Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 3]
Discussion
Captain Benzo said:
Roofless Toothless said:
Pot holers.
Do people still do this? Many years ago (unfortunately) when I was a young man you used to hear about pot holers all the time, and a fair few of them used to get stuck down holes. Big rescue efforts reported all over the papers.
But now days, well I can't remember hearing about pot holers at all for ages, stuck or not.
Is it still a thing?
not quite potholing, but i suggest you watch 'Diving into the unknown' about cave diving, it's a documentary about a dive going terribly wrong and the survivors going back for their mate's bodies in Norway.Do people still do this? Many years ago (unfortunately) when I was a young man you used to hear about pot holers all the time, and a fair few of them used to get stuck down holes. Big rescue efforts reported all over the papers.
But now days, well I can't remember hearing about pot holers at all for ages, stuck or not.
Is it still a thing?
sobering viewing but the visuals are spectacular.
But why do we hear less of them getting stuck. Are there less of them or are they just better at it?
Roofless Toothless said:
Captain Benzo said:
Roofless Toothless said:
Pot holers.
Do people still do this? Many years ago (unfortunately) when I was a young man you used to hear about pot holers all the time, and a fair few of them used to get stuck down holes. Big rescue efforts reported all over the papers.
But now days, well I can't remember hearing about pot holers at all for ages, stuck or not.
Is it still a thing?
not quite potholing, but i suggest you watch 'Diving into the unknown' about cave diving, it's a documentary about a dive going terribly wrong and the survivors going back for their mate's bodies in Norway.Do people still do this? Many years ago (unfortunately) when I was a young man you used to hear about pot holers all the time, and a fair few of them used to get stuck down holes. Big rescue efforts reported all over the papers.
But now days, well I can't remember hearing about pot holers at all for ages, stuck or not.
Is it still a thing?
sobering viewing but the visuals are spectacular.
But why do we hear less of them getting stuck. Are there less of them or are they just better at it?
Jon321 said:
mickk said:
Ayahuasca said:
Why are there no cheese based drinks?
Or fish.Fish, cheese and mice flavours are primary amine based flavours, and amines are notoriously unstable and break down into different molecules, which will affect the flavour. It's not worth the added stabilisers, preservatives and flavour enhancers.
Chocolate iirc is a secondary amine. Trust me on this one, but chocolate and fish being both amine based flavours should, bizarrely compliment each other - and they do. Small bit of chocolate and some tinned mackerel. Try it. Also banana and stilton. Weird - but it works.
Travelled along the recently commissioned 'smart motorway' on the M5 Worcestershire to M42.
Gantry signs say '40' (Order) with warning matrix of queuing traffic....
Visibility ahead is clear for good ~3/4 to 1mile if not more on some stretches...very light traffic...
HADECS cantilevered off the illuminated gantries...
I and one other car sit in lane 1 obeying the signed speed limits creating a massive hazard to those over taking me at well beyond 60+.
Zero evidence of queuing traffic...
Who is the mug?
Gantry signs say '40' (Order) with warning matrix of queuing traffic....
Visibility ahead is clear for good ~3/4 to 1mile if not more on some stretches...very light traffic...
HADECS cantilevered off the illuminated gantries...
I and one other car sit in lane 1 obeying the signed speed limits creating a massive hazard to those over taking me at well beyond 60+.
Zero evidence of queuing traffic...
Who is the mug?
Edited by BristolRich on Wednesday 7th June 10:53
BristolRich said:
Travelled along the recently commissioned 'smart motorway' on the M5 Worcestershire to M42.
Gantry signs say '40' (Order) with warning matrix of queuing traffic....
Visibility ahead is clear for good ~3/4 to 1mile if not more on some stretches...very light traffic...
HADECS cantilevered off the illuminated gantries...
I and one other car sit in lane 1 obeying the signed speed limits creating a massive hazard to those over taking me at well beyond 60+.
Zero evidence of queuing traffic...
Who is the mug?
The TaxpayerGantry signs say '40' (Order) with warning matrix of queuing traffic....
Visibility ahead is clear for good ~3/4 to 1mile if not more on some stretches...very light traffic...
HADECS cantilevered off the illuminated gantries...
I and one other car sit in lane 1 obeying the signed speed limits creating a massive hazard to those over taking me at well beyond 60+.
Zero evidence of queuing traffic...
Who is the mug?
The traffic jams will be 30 miles further up, usually past junction 3. The logic behind it is to keep traffic moving. The stationary traffic will start moving again at a set rate, by slowing the approaching traffic it's hoped that the jam can clear before traffic comes to a halt at the back of the queue.
Behind the queue, traffic will be slowed to 30, so as those cars reach the stationary traffic, they should keep moving at 30 instead of coming to a complete stop; the traffic slowed to 40 will be delayed reaching that 30 limit and hopefuly will continue to do 40 where half an hour earlier the cars were stationary.
Ergo the mugs are the ones doing 60 as they'll come to a grinding halt when they reach the stopped traffic. Unless they get off at Worcester south and sit in the traffic through the roadworks.
Behind the queue, traffic will be slowed to 30, so as those cars reach the stationary traffic, they should keep moving at 30 instead of coming to a complete stop; the traffic slowed to 40 will be delayed reaching that 30 limit and hopefuly will continue to do 40 where half an hour earlier the cars were stationary.
Ergo the mugs are the ones doing 60 as they'll come to a grinding halt when they reach the stopped traffic. Unless they get off at Worcester south and sit in the traffic through the roadworks.
On the District line at Temple and Cannon street (and possibly other stations), there are examples of the driver's cab being positioned forward of the CCTV [platform] monitors when the train is stationary.
In these cases where passengers can have a look at the monitors but the driver cannot, how do they know it's safe to move off? Do they just make sure they wait for a pre-determined amount of time before setting off?
In these cases where passengers can have a look at the monitors but the driver cannot, how do they know it's safe to move off? Do they just make sure they wait for a pre-determined amount of time before setting off?
Bluedot said:
How come we (UK) get polling cards to show we have registered to vote but don't need to show these (nor any other form of ID) when going to vote ?
The purposes of the card 1) Confirm you’re are registered to vote
2) Tell you where you can vote
3) Tell you when you can vote
4) A general reminder to do the above.
There have been attempts in the past to try to ensure that only the person who's registered to vote actually votes by checking ID, asking to see the card etc. but it was decided on the balance of probability that you'd put more people off voting by doing that and the simple nature of the way we count votes in the UK would make large scale voter fraud very unlikely.
P-Jay said:
Bluedot said:
How come we (UK) get polling cards to show we have registered to vote but don't need to show these (nor any other form of ID) when going to vote ?
The purposes of the card 1) Confirm you’re are registered to vote
2) Tell you where you can vote
3) Tell you when you can vote
4) A general reminder to do the above.
There have been attempts in the past to try to ensure that only the person who's registered to vote actually votes by checking ID, asking to see the card etc. but it was decided on the balance of probability that you'd put more people off voting by doing that and the simple nature of the way we count votes in the UK would make large scale voter fraud very unlikely.
What happens next?
gazzarose said:
On the news today they were talking about the lovely dust dampening showers we've been having in South Wales all day. They said we were going to have a months worth of rain in one day. Now when they say a months worth do they mean an average of the year months rainfall or the amount we should have in the current month, in this case June? We've had a fair bit of rain today bit nothing to compare to a months worth in Jan or Feb, so is it just a media exaggeration to make it sound more impressive?
it should mean the month you are in, which obviously means June will be a less impressive downpour than January.Ayahuasca said:
How were the machine guns in (say) a Spitfire's wing cocked?
Manually by a fitter before takeoff?
Apparently yes https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=b1g7AwAAQBAJ&a...Manually by a fitter before takeoff?
P-Jay said:
Bluedot said:
How come we (UK) get polling cards to show we have registered to vote but don't need to show these (nor any other form of ID) when going to vote ?
The purposes of the card 1) Confirm you’re are registered to vote
2) Tell you where you can vote
3) Tell you when you can vote
4) A general reminder to do the above.
There have been attempts in the past to try to ensure that only the person who's registered to vote actually votes by checking ID, asking to see the card etc. but it was decided on the balance of probability that you'd put more people off voting by doing that and the simple nature of the way we count votes in the UK would make large scale voter fraud very unlikely.
BigGingerBob said:
There is talk on BBC news of Labour possibly being able to for a minority government. How would this be possible if the Cons have more MPs?
As the largest party, the Cons get first dibs on forming a government, they will need the support of some others though to make it work. They could be held to ransom by MPs within their party who refuse to vote the party's way unless XYZ happens...In which case, they will be unable to govern. So the opposition get seconds dibs. They will need the support of more non-Labour so will be at the same risk as the Cons.
Cue lots of strange people from unheard of parties getting more support and attention than they deserve.
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