Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 2]
Discussion
Hugo a Gogo said:
if you regularly walk a yard each step, you're either freakishly tall, or you walk like John Cleese in Monty Python
A stride isn't the length of a step when walking.http://www.ehow.com/how_8070866_calculate-walking-...
https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=stride+defi...
TTmonkey said:
(or pace, if youlike)
https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=pace+definitionedit, or even: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pace
1. A step made in walking; a stride.
2. A unit of length equal to 30 inches (0.76 meter).
3. The distance spanned by a step or stride, especially:
a. The modern version of the Roman pace, measuring five English feet. Also called geometric pace.
b. Thirty inches at quick marching time or 36 at double time.
c. Five Roman feet or 58.1 English inches, measured from the point at which the heel of one foot is raised to the point at which it is set down again after an intervening step by the other foot.
DickyC said:
The really daft thing is using both. We buy fuel in litres but drive miles making fuel consumption figures awkward to calculate.
With the exception of small bore pipe used by plumbers, the industries that use pipe almost exclusively use imperial pipe sizes. Even the French. Curiously, it's the Germans who stick out for Metric pipe sizes.
And now, you young metrically minded drivers, do you remember the first time you went over a hundred?
Marvellous.
Incorrect. Surface water and foul drainage are all metric (100, 150, 225, 300, 375 etc).With the exception of small bore pipe used by plumbers, the industries that use pipe almost exclusively use imperial pipe sizes. Even the French. Curiously, it's the Germans who stick out for Metric pipe sizes.
And now, you young metrically minded drivers, do you remember the first time you went over a hundred?
Marvellous.
All manholes, covers, surrounds etc are metric.
In fact civil engineering in general is metric.
Credits for actors on films.
If someone appears as themself in a cameo then clearly they are so credited.
But was looking at imdb record for Saving Private Ryan to solve an argument that Judge Cohen in CSI was the same guy who played the old Ryan in the cemetery. He was btw.
Anyway scrolling through the cast list noticed some anomalies.
An example there are more
John Barnett Soldier on the beach
Maclean Burke Soldier on the beach ( as Maclean Burke)
Victor Burke Soldier on the beach
Then others, the majority just credited as Soldier on the beach then we get to
Laird Macintosh Soldier on the beach (as Laird Macintosh)
Then back as before until another one.
What gives?
If someone appears as themself in a cameo then clearly they are so credited.
But was looking at imdb record for Saving Private Ryan to solve an argument that Judge Cohen in CSI was the same guy who played the old Ryan in the cemetery. He was btw.
Anyway scrolling through the cast list noticed some anomalies.
An example there are more
John Barnett Soldier on the beach
Maclean Burke Soldier on the beach ( as Maclean Burke)
Victor Burke Soldier on the beach
Then others, the majority just credited as Soldier on the beach then we get to
Laird Macintosh Soldier on the beach (as Laird Macintosh)
Then back as before until another one.
What gives?
I would imagine they were given something more than just running up the beach and hiding.
i.e the extras would be free to ad-lib whatever they want, and the named actors would have to do something specific.
It could be something real simple, like 5 guys head up the beach following someone, and one of them has to stop, turn around, and beckon the lads together etc.
He'd then be down in the script or screenplay and be named.
i.e the extras would be free to ad-lib whatever they want, and the named actors would have to do something specific.
It could be something real simple, like 5 guys head up the beach following someone, and one of them has to stop, turn around, and beckon the lads together etc.
He'd then be down in the script or screenplay and be named.
"As Laird Mackintosh" means a different spelling to how he is currently known.
For example, Will Smith might have been Willian Smith in his first few films (maybe, I dunno) so his entries for earlier films would be (eg) "Big eared mugger (as William Smith)".
(Is that the question you asked?)
For example, Will Smith might have been Willian Smith in his first few films (maybe, I dunno) so his entries for earlier films would be (eg) "Big eared mugger (as William Smith)".
(Is that the question you asked?)
OpulentBob said:
"As Laird Mackintosh" means a different spelling to how he is currently known.
For example, Will Smith might have been Willian Smith in his first few films (maybe, I dunno) so his entries for earlier films would be (eg) "Big eared mugger (as William Smith)".
(Is that the question you asked?)
You might be onto something there with the different spelling.For example, Will Smith might have been Willian Smith in his first few films (maybe, I dunno) so his entries for earlier films would be (eg) "Big eared mugger (as William Smith)".
(Is that the question you asked?)
To correct what written earlier after looking more closely.
Laird Macintosh Soldier on beach (as Laird MacIntosh)
Difference is the capital I. The others have a similar minor difference or an extra middle name.
So question answered, yes thanks.
torqueofthedevil said:
scarble said:
torqueofthedevil said:
Most people my age wouldn't be able to give you an accurate description of the length of a yard.
The fact that its still used on road signs is ridiculous.
How old are you?The fact that its still used on road signs is ridiculous.
It's 3 foot, obviously chosen as the next-measurement up as it's the average length of your 3 feet when you put them end to end.
Jader1973 said:
Why do some racing cars, and wannabe racing cars, have a line of tape at the 12 o'clock position on the steering wheel?
Surely they know when it is going straight?
One for the stnphs thread?Surely they know when it is going straight?
It's not obvious that its 3 feet though - a 'yard' could be anything to somebody who hasn't had the imperial system explained - as abstract a concept as a furlong or something. Also converting it back to meters. Ask somebody how far is 10 yards is in meters - not many people my age will give you an accurate answer.
Some will of course, but other than miles we don't use imperial weights and measurements anymore, so using yards on warning signs is daft. We use a metric system now.
A furlong is one eighth of a mile (640 ft or 202 metres if you prefer). An acre is an eights of a mile by an eightieth (a chain, 64ft or the distance between stumps on a cricket pitch iirc). I find fractions of an inch (half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth [I always feel that a thousandth should be 1/1024]) easier to tell apart by eye than mm.
One pound of water is 16fl oz or an American pint.
One minute of arc at the earth's equator is one nautical mile.
A sphere of lead weighing 1/12th of a pound is the calibre of a 12-bore shotgun (handy if you haven't modern measuring devices or machine tools).
I'm close to bilingual (hate kPa).
BrassMan said:
A fathom is six feet, the height of a typical man (which makes it a very handy unit).
A furlong is one eighth of a mile (660 ft or 201 metres if you prefer). An acre is an eights of a mile by an eightieth (a chain, 660ft or the distance between stumps on a cricket pitch iirc). I find fractions of an inch (half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth [I always feel that a thousandth should be 1/1024]) easier to tell apart by eye than mm.
One pound of water is 16fl oz or an American pint.
One minute of arc at the earth's equator is one nautical mile.approximately
A sphere of lead weighing 1/12th of a pound is the calibre of a 12-bore shotgun (handy if you haven't modern measuring devices or machine tools).
I'm close to bilingual (hate kPa).
Almost correct ... A furlong is one eighth of a mile (660 ft or 201 metres if you prefer). An acre is an eights of a mile by an eightieth (a chain, 660ft or the distance between stumps on a cricket pitch iirc). I find fractions of an inch (half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth [I always feel that a thousandth should be 1/1024]) easier to tell apart by eye than mm.
One pound of water is 16fl oz or an American pint.
One minute of arc at the earth's equator is one nautical mile.approximately
A sphere of lead weighing 1/12th of a pound is the calibre of a 12-bore shotgun (handy if you haven't modern measuring devices or machine tools).
I'm close to bilingual (hate kPa).
BrassMan said:
Bollards. :P
I was under the impression that the surviving nautical mile was defined that way. Was I misinformed or do we just have more accurate measurements today?
Well I looked at Wikipedia and learnt that different countries measured it differently until there was international agreement which set the nautical mile at exactly 1852 metres ... I then realised that the length of one minute of arc varies according to the altitude at which you measure that distance, and as the earth's surface varies in altitude according to where you are, there's no wonder that different countries standardised differently before that agreementI was under the impression that the surviving nautical mile was defined that way. Was I misinformed or do we just have more accurate measurements today?
Well every day is a school day. Nautical mile and altitude, I'd always just incorrectly assumed that altitude was mean sea level, even accepting that the Earth is not spherical.
Maybe those of us thinking of the 1 minute of arc on a great circle are getting confused with a sea mile. Even that has loads of definitions. Confusing.
Maybe those of us thinking of the 1 minute of arc on a great circle are getting confused with a sea mile. Even that has loads of definitions. Confusing.
ATTAK Z said:
BrassMan said:
A fathom is six feet, the height of a typical man (which makes it a very handy unit).
A furlong is one eighth of a mile (660 ft or 201 metres if you prefer). An acre is an eights of a mile by an eightieth (a chain, 660ft or the distance between stumps on a cricket pitch iirc). I find fractions of an inch (half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth [I always feel that a thousandth should be 1/1024]) easier to tell apart by eye than mm.
One pound of water is 16fl oz or an American pint.
One minute of arc at the earth's equator is one nautical mile.approximately
A sphere of lead weighing 1/12th of a pound is the calibre of a 12-bore shotgun (handy if you haven't modern measuring devices or machine tools).
I'm close to bilingual (hate kPa).
Almost correct ... A furlong is one eighth of a mile (660 ft or 201 metres if you prefer). An acre is an eights of a mile by an eightieth (a chain, 660ft or the distance between stumps on a cricket pitch iirc). I find fractions of an inch (half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth [I always feel that a thousandth should be 1/1024]) easier to tell apart by eye than mm.
One pound of water is 16fl oz or an American pint.
One minute of arc at the earth's equator is one nautical mile.approximately
A sphere of lead weighing 1/12th of a pound is the calibre of a 12-bore shotgun (handy if you haven't modern measuring devices or machine tools).
I'm close to bilingual (hate kPa).
I don't want to appear Rood, but you seem to have an extra zero.
ETA. the not very cryptic imperial measurement.
Edited by jefword on Wednesday 20th August 11:42
FiF said:
Well every day is a school day. Nautical mile and altitude, I'd always just incorrectly assumed that altitude was mean sea level, even accepting that the Earth is not spherical.
Maybe those of us thinking of the 1 minute of arc on a great circle are getting confused with a sea mile. Even that has loads of definitions. Confusing.
When using nautical charts to measure distance, the chart projection is in Mercator so the distance at various latitudes is printed on the side of the chart. On the projection, the scale is already drawn into any calculations to take away the variance.Maybe those of us thinking of the 1 minute of arc on a great circle are getting confused with a sea mile. Even that has loads of definitions. Confusing.
http://www.coastalnavigation.com/samples/sec_1/1_p...
jefword said:
ATTAK Z said:
BrassMan said:
A fathom is six feet, the height of a typical man (which makes it a very handy unit).
A furlong is one eighth of a mile (660 ft or 201 metres if you prefer). An acre is an eights of a mile by an eightieth (a chain, 660ft or the distance between stumps on a cricket pitch iirc). I find fractions of an inch (half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth [I always feel that a thousandth should be 1/1024]) easier to tell apart by eye than mm.
One pound of water is 16fl oz or an American pint.
One minute of arc at the earth's equator is one nautical mile.approximately
A sphere of lead weighing 1/12th of a pound is the calibre of a 12-bore shotgun (handy if you haven't modern measuring devices or machine tools).
I'm close to bilingual (hate kPa).
Almost correct ... A furlong is one eighth of a mile (660 ft or 201 metres if you prefer). An acre is an eights of a mile by an eightieth (a chain, 660ft or the distance between stumps on a cricket pitch iirc). I find fractions of an inch (half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth [I always feel that a thousandth should be 1/1024]) easier to tell apart by eye than mm.
One pound of water is 16fl oz or an American pint.
One minute of arc at the earth's equator is one nautical mile.approximately
A sphere of lead weighing 1/12th of a pound is the calibre of a 12-bore shotgun (handy if you haven't modern measuring devices or machine tools).
I'm close to bilingual (hate kPa).
I don't want to appear Rood, but you seem to have an extra zero.
ETA. the not very cryptic imperial measurement.
Edited by jefword on Wednesday 20th August 11:42
... I used my new pole
and
...I'm pleased to say I caught a perch
Edited by ATTAK Z on Wednesday 20th August 19:01
ATTAK Z said:
jefword said:
ATTAK Z said:
BrassMan said:
A fathom is six feet, the height of a typical man (which makes it a very handy unit).
A furlong is one eighth of a mile (660 ft or 201 metres if you prefer). An acre is an eights of a mile by an eightieth (a chain, 660ft or the distance between stumps on a cricket pitch iirc). I find fractions of an inch (half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth [I always feel that a thousandth should be 1/1024]) easier to tell apart by eye than mm.
One pound of water is 16fl oz or an American pint.
One minute of arc at the earth's equator is one nautical mile.approximately
A sphere of lead weighing 1/12th of a pound is the calibre of a 12-bore shotgun (handy if you haven't modern measuring devices or machine tools).
I'm close to bilingual (hate kPa).
Almost correct ... A furlong is one eighth of a mile (660 ft or 201 metres if you prefer). An acre is an eights of a mile by an eightieth (a chain, 660ft or the distance between stumps on a cricket pitch iirc). I find fractions of an inch (half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth [I always feel that a thousandth should be 1/1024]) easier to tell apart by eye than mm.
One pound of water is 16fl oz or an American pint.
One minute of arc at the earth's equator is one nautical mile.approximately
A sphere of lead weighing 1/12th of a pound is the calibre of a 12-bore shotgun (handy if you haven't modern measuring devices or machine tools).
I'm close to bilingual (hate kPa).
I don't want to appear Rood, but you seem to have an extra zero.
ETA. the not very cryptic imperial measurement.
Edited by jefword on Wednesday 20th August 11:42
... I used my new pole
and
...I'm pleased to say I caught a perch
Edited by ATTAK Z on Wednesday 20th August 19:01
I like the Hectare and the Rod but I must admit I have not come across a Pole before. (Just had to look it up)
I was waiting for someone to correct my spelling of "rude" so I could mention the whoosh parrot, then say they sit on "perches" but you beat me to it with the Perch.
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