged is when some kid runs a magnet over the screen and it get all these funny rainbow designs in it.

Hmmm...I was a mechanic for 20 years and have never heard of demagging a car. You can depolarize an old automobile regulator, though. You might as well buy your car one of those ionized bracelets so it'll feel better, eh?

Don't know about the bird thing.

Tri

alleycat · Jan 1, 2007

Modern TVs (and monitors) have deguassing coils that automatically deguass the screen every time it's turned on. As Tri pointed out, you won't need to worry about it unless you have rainbow colors on the screen.

I do remember when monitors came with a deguassing buttom that was used from time to time. I don't think new ones even have it (not that I've looked).

I don't know about the bird thing. It's generally illegal to be cruel to an animal, wild or domestic. I assume giving them Alka-Seltzer might qualify. Beats me though.

aruna · Jan 1, 2007

I was planning on giving Alka-Selzer to a pelican today. I'll let you know what happens.

Leah J. Utas · Jan 1, 2007

What if the pelican asks for Alka-Seltzer? Then what do you do?

alleycat · Jan 1, 2007

If you find a talking pelican, please ask him about that baby delivery thing.

aruna · Jan 1, 2007

Sorry. The pelican politely refused to take the Alka-Seltzer. Accused me of attempted murder. And yes it was a talking pelican.

Lyra Jean · Jan 1, 2007

alleycat said:
If you find a talking pelican, please ask him about that baby delivery thing.

Storks deliver babies not pelicans.

Maryn · Jan 1, 2007

rosemerry said:
Storks deliver babies not pelicans.

Who said storks deliver pelicans?

Maryn, unable to resist

Carrie in PA · Jan 1, 2007

aruna said:
Sorry. The pelican politely refused to take the Alka-Seltzer. Accused me of attempted murder. And yes it was a talking pelican.

Well now we know the answer to this on!

veinglory · Jan 1, 2007

Pelicans would make more sense, really. They have a 'compartmnet'.

alleycat · Jan 1, 2007

rosemerry said:
Storks deliver babies not pelicans.

Dammit. I knew mom lied to me.

Gravity · Jan 1, 2007

Yes, but pelicans hand off their babies to the storks first (fascinating to see, by the way; Animal Planet did a hidden-camera special on it last March). Then and only then does the stork place the infant under a cabbage leaf. It's nature's awesome grandeur at its finest, I'm telling you. Makes me proud to be an American.

veinglory · Jan 1, 2007

So that's the birds, but how are the bees involved?

dclary · Jan 1, 2007

They create all the buzz. Nature's Papparazzi.

Dawno · Jan 1, 2007

If my doctor tried to deliver my baby with a spork I'd sue.

robeiae · Jan 1, 2007

Seagulls, not Pelicans, explode when you feed them Alka-Seltzer tablets. One bird needs to eat 4-6 tablets, depending on size.

And dead fish explode when you force M-80's into their mouths, then light the fuses.

dclary · Jan 1, 2007

As this video proves.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0ahz1Nv4HYQ

robeiae · Jan 1, 2007

OMG! That's the funniest thing I've seen all year!

dclary · Jan 1, 2007

I know. I have loved the exploding whale video for as long as computers have been able to show it to me. I thank Youtube for giving me the means to share it with the world.

Silver King · Jan 1, 2007

robeiae said:
And dead fish explode when you force M-80's into their mouths, then light the fuses.

Also known as catch and release...very quickly.

The Commatose Kidd · Jan 1, 2007

i've heard humming birds die if given alka-selzer because they can't burp.

preyer · Jan 1, 2007

ah, good stuff to know, especially since so many dead whales run aground in my parking lot.

(how many m80's would it take, you suppose?)

i talk to a lot of people in the course of an average day. that and the fact that i must have 'sucker' written across my forehead, tends to bring everyone's tall tales (no pun against that whale ~ why they just didn't call harold the magician to bring his disappearing tarp with him is beyond me) out. i'll keep an ear out for more bogusness or half-truthifyin'. plus, it being winter, i suppose a lot of people have nothing better to do than fool ol' preyer.

TwentyFour · Jan 1, 2007

Birds can't eat rice...

Melina · Jan 2, 2007

preyer said:
ah, good stuff to know, especially since so many dead whales run aground in my parking lot. (how many m80's would it take, you suppose?)

i talk to a lot of people in the course of an average day. that and the fact that i must have 'sucker' written across my forehead, tends to bring everyone's tall tales (no pun against that whale ~ why they just didn't call harold the magician to bring his disappearing tarp with him is beyond me) out. i'll keep an ear out for more bogusness or half-truthifyin'. plus, it being winter, i suppose a lot of people have nothing better to do than fool ol' preyer.

BTW, did you know the word "gullible" is not in the dictionary?

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