The Useless Information Thread

[carolineM]

What did you expect? Raisins![emoji3]

 

[J. A.]

What did you expect? Raisins![emoji3]

No. Glühwein.

 

[scifan57]

Nearly 80% of the animals on Earth have 6 legs.

 

[carolineM]

Is that an average!

 

[J. A.]

There are more insect species that have not been named by science than species that have been named previously.

 

[J. A.]

Is that an average!

That's an estimate.

 

[carolineM]

What about all those species of fish as yet not identified?

 

[scifan57]

What about all those species of fish as yet not identified?

We have no idea, since they're currently unknown.

 

[carolineM]

But it could reduce the leg count if you think about it!

 

[J. A.]

But it could reduce the leg count if you think about it!

Because there barely are species of fish with legs?

 

[carolineM]

Because fish do not have legs and there are a lot of them, it reduces the the number of legs the mythical average animal has!

 

[carolineM]

As this was originally a percentage, I am sorry - I think I am losing the plot - I will go now!!

 

[J. A.]

Animals with 6 legs are insects, mostly. So the percentage was referring to insects.

 

[carolineM]

Yes, but fish are animals too. [emoji846]

 

[J. A.]

Yes, but fish are animals too. [emoji846]

They are among the roughly 20 % which don't have 6 legs.