casualsax

casualsax t1_j6t53k9 wrote

Reply to comment by doctor-rumack in TIL the Wayne Gretzky trade from Edmonton to the LA Kings yielded a "Trade Tree" that lasted 34 years (i.e. the players and draft picks Gretzky was traded for in 1988 spawned their own trades and draft picks over the years, with the final player leaving the NHL before this current season.) by doctor-rumack

Not nearly as long yet but pretty funny: MLS has international roster spots to limit the number of foreign players on teams to foster local talent. These spots can be traded, typically for the length of a season.

In 2005 Real Salt Lake traded a spot permanently to the Colorado Rapids for Adolfo Gregorio, who made a whopping six appearances for them. He was released the following season, never to play professionally again.

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casualsax t1_iydt38h wrote

Reply to TIL that farts travel at 10 ft/s (or 6.8 mph/3 km per hour), and a scientist who studies farts is called a flatologist by Succubus_GF_

From another article:

>Anyone within about 4 ft. of the fart will experience the effects within about 5 minutes. In contrast, as shown on the right, someone positioned opposite the fart path (i.e. in front of the farter), they will notice a slight change in air quality that dissipates after about 4 minutes.

>Considering only the trajectory on the left, we therefore arrive at an answer to the original question: The speed of an average fart is about 8 inches per minute. This is about twice as fast as a sloth can walk, but slow enough that one can easily outrun them.

>Of course, in our controlled experiments the farts were trapped in a tube, whereas in a natural setting they would be acted upon by air circulating in the environment. Air flow is therefore likely to be the primary determinant of the spread of farts. Farts are slow on their own, but if you really want to avoid the stink, the best strategy is avoid being downwind.

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