Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 3]
Discussion
allroad one said:
Say a car was involved in a fatal accident and ended up properly mangled, what would happen to it other than be crushed? What would happen after the police retrieve it etc, and would it ever be sold on? E.g copart
Essex boys Range Rover was sold apparentlyDan_1981 said:
A little tongue in cheek but i'm interested none the less.
Which way do Wi-fi waves go?
For some reason our Home-hub router down stairs sends signals out really well to the rooms downstairs - but upstairs coverage is poor.
Our hotspot repeater that's positioned upstairs gets a decent signal to devices upstairs but also to those downstairs.
Do wi-fi waves run out of power and fall through the floor?
Generally speaking, waves will radiate out most powerfully in the direction the antenae is facing. Now, the antennae isn't a wand, so it's not the direction it's pointing in. That's important. If you were to shove an action man toy on top of an antennae and got it to stand bolt upright, the direction he'd be talking in would get the most power.Which way do Wi-fi waves go?
For some reason our Home-hub router down stairs sends signals out really well to the rooms downstairs - but upstairs coverage is poor.
Our hotspot repeater that's positioned upstairs gets a decent signal to devices upstairs but also to those downstairs.
Do wi-fi waves run out of power and fall through the floor?
So angle it in the direction you want. upwards if you want wifi in the bath!
In Durham cathederal there are two monuments that have been heavily defaced- beheaded, no arms and legs, all of the little saints/whoever sirrounding the tomb have heads broken off and what remains of the marble bodies of him and (presumably) his wife have had graffiti carved into them.
So obviously a polarising chap at some point! But obviously important enough for a top memorial once. And yet there was no plinth, or card explaining who the elaborate memorial was for, unlike almost everything else in the cathederal.
Does anyone know who he was? He had (Scottish style) lion rampant and st andrews type crosses on a red background surrounding the tomb, if that helps.
So obviously a polarising chap at some point! But obviously important enough for a top memorial once. And yet there was no plinth, or card explaining who the elaborate memorial was for, unlike almost everything else in the cathederal.
Does anyone know who he was? He had (Scottish style) lion rampant and st andrews type crosses on a red background surrounding the tomb, if that helps.
Edited by glazbagun on Wednesday 3rd August 10:55
Funkycoldribena said:
Why do we ignore certain minutes in the day? TV shows always start at 0'clock or half past and we say things like "I'll meet you at half past two". Why never 1:33 or 4:26? I think we should use these odd minutes more.
"Programme X at 7, Programme Y at 8" is a lot easier to remember than "Programme X at 18:29, Programme Y at 19:47"For meeting times, they're often approximate so it makes no sense to say "I'll meet you at 14:34:53, give or take 20 minutes". Just round to the nearest half hour so it's simpler.
"I'll meet you at 14:34:53"
"OK let's synchronise watches"
... later...
"Oh god it's 14:34:58 something must have happened!"
R E S T E C P said:
Funkycoldribena said:
Why do we ignore certain minutes in the day? TV shows always start at 0'clock or half past and we say things like "I'll meet you at half past two". Why never 1:33 or 4:26? I think we should use these odd minutes more.
"Programme X at 7, Programme Y at 8" is a lot easier to remember than "Programme X at 18:29, Programme Y at 19:47"For meeting times, they're often approximate so it makes no sense to say "I'll meet you at 14:34:53, give or take 20 minutes". Just round to the nearest half hour so it's simpler.
"I'll meet you at 14:34:53"
"OK let's synchronise watches"
... later...
"Oh god it's 14:34:58 something must have happened!"
at work who books meetings for 13:34 or just a couple of minutes before/after the ' normal' start time, then proceeds to act like a massive bell end by smirking and saying ' well you all turned up early for no reason' when we wait for him.Think he's in HR. The
.Funkycoldribena said:
Why do we ignore certain minutes in the day? TV shows always start at 0'clock or half past and we say things like "I'll meet you at half past two". Why never 1:33 or 4:26? I think we should use these odd minutes more.
on TV those odd minutes are used for adverts! Funkycoldribena said:
Why do we ignore certain minutes in the day? TV shows always start at 0'clock or half past and we say things like "I'll meet you at half past two". Why never 1:33 or 4:26? I think we should use these odd minutes more.
If there weren't standard timeslots then when one series finished and another started all the later programs that day would have their times shifted as well and the 9:07 news would become the 8:56 news or vice versa.Funkycoldribena said:
Why do we ignore certain minutes in the day? TV shows always start at 0'clock or half past and we say things like "I'll meet you at half past two". Why never 1:33 or 4:26? I think we should use these odd minutes more.
Our local doctor's surgery gives very precise times for appointments. My last one was for 0817. Something to do with NHS KPIs I expect!Jonboy_t said:
There's an irritating at work who books meetings for 13:34 or just a couple of minutes before/after the ' normal' start time, then proceeds to act like a massive bell end by smirking and saying ' well you all turned up early for no reason' when we wait for him.
Think he's in HR. The.
Fantastic! at work who books meetings for 13:34 or just a couple of minutes before/after the ' normal' start time, then proceeds to act like a massive bell end by smirking and saying ' well you all turned up early for no reason' when we wait for him.Think he's in HR. The
.I try to phone people on minute 5 or 0. For example if it's 4:33, I'll wait to call at 4:35. I also like to mass send emails on the hour instead of sending randomly. The only exception is urgent ones. Think this has more to do with my OCD than anything else though.
ashleyman said:
Jonboy_t said:
There's an irritating at work who books meetings for 13:34 or just a couple of minutes before/after the ' normal' start time, then proceeds to act like a massive bell end by smirking and saying ' well you all turned up early for no reason' when we wait for him.
Think he's in HR. The.
Fantastic! at work who books meetings for 13:34 or just a couple of minutes before/after the ' normal' start time, then proceeds to act like a massive bell end by smirking and saying ' well you all turned up early for no reason' when we wait for him.Think he's in HR. The
.I try to phone people on minute 5 or 0. For example if it's 4:33, I'll wait to call at 4:35. I also like to mass send emails on the hour instead of sending randomly.
WT juddering F?All that jazz said:
WT juddering F?I know other people who sit on emails all day and send them right before leaving at the end of the day meaning they'll get all fresh emails to deal with in the morning. That's even worse because if you reply during the day you HAVE to wait until the next day for a reply.
ashleyman said:
Fantastic!
I try to phone people on minute 5 or 0. For example if it's 4:33, I'll wait to call at 4:35. I also like to mass send emails on the hour instead of sending randomly. The only exception is urgent ones. Think this has more to do with my OCD than anything else though.
See,that's my point, you're making certain times redundant,bit like 2p pieces. I want to see more things priced at,for example; £4.98.Two pence pieces are being made redundant,its time to use all the randoms more often so they don't fade away.I try to phone people on minute 5 or 0. For example if it's 4:33, I'll wait to call at 4:35. I also like to mass send emails on the hour instead of sending randomly. The only exception is urgent ones. Think this has more to do with my OCD than anything else though.
Drummond Baize said:
When you're driving and wearing polarized sunglasses, some windscreens on other cars look like they've got a pinky mirror finish and some look like a pattern of blobs.
Why is that and what are the blobs?
Just the affect of Polaroid lenses. They certainly keep out the glare, but other windscreens appear slightly distorted.Why is that and what are the blobs?
Something to do with 'Triplex' my dad used to say.
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