Phoenix ... a little duck and a fat lady ....

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:43 pm

okay 80% of venus fly traps in u.s. homes die when the owners feed them inappropriate food like pretzels and boo berry marshmallows. but that is by the way.

in the wild, on average, how many flies does each plant trap in its lifetime?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:47 pm

I used to own a venus fly trap and feed it bits of ham, but that's by the by as well. I also watched Day of the Triffids serialization last night, but that's even less relevant.

However, given that a fly will probably last it a good month per snappy guy, and each plant has about 5 snappy guys, I'm going to guess 5 snappy guys * 10 years (plucked that figure out the year rather like a venus fly trap catches an insect).... =

600 flies

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:53 pm

I'm going to go way higher. 5,000?

Matt

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:54 pm

too high Your Eminence. also i meant each snappy guy rather than the whole plant but 120 is still too high.

edit: as for you Matt that is way ott

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:55 pm

hmmm. i know that they take at least a month to eat a fly, and they can probably go a few months without one, I'd say 3 per year * 5 years = 15 flies?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:01 pm

still too many. according to my source (which is reputable) it is still fewer.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:08 pm

Alright, I'll go for 5 then. And if that charlatan Matt swoops in to steal the spoils, I will be somewhat miffed.

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:10 pm

I'll go for a charlatan 10 UP

Thats a bit rich coming from you.....im not the one pretending to be a clergyman! :P

Matt

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:14 pm

nope and nope. i was surprised when i found out as i'd have thought the poor little bastards caught more than they do. but it is still lower.

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:18 pm

I'll go for 3 then. Thats really amazed me....too many movies giving me impressions of catching all and sundry!"

Matt

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:19 pm

Poor wee souls, the Venus Fly Traps. You just want to pick it up and cuddle it.

I never said I wasn't a hypocrite MattB!

Right, I'm going to guess.... 2

EDIT: Wahey! My picture moves... didn't expect that.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:24 pm

well you are both still too high. so...

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:26 pm

It pays to hit [F5] frequently.

1!!!!

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:29 pm

yep. if you are a venus fly trap you can expect to get 1.08 flying meals during your lifetime. (what they don't tell you is that they don't actually need flies to survive; apparently they can get all their nutrients from the soil. but that is not very exciting.) anyway one was near enough so over to His Eminennce.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:32 pm

coming to think about it, mine never caught a fly in its life, so it's not very surprising.

Right, bit of a different one this time.... more a puzzle than a trivia question.

A woman, while at the funeral of her own mother, met a guy whom she did not know. She thought this guy was amazing. She believed him to be her dream guy so much, that she fell in love with him right there, but never asked for his number and could not find him. A few days later she killed her sister.

Question: What is her motive for killing her sister?