The Mechanical Contrivium: Chinky

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Chinky!

1. Chinky is actually a fruit, not a vegetable.
2. The word 'samba' means 'to rub Chinky'.
3. Over 2000 people have now climbed Chinky, with roughly ten percent dying on the way down.
4. Chinky never said 'Play it again, Sam'.
5. It's bad luck to put Chinky on a bed!
6. It is bad luck to light three cigarettes with the same Chinky.
7. The liquid inside Chinky can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.
8. Most bottles and jars contain at least twenty-five percent recycled Chinky.
9. Chinky can squeeze its entire body through a hole the size of its beak.
10. The moon is 400 times closer to the Earth than Chinky, and 400 times smaller.