Incredible Facts
Select topics from the contents below to find out some fascinating and incredible facts about them!
- Animal senses
- Are you Paying Attention?
- Computer Science Unplugged
- Captain Cook's First New Zealand Voyage
- Captain Cook's Second New Zealand Voyage
- Crystals
- Glassblowers
- Incredible Vision
- Incredibly Boney Bones
- Life on the Rocky Shore is Hard!
- Light Metals Transporting the World
- Life on Mars
- Why did the Moa grow so large?
- What is Colour Blindness?
- Slime
- Sport and Exercise
- The Internet
- Antarctica
Sport and Exercise
Dodge-em!
How much exercise is equal to 500 calories?
- Walking for 1 hour 51 mins
- Playing Tennis for 1 hour 29 mins
- Jogging for 1 hour 2 mins
- Cycling for 1 hour 9 mins
The Vertical Jump is a test for power, the highest reported vertical jump is 139cm.
The Largest Muscle in the body is Gluteus maximus. This muscle is important because it helps you stand up, walk and run (Hip Extension).
Babies are born with 300 bones, Adults have only 206 bones.
Using biomechanics to calculate the absolute reach of a goalkeeper diving to try to save a penalty, Ken Bray a Quantum scientist identified an area near the posts and in the top corners where the goalkeeper cannot reach as the "unsaveable zone."