Stream of Facts
The FERRIS wheel was introduced to the world by an RPI
graduate named George Washington Gale Ferris. Inspired
by the design of the merry-go-round, Ferris constructed the
first wheel in order to rival the recent construction of the
Eiffel Tower in France. It stood at a remarkable 264 feet with
a circumference of 825 feet at the 1893 World’s Columbian
Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. The cost? $380,000 from hand
drawing on a dinner napkin to first spin.
John Cusack, Jim Carrey, Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise, Robert
Downey, Jr. and Michael J. Fox were all considered for the role
of FERRIS Bueller in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. In the end, Matthew
Broderick was chosen to roam the hallways of the Chicago
high school with a BULLDOG for a mascot. Along with the list of
choice actors that never were is Emilio Estevez, who played
the role of Cameron in the film.
According to The Guinness World Records, the most tennis
balls ever held in the mouth at one time by a dog is five. The
holder of this “achievement” is a golden retriever named
Augie from Dallas, Texas. The record was set on July 6, 2003.
What kind of sick mind teaches a dog such tricks? No real
answer on that, but you’ve got to imagine the BULLDOG’S frustration
with his small mouth. He is probably still blowing off
some steam after that one.
Steam-blowing abilities are yet to be proven within the bulldog breed.
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Reporter Recommends
Buying a Super Soaker. It’s totally a good
investment. Any college student would be
foolish to be without one. If Chuck Norris were
a gun, he’d be a Super Soaker. Fellas, the ladies
will not be able to keep their hands off of you
when you’re holding one of these bad boys.
The sheer manliness emanat ing from you
while holding one will be simply irresistible
to the female population. A Super Soaker
automatically equals at least a two point boost
on the cool scale. Not only can you use it to
soak the antagonists of your life, you can do it
on a level that is accurately described as “super.”
Your RAs will love you for it, as many of them
do encourage use of any sort of portable water-spraying
apparatus especially when the target
of said apparatus is within a close proximity of
electrical devices. And, if you have yet to catch
onto my sarcasm, it’s probably too late for
you anyway.
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Overseen and Overheard at RIT
“What’s with all this math? The only reason I became a photo major was so
that I wouldn’t have to do any more math and, so far, it is all I’ve done.”
-Photo student, in reference to his Materials and Processes class
“No meat?”
-SAU Sandwich Artist inquiring about a sub’s contents, just after spreading
chicken salad on top of it
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