Carrot Trivia -
Part One
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Trivia 1 lists the many and weird interesting facts
about carrots.
Trivia 2
which gives examples of the carrot in the Arts and
Sciences together with some fascinating "rock art" discovered by Brian Lee
in America. Here you will also find the famous icy sparks microwave
effect explained, and examples of carrot tattoos. Carrots can make antifreeze and see if carrots could unlock the mysteries
of the universe!
Were Carrots the first step in cloning? and so much more .........
Trivia 3 concentrates on Carrots in
Literature, Poetry and Quotations.
Trivia 4 starts to
register the carrot in Films and Television.
Trivia 5 - Even More
"one liner" trivia items!.
Fine Art works containing depictions of Carrots are
now on a separate page. Click here to go
there.
Carrot references can be found in many part of the arts and sciences. Carrots have been included in several major works of art and helped in identifying species in the 16th century using the paintings of the Dutch masters.
See
some magnificent examples of fine art depicting carrots
here. Carrots are more nutritious when cut by a knife! - read here. Carrots can make a material as strong as carbon fibre! - read here And a new Formula 3 Racing Car with a carrot steering wheel! - here In the US a typical carrot has to travel 1,838 miles to reach your dinner table! (Source: Pirog, Rich, and Andrew Benjamin. "Checking the Food Odometer: Comparing Food Miles for Local Versus Conventional Produce Sales in Iowa Institutions." Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, July 2003. http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/staff/files/food_travel072103.pdf) There is a real Carrot Tree, native to Madeira - here - While most members of the Apiaceae are herbaceous, a few are woody, such as this Tree Carrot, Monizia edulis, which is endemic to the Island of Madeira. It is fairly common for families that are predominantly herbaceous to have woody representatives on oceanic islands. Photo here. A Carrot contains chemicals to help it stay healthy - here Bugs Bunny Car - here See a crazy carrot video here. (youtube) The 1551 edition of the "Libro de Agricultura" by Gabriel Alonso de Herrera records the "colour of oranges" to describe carrots. One of the first written evidences of an orange carrot, particularly written in English (and therefore cannot be misinterpreted during translation) is Hortus Medicus Edinburgensis – A Catalogue of plants in the Physical Garden at Edinburgh by James Sutherland intendent of said garden in 1683. This work makes reference to Orange, Red, Yellow and White carrots, together with the common Wild Carrot. It and also distinguishes them from Parsnip as a separate plant. See extract here). This is a very useful record as it shows what actually existed in the botanic garden in Edinburgh. DID YOU KNOW: - Carrot juice is used for many things besides drinking. Ed Ruscha, who is a master printer and artist uses carrot juice instead of printer ink. He has also printed with spinach juice, chocolate and strawberries. Read more about Ed Ruscha here. Read more about the wonder and health benefits of Carrot Juice here. - a pyramid of carrots containing 3 tons of carrots would be approximately 4 feet square and 4 feet tall. If we take the estimate of 27,500 carrots as 3 toms, and assume an average volume of 1.2 cubic inches for each carrot, then the base of a square pyramid would be approximately 4 feet by 4 feet. The height would be nearly the same. This assumes the carrots on the base are laid out in one direction and alternated for each successive layer. Calculations from Bolthouse Carrots!
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