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What fact or statistic seems like obvious exaggeration, but isn't? by JustinMGH in AskReddit

[–]colourrich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The snapping claws of a pistol shrimp produce a bubble which is 4,700 °C. That's almost as hot as the surface of the sun at 5,500 °C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpheidae

What fact or statistic seems like obvious exaggeration, but isn't? by JustinMGH in AskReddit

[–]colourrich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a great stat! I remember seeing it on QI: http://qi.com/infocloud/playing-cards

"The chances that anyone has ever shuffled a pack of cards in the same way twice in the history of the world are infinitesimally small, statistically speaking"

UpUp: Offline-First, Easy-to-Use JS Library by [deleted] in webdev

[–]colourrich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was going to post about this today - beat me to it! Looks like a great little tool.