Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 4]
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Based on a question on another forum, does a 6 digit mileometer actually go up to 999,999? There was a suggestion they only go up to 399,999, which as far as I can see would make little sense on a mechanical one and none on an electronic display.
Is there some involved technical reason why they might not go to 999,999? Or is this one of those weird automotive myths?
Is there some involved technical reason why they might not go to 999,999? Or is this one of those weird automotive myths?
Exige77 said:
Swampy1982 said:
Demurage fees?
That’s for Cargo after it’s passed customs and customs exceeded it’s permitted free waiting time.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demurrage
Paul_M3 said:
It's actually more than that;
Meat Loaf says that the question, "What is 'that'?" is one of the most popular questions he is asked.
Each verse mentions two things that the man would do for love, followed by one thing that he will not do. The title phrase repetition reasserts that he "won't do that." Each mention of "that" is a reference to the particular promise that he made earlier in the same verse. The four things he says he will never do are:
"forget the way you feel right now"
"forgive myself if we don't go all the way tonight"
"do it better than I do it with you"
"stop dreaming of you every night of my life"
At the song's conclusion, the woman predicts two things that he will do: "You'll see that it's time to move on", and "You'll be screwing around." To both of these, the male emphatically responds, "I won't do that!"
In his 1998 VH1 Storytellers special, Meat Loaf even explained it on stage using a blackboard and a pointing stick.In a 1993 promotional interview, Steinman states that the definition of "that" is fully revealed in the song in each of the several verses in which it is mentioned. This sense would have been more clear if the lyric had been "and I won't do that" instead of "but I won't do that." It is the use of "but" instead of "and" that leads to the ambiguity.
Now that we're all lyrically enlightened, could someone explain to me what "you're so vain" by Carly Simon is about if it is not, in fact, about the vain guy she's singing about?Meat Loaf says that the question, "What is 'that'?" is one of the most popular questions he is asked.
Each verse mentions two things that the man would do for love, followed by one thing that he will not do. The title phrase repetition reasserts that he "won't do that." Each mention of "that" is a reference to the particular promise that he made earlier in the same verse. The four things he says he will never do are:
"forget the way you feel right now"
"forgive myself if we don't go all the way tonight"
"do it better than I do it with you"
"stop dreaming of you every night of my life"
At the song's conclusion, the woman predicts two things that he will do: "You'll see that it's time to move on", and "You'll be screwing around." To both of these, the male emphatically responds, "I won't do that!"
In his 1998 VH1 Storytellers special, Meat Loaf even explained it on stage using a blackboard and a pointing stick.In a 1993 promotional interview, Steinman states that the definition of "that" is fully revealed in the song in each of the several verses in which it is mentioned. This sense would have been more clear if the lyric had been "and I won't do that" instead of "but I won't do that." It is the use of "but" instead of "and" that leads to the ambiguity.
Exige77 said:
Clockwork Cupcake said:
227bhp said:
Why were cornflakes invented?
Typing your exact question into google gave the answer: Apparently it was to prevent masturbation. https://lmgtfy.com/?q=why+were+cornflakes+invented
Perhaps he was jealous of Quakers getting their oats? Dr Jekyll said:
Based on a question on another forum, does a 6 digit mileometer actually go up to 999,999? There was a suggestion they only go up to 399,999, which as far as I can see would make little sense on a mechanical one and none on an electronic display.
Is there some involved technical reason why they might not go to 999,999? Or is this one of those weird automotive myths?
Would they go to the trouble of making a wheel which only goes up to four, rather than just using the same 0-9 ones used for the other digits ?Is there some involved technical reason why they might not go to 999,999? Or is this one of those weird automotive myths?
MartG said:
Dr Jekyll said:
Based on a question on another forum, does a 6 digit mileometer actually go up to 999,999? There was a suggestion they only go up to 399,999, which as far as I can see would make little sense on a mechanical one and none on an electronic display.
Is there some involved technical reason why they might not go to 999,999? Or is this one of those weird automotive myths?
Would they go to the trouble of making a wheel which only goes up to four, rather than just using the same 0-9 ones used for the other digits ?Is there some involved technical reason why they might not go to 999,999? Or is this one of those weird automotive myths?
Add to that plenty of cars that have actually gone over 400k so it's demonstrably wrong.
Doofus said:
glazbagun said:
Now that we're all lyrically enlightened, could someone explain to me what "you're so vain" by Carly Simon is about if it is not, in fact, about the vain guy she's singing about?
It is. She just denied it was about the specific person everyone thought it was about.98elise said:
Agreed, it would make no sense. Why would you go out of your way to add complexity for no benefit at all.
Add to that plenty of cars that have actually gone over 400k so it's demonstrably wrong.
Indeed. If introducing a limitation is extra cost, complexity, and effort then why would you do so? Add to that plenty of cars that have actually gone over 400k so it's demonstrably wrong.
My first car only had 5 digits and it was quite usual for cars of that age to go round the clock (if the car lasted that long - they invariably didn't). When car manufacturers added the 6th digit it would have been literally that - building it with 6 rather than 5. There would be no rationale for somehow limiting the 6th digit.
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