Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 2]
Discussion
MissChief said:
I'd assume it means that there should be a single chevron between yourself and the car in front?
It's called the 2 chevron rule and you assume there should be 1 chevron between you. 
At Christmas, if your boss gives you 2 days off, do you assume you have to come back to work after 1 day?
There are a couple of references to this on the internet but no answers that I've found:
How has this tuning company managed to get away with having an almost identical logo to that of Cyprus Airways?
http://www.hamannmotorsport.co.uk/
http://cyprusair.com/default.aspx?tabid=843&la...
Probably won't matter soon anyway; Cyprus keep reducing the size of their fleet.
How has this tuning company managed to get away with having an almost identical logo to that of Cyprus Airways?
http://www.hamannmotorsport.co.uk/
http://cyprusair.com/default.aspx?tabid=843&la...
Probably won't matter soon anyway; Cyprus keep reducing the size of their fleet.
Ayahuasca said:
What is the hardest, most complex thing a human can be trained to do? Say in terms of mental information processing / decisions (whether conscious or unconscious) made per second?
Landing a Space Shuttle? Playing a piano concerto? What?
Some of the newer jet fighters must be a struggle, as you've got both feet on the rudders, one hand on the throttle, the other on the stick with your thumb on the hat switch, and I've seen that voice commands are getting into it.Landing a Space Shuttle? Playing a piano concerto? What?
In other words, almost all moveable parts of the body of controlling something, and that's under crazy G forces.
Ayahuasca said:
What is the hardest, most complex thing a human can be trained to do? Say in terms of mental information processing / decisions (whether conscious or unconscious) made per second?
Landing a Space Shuttle? Playing a piano concerto? What?
Pulling back into the inside lane after an overtake.Landing a Space Shuttle? Playing a piano concerto? What?
TheEnd said:
Some of the newer jet fighters must be a struggle, as you've got both feet on the rudders, one hand on the throttle, the other on the stick with your thumb on the hat switch, and I've seen that voice commands are getting into it.
In other words, almost all moveable parts of the body of controlling something, and that's under crazy G forces.
I suspect the newer fighters are actually easier to fly than earlier generations of jet fighters, harder to master perhaps No effective fighter can be all that hard to fly or the pilot wouldn't have any attention left for shooting at people.In other words, almost all moveable parts of the body of controlling something, and that's under crazy G forces.
How fast do Skiers go?
Not Olympic super downhill stars, or those nutters in aero helmets doing 100mph+ - just normal, everyday man-on-the-piste skiers?
I like to Mountain Bike, love it in fact - and lots of the Ski Resorts become Mountain Bike resorts in Summer - my workamtes who Ski always give me funny looks when I mention I'm off to Whistler or Morzine in the middle of summer - you can see the anguish on their face that I'm wasting the trip because there's no snow.
One thing they all say though is Skiiing is much faster, even on a super fast course 40mph on a Mountain Bike is flying and you might only hit that for a second or two on a really fast bit - you can go faster on a long Alpine road say, but with the big tyres and MTB's being about as aerodynamic as a brick even the steepest, longest road means 45, and that's way, way past the point where pedalling will help you.
Not that any of that matters really, an MTB at 30 off-road feels a whole lot faster than a Sports Bike at 130 does, but my Skiing mates all scoff - "I do 70 on skis easy, 80 in a tuck".
Not Olympic super downhill stars, or those nutters in aero helmets doing 100mph+ - just normal, everyday man-on-the-piste skiers?
I like to Mountain Bike, love it in fact - and lots of the Ski Resorts become Mountain Bike resorts in Summer - my workamtes who Ski always give me funny looks when I mention I'm off to Whistler or Morzine in the middle of summer - you can see the anguish on their face that I'm wasting the trip because there's no snow.
One thing they all say though is Skiiing is much faster, even on a super fast course 40mph on a Mountain Bike is flying and you might only hit that for a second or two on a really fast bit - you can go faster on a long Alpine road say, but with the big tyres and MTB's being about as aerodynamic as a brick even the steepest, longest road means 45, and that's way, way past the point where pedalling will help you.
Not that any of that matters really, an MTB at 30 off-road feels a whole lot faster than a Sports Bike at 130 does, but my Skiing mates all scoff - "I do 70 on skis easy, 80 in a tuck".
P-Jay said:
How fast do Skiers go?
Not that any of that matters really, an MTB at 30 off-road feels a whole lot faster than a Sports Bike at 130 does, but my Skiing mates all scoff - "I do 70 on skis easy, 80 in a tuck".
Im happy to be proved wrong but i doubt they get anywhere near 70-80! When i snowboard it feels fast when i straightline it but i presume im only doing maybe 30-40 max on the biggest hills. No chance they do double that!Not that any of that matters really, an MTB at 30 off-road feels a whole lot faster than a Sports Bike at 130 does, but my Skiing mates all scoff - "I do 70 on skis easy, 80 in a tuck".
P-Jay said:
"I do 70 on skis easy, 80 in a tuck".
Unless you're mates with Graham Bell, in fact even if you're mates with Graham Bell, in fact, especially Graham Bell, they're having you or possibly themselves on.The average punter on the piste will be doing no more than 30-35mph on a really good day. Once you take into account traffic, lie of the land & hangovers, more like 20mph.
P-Jay said:
How fast do Skiers go?
Not Olympic super downhill stars, or those nutters in aero helmets doing 100mph+ - just normal, everyday man-on-the-piste skiers?
I like to Mountain Bike, love it in fact - and lots of the Ski Resorts become Mountain Bike resorts in Summer - my workamtes who Ski always give me funny looks when I mention I'm off to Whistler or Morzine in the middle of summer - you can see the anguish on their face that I'm wasting the trip because there's no snow.
One thing they all say though is Skiiing is much faster, even on a super fast course 40mph on a Mountain Bike is flying and you might only hit that for a second or two on a really fast bit - you can go faster on a long Alpine road say, but with the big tyres and MTB's being about as aerodynamic as a brick even the steepest, longest road means 45, and that's way, way past the point where pedalling will help you.
Not that any of that matters really, an MTB at 30 off-road feels a whole lot faster than a Sports Bike at 130 does, but my Skiing mates all scoff - "I do 70 on skis easy, 80 in a tuck".
a good skier going down a normal mountain would be struggling to top 40mphNot Olympic super downhill stars, or those nutters in aero helmets doing 100mph+ - just normal, everyday man-on-the-piste skiers?
I like to Mountain Bike, love it in fact - and lots of the Ski Resorts become Mountain Bike resorts in Summer - my workamtes who Ski always give me funny looks when I mention I'm off to Whistler or Morzine in the middle of summer - you can see the anguish on their face that I'm wasting the trip because there's no snow.
One thing they all say though is Skiiing is much faster, even on a super fast course 40mph on a Mountain Bike is flying and you might only hit that for a second or two on a really fast bit - you can go faster on a long Alpine road say, but with the big tyres and MTB's being about as aerodynamic as a brick even the steepest, longest road means 45, and that's way, way past the point where pedalling will help you.
Not that any of that matters really, an MTB at 30 off-road feels a whole lot faster than a Sports Bike at 130 does, but my Skiing mates all scoff - "I do 70 on skis easy, 80 in a tuck".
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