You know when you're bored and all sorts of silly thoughts come from nowhere? (or is it just me), well last night I decided to put 118 to the test. Here's the text exchange, you might find it mildly entertaining, I did: Me: What is the difference between a crocodile and an alligator? 118: Alligator is slightly bigger than crocodile but croc's snout is bigger and narrower. Can see a croc's enlarged, lower teeth even when its mouth closed. Me: Which is known for the 'death roll', a crocodile or an alligator? 118: Both. A death roll is a common type of oscillation while running downward. (make sense of that if you can) Me: If a crocodile and an alligator had a race, who would be most likely to win? 118: It would be crocodile. Crocodile can usually move faster than alligator. Me: If a hungry crocodile managed to creep up on me and I spotted it when it was 10 feet away, we are on firm flat ground, would I be able to run away before it got me? 118: Yes. The land speed record for a crocodile is 17 kph (10.6 mph) Me: An old farmer once told me that you should never enter a field with livestock in it without carrying a stick, as any animal can be unpredictable, but they all have an instinctive fear of a man waving a stick. Would that technique work if the field was full of crocodiles? 118:No. We think it is only applicable for poultry animals, crocodiles are very dangerous to humans. Me: Thanks for the very entertaining if not useless info 118: You are very much welcome. Try texting us again for another query you having in mind. Thx. So there it is, everything you'll ever need to know about crocodiles
Sam and Claire, you're not so busy that you didn't have time to read about the crocodiles though eh:hehe:
Ahh but I was waiting for other half to finish doing the water change on the fish tank, before I could finish hoovering .... so not my fault lol
That's good. I always have texts left over at the end of the month which I lose, so now you've given me an idea!! They don't cost though do they, being to 118? not spending any money doing it, lol. You must have given them a laugh too. cheers
I think it costs about 70p, but I think once you've texted them once, the rest that day are free (at least I hope that's the case, I haven't checked my bill yet ).
