Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 4]
Discussion
gothatway said:
RATATTAK said:
Vipers said:
Three questions.
1. I thought the MOT pre last week was still valid even if the new one failed the vehicle for example existing MOT valid to 30 June, re done 2nd June and failed.
Was that true and is that still the situation with the new rules.
2. I want to remove the paint etc from my decking, bloody hard work, is there a product you put on and it dissolves/burns it off. Tried a wire brush, nowt, and don't fancy using a screwdriver in every grove on the planks.l
In answer to question #3 - could be yes, could be no, don't really know TBH1. I thought the MOT pre last week was still valid even if the new one failed the vehicle for example existing MOT valid to 30 June, re done 2nd June and failed.
Was that true and is that still the situation with the new rules.
2. I want to remove the paint etc from my decking, bloody hard work, is there a product you put on and it dissolves/burns it off. Tried a wire brush, nowt, and don't fancy using a screwdriver in every grove on the planks.l
Driving a vehicle that’s failed
You can take your vehicle away if:
your current MOT certificate is still valid no ‘dangerous’ problems were listed in the MOT
Otherwise, you’ll need to get it repaired before you can drive.
gothatway said:
RATATTAK said:
Vipers said:
Three questions.
1. I thought the MOT pre last week was still valid even if the new one failed the vehicle for example existing MOT valid to 30 June, re done 2nd June and failed.
Was that true and is that still the situation with the new rules.
2. I want to remove the paint etc from my decking, bloody hard work, is there a product you put on and it dissolves/burns it off. Tried a wire brush, nowt, and don't fancy using a screwdriver in every grove on the planks.l
In answer to question #3 - could be yes, could be no, don't really know TBH1. I thought the MOT pre last week was still valid even if the new one failed the vehicle for example existing MOT valid to 30 June, re done 2nd June and failed.
Was that true and is that still the situation with the new rules.
2. I want to remove the paint etc from my decking, bloody hard work, is there a product you put on and it dissolves/burns it off. Tried a wire brush, nowt, and don't fancy using a screwdriver in every grove on the planks.l
Roofless Toothless said:
Not a 'circuit' I know, but the record at Santa Pod is 386 mph.
After Rockingham, could the second place still be held by Brooklands? The Napier-Railton got round at 143 mph average. Max speed must have been faster.
From my very limited experience (I watched Indy 500 qualifying a few weeks ago, that's it) there isn't much variance in speed on an oval. After Rockingham, could the second place still be held by Brooklands? The Napier-Railton got round at 143 mph average. Max speed must have been faster.
Highest official speed at Silverstone is a smidge over 329km/h or a little over 204mph with an average of 145mph but my knowledge of how fast other circuits is pretty limited.
Vipers said:
Just hoping someone would know about decking, managed to find the answer to the MOT question. Couldn't find it before, but found this-
Driving a vehicle that’s failed
You can take your vehicle away if:
your current MOT certificate is still valid no ‘dangerous’ problems were listed in the MOT
Otherwise, you’ll need to get it repaired before you can drive.
Mores specifically, if the vehicle fails the MoT but doesn't contravene the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations, or the Road Traffic Act, then the existing MoT continues to be valid despite failing the new one. Driving a vehicle that’s failed
You can take your vehicle away if:
your current MOT certificate is still valid no ‘dangerous’ problems were listed in the MOT
Otherwise, you’ll need to get it repaired before you can drive.
Presumably 'dangerous' problems are ones that would contravene either of those.
FiF said:
gothatway said:
RATATTAK said:
Vipers said:
Three questions.
1. I thought the MOT pre last week was still valid even if the new one failed the vehicle for example existing MOT valid to 30 June, re done 2nd June and failed.
Was that true and is that still the situation with the new rules.
2. I want to remove the paint etc from my decking, bloody hard work, is there a product you put on and it dissolves/burns it off. Tried a wire brush, nowt, and don't fancy using a screwdriver in every grove on the planks.l
In answer to question #3 - could be yes, could be no, don't really know TBH1. I thought the MOT pre last week was still valid even if the new one failed the vehicle for example existing MOT valid to 30 June, re done 2nd June and failed.
Was that true and is that still the situation with the new rules.
2. I want to remove the paint etc from my decking, bloody hard work, is there a product you put on and it dissolves/burns it off. Tried a wire brush, nowt, and don't fancy using a screwdriver in every grove on the planks.l
Vipers said:
I want to remove the paint etc from my decking, bloody hard work, is there a product you put on and it dissolves/burns it off.
What, something like a paint stripper you mean? Have you thought of using Paint Stripper?
Vipers said:
Three questions.
1. I thought the MOT pre last week was still valid even if the new one failed the vehicle for example existing MOT valid to 30 June, re done 2nd June and failed.
Was that true and is that still the situation with the new rules.
2. I want to remove the paint etc from my decking, bloody hard work, is there a product you put on and it dissolves/burns it off. Tried a wire brush, nowt, and don't fancy using a screwdriver in every grove on the planks.l
Try a jet wash. Surprisingly good at this1. I thought the MOT pre last week was still valid even if the new one failed the vehicle for example existing MOT valid to 30 June, re done 2nd June and failed.
Was that true and is that still the situation with the new rules.
2. I want to remove the paint etc from my decking, bloody hard work, is there a product you put on and it dissolves/burns it off. Tried a wire brush, nowt, and don't fancy using a screwdriver in every grove on the planks.l
Djtemeka said:
Vipers said:
Three questions.
1. I thought the MOT pre last week was still valid even if the new one failed the vehicle for example existing MOT valid to 30 June, re done 2nd June and failed.
Was that true and is that still the situation with the new rules.
2. I want to remove the paint etc from my decking, bloody hard work, is there a product you put on and it dissolves/burns it off. Tried a wire brush, nowt, and don't fancy using a screwdriver in every grove on the planks.l
Try a jet wash. Surprisingly good at this1. I thought the MOT pre last week was still valid even if the new one failed the vehicle for example existing MOT valid to 30 June, re done 2nd June and failed.
Was that true and is that still the situation with the new rules.
2. I want to remove the paint etc from my decking, bloody hard work, is there a product you put on and it dissolves/burns it off. Tried a wire brush, nowt, and don't fancy using a screwdriver in every grove on the planks.l
Roofless Toothless said:
227bhp said:
On which UK motor racing circuit is the highest speed attainable?
Not a 'circuit' I know, but the record at Santa Pod is 386 mph. After Rockingham, could the second place still be held by Brooklands? The Napier-Railton got round at 143 mph average. Max speed must have been faster.
0a said:
How much electricity has this post used?
Well if we assume that your question took perhaps 30 seconds to think up and 30 seconds to post then we can reasonably assume one minute's worth of electricity.You may be posting from a phone, in which case the thing was on anyway and the electricity used is as close to zero as makes no difference. At the other end of the spectrum would be a high end PC with some top notch graphics card pulling perhaps ~700 Watts in total.
That means .7Kw/H for one minute, so something like .01 Kw/H, which with present tariffs of around 13p per Kw/H comes out at aroun .13p. ust over a tenth of one penny.
My reply on the other hand has taken two minutes, so you've cost me big time.
p.s - My sums may be wrong, I'm pretty drunk.
SCEtoAUX said:
Well if we assume that your question took perhaps 30 seconds to think up and 30 seconds to post then we can reasonably assume one minute's worth of electricity.
You may be posting from a phone, in which case the thing was on anyway and the electricity used is as close to zero as makes no difference. At the other end of the spectrum would be a high end PC with some top notch graphics card pulling perhaps ~700 Watts in total.
That means .7Kw/H for one minute, so something like .01 Kw/H, which with present tariffs of around 13p per Kw/H comes out at aroun .13p. ust over a tenth of one penny.
My reply on the other hand has taken two minutes, so you've cost me big time.
p.s - My sums may be wrong, I'm pretty drunk.
I would say that everything upstream of your local PC will use way more than that. There's a whole bunch of kit at the ISP, and every datacenter from there upwards.You may be posting from a phone, in which case the thing was on anyway and the electricity used is as close to zero as makes no difference. At the other end of the spectrum would be a high end PC with some top notch graphics card pulling perhaps ~700 Watts in total.
That means .7Kw/H for one minute, so something like .01 Kw/H, which with present tariffs of around 13p per Kw/H comes out at aroun .13p. ust over a tenth of one penny.
My reply on the other hand has taken two minutes, so you've cost me big time.
p.s - My sums may be wrong, I'm pretty drunk.
Gareth1974 said:
Roofless Toothless said:
227bhp said:
On which UK motor racing circuit is the highest speed attainable?
Not a 'circuit' I know, but the record at Santa Pod is 386 mph. After Rockingham, could the second place still be held by Brooklands? The Napier-Railton got round at 143 mph average. Max speed must have been faster.
SCEtoAUX said:
Clockwork Cupcake said:
SCEtoAUX said:
How far into the future will human brain transplants be possible?
Also, when they do it, will the recipient become the person who died, just with a new body, or will they be the same person but entirely different because they now have a different brain?
In other words, if I receive Einstein's brain, do i become Einstein in my body or am I still me but really clever and able to speak German?
When you die, your body goes nowhere but your cognitive functions cease. Therefore the person that is "you" is the brain. Also, when they do it, will the recipient become the person who died, just with a new body, or will they be the same person but entirely different because they now have a different brain?
In other words, if I receive Einstein's brain, do i become Einstein in my body or am I still me but really clever and able to speak German?
It would therefore not be a brain transplant but a body transplant.
Yeah I thought of that, but that means I have new DNA and from a legal standpoint at the very least, I'm not me any more.
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