Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 4]
Discussion
Cliftonite said:
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Why are hundreds of bank PIN sentry gadgets sold successfully on eBay, some for over £20, when they are on free issue from banks?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_s...
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Are they? I’ve got a selection in a draw at home!Why are hundreds of bank PIN sentry gadgets sold successfully on eBay, some for over £20, when they are on free issue from banks?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_s...
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talksthetorque said:
Why did it take 40 years to change from Exx to Fxx BMW model codes, then only 7 years to go from Fxx to Gxx codes?
Have they really produced 5x as many variants to use all the numbers up?
Yes. In the Exx Days there (mostly) was the 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 series, with a few other (Z, X series, et al).Have they really produced 5x as many variants to use all the numbers up?
Then BMW decided to start giving their different body styles different E numbers. The fourth generation 3 series had one code. The E46. When the fifth generation came out, there was 4 codes. The E90 (saloon), the E91 (touring), E92 (coupe), and E93 (cabriolet). This happened across the board, and more models, They ran out. With the F series there are just so many. With BMW now having the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Z, X, and i models of most of these, there are just so many. So in short, I would say yes. Yes they did.
gregs656 said:
digimeistter said:
I meant road bikes, why is that?
I would love to buy a zippy little 125 2 stroke again for round town.
Like I say, emissions.I would love to buy a zippy little 125 2 stroke again for round town.
I think they started to be phased out when the law changed and 12.5bhp was the limit for a 125 on a CBT.
When did the emission controls come in?
Clockwork Cupcake said:
When I was growing up, all the locals round my grandma's way used to come off the motorway at the Services and then go down the service road at the back of the car park that staff / deliveries / etc. used, despite it having a No Entry sign with "Access Only" beneath it, which would take you onto local roads and straight to the village where she lived. It was a really worthwhile shortcut as the next proper junction was miles further on and then you needed to double back by the same distance.
A while back I tried that at my local services, due to a huge traffic jam on the motorway, but these days with CCTV and ANPR and the like, there was a huge sign threatening dire consequences if you did similarly, saying your numberplate would be recorded, and fed through ANPR, and missile-enabled attack drones would be despatched to terminate you with extreme prejudice (ok, I made that bit up) and I likewise bottled it. There may even have been a barrier - I honestly can't remember.
So, the answer is, I don't know. But with CCTV and ANPR fairly cheap and commonplace these days, you are less likely to get away with it than you were in my grandma's day.
Woolley by chance? A while back I tried that at my local services, due to a huge traffic jam on the motorway, but these days with CCTV and ANPR and the like, there was a huge sign threatening dire consequences if you did similarly, saying your numberplate would be recorded, and fed through ANPR, and missile-enabled attack drones would be despatched to terminate you with extreme prejudice (ok, I made that bit up) and I likewise bottled it. There may even have been a barrier - I honestly can't remember.
So, the answer is, I don't know. But with CCTV and ANPR fairly cheap and commonplace these days, you are less likely to get away with it than you were in my grandma's day.
Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Tuesday 19th November 22:51
Tony Angelino said:
Woolley by chance?
No. This was in Kent. I'm sure there are all sorts of similar instances all over the country though. It's my understanding that many services have a local access road
Edit: I thought I should check my facts, and a quick Google led me to this article:
https://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/Rear_Access
Turns out that, whilst not uncommon, it's also not usual either (as I first thought).
Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Wednesday 20th November 21:36
digimeistter said:
gregs656 said:
digimeistter said:
I meant road bikes, why is that?
I would love to buy a zippy little 125 2 stroke again for round town.
Like I say, emissions.I would love to buy a zippy little 125 2 stroke again for round town.
I think they started to be phased out when the law changed and 12.5bhp was the limit for a 125 on a CBT.
When did the emission controls come in?
Tony Angelino said:
I'll have a bash at this then.
As a rugby league fan first and foremost but appreciating and enjoying the odd game of union, a lot of the penalties do seem arbitrary and basically a coin toss on which team they end up going against. My basic understanding, I am sure I will be corrected if I am wrong which I probably am:
Keep on your own 'side' of the ball
Enter the ruck from directly behind the last man (rather than from 'the side')
Ball carriers must release the ball and present it backwards relatively soon after being tackled
Other players need to support their own weight and not 'all pile' on but they can clear out other players, tacklers must release at a certain point?
The defending side can try and hold up the ball carrier, stopping him from getting to ground and presenting the ball, if they do they win a scrum I believe? Although I'm not actually sure the when or why a tackle turns into a maul.
With so many bodies potentially involved it's a bit of a nightmare for the officials and the way they handle things makes the difference between a good enjoyable game to watch and a dire one. At least it does to me, being the average joe and not too interested in the intricacies.
Thanks T and Doc. Think you’ve got an understanding of my confusion. I’ve played the game in my much younger years at school but stayed well out the way on the wing As a rugby league fan first and foremost but appreciating and enjoying the odd game of union, a lot of the penalties do seem arbitrary and basically a coin toss on which team they end up going against. My basic understanding, I am sure I will be corrected if I am wrong which I probably am:
Keep on your own 'side' of the ball
Enter the ruck from directly behind the last man (rather than from 'the side')
Ball carriers must release the ball and present it backwards relatively soon after being tackled
Other players need to support their own weight and not 'all pile' on but they can clear out other players, tacklers must release at a certain point?
The defending side can try and hold up the ball carrier, stopping him from getting to ground and presenting the ball, if they do they win a scrum I believe? Although I'm not actually sure the when or why a tackle turns into a maul.
With so many bodies potentially involved it's a bit of a nightmare for the officials and the way they handle things makes the difference between a good enjoyable game to watch and a dire one. At least it does to me, being the average joe and not too interested in the intricacies.
Just why has the burning of fossil fuels for large scale power generation become such a no-no? Supposedly due to greenhouse gasses released.
It seems like they haven't even attempted to improve filter/scrubber technology to reduce these gasses to negligible levels and have instead just jumped straight to the alternative of leaving the coal/oil in the ground and adopting renewable energy production instead.
Is the filter/scrubber technology really that prohibitively difficult and expensive that it's cheaper to just abandon that whole method of power generation and adopt an entirely new system?
It seems like they haven't even attempted to improve filter/scrubber technology to reduce these gasses to negligible levels and have instead just jumped straight to the alternative of leaving the coal/oil in the ground and adopting renewable energy production instead.
Is the filter/scrubber technology really that prohibitively difficult and expensive that it's cheaper to just abandon that whole method of power generation and adopt an entirely new system?
mike74 said:
Just why has the burning of fossil fuels for large scale power generation become such a no-no? Supposedly due to greenhouse gasses released.
It seems like they haven't even attempted to improve filter/scrubber technology to reduce these gasses to negligible levels and have instead just jumped straight to the alternative of leaving the coal/oil in the ground and adopting renewable energy production instead.
Is the filter/scrubber technology really that prohibitively difficult and expensive that it's cheaper to just abandon that whole method of power generation and adopt an entirely new system?
Scrubber and filtration technology is very good and getting better. But what comes out of the stacks is only part of the problem and a relatively small one at that.It seems like they haven't even attempted to improve filter/scrubber technology to reduce these gasses to negligible levels and have instead just jumped straight to the alternative of leaving the coal/oil in the ground and adopting renewable energy production instead.
Is the filter/scrubber technology really that prohibitively difficult and expensive that it's cheaper to just abandon that whole method of power generation and adopt an entirely new system?
The process of extracting fossil fuels (and the refinement of oil) is itself exceptionally energy intensive and produces a lot of harmful emissions in its own right.
Where the energy is needed is not always near to where the coal or oil is extracted from. Transportation has energy demands and also produces emissions (as well as being expensive).
But the principle issue is one of sustainability. Based on current drilling technology, there's estimated to be no more than 63 years of oil left in the ground. We use oil for a whole host of things beyond fuel and need to reduce our dependancy on it whilst we develop alternatives. This is why you are seeing a drive to reduce the use of single-use plastic. It takes roughly a third of the capacity of a plastic bottle of oil to make that plastic bottle. The equivalence is something like one tank of petrol per person each year being used just to provide us plastic bottles which we use once.
digimeistter said:
Are they banned now!
When did the emission controls come in?
Not banned, but difficult to get within the regs.When did the emission controls come in?
It’s been happening for years. I think it was the Euro 3 regs that killed the RS250 for example.
I suppose they decided at that point that the market was too small to invest in technology and design elements that would improve the emissions output and the gig was up.
Edited by gregs656 on Thursday 21st November 16:12
gregs656 said:
Not banned, but difficult to get within the regs.
It’s been happening for years. I think it was the Euro 3 regs that killed the RS250 for example.
I suppose they decided at that point that the market was too small to invest in technology and design elements that would improve the emissions output and the gig was up.
Yes, many a good engine has had to be discontinued due to being too much expense / trouble to meet ever more stringent emissions standards. It’s been happening for years. I think it was the Euro 3 regs that killed the RS250 for example.
I suppose they decided at that point that the market was too small to invest in technology and design elements that would improve the emissions output and the gig was up.
As you say, not banned explicitly but made uneconomic to continue with.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
Tony Angelino said:
Woolley by chance?
No. This was in Kent. I'm sure there are all sorts of similar instances all over the country though. It's my understanding that many services have a local access road
Edit: I thought I should check my facts, and a quick Google led me to this article:
https://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/Rear_Access
Turns out that, whilst not uncommon, it's also not usual either (as I first thought).
Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Wednesday 20th November 21:36
Everyone local uses the exit
gregs656 said:
digimeistter said:
Are they banned now!
When did the emission controls come in?
Not banned, but difficult to get within the regs.When did the emission controls come in?
It’s been happening for years. I think it was the Euro 3 regs that killed the RS250 for example.
I suppose they decided at that point that the market was too small to invest in technology and design elements that would improve the emissions output and the gig was up.
Edited by gregs656 on Thursday 21st November 16:12
digimeistter said:
gregs656 said:
digimeistter said:
Are they banned now!
When did the emission controls come in?
Not banned, but difficult to get within the regs.When did the emission controls come in?
It’s been happening for years. I think it was the Euro 3 regs that killed the RS250 for example.
I suppose they decided at that point that the market was too small to invest in technology and design elements that would improve the emissions output and the gig was up.
Edited by gregs656 on Thursday 21st November 16:12
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