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

[john2443]

RizzoTheRat said:

Nimby said:

I have a 4 letter surname. The 5th character in my driver number is a "9".

Same here, 10% chance or is it always 9?

Mine's 9 as well.

We need to ask some Chinese people, Li, Ho etc. Sri Lankans certainly don't have much need for a 9 to fill in their licence ID!

I wonder if they get Ho999?

[V8mate]

john2443 said:

RizzoTheRat said:

Nimby said:

I have a 4 letter surname. The 5th character in my driver number is a "9".

Same here, 10% chance or is it always 9?

Mine's 9 as well.

We need to ask some Chinese people, Li, Ho etc. Sri Lankans certainly don't have much need for a 9 to fill in their licence ID!

I wonder if they get Ho999?

Or HoHo9

[Darryl247W]

glenrobbo said:

BristolRich said:

Which is quicker at removing burnt on Sheppard's Pie from a LeCruset Pot?

Leaving it to soak in cold water for hours and hours on end?
Leaving it to soak in hot water, frequently replacing the cooling water with hot?

Dishwashers and pressure washers are not applicable.

I assume it became burnt on due to the extremely high temperatures encountered during the re-entry phase.
As it has been firmly stuck on for over 56 years, I think you are wasting your time attempting to remove it now.

Just bin it.

That, Sir, qualifies you for a free transfer to the Nerd Jokes thread.

[poing]

BristolRich said:

Which is quicker at removing burnt on Sheppard's Pie from a LeCruset Pot?

Leaving it to soak in cold water for hours and hours on end?
Leaving it to soak in hot water, frequently replacing the cooling water with hot?

Dishwashers and pressure washers are not applicable.

I wish I knew, I've tried both and sometimes it comes off no problem, other times it's a lot of work!

I've decided not to bother washing it ever again, just like the wok, so everything will just have a bit of extra flavour.

[Ayahuasca]

poing said:

BristolRich said:

Which is quicker at removing burnt on Sheppard's Pie from a LeCruset Pot?

Leaving it to soak in cold water for hours and hours on end?
Leaving it to soak in hot water, frequently replacing the cooling water with hot?

Dishwashers and pressure washers are not applicable.

I wish I knew, I've tried both and sometimes it comes off no problem, other times it's a lot of work!

I've decided not to bother washing it ever again, just like the wok, so everything will just have a bit of extra flavour.

When I moved house a while back, the only item that turned up broken was a Le Cruset pot. Glass framed paintings, no problem. Le Cruset cast iron pot, smashed.

[Wiccan of Darkness]

Darryl247W said:

glenrobbo said:

BristolRich said:

Which is quicker at removing burnt on Sheppard's Pie from a LeCruset Pot?

Leaving it to soak in cold water for hours and hours on end?
Leaving it to soak in hot water, frequently replacing the cooling water with hot?

Dishwashers and pressure washers are not applicable.

I assume it became burnt on due to the extremely high temperatures encountered during the re-entry phase.
As it has been firmly stuck on for over 56 years, I think you are wasting your time attempting to remove it now.

Just bin it.

That, Sir, qualifies you for a free transfer to the Nerd Jokes thread.

Brilliant. btw did you serve up Bean with the Sheppards' pie?

Astronauts aside, soak the pot in some biological washing powder for several days. If that doesn't work, soak the inside with brown malt vinegar and bring to the boil on the hob. Keep simmering until the bits flake off. Might need a little occasional scrub.

If that doesn't work, Mr Muscle oven cleaner. But use with care as that really is the final solution and if left too long will eat away at the enamel. But I have resurrected a leCreuset that was in a terrible state with bio washing powder and vinegar.

[SCEtoAUX]

I was in a hotel this evening, which had a wonderful range of whisky. The most expensive cost £40k per bottle, with a double costing £3,100.00.

I get that good whisky costs more than rubbish whisky, and I get that great whisky costs even more. But could someone pay £3,100 for a glass and honestly say it was worth, for example, £2,900 more per glass than something costing £200 per glass?

[Dr Jekyll]

SCEtoAUX said:

I was in a hotel this evening, which had a wonderful range of whisky. The most expensive cost £40k per bottle, with a double costing £3,100.00.

I get that good whisky costs more than rubbish whisky, and I get that great whisky costs even more. But could someone pay £3,100 for a glass and honestly say it was worth, for example, £2,900 more per glass than something costing £200 per glass?

+1

A few years ago I was in an upmarket London shop (Accompanying GF, honest) and they had some ordinary looking belts for something like £650, but reduced to £550 as a special offer.
I can just about understand that some people can afford £650 for a belt, but what kind of person can afford £550 but not £650? If £100 is relevant to you, why pay hundreds for a belt?

[Frank7]

SCEtoAUX said:

I was in a hotel this evening, which had a wonderful range of whisky. The most expensive cost £40k per bottle, with a double costing £3,100.00.

I get that good whisky costs more than rubbish whisky, and I get that great whisky costs even more. But could someone pay £3,100 for a glass and honestly say it was worth, for example, £2,900 more per glass than something costing £200 per glass?

I’m not a whisky aficionado, but I appreciate good vodka, but even if I’d hit the Lottery, I think I’d swerve ponying up £2,900 for a double of the best vodka on the planet.
How good can it be, you’d just look like a flash prat I’d think, with people nudging each other, and laughing at you, even at £200 a double.

[MissChief]

Frank7 said:

SCEtoAUX said:

I was in a hotel this evening, which had a wonderful range of whisky. The most expensive cost £40k per bottle, with a double costing £3,100.00.

I get that good whisky costs more than rubbish whisky, and I get that great whisky costs even more. But could someone pay £3,100 for a glass and honestly say it was worth, for example, £2,900 more per glass than something costing £200 per glass?

I’m not a whisky aficionado, but I appreciate good vodka, but even if I’d hit the Lottery, I think I’d swerve ponying up £2,900 for a double of the best vodka on the planet.
How good can it be, you’d just look like a flash prat I’d think, with people nudging each other, and laughing at you, even at £200 a double.

I mean if I had enough money that I could fill an Olympic sized swimming pool with £50, and with the help of some air blowers, swim through it, then I might be tempted to try a single of said whisky, just because I'd be curious.

[glazbagun]

How weak would gravity/thick the atmosphere need to be in order for a wingsuited man to glide like a paraglider?

[RizzoTheRat]

Le Cruiset do a cleaner specifically for thier enamel pots, works really well. Soak /boil the worst of it off and then a quick scrub with the cleaner, which is a bit like a cutting paste, to get the remains off.

john2443 said:

I wonder if they get Ho999?

...when you really need a prostitute in a hurry...

[V8mate]

glazbagun said:

If the UK banned servers/any linking of computers to a network overnight, what would be the effect on our energy consumption?

(Assuming the power plants didn't just shut down!)

Overnight power is cheap and plentiful. If they wanted to save power, they should throttle/limit daytime comms.

[StevieBee]

SCEtoAUX said:

I was in a hotel this evening, which had a wonderful range of whisky. The most expensive cost £40k per bottle, with a double costing £3,100.00.

I get that good whisky costs more than rubbish whisky, and I get that great whisky costs even more. But could someone pay £3,100 for a glass and honestly say it was worth, for example, £2,900 more per glass than something costing £200 per glass?

I'd suggest that this and similar examples with wine and brandy are purchased not because the buyer is particularly interested in it but to demonstrate to others their ability to buy it.

I've had the dubious pleasure (actually, it was not pleasurable at all) of being in city bars on bonus day. I'm as capitalist as the next PHer but the sight was one of the most vulgar examples of capitalism you're ever likely to witness.

There will be some wealthy enthusiasts and like anything, the worth is rooted in the value you put in something that you particularly like.

There are a vast number of people who'd never dream of spending more than £25k on a car....many less than that!

[glazbagun]

V8mate said:

glazbagun said:

If the UK banned servers/any linking of computers to a network overnight, what would be the effect on our energy consumption?

(Assuming the power plants didn't just shut down!)

Overnight power is cheap and plentiful. If they wanted to save power, they should throttle/limit daytime comms.

Hah! I didn't mean what if we stopped using it at night time, but rather a roundabout way of asking "how much energy do our networks consume" as a proportion of our total energy consumption.

[Dr Jekyll]

If an undercover police officer gets a job as part of their false identity, do they get two salaries?

[gobuddygo]

RizzoTheRat said:

Le Cruiset do a cleaner specifically for thier enamel pots, works really well. Soak /boil the worst of it off and then a quick scrub with the cleaner, which is a bit like a cutting paste, to get the remains off.

Bicarbonate of Soda works perfectly for me, probably what's in the Le Cruiset cleaner.

Edited by gobuddygo on Friday 24th November 17:23

[talksthetorque]

StevieBee said:

I'd suggest that this and similar examples with wine and brandy are purchased not because the buyer is particularly interested in it but to demonstrate to others their ability to buy it.

I've had the dubious pleasure (actually, it was not pleasurable at all) of being in city bars on bonus day. I'm as capitalist as the next PHer but the sight was one of the most vulgar examples of capitalism you're ever likely to witness.

There will be some wealthy enthusiasts and like anything, the worth is rooted in the value you put in something that you particularly like.

There are a vast number of people who'd never dream of spending more than £25k on a car....many less than that!

Anyone here get the I Am Rich App?

https://www.wired.com/2008/08/eight-people-bo/

[Dr Jekyll]

StevieBee said:

I've had the dubious pleasure (actually, it was not pleasurable at all) of being in city bars on bonus day. I'm as capitalist as the next PHer but the sight was one of the most vulgar examples of capitalism you're ever likely to witness.

Investing the money would be an example of capitalism, spending it isn't.

[lord trumpton]

The poor souls that went down with the Titanic...

What would have happened to the bodies trapped inside the vessel over time? Would they just deteriorate into nothing?

Would there be skeletons left today?