science fun facts

	The fastest computer in the world is the CRAY Y-MP C90 supercomputer. It has two gigabytes of central memory and 16 parallel central processor units.
	The heaviest human brain ever recorded weighed 5 lb. 1.1 oz. (2.3 kg.).
	The deepest part of the ocean is 35,813 feet (10,916 meters) deep and occurs in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. At that depth the pressure is 18,000 pounds (9172 kilograms) per square inch.
	The largest cave in the world (the Sarawak Chamber in Malaysia) is 2,300 feet (701 meters) long, 980 feet (299 meters) wide, and more than 230 feet (70 meters) high.
	The hottest planet in the solar system is Venus, with an estimated surface temperature of 864 F (462 C).
	The ears of a cricket are located on the front legs, just below the knee.
	The first electronic digital computer (called ENIAC - the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator) was developed in 1946 and contained over 18,000 vacuum tubes.
	The leg muscles of a locust are about 1000 times more powerful than an equal weight of human muscle.
	The cosmos contains approximately 50,000,000,000 galaxies.
	There are between 100,000,000,000 and 1,000,000,000,000 stars in a normal galaxy.
	Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
	Scientists have discovered that copper pollution of the atmosphere occurred about 2500 years ago. This was discovered by analyzing ice cores from Greenland. The pollution was attributed to the Romans who used copper for military purposes and to produce coins.
	Hydrofluoric acid will dissolve glass.
	In a full grown rye plant, the total length of roots may reach 380 miles (613 km).
	In a full grown rye plant, the total length of fine root hairs may reach 6600 miles (10,645 km).
	A large sunspot can last for about a week.
	If you could throw a snowball fast enough, it would totally vaporize when it hit a brick wall.