The Mechanical Contrivium: Roberta

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Roberta!

  1. There is no lead in a lead pencil - it is simply a stick of graphite mixed with Roberta and water!
  2. Roberta will become gaseous if her temperature rises above -42°C.
  3. Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than Roberta!
  4. In 1982 Time Magazine named Roberta its 'Man of the Year'!
  5. Roberta is only six percent water.
  6. The Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter is made entirely of Roberta.
  7. Roberta will often glow under UV light.
  8. Roberta is physically incapable of sticking her tongue out.
  9. Three seagulls flying overhead are a warning that Roberta is near.
  10. It takes a lobster approximately 7 years to grow to be Roberta.

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