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

[Ayahuasca]

What do motorcyclists do when they get a puncture? Do they carry a repair kit or spare inner tube like cyclists ?

[gothatway]

poing said:

Fort Jefferson said:

On TV shows, why doesn't anyone shut the curtains at night?

Which curtains are we talking about?

I don't live in a TV show (at least I don't think I do but I get the occasional moment when I suddenly realise it's real life, normally when driving and it's slightly disturbing) and I don't close any curtains until I go to bed to sleep and the lounge curtains are almost never closed.

Similar, but don't have any curtains in the bedroom. But don't get excited, we're not overlooked.

[cuprabob]

gothatway said:

poing said:

Fort Jefferson said:

On TV shows, why doesn't anyone shut the curtains at night?

Which curtains are we talking about?

I don't live in a TV show (at least I don't think I do but I get the occasional moment when I suddenly realise it's real life, normally when driving and it's slightly disturbing) and I don't close any curtains until I go to bed to sleep and the lounge curtains are almost never closed.

Similar, but don't have any curtains in the bedroom. But don't get excited, we're not shy.

FTFY

[Steve91]

Ayahuasca said:

What do motorcyclists do when they get a puncture? Do they carry a repair kit or spare inner tube like cyclists ?

We cry.

Never happened to me but all the mates I had who got them had to call out the AA (other breakdown services are available)

You can buy puncture repair kits, as well as foam tyre filler to get you home safely.

[The Mad Monk]

Is Sir George Rowland Hill, the rugby bloke

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rowland_Hill

related to Sir Rowland Hill, the Penny post bloke?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowland_Hill

Edited by The Mad Monk on Saturday 24th February 21:34

[Super Slo Mo]

Steve91 said:

Ayahuasca said:

What do motorcyclists do when they get a puncture? Do they carry a repair kit or spare inner tube like cyclists ?

We cry.

Never happened to me but all the mates I had who got them had to call out the AA (other breakdown services are available)

You can buy puncture repair kits, as well as foam tyre filler to get you home safely.

I have a puncture repair kit under my seat. It’s quite easy to use, the idea really is that you get the hole repaired before the tyre is fully flat.
I also have a little tyre pump (hand operated) to refill the tyre after it’s repaired. No doubt it would be far quicker to call the RAC but I’m an optimist .

[glenrobbo]

Matt Cup said:

In A&E with my son and have noticed that senior female nurses are called sisters. But the male equivalent is called a charge nurse. Why aren’t they called Brothers?

They would be good for stitching wounds...

http://www.brothersewing.co.uk/en_GB/;jsessionid=1...

[227bhp]

Do dogs still shake when they're stting or did that go away along with white poo?

[Daniel1]

Ayahuasca said:

Johnspex said:

Why, on TVs shows like Star Trek or the Orville' when under attack and hit by enemy fire, or they encounter some hole in space, does the ship rock and they all nearly fall over but when it banks to make a turn they all remain steady and upright.

Because it is a 1g banked turn?

If you are in an aircraft pulling 1g it can be upside down and falling out of the sky and you would not notice anything untoward.

Edited by Ayahuasca on Saturday 24th February 19:28

Inertial dampners

http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Inertial_damper

[john2443]

The Mad Monk said:

Is Sir George Rowland Hill, the rugby bloke

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rowland_Hill

related to Sir Rowland Hill, the Penny post bloke?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowland_Hill

Seems likely but Google doesn't have the answer, although I did find here -

Sir Rowland Hill (b 3rd Dec 1795 Kidderminster d 1879 Hampstead aged 83) and Lady Caroline.
Their children were:
Louisa Mary Hill bapt 26/4/1829
Eleanor Caroline Hill bapt 29/6/1831
Pearson Hill bapt 6/6/1832 and
Clara Pearson Hill bapt 26/6/1835.

He did have a brother, so maybe GRH was nephew of RH?

Odd fact - I'm stalking RH, although 150 years too late - we were both born in Kidderminster and live(d) in Brighton!

[The Mad Monk]

john2443 said:

Seems likely but Google doesn't have the answer, although I did find here -

Sir Rowland Hill (b 3rd Dec 1795 Kidderminster d 1879 Hampstead aged 83) and Lady Caroline.
Their children were:
Louisa Mary Hill bapt 26/4/1829
Eleanor Caroline Hill bapt 29/6/1831
Pearson Hill bapt 6/6/1832 and
Clara Pearson Hill bapt 26/6/1835.

He did have a brother, so maybe GRH was nephew of RH?

Odd fact - I'm stalking RH, although 150 years too late - we were both born in Kidderminster and live(d) in Brighton!

Thanks.

If you did a family tree...... it might show a relationship?

[Speed addicted]

Super Slo Mo said:

Steve91 said:

Ayahuasca said:

What do motorcyclists do when they get a puncture? Do they carry a repair kit or spare inner tube like cyclists ?

We cry.

Never happened to me but all the mates I had who got them had to call out the AA (other breakdown services are available)

You can buy puncture repair kits, as well as foam tyre filler to get you home safely.

I have a puncture repair kit under my seat. It’s quite easy to use, the idea really is that you get the hole repaired before the tyre is fully flat.
I also have a little tyre pump (hand operated) to refill the tyre after it’s repaired. No doubt it would be far quicker to call the RAC but I’m an optimist .

I always have a puncture repair kit under the seat, it’s got a stabby kind of tool that allows you so shove a rubber doughnut into the hole ((so it expands inside the tyre) then cut off the excess on the outside. Also has co2 canisters to re-inflate.
On long tours I also carry a small compressor to pump up the tyres.

I don’t carry foam because the once I tried to use it I ended up with a bike covered in sticky foam and a flat tyre. It’s also possible for the Can to explode on really hot days...
The kit I use is this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CJ107V0/ref=cm_sw_r...

3 punctures in the last 18 years, always in a nearly worn out back tyre.

[The Mad Monk]

Speed addicted said:

I always have a puncture repair kit under the seat, it’s got a stabby kind of tool that allows you so shove a rubber doughnut into the hole ((so it expands inside the tyre) then cut off the excess on the outside. Also has co2 canisters to re-inflate.
On long tours I also carry a small compressor to pump up the tyres.

I don’t carry foam because the once I tried to use it I ended up with a bike covered in sticky foam and a flat tyre. It’s also possible for the Can to explode on really hot days...
The kit I use is this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CJ107V0/ref=cm_sw_r...

3 punctures in the last 18 years, always in a nearly worn out back tyre.

Years ago I used a reaming tool, loads of rubber solution and then inserted a sort of upside down mushroom. This was on cars, not bikes though.

[227bhp]

The Mad Monk said:

Speed addicted said:

I always have a puncture repair kit under the seat, it’s got a stabby kind of tool that allows you so shove a rubber doughnut into the hole ((so it expands inside the tyre) then cut off the excess on the outside. Also has co2 canisters to re-inflate.
On long tours I also carry a small compressor to pump up the tyres.

I don’t carry foam because the once I tried to use it I ended up with a bike covered in sticky foam and a flat tyre. It’s also possible for the Can to explode on really hot days...
The kit I use is this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CJ107V0/ref=cm_sw_r...

3 punctures in the last 18 years, always in a nearly worn out back tyre.

Years ago I used a reaming tool, loads of rubber solution and then inserted a sort of upside down mushroom. This was on cars, not bikes though.

It's called tyre repair string now and everyone should carry some (bike or car).
It's a Godsend, the best thing since sliced bread, a no-brainer.

Edited by 227bhp on Sunday 25th February 11:28

[Moonhawk]

227bhp said:

Do dogs still shake when they're stting or did that go away along with white poo?

Mine does......he shakes......erm.....like a stting dog.

[Badda]

I feel I filled my car with diesel (£70) and left it ticking over, how long would it take till it ran out of fuel?
It's a 2.0 by the way.

[dave_s13]

Fort Jefferson said:

On TV shows, why doesn't anyone shut the curtains at night?

One of the fun things about walking the dog at night is having a nosey through windows as you go round. It's surprising how many people sit there on full view with the lights on and the curtains open.

[V8mate]

dave_s13 said:

Fort Jefferson said:

On TV shows, why doesn't anyone shut the curtains at night?

One of the fun things about walking the dog at night is having a nosey through windows as you go round. It's surprising how many people sit there on full view with the lights on and the curtains open.

Even better on dark mornings. So I've heard

[Strudul]

Badda said:

I feel I filled my car with diesel (£70) and left it ticking over, how long would it take till it ran out of fuel?
It's a 2.0 by the way.

"The estimated fuel consumption of an idling engine is 0.6 litres / hr per litre of engine displacement"

Do the maths.

http://www.ecomobile.gouv.qc.ca/en/ecomobilite/tip...

[Fane]

Magazine - why do shiny newspapers and storage containers for bullets / shells share the same name?