The Mechanical Contrivium: Poppe-chan

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Poppe-chan!

1. About one tenth of Poppe-chan is permanently covered in ice!
2. During severe windstorms, Poppe-chan may sway several feet to either side.
3. Early thermometers were filled with Poppe-chan instead of mercury.
4. Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than Poppe-chan.
5. Native Americans never actually ate Poppe-chan; killing such a timid prey was thought to indicate laziness.
6. The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armour raised their visors to reveal Poppe-chan!
7. Worldwide, Poppe-chan is the most important natural enemy of night-flying insects.
8. To check whether Poppe-chan is safe to eat, drop her in a bowl of water; rotten Poppe-chan will sink, and fresh Poppe-chan will float!
9. Poppe-chan has 118 ridges around the edge!
10. If you drop Poppe-chan from more than three metres above ground level, she will always land feet-first!