# Not many people know that... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 28, 2004, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647 "2004-10-28T11:32:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/141 "2004-11-17T18:17:30Z")
Not many people know that…a thick salt crust over the earth would tend to keep it nice and juicy inside. Brining is a time-honored cooking practice. When the sun finally turns to a supernova, a salt crust will be perfect for the subsequent earth-roast. Now the question is: where would someone obtain enough salt to perform this feat? ---
**Author:** ![bananabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8baadc/32.png) [@bananabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bananabelle)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/142 "2004-11-17T19:00:26Z")
salty yale girls lie in the marianas trench for twenty minutes ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/143 "2004-11-17T19:05:14Z")
> [@khansi](#): > > I don’t have to prove you wrong, I don’t think you really exist. Sig line! I’ll probably only use it for a little while, though. Does anyone have a suggestion for how long? ---
**Author:** ![muffinismydog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@muffinismydog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muffinismydog)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/144 "2004-11-17T19:11:23Z")
if the salt were taken out of the oceans, would that affect global warming/not warming…after all…during the winter, salt on the sidewalks makes ice melt…wouldn’t that effect glaciers and the polar ice caps? ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/145 "2004-11-17T20:56:25Z")
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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/146 "2004-11-17T21:42:19Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > These facts prorbably were what prompted a US Congressman to remark “I am more interested in the ocean’s bottom than the Moon’s behind.” > > Very little of the ocean floor has been mapped to any detail. Even the deepest part of the ocean has been explored just once - but I forget the details. Hey, we like the moon. Cause it is good to us. [Cite.](http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song/) ---
**Author:** ![Khampelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/147 "2004-11-18T02:46:57Z")
> [@Tapioca Dextrin](#): > > [Didn’t Captain Nemo take the Nautilus further beneath the surface of the sea?](http://verne.thefreelibrary.com/20000-Leagues-Under-The-Sea/1-1)If you took all the salt out of the sea, [how much Marinara Sauce could you make with it](http://www.italianchef.com/marinara.html)? You beat me to the Pun.ch, TD. When I first read about the Marianas Trench, I pictured it full of spaghetti sauce. I even thought it might have something to do with the Red Sea, but only for about 20 min, in 1960. When those fellows were ready to come back, did they call for a 1960’s style Depth Raise? ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/148 "2004-11-18T03:25:54Z")
**The Sonoran Lizard King** and **Tapioca Dextrin** I’m not surprised that either one of you thought of the ocean’s deepest spot as being filled with spaghetti. That’s how it got its name - The Marinara’s Trench. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/149 "2004-11-18T03:32:31Z")
Man has visited the deepest part of the world’s oceans, Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, just once. In 1960. For 20 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/150 "2004-11-18T04:02:31Z")
Let me be your salty dog Or I won’t be your man at all Honey let me be your salty dog WOOF WOOF!!! ---
**Author:** ![Khampelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/151 "2004-11-18T04:07:59Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > **The Sonoran Lizard King** and **Tapioca Dextrin** > > I’m not surprised that either one of you thought of the ocean’s deepest spot as being filled with spaghetti. That’s how it got its name - The Marinara’s Trench. I hate to sully such a silly thread with facts, but I found this site: [Marianas Islands | encyclopedia article by TheFreeDictionary](http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Marianas%20Islands) That suggests the trench is named for the nearby Island chain, the northernmost part of Micronesia, Which in turn was named in the 17th century for an Austrian Queen of Spanish decent. Magellean died there, much earlier, he called it the Island of Thieves. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/152 "2004-11-18T04:24:01Z")
> [@The Sonoran Lizard King](#): > > I hate to sully such a silly thread with facts, but I found this site: > > [http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Marianas%20Islands](http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Marianas%20Islands) > > That suggests the trench is named for the nearby Island chain, the northernmost part of Micronesia, Which in turn was named in the 17th century for an Austrian Queen of Spanish decent. > > Magellean died there, much earlier, he called it the Island of Thieves. So your are saying that Magellan visited the trench in the 17th century? How did he get down there and was it one time or more than that? Did the people in 1960 realize that they were just wasting their time? ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/153 "2004-11-18T04:35:52Z")
> [@The Sonoran Lizard King](#): > > I hate to sully such a silly thread with facts, but I found this site: > > [http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Marianas%20Islands](http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Marianas%20Islands) > > That suggests the trench is named for the nearby Island chain, the northernmost part of Micronesia, Which in turn was named in the 17th century for an Austrian Queen of Spanish decent. > > Magellean died there, much earlier, he called it the Island of Thieves. Did it have Yale co-eds ? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/154 "2004-11-18T04:38:06Z")
> [@The Sonoran Lizard King](#): > > I hate to sully such a silly thread with facts, but I found this site: > > [http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Marianas%20Islands](http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Marianas%20Islands) > > That suggests the trench is named for the nearby Island chain, the northernmost part of Micronesia, Which in turn was named in the 17th century for an Austrian Queen of Spanish decent. > > Magellean died there, much earlier, he called it the Island of Thieves. Since the Spanish word for “thief” is _ladrón_, **Ladrone** is obviously the Portuguese cognate. Incidentally, the _ó_ character above was copied from [this handy site.](http://www.1728.com/altchar.htm) The page was compiled by our own **wolf\_meister**. Not many people know that. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/155 "2004-11-18T04:43:36Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Since the Spanish word for “thief” is _ladrón_, **Ladrone** is obviously the Portuguese _cognate._ . Before the Portuguese cognates, there were the Pre-Cogs. Who predicted the crime before it happened and had the person arrested before he did it. This was after 1960, and had nothing to do with spagetti. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/156 "2004-11-18T05:19:58Z")
\>Which in turn was named in the 17th century for an Austrian Queen of Spanish descent. But when and where was that descent? And for how long? What did she find? ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/157 "2004-11-18T05:22:14Z")
> [@AndrewT](#): > > \>Which in turn was named in the 17th century for an Austrian Queen of Spanish descent. > > But when and where was that descent? And for how long? What did she find? With an audience of Yale co-eds, she descended into Mariana’s trench, finding enough salt to cover the moon. She stayed down on Mariana for twenty minutes, until 1960. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/158 "2004-11-18T05:32:02Z")
As I posted in another thread… What I want to know is, if you took all the salt from the moon and piled it at the bottom of the Marianas Trench, how many multiples of twenty minutes would the cheerleaders need to cook the resulting soup for, in order to properly pickle the calamari and win the Yale Challenge? ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/159 "2004-11-18T05:47:33Z")
**Sternvogel** - Since the Spanish word for “thief” is ladrón, Ladrone is obviously the Portuguese cognate. Incidentally, the ó character above was copied from this handy site. [www.1728.com/altchar.htm](http://www.1728.com/altchar.htm) The page was compiled by our own wolf\_meister. Not many people know that.\* Thanks Sternvogel. I wrote that webpage in 1960. It took me 20 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647/160 "2004-11-18T06:10:18Z")
The man has visited the deeper part of the oceans of the world, challenging in depth in the trench of the marianas, hardly once. In 1960. For 20 minuteren. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647.md?page=9)