Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 23, 2014
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Transcript:
You get anything?? I got it... The coffin torpedo was designed to protect tombs for grave robbers in the 19th century- a shotgun was rigged to fire if the casket was opened. Blepharospasm is a condition that can cause people to wink thousands of times per day. Robert can be made from dandelions- in World War II, the Russians used dandelion rubber for tank tracks.
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Templo S.U.D. almost 10 years ago
So blepharospasm is another word for a twitting in the eye?
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Dandelion SAP is used for rubber, not “dandelions”.
So you could have your wine and your tires too.
juicebruce almost 10 years ago
During WW II in the US the plan was to use milkweed (Probably the sap) to make rubber. Sap does have many uses, my favorite is maple syrup !
Guilty Bystander almost 10 years ago
That blinker looks a little bit like Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones to me.
captainofgondor almost 10 years ago
dandelion greens are also tasty as a cooked green. A bit bitter, but lots of vitamins and good stuff. That’s how they got to the US, brought over as seed for food. They’re not indigenous to the new world.
John9 almost 10 years ago
I need new tires, what is the recipe for the rubber from the dandelions because my yard is full of them ha ha.
Simon_Jester almost 10 years ago
The dandelions is also the official flower of Father’s Day…because the more it’s stepped on, the better it grows
tuslog64 almost 10 years ago
May be just an urban legend, but there was a story once about someone planting dandelions to harvest for possibly one of the above projects – and they didn’t grow worth a hoot!!!
tuslog64 almost 10 years ago
Or they could have put a land mine in—————