Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 4]
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Jonboy_t said:
Fly fishing - what’s the point? I don’t mean in terms of why people do it/go fishing, more in terms of what fishing in that manner achieves over and above just casting normally?
You may as well ask what the point of a Track Day is - driving round and round in circles and not even racing anyone. I don't fish, but I understand that the enjoyment of Fly Fishing is just that - enjoyment. It's not about catching fish for your supper.
Jonboy_t said:
Fly fishing - what’s the point? I don’t mean in terms of why people do it/go fishing, more in terms of what fishing in that manner achieves over and above just casting normally?
The reason for the rather elegant casting in fly fishing is that unlike with bait or lure fishing, the fly weighs practically nothing. So you need a method of casting that uses the weight of the line itself to get the fly out to where the fish are. If you tried to hurl a fly out in one throw (like a lure) it would go nowhere, whereas with practice a skilled fly fisherman can cast tens of metres.vonuber said:
Why are video game classifications not treated as a thing akin to films?
Parents are more likely to let a child play an 18 rated game than watch an 18 rated film.
Is it merely lack of edcuation and experience on their part? Or a wider cultural perception of games being for children?
I think its basically both parts of your answer there. The shops won't sell to kids under 18, sure, but the parents who let them on are either ignorant of the facts, or have decided their child is OK to play the game. Parents are more likely to let a child play an 18 rated game than watch an 18 rated film.
Is it merely lack of edcuation and experience on their part? Or a wider cultural perception of games being for children?
berlintaxi said:
What do singers in bands hear through the earpieces they wear?
The shipping forecast and The Archers.I understand they hear the music being played with no (or minimal) delay so they can keep in time with the band.
When they take the ear pieces out of their ears they could get lost due to the delay of sound reflections in the venue.
When driving into cross channel ferry ports and the tunnel, just before security or immigration there's a slab sided machine you drive through, usually with a sign on the floor saying no stopping.
Is it some sort of scanner or X-ray machine?
I've also seen similar looking machines on leaving airports after baggage reclaim usually just before the one-way doors.
Is it some sort of scanner or X-ray machine?
I've also seen similar looking machines on leaving airports after baggage reclaim usually just before the one-way doors.
berlintaxi said:
What do singers in bands hear through the earpieces they wear?
They'll be monitors.Instrument players will have monitors playing back just their instrument so they can hear themselves. That's why you'll see those wedge-shaped speakers at the feet of guitarists playing right into their faces - those are monitor speakers so they will hear what they are playing.
Vocalists also need monitor speakers so they can hear themselves (so they know if they are in time, in key, whatever). In the past they would have wedge-shaped speakers, indeed some still do, but if you are on a radio mic prancing round the stage then you correspondingly need a monitor speaker that comes with you, hence the ear-pieces.
The vocalists' monitors might also be playing back the melody as well, or even giving them prompts for the lyrics. It depends on the vocalist.
Edit: a very early form of monitor for a vocalist is to stick your finger in your ear, so you can hear yourself by bone resonance. Hence the cliche of yokel singers with a finger in one of their ears.
Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Thursday 22 August 15:13
Clockwork Cupcake said:
berlintaxi said:
What do singers in bands hear through the earpieces they wear?
They'll be monitors.Instrument players will have monitors playing back just their instrument so they can hear themselves. That's why you'll see those wedge-shaped speakers at the feet of guitarists playing right into their faces - those are monitor speakers so they will hear what they are playing.
Vocalists also need monitor speakers so they can hear themselves (so they know if they are in time, in key, whatever). In the past they would have wedge-shaped speakers, indeed some still do, but if you are on a radio mic prancing round the stage then you correspondingly need a monitor speaker that comes with you, hence the ear-pieces.
The vocalists' monitors might also be playing back the melody as well, or even giving them prompts for the lyrics. It depends on the vocalist.
Edit: a very early form of monitor for a vocalist is to stick your finger in your ear, so you can hear yourself by bone resonance. Hence the cliche of yokel singers with a finger in one of their ears.
Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Thursday 22 August 15:13
StevieBee said:
Some years back, being the local DJ, I found myself MCing the local village fair (no no no no parking in the upper field and all that). I used my radio mic which wasn't anything fancy and fine for pubs and halls. But the 'arena' area was a bit away from my DJ stand and there was a tiny delay in me talking and my voice coming out of the speakers. We're talking fractions of seconds but the effect was very weird - sort of forcing you to speak slower but the effect of this was that you ended up sounding like a 45rpm record playing at 33rpm. Found some earplugs that rectified the problem!
Have you ever had that weird situation where your mobile phone is echoing back your own voice, delayed, as you speak? It is very disconcerting and sometimes you find yourself pausing to hear what you're going to say next. So, yes, I totally get what you are saying.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
Jonboy_t said:
Fly fishing - what’s the point? I don’t mean in terms of why people do it/go fishing, more in terms of what fishing in that manner achieves over and above just casting normally?
You may as well ask what the point of a Track Day is - driving round and round in circles and not even racing anyone. I don't fish, but I understand that the enjoyment of Fly Fishing is just that - enjoyment. It's not about catching fish for your supper.
I was just watching Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer’s fishing show on iplayer last night (bloody wonderful show!) and it got me thinking.
StevieBee said:
Why do musicians in orchestras need sheet music yet musicians in rock bands don't? Less to remember?
Rock music is easier to remember.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anWc88q2GhE
guitar chords from Vinyl TV show NSFW
Jonboy_t said:
Clockwork Cupcake said:
Jonboy_t said:
Fly fishing - what’s the point? I don’t mean in terms of why people do it/go fishing, more in terms of what fishing in that manner achieves over and above just casting normally?
You may as well ask what the point of a Track Day is - driving round and round in circles and not even racing anyone. I don't fish, but I understand that the enjoyment of Fly Fishing is just that - enjoyment. It's not about catching fish for your supper.
I was just watching Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer’s fishing show on iplayer last night (bloody wonderful show!) and it got me thinking.
BTW turns out trapped potatoes are actually tinned potatoes thanks to explanation direct from the Real Bob Mortimer.
StevieBee said:
Some years back, being the local DJ, I found myself MCing the local village fair (no no no no parking in the upper field and all that). I used my radio mic which wasn't anything fancy and fine for pubs and halls. But the 'arena' area was a bit away from my DJ stand and there was a tiny delay in me talking and my voice coming out of the speakers. We're talking fractions of seconds but the effect was very weird - sort of forcing you to speak slower but the effect of this was that you ended up sounding like a 45rpm record playing at 33rpm. Found some earplugs that rectified the problem!
Moyles does this sometimes on his radio X show, the poor "crew" have difficulty talking when there is a delayShakermaker said:
I think its basically both parts of your answer there. The shops won't sell to kids under 18, sure, but the parents who let them on are either ignorant of the facts, or have decided their child is OK to play the game.
They dont mind them growing up to massacre people with AR-15's! /GOPkowalski655 said:
Shakermaker said:
I think its basically both parts of your answer there. The shops won't sell to kids under 18, sure, but the parents who let them on are either ignorant of the facts, or have decided their child is OK to play the game.
They dont mind them growing up to massacre people with AR-15's! /GOPGassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff