Astonishing Facts....
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Halmyre said:
StevieBee said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Stephen Lewis, who played Blakey in On The Buses, was just 46 when they made the last programme. 20 years younger than Butler (Reg Varney).
I think I'm right in saying that Clive Dunn played Corporal Jones in Dad's Army, one of the older characters was in reality, one of the youngest members of the cast.Clive Dunn, iirc was only in his 40's at the time & yes, apart from Pike was the youngest male cast member
silverfoxcc said:
OzzyR1 said:
If you wrapped a rope around the solar system, then another 1ft further out, the difference in lengths between the two ropes would be around 6ft.
The same would apply to a football - difference would be around 6ft.
100% correct, although it doesnt seem possibleThe same would apply to a football - difference would be around 6ft.
And another one
If you drive twice around a half mile circular track and take one minute to do it.you cannot go fast enough in the second lap to average 60 mph for the total distance.
Two laps of a half mile = 1 mile
Two laps in one minute = 1 mile in one minute = an average of 60mph.
What am i missing?
>preparing cloak of shame...
boyse7en said:
silverfoxcc said:
OzzyR1 said:
If you wrapped a rope around the solar system, then another 1ft further out, the difference in lengths between the two ropes would be around 6ft.
The same would apply to a football - difference would be around 6ft.
100% correct, although it doesnt seem possibleThe same would apply to a football - difference would be around 6ft.
And another one
If you drive twice around a half mile circular track and take one minute to do it.you cannot go fast enough in the second lap to average 60 mph for the total distance.
Two laps of a half mile = 1 mile
Two laps in one minute = 1 mile in one minute = an average of 60mph.
What am i missing?
>preparing cloak of shame...
What he means is that if you want to do a 2 mile journey at an average of 60 mph, and you do the first mile at 30mph, you cannot average 60 mph over 2 miles no matter how fast you drive the 2nd mile.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
I think he has it wrong.
What he means is that if you want to do a 2 mile journey at an average of 60 mph, and you do the first mile at 30mph, you cannot average 60 mph over 2 miles no matter how fast you drive the 2nd mile.
you would just do 90 for the second mile, (30+90)/2 = 60What he means is that if you want to do a 2 mile journey at an average of 60 mph, and you do the first mile at 30mph, you cannot average 60 mph over 2 miles no matter how fast you drive the 2nd mile.
julian64 said:
LarryUSA said:
I can verify this - very few to chose from and the 110v electricity means it takes twice as long to boil! Always make sure the absolute minimum water needed is used.
I believe this is the daftest thing written on the internet today.I then checked the current rating of a 110v mains in the US and it's about 15A so a kettle will be slower than a UK kettle, but not half time. It will be something like 1.7kw vs 2kw (or more) and it's the power rating that matters for heating, not the voltage.
I couldn't be arsed to verify it though so deleted the initial post.
Digger said:
Ginetta G15 Girl said:
Digger said:
Regarding kettles, it is a fact. Surprised me as well! Must be to do with the voltage.
I'm afraid it isn't a fact. My American friends (in America) have a US made electric kettle.https://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?st=ele...
Flippin' Kipper said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
I think he has it wrong.
What he means is that if you want to do a 2 mile journey at an average of 60 mph, and you do the first mile at 30mph, you cannot average 60 mph over 2 miles no matter how fast you drive the 2nd mile.
you would just do 90 for the second mile, (30+90)/2 = 60What he means is that if you want to do a 2 mile journey at an average of 60 mph, and you do the first mile at 30mph, you cannot average 60 mph over 2 miles no matter how fast you drive the 2nd mile.
To do 2 miles at 60mph will take 2 minutes. But it's already taken you 2 minutes to do one mile at 30 mph.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Flippin' Kipper said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
I think he has it wrong.
What he means is that if you want to do a 2 mile journey at an average of 60 mph, and you do the first mile at 30mph, you cannot average 60 mph over 2 miles no matter how fast you drive the 2nd mile.
you would just do 90 for the second mile, (30+90)/2 = 60What he means is that if you want to do a 2 mile journey at an average of 60 mph, and you do the first mile at 30mph, you cannot average 60 mph over 2 miles no matter how fast you drive the 2nd mile.
To do 2 miles at 60mph will take 2 minutes. But it's already taken you 2 minutes to do one mile at 30 mph.
98elise said:
I did post (but deleted) saying that power is a product of voltage and current so the voltage alone makes no difference to the boil time.
I then checked the current rating of a 110v mains in the US and it's about 15A so a kettle will be slower than a UK kettle, but not half time. It will be something like 1.7kw vs 2kw (or more) and it's the power rating that matters for heating, not the voltage.
I couldn't be arsed to verify it though so deleted the initial post.
but the current through the appliance will be a product of voltage and resistance of the kettle element. So, if the kettle were exaclty the same barring the plug being changed, it would take longer. I then checked the current rating of a 110v mains in the US and it's about 15A so a kettle will be slower than a UK kettle, but not half time. It will be something like 1.7kw vs 2kw (or more) and it's the power rating that matters for heating, not the voltage.
I couldn't be arsed to verify it though so deleted the initial post.
julian64 said:
Currently behind every living person on the planet there are only fifteen ghosts.
In the late nineteen sixties there were nearly thirty ghosts
Hey Julian, how are you doing and what the juddering fk are you on about?In the late nineteen sixties there were nearly thirty ghosts
Edit: Friday afternoon literalism got me for a moment there. I guess it's something to do with current world population measured against all those who've lived before or summat?
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