ECR's Top 5: GetFact'd stories for the week
What could be an example of a skeuomorph?
The week was full of great facts from Darren Maule.
So we have put together a top five #Get Fact'd stories from the week that you may have missed out on:
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This might be an example of a skeuomorph, a design element that once had a functional purpose but is now just ornamental. A skeuomorph is often used in cellphones, for example, the contact list icon that's a rolodex, the alarm app that looks like an old clock, etc.
Here is the link to the full podcast if you want to hear more facts.
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Every major news channel has pre-recorded packages of Queen Elizabeth's life, ready to be aired at a moment's notice. It's standard practice with prominent figures. For example, most radio and TV stations already had material to air when Nelson Mandela, F.W. De Klerk, Joost Van Der Westhuizen, and Desmond Tutu died.
Here is the link to the full podcast if you want to hear more facts.
Read more: #GetFact'd: News agencies are ready to air Queen Elizabeth's life
3.
Marmite does not have an expiration date. The only thing that changes is that the vitamins decrease in potency. You can keep it for your whole life.
Here is the link to the full podcast if you want to hear more facts.
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4.
When a pilot ejects from their plane, the ejection seat manufacturer gives them a tie. The Ejection Tie Club is confined solely to those who have ejected from an aircraft during an emergency, using a Martin-Baker ejection seat. There are over 6,000 members.
Here is the link to the full podcast if you want to hear more facts.
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A Razzle-dazzler is the Oxford dictionary term for a particularly colourful sock. Back then it wasn't as popular but in this day and age, you can simply call them fun socks.
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