Comments on: Weekly Links: 8/22/9 With Random Knowledge! http://financialmethods.org/2009/08/weekly-links-8229-with-random-knowledge.html Financial Intelligence does not come naturally. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:36:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt Bhttp://financialmethods.org/2009/08/weekly-links-8229-with-random-knowledge.html#comment-755 Matt B Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:44:41 +0000 http://financialmethods.org/?p=950#comment-755 My half-Japanese girl must have told me that! My half-Japanese girl must have told me that!

]]> By: Toochhttp://financialmethods.org/2009/08/weekly-links-8229-with-random-knowledge.html#comment-753 Tooch Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:23:14 +0000 http://financialmethods.org/?p=950#comment-753 an albatross is considered to be 3 under par...and is only really possible on a par 5 hole. If you sink a par 5 in 5 strokes it's par 4 it's a birdie 3 it's an eagle 2 it's an albatross 1 it's a 'hole in one'. I'm sure japan calls it as you said above but thought i'd lend some credence to your american audience an albatross is considered to be 3 under par…and is only really possible on a par 5 hole. If you sink a par 5 in 5 strokes it’s par

4 it’s a birdie
3 it’s an eagle
2 it’s an albatross
1 it’s a ‘hole in one’.

I’m sure japan calls it as you said above but thought i’d lend some credence to your american audience

]]> By: Are polar bears left-handed?- 7million7yearshttp://financialmethods.org/2009/08/weekly-links-8229-with-random-knowledge.html#comment-750 Are polar bears left-handed?- 7million7years Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:16:53 +0000 http://financialmethods.org/?p=950#comment-750 [...] Financial Methods provide a handy weekly wrap-up of the week’s posts, he also occasionally provides some ‘random knowledge’, for example, [...] [...] Financial Methods provide a handy weekly wrap-up of the week’s posts, he also occasionally provides some ‘random knowledge’, for example, [...]

]]> By: ajc @ 7million7yearshttp://financialmethods.org/2009/08/weekly-links-8229-with-random-knowledge.html#comment-734 ajc @ 7million7years Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:41:13 +0000 http://financialmethods.org/?p=950#comment-734 Polar Bear Myths: - A hunting bear will cover its black nose while lying in wait for a seal. Canadian biologist Ian Stirling has spent several thousand hours watching polar bears hunt. He has never seen one hide its nose, nor have other scientists. - The great white bears are left-pawed. Scientists observing the animals haven't noticed a preference. In fact, polar bears seem to use their right and left paws equally. - Polar bears use tools, including blocks of ice to kill their prey. Scientist Ian Stirling believes that this assertion can be traced to unsuccessful hunts. After failing to catch a seal, a frustrated and angry polar bear may kick the snow, slap the ground — or hurl chunks of ice. - A polar bear's hollow hairs conduct ultraviolet light to its black skin, thus capturing energy. This theory was tested—and disproved—by physicist Daniel Koon. - The polar bear has a symbiotic relationship with the arctic fox, sharing its food in exchange for the fox's warning system. Not only is the bear-fox relationship not symbiotic, the little foxes often annoy the bears. An arctic fox will sometimes tease a bear by darting in to nip at its heels and will sometimes try to drive a bear off its prey. - Orca whales prey on polar bears. This has never been observed. - Polar bears live at both poles. Polar bears, of course, live only in the circumpolar North. They never encounter penguins, which do not live in the same regions as polar bears. http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/bear-facts/myths-and-misconceptions/ If this is how many myths polar bears can generate, imagine how many there are about personal finance?! Thanks for the link ... and links! AJC Polar Bear Myths:

- A hunting bear will cover its black nose while lying in wait for a seal. Canadian biologist Ian Stirling has spent several thousand hours watching polar bears hunt. He has never seen one hide its nose, nor have other scientists.

- The great white bears are left-pawed. Scientists observing the animals haven’t noticed a preference. In fact, polar bears seem to use their right and left paws equally.

- Polar bears use tools, including blocks of ice to kill their prey. Scientist Ian Stirling believes that this assertion can be traced to unsuccessful hunts. After failing to catch a seal, a frustrated and angry polar bear may kick the snow, slap the ground — or hurl chunks of ice.

- A polar bear’s hollow hairs conduct ultraviolet light to its black skin, thus capturing energy. This theory was tested—and disproved—by physicist Daniel Koon.

- The polar bear has a symbiotic relationship with the arctic fox, sharing its food in exchange for the fox’s warning system. Not only is the bear-fox relationship not symbiotic, the little foxes often annoy the bears. An arctic fox will sometimes tease a bear by darting in to nip at its heels and will sometimes try to drive a bear off its prey.

- Orca whales prey on polar bears. This has never been observed.

- Polar bears live at both poles. Polar bears, of course, live only in the circumpolar North. They never encounter penguins, which do not live in the same regions as polar bears.

http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/bear-facts/myths-and-misconceptions/

If this is how many myths polar bears can generate, imagine how many there are about personal finance?!

Thanks for the link … and links!

AJC

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