Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 18, 2014
Transcript:
The European city state of Monaco is 80 times smaller than Disney World, Florida. In ideal conditions, the human eye is capable of seeing a single candle flame from 30 miles away. Hog heaven! Bill Standley was buried astride his Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Ohio in February, 2014.
Simon_Jester over 10 years ago
“It’s a small state, after alllll….”
johnt204 over 10 years ago
Terrible use of English.“80 times smaller”You can’t divide by multiplying. It’s 1/80th the size.
captainofgondor over 10 years ago
What a waste of a good Hog.
Nighthawks Premium Member over 10 years ago
dang right!I’ve got my shovel.now, just WHERE in Ohio was that?
linsonl over 10 years ago
Maybe they couldn’t untangle Bill from the wreckage.
boldyuma over 10 years ago
And….Sweet Old Bill belonged to the “Grim Reapers” moto club of Ohio..
tuslog64 over 10 years ago
Figure what angle a star has, an illuminated object stands out. Check out the sparks a grinding wheel gives off – bright spots but try to find the chunk of metal after it cools off.
tuslog64 over 10 years ago
As I recall, the area of Disney World extends well beyond the developed area. They wanted Disney World to stand out when it was built, learning from mistakes made with Disney Land:1- First floor of Disney World is service area only, no visitors so workers from one area didn’t have to walk through another thus spoiling the effects.2- To stand out. After Disney Land was built, other commercial interest built right across the street. This doesn’t happen at Disney World because of the buffer area.
Fan o’ Lio. over 10 years ago
Does that speak well of the eye or the candle flame?
Kirby_Dots over 10 years ago
The candle thing is misleading since it is a light source. Although it is an interesting fact. After all, I can see the star called Deneb. That is something like 2,500 light-years away.
strodgers over 10 years ago
One-Eightieth As Large, People. That’s almost as bad as “One year anniversary.” (anniversary and year- same thing.)
boldyuma over 10 years ago
At my age,even with glasses,I couldn’t see a candle at 1000 feet in the dark..That’s why I don’’ drive at night
MetalOverCountry about 10 years ago
I heard Bill was sexually attracted to his Harley, wanted to marry it or some weirdness.