Sunday, 25 January 2009

Mysteries of the World

Sometimes we notice them, and most times, we don't. But some occurences of the world in which we live are to be highly pondered and investigated.

Such as the shoes store in Malaysia named Nose.
I mean, why name a store that caters for your feet, 'Nose'? I can only imagine the conversation that took place between the managers -


M1: Okay, now we must think of a name so 'kao-tim' that it will BLOW Vincci away!

M2: I have an idea! What about..."FEET"??
M1: No lah, too obvious...Let's go with "NOSE".
And so it was born. Or so I imagine it was.

Perhaps one of the more noticable mysteries of the world would be the speed-metre on the dashboards of our cars.

Most speed limits hover around 100km/h on highways. No faster, no slower. And that's possibly the fastest speed you can travel at, save driving on country roads. But c'mon, who drives a BMW or a Mercedes through endless dirt roads at top speeds?

Yet, why do speed-o-metres usually follow through all the way till 200km/h, and sometimes more? Does anyone ever hit that 200km/h speed limit? What's it there for if no one is ever supposed to legally reach that speed?
The only reason I can imagine the 200km/h speed being used is for drag racing and doing burnouts. So really, if we all want to stop dangerous illegal racing and burnouts, why is the 200km/h speed still there?

One of the greater mysteries of life. Please inform me if you find any other mysteries I have yet to think of, or if you have the answer to any of my questions. :P

Mishy <3

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