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Rifle Recoil Table

A Guide to Rifle Recoil Energy, Velocity and Level

Recoil (often referred to as "kick") is the force a rifle exerts against the shooter when it is fired. As a rule of thumb, the heavier a rifle the lower the recoil. However, perceived recoil -- what the shooter feels -- is influenced by several factors including the powder load, bullet mass, projectile speed and stock shape. Recoil is measured by free recoil energy, and recoil velocity. Selecting the correct rifle and cartridge combination ensures that a shooter can shoot accurately without discomfort.

Rifle recoil not only impacts how accurately you shoot, it can also determine how many shots you can shoot in a day, and simply how much you enjoy using your rifle. You’ll want a lower recoil rifle for shooting practice, so that you can shoot for longer periods of time. You’ll also want lower recoil when you’re hunting over long days. If you’re hunting game where you’ll just need one well-placed shot, and you’re able to maintain your aim through the heavier recoil, a more powerful rifle with heavy recoil may be right for you.

The following chart provides a rifle's recoil level based on its recoil score*.

Recoil Score*	Recoil Level
1-2	Low Recoil
3-4	Moderate Recoil
5-10	High Recoil

The following table provides rifle recoil energy, recoil velocity and recoil score of various rifle cartridges based on respective projectile weight, projectile velocity, powder charge and rifle weight.

Note: Bw = Bullet Weight; Mv = Muzzle Velociy; Rw = Rifle Weight

Cartridge (Bw;Mv;Rw)	Recoil Energy (ft-lbs)	Recoil Velocity (fps)	Recoil Score*
.17 HMR (17; 2550; 7.5)	0.2	1.5	1.02
.17 Hornet (20; 3650; 8.5)	0.6	2	1.08
.17 Rem. (25; 4000; 8.5)	1.6	3.5	1.24
.204 Ruger (33; 4225; 8.5)	2.6	4.4	1.38
.218 Bee (45; 2800; 8.5)	1.3	3.1	1.20
.22 LR (40; 1165; 4)	0.2	1	1.00
.22 WMR (40; 1910; 6.75)	0.4	1.5	1.04
.22 Hornet (45; 2800; 7.5)	1.3	3.3	1.20
.222 Rem. (50; 3200; 7.5)	3	5.1	1.45
.223 Rem. (45; 3500; 8.5)	2.6	4.5	1.38
.223 Rem. (55; 3200; 8)	3.2	5.1	1.46
.223 Rem. (62; 3025; 7)	3.9	6	1.57
.223 Rem. (70; 2900; 8)	3.6	5.4	1.52
.224 Wby. Mag. (55; 3700; 10)	3.6	4.8	1.49
.22-250 Rem. (55; 3600; 8.5)	4.7	6	1.65
.22-250 Rem. (60; 3500; 12.5)	3.1	4	1.41
.220 Swift (50; 3900; 10.5)	3.7	4.8	1.50
.220 Swift (55; 3800; 8.5)	5.3	6.4	1.72
.223 WSSM (55; 3850; 7.5)	6.4	7.4	1.87
5.6x50 Mag. (60; 3300; 7.5)	4	5.9	1.58
5.6x52R (70; 2800; 7.5)	3.7	5.7	1.54
5.6x57 RWS (60; 3800; 7.5)	6.9	7.7	1.93
6mm BR Rem. (80; 3100; 8.5)	5.2	6.3	1.71
6mm Norma BR (95; 2914; 8.5)	5.9	6.7	1.80
.243 Win. (75; 3400; 8.5)	7.2	7.4	1.95
.243 Win. (95; 3100; 7.25)	11	9.9	2.43
.243 Win. (100; 2960; 7.5)	8.8	8.7	2.16
6mm Rem. (100; 3100; 8)	10	9	2.29
.243 WSSM (100; 3100; 7.5)	10.1	9.3	2.31
.240 Wby. Mag. (100; 3406; 8)	17.9	9.7	3.09
.25-20 Win. (86; 1460; 6.5)	1.3	3.5	1.21
.256 Win. Mag. (75; 2400; 7.5)	2.4	4.5	1.36
.25-35 Win. (110; 2425; 7.5)	6	7.2	1.83
.25-35 Win. (117; 2230; 7.5)	7	8.3	1.97
.250 Savage (100; 2900; 7.5)	7.8	8.2	2.04
.257 Roberts (100; 3000; 7.5)	9.3	8.9	2.22
.257 Roberts (120; 2800; 8)	10.7	9.3	2.37
.257 Rob. Imp. (115; 2900; 8)	10.8	9.3	2.38
.25 WSSM (120; 2990; 8)	13.8	11.1	2.75
.25-06 Rem. (100; 3230; 8)	11	9.4	2.41
.25-06 Rem. (120; 3000; 8)	12.5	10	2.58
.257 Wby. Mag. (100; 3602; 9.25)	15.8	10.5	2.92
.257 Wby. Mag. (115; 3433; 9.25)	17.7	11.1	3.13
.257 Wby. Mag. (120; 3300; 9.25)	15.1	10.3	2.84
6.5mm Grendel (120; 2600; 7.5)	8.9	8.8	2.18
6.5mm Grendel (123; 2590; 8)	7.9	8	2.05
6.5x54 M-S (140; 2400; 7.5)	11.1	9.7	2.43
6.5 PRC (143; 2960; 6.1)	15.7	11	2.93
6.5x55 Swede (129; 2700; 8)	12.5	10	2.58
6.5x55 Swede (140; 2650; 9)	10.6	8.7	2.34
6.5x55 Swede (140; 2735; 8.5)	12.1	9.6	2.52
6.5x55 Swede (160; 2300; 8)	12.7	10.1	2.60
.260 Rem. (120; 2860; 7.5)	13	10.6	2.65
.260 Rem. (140; 2360; 8)	9.5	8.8	2.23
.260 Rem. (129; 2900; 8.25)	12.5	9.9	2.57
.260 Rem. (140; 2750; 8.25)	11.9	9.7	2.51
6.5x57 (140; 2700; 8)	12.5	10	2.58
6.5mm-284 Norma (140; 2920; 8)	14.7	10.9	2.83
6.5mm-06 (140; 2800; 8)	13.9	10.6	2.74
6.5mm Rem. Mag. (120; 3100; 8)	13.1	10.3	2.65
6.5mm Rem. Mag. (140; 2900; 8.5)	13.9	10.3	2.73
6.5x68 S (140; 2990; 8.5)	16.8	11.3	3.05
.264 Win. Mag. (140; 3200; 8.5)	19.2	12.1	3.32
.26 Nosler (129; 3400; 8.5)	23.9	13.5	3.84
6.5-300 Wby. Mag. (140; 3395; 9.5)	21.1	12	3.50
6.8mm Rem. SPC (115; 2625; 7.5)	8	8.3	2.07
.270 Win. (120; 2675; 8)	10	9	2.29
.270 Win. (140; 3000; 8)	17.1	11.7	3.10
.270 Win. (150; 2900; 8)	17	11.7	3.09
.270 WSM (130; 3275; 8)	18.7	12.3	3.28
.270 WSM (150; 3000; 8)	18.9	12.3	3.30
.270 Wby. Mag. (130; 3375; 9)	21	12.3	3.50
.270 Wby. Mag. (150; 3000; 9.25)	17.8	11.1	3.14
7x57 Mauser (139; 2700; 8.75)	11.7	9.3	2.47
7x57 Mauser (140; 2660; 8)	13.5	10.4	2.69
7x57 Mauser (145; 2725; 8.5)	13	9.9	2.62
7x57 Mauser (175; 2500; 8)	15.5	11.2	2.92
7mm-08 Rem. (120; 3000; 7.5)	12.1	10.2	2.55
7mm-08 Rem. (140; 2860; 8)	12.6	10.1	2.59
7mm-08 Rem. (150; 2750; 7.5)	13.9	10.9	2.75
7x65R (175; 2600; 8)	17.1	11.7	3.10
.280 Rem. (140; 3000; 8)	17.2	11.8	3.11
.280 Rem. (150; 2900; 8)	17.4	11.8	3.13
.280 Rem. (160; 2800; 8)	17	11.7	3.09
.280 Ackley Imp. (150; 2930; 8.5)	16.3	11.1	3.00
7mm Rem. SAUM (160; 2931; 8)	21.5	13.2	3.59
7mm WSM (140; 3200; 8)	20.7	12.9	3.50
7mm WSM (160; 3000; 8)	21.9	13.3	3.63
7mm Rem. Mag. (139; 3100; 9)	19.3	11.8	3.32
7mm Rem. Mag. (140; 2700; 8.5)	15.5	10.8	2.90
7mm Rem. Mag. (150; 3100; 8.5)	19.2	12.1	3.32
7mm Rem. Mag. (154; 3035; 8.5)	20.3	12.4	3.44
7mm Rem. Mag. (160; 2950; 9)	20.3	12	3.42
7mm Rem. Mag. (175; 2870; 9)	21.7	12.5	3.58
.275 H&H Mag. (160; 3050; 8.5)	19.5	12.2	3.35
7mm Wby. Mag. (140; 3300; 9.25)	19.5	11.7	3.33
7mm Wby. Mag. (160; 3200; 9)	25.6	13.5	4.00
7mm STW (160; 3185; 8.5)	27.9	14.6	4.27
.28 Nosler (160; 3200; 8.5)	29.4	14.9	4.43
.30 Carbine (110; 1990; 7)	3.5	5.7	1.52
.300 Blackout (135; 2085; 8)	3.32	4.95	1.47
.30 Rem. (170; 2120; 7.5)	9.8	9.2	2.28
.30-30 Win. (125; 2175; 7.5)	6.6	7.5	1.90
.30-30 Win. (150; 2364; 8)	9.4	8.7	2.22
.30-30 Win. (150; 2400; 7.5)	10.6	9.5	2.37
.30-30 Win. (160; 2400; 7.5)	12.7	10.5	2.62
.30-30 Win. (170; 2200; 7.5)	11	9.7	2.42
.307 Win. (150; 2600; 7.5)	13.7	10.9	2.73
.308 Marlin Express (160; 2660; 8)	13.4	10.4	2.68
7.5x55 Swiss (150; 2800; 9)	12.9	9.6	2.60
.308 Win. (125; 2675; 8.75)	9	8.1	2.16
.308 Win. (150; 2800; 7.5)	15.8	11.7	2.97
.308 Win. (165; 2700; 7.5)	18.1	12.5	3.23
.308 Win. (180; 2610; 8)	17.5	11.9	3.15
.30 T/C (150; 2900; 8.5)	13.9	10.3	2.73
.30-06 Spfd. (150; 2910; 8)	17.6	11.9	3.16
.30-06 Spfd. (165; 2900; 8)	20.1	12.7	3.43
.30-06 Spfd. (180; 2700; 8)	20.3	12.8	3.46
.30-06 Ackley Imp. (180; 2985; 8.5)	23	13.2	3.74
.300 RCM (180; 2900; 8.5)	22.3	13	3.66
.300 Rem. SAUM (180; 2960; 8.25)	23.5	13.6	3.80
.300 WSM (150; 3300; 8.25)	22.5	13.3	3.69
.300 WSM (180; 2970; 7.25)	27.1	15.5	4.23
.300 WSM (180; 2970; 8.25)	23.8	13.6	3.83
.308 Norma Mag. (180; 3000; 8.5)	25.9	14	4.05
.300 Win. Mag. (150; 3320; 8.5)	23.5	13.3	3.79
.300 Win. Mag. (165; 3110; 8)	26.2	14.5	4.10
.300 Win. Mag. (180; 2960; 8.5)	25.9	14	4.05
.300 H&H Mag. (180; 2920; 8.5)	23.1	13.2	3.75
.300 Dakota (180; 3100; 8.5)	28.3	14.7	4.32
.30 Nosler (180; 3112; 9)	26.9	13.9	4.15
.300 Wby. Mag. (150; 3400; 9.25)	24.6	13.1	3.89
.300 Wby. Mag. (180; 3240; 9)	31.6	15	4.65
.300 Ultra Mag. (180; 3230; 8.5)	32.8	15.8	4.80
.300 Norma Mag. (180; 3317; 8.5)	35.5	16.4	5.09
.30-378 Wby. Mag. (180; 3300; 9.75)	42.6	16.8	5.80
7.62x39 Soviet (125; 2350; 7)	6.9	8	1.95
7.62x53R Finn (150; 2800; 9)	13.1	9.7	2.62
7.62x54R Russian (150; 2800; 9)	13.1	9.7	2.62
7.62x54R Russian (174; 2600; 9)	15	10.4	2.84
.303 British (150; 2700; 7.5)	14.2	11	2.79
.303 British (180; 2420; 8)	15.4	11.1	2.91
.32 Spec. (165; 2410; 7.5)	13.2	10.6	2.67
.32 Spec. (170; 2250; 7)	12.2	10.6	2.57
8x57 Mauser (170; 2400; 8)	13.6	10.4	2.70
8x57JS Mauser (150; 2900; 8)	17.1	11.7	3.10
8x57JS Mauser (195; 2500; 8)	18.5	12.2	3.26
.325 WSM (180; 3060; 7.5)	33.1	16.9	4.88
.325 WSM (220; 2840; 7.5)	37.5	17.9	5.35
8mm Rem. Mag. (200; 2900; 8.5)	32.9	15.8	4.81
.33 Win. (200; 2100; 8)	13.9	10.6	2.74
.338-57 O'Connor (200; 2400; 8)	19.2	12.4	3.33
.338 Marlin Express (200; 2400; 8)	16.2	11.4	3.00
.338 Marlin Express (200; 2600; 8)	22	14	3.67
.338 Federal (200; 2660; 8.5)	19.3	12.1	3.33
.338 Federal (210; 2630; 8)	21.9	13.3	3.63
.338-06 A-Square (200; 2800; 8)	23.9	13.9	3.85
.338-06 A-Square (250; 2500; 8.5)	28.2	14.6	4.30
.338 RCM (200; 2800; 8)	26.1	14.5	4.09
.338 Win. Mag. (200; 2950; 8.5)	32.8	15.8	4.80
.338 Win. Mag. (225; 2780; 8.5)	35.2	16.3	5.06
.338 Win. Mag. (250; 2700; 9)	33.1	15.4	4.82
.338 Lapua Mag. (225; 3000; 9.5)	37.2	15.9	5.24
.338-378 Wby. Mag. (250; 3040; 11.75)	41.1	15	5.58
.340 Wby. Mag. (200; 3100; 8.5)	29.6	13.8	4.41
.340 Wby. Mag. (250; 2940; 9)	43.4	17.6	5.91
.38 Special. (158; 1100; 7)	1.7	4	1.27
.357 Mag. (158; 1650; 7)	4.7	6.6	1.67
.357 Mag. (180; 1550; 6.5)	5.5	7.4	1.79
.35 Rem. (200; 2050; 7.5)	13.5	10.8	2.71
.358 Win. (200; 2490; 8)	20.9	13	3.52
.358 Win. (250; 2260; 7.5)	23	13.9	3.77
.35 Whelen (200; 2675; 8)	22.6	13.5	3.71
.35 Whelen (225; 2525; 8)	25	14.2	3.97
.35 Whelen (250; 2400; 7.5)	27.9	15.5	4.31
.350 Rem. Mag. (200; 2700; 8.5)	22.3	13	3.66
.350 Rem. Mag. (225; 2550; 8.5)	24.2	13.5	3.87
.350 Rem. Mag. (250; 2500; 8.5)	29	14.8	4.39
.358 Norma Mag. (250; 2723; 9)	31.2	15	4.61
9.3x57 (232; 2330; 8.5)	19.8	12.2	3.38
9.3x62 (250; 2450; 8.5)	25.7	14	4.03
9.3x62 (286; 2360; 9)	28	14.1	4.26
9.3x64 (286; 2650; 9)	36.5	16.2	5.18
9.3x66 (286; 2559; 9)	36.3	16.1	5.16
9.3x74R (250; 2550; 9)	29.1	14.4	4.38
9.3x74R (286; 2400; 8.25)	34.3	16.6	4.98
.370 Sako Mag. (286; 2550; 8.5)	35.2	16.3	5.06
.375 Win. (220; 2200; 7.5)	17.1	12.1	3.12
.375 Ruger (270; 2840; 9)	41.3	17.2	5.69
.375 Ruger (300; 2550; 8.5)	44.8	18.4	6.08
.375 H&H Mag. (235; 2700; 9)	29.5	14.5	4.43
.375 H&H Mag. (270; 2690; 9)	36.1	16.1	5.14
.375 H&H Mag. (300; 2530; 9)	37.3	16.3	5.26
.375 Dakota (300; 2600; 8.5)	44.5	18.4	6.06
.375 Wby. Mag. (300; 2700; 10)	47.3	17.5	6.29
.38-40 Win. (180; 1100; 7.5)	3.1	5.2	1.46
.404 Jeffery (400; 2170; 10.25)	41	16.1	5.62
.405 Win. (300; 2200; 8)	30.6	15.7	4.58
.41 Rem. Mag. (210; 1775; 7)	9.5	9.4	2.26
.416 Taylor (400; 2350; 10)	47.8	17.5	6.34
.416 Ruger (400; 2390; 9)	58.1	20.4	7.47
.416 Rem. Mag. (400; 2400; 10)	52.9	18.5	6.88
.416 Rigby (400; 2400; 10)	58.1	19.3	7.42
.416 Dakota (400; 2500; 10)	59.2	19.5	7.54
.416 Wby. Mag. (400; 2700; 10.25)	83	22.8	10.00
.44 Rem. Mag. (240; 1760; 7.5)	11.2	9.8	2.44
.44 Rem. Mag. (275; 1580; 7.5)	11.4	9.9	2.47
.444 Marlin (240; 2400; 7.5)	23.3	14.2	3.81
.444 Marlin (265; 2200; 8.5)	22.1	12.9	3.64
.444 Marlin (265; 2325; 8.5)	27.6	15.4	4.28
.45 Colt (255; 1100; 8)	4	5.6	1.56
.45 Colt +P (250; 1500; 6.5)	11.1	10.5	2.46
.458 SOCOM (300; 1840; 7.5)	20.2	13.2	3.46
.45-70 (300; 1800; 7)	23.9	14.8	3.89
.45-70 (350; 1900; 7)	37.9	18.7	5.42
.45-70 (405; 1330; 7.5)	18.7	12.7	3.30
.450 Marlin (350; 2000; 7)	37.2	18.5	5.35
.450 Marlin (350; 2100; 8.5)	33.6	16	4.89
.450 N.E. (465; 2150; 11)	55.5	18	7.11
.458 Win. Mag. (400; 2050; 9)	41.7	17.3	5.74
.458 Win. Mag. (500; 2100; 9)	62.3	21.1	7.91
.458 Lott (500; 2300; 10)	70.4	21.3	8.71
.470 N.E. (500; 2150; 11)	69.3	20.1	8.55
.480 Ruger (325; 1450; 6.25)	16.4	13	3.08
.50 BMG (647; 2710; 30)	70	12.3	8.29
*Recoil score is calculated as a function of recoil energy and recoil velocity using a weight average which is then normalized between 1-10. See below for a detailed explanation. Recoil energy and recoil velocity figures are taken from various sources including the recoil nomograph in the Handloader's Digest 8th Edition, online recoil calculators, or calculated from the formula provided in the Lyman Reloading Handbook, 43rd Edition.

Calculating Rifle Recoil

We're all familiar with Newton's third law which states for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Newton's third law explains why when you shoot a gun it kicks. The bullet explosion exerts an incidental force on the gun which in turn transfers a reciprocal force onto the shoulder. Mathematically, this relationship is explained by the equation F(i) = -F(r), where F(i) represents the 'incident force' (bullet force on the gun) and -F(r) represents the 'reciprocal force' (gun force on shoulder). This force is referred to as Recoil, or in industry vernacular "kick". How much kick a rifle generates when discharged is a function of two measurements: Recoil Energy and Recoil Velocity.

Recoil Energy

Recoil energy is the kinetic energy transferred to the shooter when a gun is discharged. It's the propulsive force generated when the powder charge within a firearm chamber combusts. Recoil energy is measured in Joules (J) but is more commonly expressed in foot-pounds of force (ft-lbf). Recoil energy is sometimes referred to as "free recoil". While similar, the two terms are different. Recoil energy is the measurement of gross energy produced by the discharge of a firearm. Free recoil is the measurement of net energy produced by the discharge of a firearm--or gross energy less recoil energy loss due to various energy transferring inhibitors such as recoil reducing butt pad; muzzle break; recoil suppression tube; recoil operated action vs gas operated action; etc. In other words, free recoil energy is the actual energy absorbed by the body of the shooter.

Each shooter perceives free recoil energy slightly different. Some of the factors that influence perceived recoil energy include but are not limited to: size of the shooter; shooting style and position; suppression equipment (as previously mentioned); firearm fit; and other environmental stressors. For example, a 240lb muscular man is not going to experience the same amount of perceived recoil energy when shooting a .30-06 Springfield rifle as will a 130lb woman with a smaller body frame and structure. This isn't because the woman is not as strong as the man, but simply because the same energy transfer is being met by the man's greater mass.

Rifle weight is also a very important factor in determining and managing free recoil. Rifle weight is inversely proportional to a rifle's recoil. All things being equal, the heavier the rifle the lower the free recoil energy. Inversely, the lighter the rifle, the greater the free recoil energy. Therefore, rifles that shoot heavier rounds are typically manufactured with more weight. If you purchase a lightweight rifle that shoots heavier rounds, expect it to pack a punch.

Recoil Velocity

Where recoil energy determines how big of a punch the shoulder will feel, recoil velocity determines how abrupt of a punch the shoulder feels. Recoil velocity is the speed at which the stock of the rifle impacts your shoulder. A rifle that produces high recoil energy, but low recoil velocity, is going to pack a large slow punch. Inversely, a rifle that produces low recoil energy, but high recoil velocity, is going to pack a small fast punch. Recoil velocity is measured in feet per second (fps).

Recoil Score

If you've never shot a rifle before, or have limited experience shooting rifles, it can be difficult to conceptualize based on Recoil Velocity and Recoil Energy measurements alone what it's going to feel like to shoot a particular rifle. In our opinion, rifles that generated over 20 lbs of recoil energy when discharged may cause shooters to develop a sore shoulder. A maximum 15 lbs of recoil energy and 10 fps recoil velocity is probably the most an average shooter can comfortably handle for long-term hunting or target shooting. However, it's the combination of both recoil energy and recoil velocity that generate the overall impact a shooter feels when shooting a rifle.

Recoil score combines recoil energy and recoil velocity measurements into a single value. While rifle recoil scores are subjective, they are useful for gauging the perceived "kick" of one rifle relative to another. If you've ever shot a .257 Roberts with a recoil score of 2.37 (low recoil) it's easy to conceptualize how it will feel to shoot a .338 Lapua Magnum with a recoil score of 5.24 (high recoil).

Recoil level is calculated as a function of the weighted average of recoil energy and recoil velocity at a ratio of 7:3, respectively, to generate a recoil score. The recoil score is then normalized between 1 and 10 using the normalization equation xnormalized=(b−a)*((x−min(x)/max(x)−min(x))+a where xnormalized denotes the measurement to be scaled, min(x) denotes the minimum of the range of the measurement, max(x) denotes the maximum of the range of the measurement, b denotes the highest value and a denotes the lowest value. Recoil level is than assigned on a scale from 1-10 with ranges of 1-2 (low recoil), 3-4 (moderate recoil) and 5-10 (high recoil).

Disclaimer: Sportsman's Warehouse assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions of the information on this page. Although we strive to provide the most accurate information as we can the information contained in this page is provided on an "as is" basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, usefulness or timeliness. There are many quantitative and qualitative factors that influence rifle recoil and how it impacts the individual shooter. Do not use this guide as a basis for purchasing a rifle. It is design for informational purposes only.

 

Fast Food Facts II

This is on the scheduler thingie I use....I am at camp running a range for the Boy Scouts...again.   I have been camping 3 out of 4 weekends......I don't mind, but things around the house need to get done and my Ranger is still disassembled in the front yard.  I need to get her done so when I go camping......again I can use my truck as is proper....rather than my Mercury.    Something about ground clearance I guess...

   Here are some more fast food facts....I tripped over them surfing on the internet and quickly saved them because I knew that I would be "out of town" camping and I hate to leave my blog with something on it at least a couple of days.   I will post some pics once I have them.

-While fast food is known to make those fat rolls grow, it can actually make your brain shrink. Studies have shown that diets high in trans-fats are linked to the same brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer's disease. 

-After receiving complaints that their "footlong" sub was only 11 inches long, Subway released a statement that said ""With regards to the size of the bread and calling it a footlong, 'Subway Footlong' is a registered trademark as a descriptive name for the sub sold in Subway Restaurants and not intended to be a measurement of length".

-McDonald's is Brazil's largest employer.

-Nearly 90 percent of America's children eat fast food on a monthly basis, and one-third of children visit these foods on a daily basis. Mix that fast food fact with the startling statistic that fast food children gain six more pounds each year than they should, multiply that by 15 years and do you really wonder why your fat kid is fat?

-Subway is the largest restaurant chain in the world. There are more Subways in the world than McDonald's.

-When McDonald's opened an outlet in Kuwait shortly after the end of the Gulf War, the line of cars waiting to eat there was seven miles long.

-The McRib doesn't have any rib bones in it because it's actually "restructured meat" made from pig innards, tripe, heart, and scalded stomach. Then it's doused in salt and all blended in a salt water solution which acts as glue to keep the meat mixture together. This bad boy contains 70 ingredients, one of which is azodicarbonamide, a flour-bleaching agent used in the production of foamed plastics like yoga mats.

-To accommodate workers at the World Trade Center construction site, Subway created a mobile restaurant that moved up the building as they finish each floor.

-Because McDonald's initially did not want its customers to stay and socialise, they installed uncomfortable chairs to deter customers from lingering.

-When you order a Quarter Pounder (or something similar at other fast food chains), what you're really getting is a quarter pound of additives including, lanolin -made from raw wool- and castoreum, which is an extract made from the anal secretions of beaver.

-A genetically engineered hormone called rBGH is given to cows in the U.S. to increase milk production - even though its chemical by-products may be carcinogenic. Residues of rBGH have been found in meat products, such as hamburgers sold in fast food chains.

-A single McDonald's hamburger can contain beef from up to 100 different cattle.

-Pizza Hut sued Papa John's once because they thought that "fresher ingredients" didn't really make "better pizza".

-Caffeine is the most commonly used drug in the world, and high doses can have serious health effects, including muscle weakness, heart irregularities, and infertility. Children and teenagers consume more than 64 gallons of soft drinks per year.

-McDonalds chicken McNuggets come in four basic shapes; the bell, bone, boot and ball.

-Pizza Hut uses 300 million pounds of cheese each year. That's about 3% of all the cheese produced in the United States.

-The spread of E.coli and mad cow disease are just a few of the dozen examples of food-born pathogens linked to beef. Some meatpackers have considered radiating meat to kill the bacteria in tainted meat. Some scholars also claim hamburger meat may cause Alzheimer's disease.

-Arby's got its name from the acronym "R.B." which stands for "Raffel brothers" who are the founders of the restaurant.

-Eating fast food can result in high levels of insulin, which has been linked to rising incidences of Diabetes. 

-The large fries at Five Guy's are the unhealthiest fries in America. They have nearly 1,500 calories and 71 grams of fat.

-A person would need to walk nine miles to burn off the 923 calories found in Burger King's Double Whopper with cheese. French fries and a large cola brings the total calories to an amazing 1,500 calories (2/3 of an adult man's recommended daily caloric intake).

-The first 100 people who go to a new Chick-Fil-A when it opens get a free meal every week for a year.

-About two new Starbucks have opened every day since 1987.

-When it was revealed in 1990 that McDonald's used beef tallow to flavour its French fries, Hindu vegetarian customers in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India, ransacked a McDonald's restaurant and smeared cow dung on a statue of Ronald MacDonald.

-You're never more than 115 miles away from a McDonald's in the continental USA.

-The original Dunkin' Donut had a handle to make dunking easier.

-French fries are the single most popular fast food in America. In 1970, French fries surpassed 
regular potato sales in the United States. In 2004, Americans ate 7.5 billion pounds of frozen French fries.

-Domino's Pizza cancelled their "30 minutes or less" guarantee because drivers kept getting into accidents while rushing to deliver pizzas. The guarantee led to at least one fatality.

-In-N-Out Burger is one of the few fast food restaurants that actually slice each potato by hand shortly before it is placed in the deep fryer.

-Dairy Queen Restaurants in Texas have a different menu from all other DQ restaurants. You can only get a Steakfinger Basket at a Texas Dairy Queen.
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 A 32 ounce McDonald's sweet tea has more sugar in it than two Snickers bars. A Snickers bar has 27 grams of sugar and a McDonald's Sweet Tea has 69.

-IHOP adds pancake batter to their omelettes. They claim it makes them "fluffier".

Ben and Jerry's ice cream has chunks because Ben has anosmia, which means he can't smell, so he relies on "mouth-feel" while eating.

-The invention of the meat grinder in the mid nineteenth century gave rise to the hamburger.

Currently, between 40,000 and 50,000 meatpackers, many of whom pack meat for fast food chains, are injured every year, making meatpacking one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States.

-Because of the restaurant's reputation to stay open after disasters, the "Waffle House Index" was created as an informal assessment of the damage caused by a storm.

-McDonald's is the largest purchaser of beef, pork, and potatoes and the second largest purchaser of chicken in the world. Its annual orders for French fries constitute 7.5% of America's entire potato crop.

-By the end of the twentieth century, one out of eight American workers had at some time been employed by McDonald's and 96% of Americans had visited McDonald's at least once. It was also serving an estimated 22 million Americans every day and even more abroad.
-White Castle is the first fast food restaurant.

-High-fructose corn syrup (which tricks your body into wanting to eat more and to store more fat) first appeared in 1967, and the average American now consumes 63 pounds of it a year. It is ubiquitous in fast foods. 

-Colonel Sanders' claimed that his favorite food was White Castle.

-In 1965, a college student named Fred De Luca and family friend Dr. Peter Buck started Subway in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The first restaurant was called Pete's Super Submarines. Subway currently is located in 87 countries.

-The founders of Outback Steakhouse never visited Australia.

Some Fast Food Facts....some of it scary....others well strange.

I am really feeling under the weather, I had to go home from work yesterday, they suspected a combination of exhaustion, food poisoning and dehydration.....I was ticked...I missed overtime:(.  I am taking it easy today.  I stayed home from work and am just relaxing a bit.  I was surfing around and saw this tidbits....I will post a second edition tomorrow.  I normally add pictures but I ain't feeling it right now.....Still feeling rough from yesterday.   After reading some of this stuff, My appetite is still suppressed.   And speaking of work, We had our annual bring our anklebiter to work day last Friday and I brought my son.  He got a tour of Techops and worked with me for half of the day.  I believe he enjoyed it.  

FAST FOOD FACTS WILL JUST MAKE YOU HUNGRY...

-Burger King's Triple Whopper with cheese has an amazing 1,230 calories. Hardies Monster Thickburger has 1,420 calories and 2,770 grams of sodium. Carl's Jr.'s Double Six hamburger has 1,520 calories and 111 grams of fat. Most people need only 44-66 grams of fat per day, and most of them should come from sources like nuts, fish, and olive oil.

-McDonald's hamburgers don't really rot. The burgers have very low moisture content, which basically leaves the meat dehydrated. It's more like jerky than burger.

-Every month, approximately nine out of 10 American children visit a McDonald's restaurant.
-In a study it was found the average fast food consumer ingests around 12 pubic hairs a year.
-McDonald's Filet-O-Fish was originally developed for Catholic customers, since they generally abstain from eating meat on Fridays.

-In 1970, Americans spent about $6 billion on fast food. In 2006, the spending rose to nearly $142 billion. Nowadays its estimated Americans spend $1200 a year on fast food.

-Certain fast food chain fries are riddled with preservatives to prevent any sort of bacterial or mould growth. In this case it lasts for over three years.

-Burger King is called Hungry Jack's in Australia.

-During the early 1900's, the hamburger was thought of as  food for the poor. Street carts, not restaurants, typically served them.

-Cheese products labelled as processed are actually loaded with additives, chemicals and flavouring that make up 49 percent of the product. Half the product isn't even cheese.

-Wendy's founder Dave Thomas went back to school to earn his GED at the age of 61. He didn't want people to see his success and feel inspired to drop out of high school.

-Proportionally, hash browns have more fat and calories than a cheeseburger or Big Mac.

-The salads are actually loaded with propylene glycol to keep the leaves crisp. This ingredient can also be found in antifreeze and sexual lubricant.

-An Alabama law firm once sued Taco Bell, claiming that their meat mixture "does not meet the minimum requirements set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be labelled as beef.

-To keep salaries low, McDonald's and other fast food chains have intentionally engaged in anti-union activities.

-Taco Bell has attempted to open stores in Mexico two different times. Their food was labelled as "American Food".

-There are more than 300,000 fast food restaurants in the U.S. alone.

-Silicon dioxide (aka sand) is used as an anti-caking agent in multiple fast-food items like buffalo wings and chili. The sand helps it to be able to stay in a heater for days. 

-Singer Jason Mraz supplies avocados to the local Chipotle restaurant.

-Due to anti-German sentiment during WWI, an alternative name for a hamburger (which was derived from the Hamburg steak sandwiches eaten on immigrant ships between Hamburg, Germany, and America in the 1800's) was "Salisbury steak". It was named after Dr. Salisbury who prescribed ground beef for patients suffering from anemia, asthma, and other illnesses.

-If you eat something that is bright red at a fast food joint, chances are that it has Carmine; a bright red food dye. It's made of the crushed abdomen of a female Dactylopius coccus - an African beetle-like insect.

-There is a secret menu item at Chipotle called a "quesarito". It's a burrito that's wrapped in a cheese quesadilla instead of a tortilla.

-The popularization of the automobile resulted in "flashier" fast food restaurant architecture to catch the attention of drivers. This lasted until the 1970's when communities began to complain about the exaggerated buildings.
-You know those grill marks on fast food burgers? They're actually put there during production in the factory.

-After he left KFC, Colonel Sanders grew to hate the company. He once described the food as "the worst fried chicken I've ever seen" and said the gravy was like "wallpaper paste".

-Television greatly expanded the ability of advertisers to reach children and try to develop brand loyalty early in life. Today the average American child sees more than 10,000 food advertisements each year on television.

-Most fast food milkshakes contain over 50 chemicals.

-Two companies prepare KFC's Original Recipe chicken

. One company only has half of the secret recipe, and the other company has the second half. The complete recipe only exists in one place: locked inside a vault at KFC's headquarters.

-Fast food companies, the movie industry, and theme parks have a long and financially lucrative relationship. The companies seek to promote and "product place" one another for incredible profit.

-The average fast food taco salad has more grams of fat than 16 average Boston crème pies.

-Subway's Italian B.M.T., is named after the Brooklyn Manhattan Transit.

-In 1949, Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, California: the McDonald Brothers Burger Bar Drive-In.

-Pizza Hut made a delivery to the International Space Station in 2001. It cost around $1,000,000.

-The popularisation of the drive-thru led car manufacturers in the 1990's to install cup holders in the dashboards. As fast food drinks became larger, so did the cup holders.

-Before 2013, Pizza Hut was the number one purchaser of kale. They didn't even serve it though - they used it as a decoration in their salad bars.

-According to Waffle House, if you laid all of the bacon they serve in a year end-to-end, it would wrap all the way around the equator.

-McDonald's is one of the largest owners of real estate in the world and it earns the majority of its profits from collecting rent, not from selling food.

-White Castle burgers have five holes in them so that they can cook all the way through without being flipped.

Ever wonder where that phrase came from...?

This is a gift idea for that neighbor.....you know the one that is "Odd"

or "Just ain't right"

Ever wonder where some of those old sayings come from?   I saw this while surfing the internet.  The pics are compliments of "Google".

A SHOT OF WHISKEY: In the old west a .45 cartridge for a six-gun cost 12 cents. So did a glass of whiskey. If a cowhand was low on cash he would often give the bartender a cartridge in exchange for a drink. This became known as a 'shot' of whiskey.

THE WHOLE NINE YARDS: American fighter planes in WWII had machine guns that were fed by a belt of cartridges. The average plane held belts that were 27 feet (9 yards) long. If the pilot used up all his ammo he was said to have given it the whole nine yards.

BUYING THE FARM: This is synonymous with dying. During WWI soldiers were given life insurance policies worth $5,000. This was about the price of an average farm so if you died you "bought the farm" for your survivors.

IRON CLAD CONTRACT: This came about from the ironclad ships of the Civil War. It meant something so strong it could not be broken.

PASSING THE BUCK/THE BUCK STOPS HERE: Most men in the early west carried a jack knife made by the Buck knife company. When playing poker it as common to place one of these Buck knives in front of the dealer so that everyone knew who he was. When it was time for a new dealer the deck of cards and the knife were given to the new dealer. If this person didn't want to deal he would "pass the buck" to the next player. If that player accepted then "the buck stopped there".

RIFF RAFF: The Mississippi River was the main way of traveling from north to south. Riverboats carried passengers and freight but they were expensive so most people used rafts. Everything had the right of way over rafts which were considered cheap. The steering oar on the rafts was called a "riff" and this transposed into riff-raff, meaning low class.

COBWEB: The Old English word for "spider" was "cob".

SHIP STATE ROOMS: Traveling by steamboat was considered the height of comfort. Passenger cabins on the boats were not numbered. Instead they were named after states. To this day cabins on ships are called staterooms.

SHOWBOAT: These were floating theatres built on a barge that was pushed by a steamboat. These played small town along the Mississippi River. Unlike the boat shown in the movie "Showboat" these did not have an engine. They were gaudy and attention grabbing which is why we say someone who is being the life of the party is "showboating".

OVER A BARREL: In the days before CPR a drowning victim would be placed face down over a barrel and the barrel would be rolled back and forth in an effort to empty the lungs of water. It was rarely effective. If you are over a barrel you are in deep trouble.

BARGE IN: Heavy freight was moved along the Mississippi in large barges pushed by steamboats. These were hard to control and would sometimes swing into piers or other boats. People would say they "barged in".

HOGWASH: Steamboats carried both people and animals. Since pigs smelled so bad they would be washed before being put on board. The mud and other filth that was washed off was considered useless "hog wash".

CURFEW: The word "curfew" comes from the French phrase "couvre-feu" which means "cover the fire". It was used to describe the time of blowing out all lamps and candles. It was later adopted into Middle English as "curfeu" which later became the modern "curfew". In the early American colonies homes had no real fireplaces so a fire was built in the centre of the room. In order to make sure a fire did not get out of control during the night it was required that, by an agreed upon time, all fires would be covered with a clay pot called-a "curfew".

HOT OFF THE PRESS: As the paper goes through the rotary printing press friction causes it to heat up. Therefore, if you grab the paper right off the press it is hot. The expression means to get immediate information.

A SQUARE MEAL: Comes from old wooden sailing ships, where a sailor was served his meal on a square plate that fit in a set of wooden angles on a table so it wouldn't slide off during rolling seas.

A THREE DOG NIGHT: In old England on a very cold night it was common to allow a dog to sleep in bed with you for extra warmth. If it was extremely cold night, it was called a THREE DOG NIGHT.

POSH: An acronym from early English passenger vessels. As there was no air-conditioning in those days, the out-bound (north to south) leg exposed the summer afternoon sun to the starboard side of the ship making those staterooms much warmer than the port side rooms. This was reversed on the leg home. Wealthy passengers were allowed to change sides of the ship to be more comfortable, so their tickets read: Port Out; Starboard Home, and was abbreviated as P.O.S.H., which now denotes very comfortable quarters.

BARRELS OF OIL: When the first oil wells were drilled they had made no provision for storing the liquid so they used water barrels. That is why, to this day, we speak of barrels of oil rather than gallons.

FALLEN OFF THE WAGON: The expression refers to the water wagons used to sprinkle water on the streets to keep the dust down. During the times of Prohibition in the 19th century, men often climbed onto these wagons and took an oath they would give up alcohol and drink only water. This gave rise to the expression to be on the water cart/wagon; it was later shortened to on the wagon. When these individuals broke their pledge and started hitting the bottle again, they were said to have fallen off the wagon.

Nutcracker...

I am putting this up on the scheduler,   While we were on vacation, we walked into the Christmas Store here in the land of the rodent and they had a bunch of cool shops on "Downtown Disney".  I saw this and wondered how they got started.

So I figured I would do a bit of research on the subject.

A nutcracker is a mechanical device for cracking nuts. The earliest use of the term nutcracker in English dates from 1481

Manufacturers produce modern nutcrackers—designed to crack nuts—usually somewhat resembling pliers, but with the pivot point at the end beyond the nut, rather than in the middle. The spring-jointed nutcracker was patented by Henry Quackenbush in 1913.   These are also used for cracking the shells of crab and lobster to make the meat inside available for eating.

Nuts have long been a popular choice for desserts, particularly throughout Europe. The nutcrackers were placed on dining tables to serve as a fun and entertaining center of conversation while diners awaited their final course. At one time, nutcrackers were actually made of metals such as brass, and it wasn't until the 1800s in Germany that the popularity of wooden ones began to spread.

Parrots use their beaks as natural nutcrackers, in much the same way smaller birds crack seeds. In this case, the pivot point stands opposite the nut, at the jaw.

Some artists, among them the multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, have used the sound nutcrackers make in music.

Nutcrackers in the form of wooden carvings of a soldier, knight, king, or other profession have existed since at least the 15th century. These nutcrackers portray a person with a large mouth which the operator opens by lifting a lever in the back of the figurine. Originally one could insert a nut in the big-toothed mouth, press down and thereby crack the nut. Modern nutcrackers in this style serve mostly for decoration, mainly at Christmas time, a season of which they have long been a traditional symbol.^[2] The ballet The Nutcracker derives its name from this festive holiday decoration. The original nutcrackers were first seen in Germany and were thought to have guardian-like properties because of their strong appearance.

The carving of nutcrackers—as well as of religious figures and of cribs—developed as a cottage industry in forested rural areas of Germany. The most famous nutcracker carvings come from Sonneberg in Thuringia (also a center of dollmaking) and from the Ore Mountains. Wood-carving usually provided the only income for the people living there. Today the travel industry supplements their income by bringing visitors to the remote areas.

Steinbach nutcrackers have become popular in the United States as well, and the recreated "Bavarian village" of Leavenworth, Washington, even features a nutcracker museum. Many other materials also serve to make decorated nutcrackers, such as porcelain, silver, and brass; the museum displays samples.

Carvings by famous names like Junghanel, Klaus Mertens, Karl, Olaf Kolbe, Petersen, Christian Ulbricht and especially the Steinbach nutcrackers have become collectors' items.

Some Interesting facts about Japan....

I ran across this while surfing around and I thought it was pretty neat.   Some of the stuff that they do, I like the idea, especially the cleanliness part.   I plan on going to Japan to check it out, since it is on my bucket list.  Probably in  a few years, I think the International Jamboree from Boy Scouts is in Japan.  Something to think about. 


-Raw horse meat is a popular food in Japan.

-Any Japanese citizen who has a dog must carry special bags to pick up dog droppings. Hygiene and their eagerness to address cleanliness is part of Japanese ethics.

-Even though one of the richest people in the world, the Japanese do not have servants. The parents are responsible for the house and children.

-Commuter trains are often so crowded railway staff are employed to cram passengers inside.

-More than 70% of Japan consists of mountains, including more than 200 volcanoes.

-Mt. Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan. It is an active volcano.

-Religion does not play a big role in the lives of most Japanese and many do not understand the difference between Shintoism and Buddhism.

-In just ten years Hiroshima returned to what it was economically vibrant before the fall of the atomic bomb.

-Japanese children clean their schools every day for a quarter of an hour with teachers. This led to the emergence of a Japanese generation who is modest and keen on cleanliness.

-A nice musk melon, similar to a cantaloupe/rockmelon, may sell for over US$300.

-There are four different writing systems in Japan: Romaji, Katakana, Hiragana, and Kanji.

-Coffee is very popular and Japan imports approximately 85% of Jamaica's annual coffee production.

-If you go to a buffet restaurant in Japan you will notice people only eat as much as they need without any waste because food must not be wasted.

-Japan's literacy rate is almost 100%.

-Sumo is Japan's national sport closely followed by baseball.

-Sumo wrestlers eat a stew called Chankonabe to fatten up. Many restaurants in the Ryogoku district of Tokyo serve this 'nabe'.

-Most toilets in Japan have a built-in bidet system for sphincter spraying. These are known as washlets and are now the norm in homes and nicer restrooms. However, in some train stations and other public restrooms you may still find the traditional Japanese "floor toilet".

-A hygiene worker in Japan is called "health engineer" and can command salary of USD 5000 to 8000 per month, and a cleaner is subjected to written and oral tests.

-When you use the restroom in someone's home you may need to put on designated bathroom slippers so as not to contaminate the rest of the home.

-Noodles, especially soba (buckwheat), are slurped somewhat loudly when eaten. It has been said slurping indicates the food is delicious. The slurping also serves to cool down the hot noodles for eating.

-Due to gases produced by power plants, Japan sometimes suffers from acid rain.

-Japan is the world's largest consumer of Amazon rain forest timber.

-Vending machines in Japan sell beer, canned coffee, cigarettes, fresh eggs, uncooked rice, even used panties.

-Children in schools brush their teeth (sterile) and clean their teeth after a meal at school, teaching them to maintain their health from an early age.

-When moving into an apartment it is often required to 'gift' the landlord some cash, usually equal to two months' rent.

-Some of the most well-known companies in the world are Japanese such as Toyota, Honda, Sony, Nintendo, Canon, Panasonic, Toshiba, and Sharp.

-For first to sixth primary year Japanese students must learn ethics in dealing with people.

-On average there are around 1,500 earthquakes every year in Japan.

-Average life expectancy in Japan is one of the highest in the world. Japanese people live an average of 4 years longer than Americans.

-Japanese students take half an hour to finish their meals to ensure proper digestion because these students are the future of Japan.

-Japan is the largest automobile producer in the world.

-The Japanese language has thousands of foreign loan words, known as gairaigo. These words are often truncated, e.g. personal computer = paso kon. The number of foreign loan words is steadily increasing.

-Tsukiji market in Tokyo is the world's largest fish market.

-There is no examination from the first to the third primary level because the goal of education is to instil concepts and character building.

-Although whaling is banned by the IWC, Japan still hunts whales under the premise of research. Contrary to popular belief, whale meat is not a delicacy. Many Japanese dislike the taste and older Japanese may be reminded of the post-World War II period when whale meat was one of the few economical sources of protein. The harvested whale meat ends up in restaurants and supermarkets.

-Japan is made up of 6,852 islands.

-The term karaoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese.

-In a Sumo training "stable" the junior rikishi Sumo wrestlers must wash and bathe their senior sumo wrestlers and make sure their hard to reach places are clean.

-The rate of delayed trains in Japan is about 7 seconds per year!!

-Japan does not have any natural resources, and they are exposed to hundreds of earthquakes a year, but this has not prevented its becoming the second largest economy in the world.

-Rampant inbreeding of dogs has resulted in one of the highest rate of genetic defects in the world for canines.

-Raised floors help indicate when to take off shoes or slippers. At the entrance to a home in Japan, the floor will usually be raised about 6 inches indicating you should take off your shoes and put on slippers. If the house has a tatami mat room its floor may be raised 1-2 inches indicating you should to take off your slippers.

-Ramen noodles are a popular food in Japan and it is widely believed extensive training is required to make a delicious soup broth.

-On average, it takes about 7-10 years of intensive training to become a fugu (blowfish) chef. This training may not be needed in the future as some fish farms in Japan are producing non-poisonous fugu.

-Ovens are not nearly as commonplace as rice cookers in Japanese households.

-Geisha means "person of the arts" and the first geisha were actually men.

-It was customary in ancient Japan for women to blacken their teeth with dye as white teeth were considered ugly. This practice persisted until the late 1800's.

-Some Japanese companies conduct a morning exercise session for the workers to prepare them for the day's work.

-In Japan non-smoking areas are difficult to find in restaurants, including family restaurants. Many of Japan's politicians have interest in the tobacco industry and anti-smoking laws are almost non-existent. If you are planning a trip to Japan you may want to think twice if you are sensitive to tobacco smoke.

-Japan prevents the use of mobile phones in trains, restaurants and indoors.

-The Japanese name for Japan is "Nihon" or "Nippon" which means "sun origin".

-Many companies hire people to hand out small packages of tissues which include a small advertisement flyer. Some non-Japanese are surprised when they are handed a free package of tissues.