Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 3]

[Hugo a Gogo]

in F1 etc, in Pit Lane, each team is assigned a marked-out Pit BOX where they can take their Pit Stops, separate from the pit garage etc

seems most languages just use Box to refer to these mid-race stops

[majordad]

No, it comes from Boxenstop, German for Pits

[Speed 3]

Why the trend for gaudy door mirror caps (yellow/green) lately ?

[warp9]

Hugo a Gogo said:

in F1 etc, in Pit Lane, each team is assigned a marked-out Pit BOX where they can take their Pit Stops, separate from the pit garage etc

seems most languages just use Box to refer to these mid-race stops

In a similar vein, why are engines referred to as 'power units'?

[shirt]

See here:

https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/inside-f1...

[Hugo a Gogo]

majordad said:

No, it comes from Boxenstop, German for Pits

Box , or boxen plural is box / boxes

[Bandit110]

Why a human body is brilliant at healing itself, yet it will also allow the decision to be made to kill itself.

[Willy Nilly]

Is there anything legal on the dark web?

[Dr Jekyll]

What would be the best possible vehicle to use as a police motorway patrol car if money were no object?

[AstonZagato]

One would think that high seating position, lots of power, lots of room, plenty of range, comfortable, handles well.

So a RAnge Rover or Cayenne would probably tick the box. However, probably would need to be diesel for the range.

[overunder12g]

Probably been done already> But, why is there only one monopolies commission?

[TTmonkey]

Bandit110 said:

Why a human body is brilliant at healing itself, yet it will also allow the decision to be made to kill itself.

Unconscious reactionary processes versus conscious thought.

[popeyewhite]

TTmonkey said:

Bandit110 said:

Why a human body is brilliant at healing itself, yet it will also allow the decision to be made to kill itself.

Unconscious reactionary processes versus conscious thought.

There are a any number of diseases, and over a hundred kinds of cancer, that the human body isn't so brilliant at dealing with.

[Eddie Strohacker]

popeyewhite said:

There are a any number of diseases, and over a hundred kinds of cancer, that the human body isn't so brilliant at dealing with.

[Dr Jekyll]

overunder12g said:

Probably been done already> But, why is there only one monopolies commission joke?

EFA

[Thankyou4calling]

NHS, Police, Fire brigade. When you see their jobs advertised they are quoted (for instance) for a 37.5 hour week. If they work more than this, and you often hear of them claiming 60 hours+ is the norm, do they get paid overtime and at what rate?

[TheLordJohn]

Thankyou4calling said:

NHS, Police, Fire brigade. When you see their jobs advertised they are quoted (for instance) for a 37.5 hour week. If they work more than this, and you often hear of them claiming 60 hours+ is the norm, do they get paid overtime and at what rate?

They all receive over-time, but I don't know at what rate.
I would imagine it's half decent.

[RATATTAK]

Where's James Hewitt these days ?

[lucido grigio]

Has a correct score ever got 100% on Pointless ?

[Defcon5]

Thankyou4calling said:

NHS, Police, Fire brigade. When you see their jobs advertised they are quoted (for instance) for a 37.5 hour week. If they work more than this, and you often hear of them claiming 60 hours+ is the norm, do they get paid overtime and at what rate?

Shifts may average at 37 hours a week, but within that one week may have 60 hours of work in it, but the following week might only have 20 hours of work in it.

OT rate depends on the circs, amount of notice given, day of week/time etc. Anything from plain time to triple time