Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 2]
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Father in Law recently passed away.
During the last few years we had reason to call out an Ambulance.
FIL was a big TV buff with 4 recorders going.
He always had his TV remote and 4 recorder remotes in a line.
When the ambulance guys arrived they always put their bag on the remotes and none of them ever worked again and all had to be replaced. (3 times)
So what is in the big bag that is killing the remotes ?
The ambulance guys never had to use defibrillator so was never turned on but even when off can it fry the remotes ?
During the last few years we had reason to call out an Ambulance.
FIL was a big TV buff with 4 recorders going.
He always had his TV remote and 4 recorder remotes in a line.
When the ambulance guys arrived they always put their bag on the remotes and none of them ever worked again and all had to be replaced. (3 times)
So what is in the big bag that is killing the remotes ?
The ambulance guys never had to use defibrillator so was never turned on but even when off can it fry the remotes ?
monthefish said:
Is it illegal to sell a pint of shandy or lager-tops as a full pint, as does 'weights and measures' not dictate the minimum quantities of alcohol served?
As I recall from my time behind the jump, we referred to a top or shandy as 'small' or 'large' not 'pint' or 'half' to accommodate this. CraigyMc said:
monthefish said:
Is it illegal to sell a pint of shandy or lager-tops as a full pint, as does 'weights and measures' not dictate the minimum quantities of alcohol served?
If you bought a shandy it could be 99% lemonade and 1% beer or vice versa, as long as it added up to 568ml.monthefish said:
CraigyMc said:
monthefish said:
Is it illegal to sell a pint of shandy or lager-tops as a full pint, as does 'weights and measures' not dictate the minimum quantities of alcohol served?
If you bought a shandy it could be 99% lemonade and 1% beer or vice versa, as long as it added up to 568ml.BIS said:
BIS advice is as follows:
'Shandy may be sold in any quantity although it is traditionally sold in pints and half-pints. However, since the derogation in the 1989 Units of Measurement Directive allows draught beer and cider to be sold by the pint in perpetuity (but does not extend to either perry or shandy), it will not be possible for legislation to allow either of these drinks to be sold in imperial measures. As a result, from 1 January 1995 perry and shandy will be permitted to be sold in any quantity as long as the quantity is a metric one. Using pint glasses does not of itself constitute selling by the pint. Accordingly, from 1995 licensees could continue to use pint and half-pint glasses for sales of perry and shandy as long as the price of the equivalent quantity in metric terms (568 ml in the case of the pint and 284 ml in the case of the half-pint) was clearly displayed.'
The W&M stuff in this case simply refers to the volume of product, not to the quantity of alcohol.'Shandy may be sold in any quantity although it is traditionally sold in pints and half-pints. However, since the derogation in the 1989 Units of Measurement Directive allows draught beer and cider to be sold by the pint in perpetuity (but does not extend to either perry or shandy), it will not be possible for legislation to allow either of these drinks to be sold in imperial measures. As a result, from 1 January 1995 perry and shandy will be permitted to be sold in any quantity as long as the quantity is a metric one. Using pint glasses does not of itself constitute selling by the pint. Accordingly, from 1995 licensees could continue to use pint and half-pint glasses for sales of perry and shandy as long as the price of the equivalent quantity in metric terms (568 ml in the case of the pint and 284 ml in the case of the half-pint) was clearly displayed.'
Funkycoldribena said:
Was watching After the first 48 the other day (real life homicides followed through to conclusion-American if you're not familiar),girl was arrested for killing bloke,she was average size.Case comes before court 9mths to a year later,shes brought out into courtroom in cuffs but now shes the size of a semi-detached house.Are American prisons serving up mega burgers or something nowadays?
Only a guess, but prison food is generally terrible (despite what the Daily Mail print every Xmas) and cheap nasty food is generally full of fat - if you ever have cause to visit an Iceland / Farm Foods have a look at anything containing processed meat - 30% fat content isn't out of the norm. So on the outside the girl could be eating well, 5-a-day and all that - on the inside she's going to eat the same processed crap as everyone else - if she sticks to the same volume of food she going to be getting a massive increase in fat intake.
Alternatively or perhaps additionally - 'Girls' (I assume from that she was sub-30?) work very hard to keep fit for vanity sake, reduced to wearing nothing but orange jump suits and without potential partners to impress she might have just let herself go, especially given the depression of being in Prison.
My parents have a digital radio controlled clock bought in Spain about twelve years ago.
Why has it never, ever, shown the correct time? In winter or summer it's always been an hour ahead.
I would have thought that it doesn't matter where one of these clocks was purchased... and that it would show the correct time for its location. Why isn't the thing picking up local radio signals and displaying the correct time?
Why has it never, ever, shown the correct time? In winter or summer it's always been an hour ahead.
I would have thought that it doesn't matter where one of these clocks was purchased... and that it would show the correct time for its location. Why isn't the thing picking up local radio signals and displaying the correct time?
Engineer1 said:
Pesty said:
ChemicalChaos said:
When I used to watch hospital programs years ago, people would always be told to stop using their phones as it would interfere with stuff. Nowadays I see people using them all the time on TV hospital programs.
What changed? Did the switch from analogue to digital mobiles stop the interference, or was it all b
ks that was eventually disproved?
I can hopefully provide something of an answer for you,What changed? Did the switch from analogue to digital mobiles stop the interference, or was it all b
ks that was eventually disproved?All medical devices I know of have screening in them. Older ones probably did not.
I'm not sure if it actually ever was an issue my feelings are it was more of a precaution but not entirely impossible to cause issues.
After all any built up area is going to be awash with all sort of signals from radio stations, tv stations etc etc etc why should Mobile Phones be special?
TTOBES said:
My parents have a digital radio controlled clock bought in Spain about twelve years ago.
Why has it never, ever, shown the correct time? In winter or summer it's always been an hour ahead.
I would have thought that it doesn't matter where one of these clocks was purchased... and that it would show the correct time for its location. Why isn't the thing picking up local radio signals and displaying the correct time?
Have they set the timezone on it ? These clocks use signals to establish a base time (usually UTC) and then apply their own correction to get local time.Why has it never, ever, shown the correct time? In winter or summer it's always been an hour ahead.
I would have thought that it doesn't matter where one of these clocks was purchased... and that it would show the correct time for its location. Why isn't the thing picking up local radio signals and displaying the correct time?
TTOBES said:
Thanks. I'm here now and pressed the reset button. Still an hour ahead! The other buttons are alarm, time and a button to change part of the display between day of the week and seconds.
Perhaps it's not meant to be!
Check which signal it's receiving - some of them need to be configured to pick up the UK signal instead of one of the CET signals.Perhaps it's not meant to be!
(it would help if you actually told us the make and model, but I'm quite enjoying the spirit of adventure engendered by not knowing)
It's an Oregon Scientific JM828WF
http://www.manualslib.com/manual/369022/Oregon-Sci...
It looks like it'll sync with radio signals from Frankfurt or Rugby. I know which it prefers!
http://www.manualslib.com/manual/369022/Oregon-Sci...
It looks like it'll sync with radio signals from Frankfurt or Rugby. I know which it prefers!
TTOBES said:
It's an Oregon Scientific JM828WF
http://www.manualslib.com/manual/369022/Oregon-Sci...
It looks like it'll sync with radio signals from Frankfurt or Rugby. I know which it prefers!
Not that it matters, but the NPL signal isn't broadcast from Rugby any more, it's up in Cumbria somewhere.http://www.manualslib.com/manual/369022/Oregon-Sci...
It looks like it'll sync with radio signals from Frankfurt or Rugby. I know which it prefers!
TTOBES said:
It's an Oregon Scientific JM828WF
http://www.manualslib.com/manual/369022/Oregon-Sci...
It looks like it'll sync with radio signals from Frankfurt or Rugby. I know which it prefers!
Looks like that one will ONLY pick up the Frankfurt signal.http://www.manualslib.com/manual/369022/Oregon-Sci...
It looks like it'll sync with radio signals from Frankfurt or Rugby. I know which it prefers!
Why can you not change the volume of selected YouTube videos nowadays?
e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMDVMp3CbdY
(or is it just me?)
e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMDVMp3CbdY
(or is it just me?)
monthefish said:
Why can you not change the volume of selected YouTube videos nowadays?
e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMDVMp3CbdY
(or is it just me?)
It's just you. Gain is at max. when that one starts.e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMDVMp3CbdY
(or is it just me?)
marshalla said:
TTOBES said:
It's an Oregon Scientific JM828WF
http://www.manualslib.com/manual/369022/Oregon-Sci...
It looks like it'll sync with radio signals from Frankfurt or Rugby. I know which it prefers!
Looks like that one will ONLY pick up the Frankfurt signal.http://www.manualslib.com/manual/369022/Oregon-Sci...
It looks like it'll sync with radio signals from Frankfurt or Rugby. I know which it prefers!
Silent1 said:
I had this happen with a radio controlled clock from ikea, rather than take it back I took it apart, pulled the hands off and replaced them an hour back so that it thought it was 1pm but it showed 12pm
That's nice, bus as OPs clock is a digital one, the same approach would take significant skill.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff