Solar radiation rate

Solar radiation reaches a unit of space near the Earth’s orbit at a rate of 1,366 W/m² (Watt per square metre), as measured upon a surface normal (at a right angle) to the Sun. This number is the "solar constant". Of this energy, about 19% is absorbed by the atmosphere, and clouds reflect a further 35% of the total solar energy. Therefore solar energy received a sea level is much less. Its peak power is generally accepted to be 1,020 W/m².

That's a lot of atoms

Average human body is made of seven quadrillion atoms, it is 7 with 27 zeros - 7 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000. And that human hair has a 300 000 atoms in diameter. ( Physicists say so. I really do not understand how they got that number )

5 Deepest Lakes in the World

This is a list of the five deepest lakes in the world:

1. Lake Baikal - Asia - 1,637 m (5,369 ft)

2. Lake Tanganyika - Africa - 1,470 m (4,823 ft)

3. Caspian Sea - Asia - 1,025 m (3,363 ft)

4. O'Higgins Lake (San Martin Lake) - South America - 836 m (2,742 ft)

5. Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa) - Africa - 706 m (2,316 ft)

10 Largest Lakes by Volume

This is a list of the ten largest lakes in the world by volume:

1. Baikal - Asia 23,600 cubic km**


2. Tanganyika- Africa - 18,900 cubic km

3. Superior - North America - 11,600 cubic km

4. Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa) - Africa - 7,725 cubic km

5. Lake Michigan - North America - 4900 cubic km

6. Lake Huron - North America - 3540 cubic km

7. Lake Victoria - Africa - 2,700 cubic km

8. Great Bear Lake - North America - 2,236 cubic km

9. Issyk-Kul (Ysyk-Kol) - Asia - 1,730 cubic km

10. Lake Ontario - North America - 1,710 cubic km

10 Largest Lakes by Surface Area

This is a list of the ten largest lakes in the world by surface area:

1. Caspian Sea - Asia - 371,000 sq km (143,000 sq mi)*


2. Lake Superior - North America - 82,100 sq km (31,698 sq mi)

3. Lake Victoria - Africa - 68,800 sq km (26,563 sq mi)

4. Lake Huron - North America - 59,600 sq km (23,011 sq mi)

5. Lake Michigan - North America - 57,800 sq km (22,316 sq mi)

6. Lake Tanganyika - Africa - 32,900 sq km (12,702 sq mi)

7. Baikal - Asia - 30,500 sq km (11,776 sq mi)

8. Great Bear Lake - North America - 31,328 sq km (12,095 sq mi)

9. Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa) - Africa - 30,044 sq km (11,600 sq mi)

10. Great Slave Lake - North America - 28,568 sq km (11.030 sq mi)

Money the biggest stress inducer

Money (or the lack thereof) is the biggest stress inducer in the lives of Americans. We worry more about money than our marriages, our health, or even who's going to win the Superbowl Game or come out on top in the latest Survivor TV show.

You can only piss behind the car

In England it is illegal for a male to urinate in public. It is allowed only if the person aims for the rear wheel of his motor vehicle and his right hand is on the vehicle at all the time.