Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 5]
Discussion
Pit Pony said:
Punctilio said:
98elise said:
It's not illegal to operate a phone on the move.
Just to expand, since March last year It is illegal for motorists to usea handheld mobile phone behind the wheel for any use.
Doofus said:
popeyewhite said:
Why is the Mediterranean Diet much vaunted by 'health professionals' and such types. I've travelled extensively around the Med and most locals yes do eat fish and fruit, they also drink a lot of wine/ouzo etc, eat endless pastries, love cholesterol laden cheese, eat loads of sugar and chocolate and rarely do exercise (I know that's not diet related but thought I'd include the observation anyway). Seen how much butter goes into a croissant??
The Mediterranean diet doesn't include butter. There's a north/south dividing line in Italy between use of butter and of olive oil. Olive oil contains around 25% of the saturared fats that butter does.
Whilst the French eat things like croissants, they aren't part of a Mediterranean diet.
popeyewhite said:
Not sure if it was Okinawa but there was something on a podcast a while ago about an island that was considered to have a really healthy diet due the longevity of the population. By coincidence they also have one the largest rates of pension fraud with people claiming pensions for relatives that have already died...RizzoTheRat said:
popeyewhite said:
Not sure if it was Okinawa but there was something on a podcast a while ago about an island that was considered to have a really healthy diet due the longevity of the population. By coincidence they also have one the largest rates of pension fraud with people claiming pensions for relatives that have already died...
.number2 said:
RizzoTheRat said:
popeyewhite said:
Not sure if it was Okinawa but there was something on a podcast a while ago about an island that was considered to have a really healthy diet due the longevity of the population. By coincidence they also have one the largest rates of pension fraud with people claiming pensions for relatives that have already died....StevieBee said:
I was always of the understanding that the whole Mediterranean Diet thing was less about the foods and more about the associated lifestyles; dinners that last several hours, lack of stress, sunlight, etc. Unlike Northern Europe, they tend to eat seasonly which is said to have significant health benefits and overly processed food rarely features.
The lack of processed food is obviously of benefit, but if we're addressing 'Mediterranean Diet' as lifestyle concept rather than actual nutritional program, how does the lack of exercise/obesity in certain locations on the Med sit with the concept? It doesn't work. Here's some male lifespan averages from a quick Google. Med first: Greece 80.8 years, Italy 80.9 years, Spain 80.7 years, Turkey 76.4 years, Egypt 69.6 years. Non Med: Japan 81.5, Finland 79.2, Kuwait 79.3. I suspect a country's economic wealth, health service and delivery of care factors largely in those rates. It's a lot more than just diet. Incidentally polls have shown that Greece is the most stressed country in the world with a stress score of 58% (Rwanda's stress score is 52%).Hmmm
popeyewhite said:
StevieBee said:
I was always of the understanding that the whole Mediterranean Diet thing was less about the foods and more about the associated lifestyles; dinners that last several hours, lack of stress, sunlight, etc. Unlike Northern Europe, they tend to eat seasonly which is said to have significant health benefits and overly processed food rarely features.
The lack of processed food is obviously of benefit, but if we're addressing 'Mediterranean Diet' as lifestyle concept rather than actual nutritional program, how does the lack of exercise/obesity in certain locations on the Med sit with the concept? It doesn't work. Here's some male lifespan averages from a quick Google. Med first: Greece 80.8 years, Italy 80.9 years, Spain 80.7 years, Turkey 76.4 years, Egypt 69.6 years. Non Med: Japan 81.5, Finland 79.2, Kuwait 79.3. I suspect a country's economic wealth, health service and delivery of care factors largely in those rates. It's a lot more than just diet. Incidentally polls have shown that Greece is the most stressed country in the world with a stress score of 58% (Rwanda's stress score is 52%).Hmmm
StevieBee said:
It is a mystery that science and sociology has yet to work out. I remember Clarkson's Meet the Neighbours programme years back visiting somewhere where the average life expectancy was nudging 100 yet observing the locals, they were indulging in things that we're told would see us dead by 50.
I think I remember that as well.bigpriest said:
P5BNij said:
Alickadoo said:
Do train drivers wave to each other as they pass going in opposite directions?
Or is it only:-
1. If they know the other driver.
2. He/she/it is from their depot.
3. They are driving the same sort of train (a 737C for example)
4. It's a nice day and they are in a good mood..
Most of us wave to each other most of the time, no matter which depot or company we work for. On a few occasions I've waved at my brother coming the other way, back when we used to sign the same routes around Birmingham!Or is it only:-
1. If they know the other driver.
2. He/she/it is from their depot.
3. They are driving the same sort of train (a 737C for example)
4. It's a nice day and they are in a good mood..
If you're driving a clapped out 80's DMU and see a colleague driving a shiny new unit do you give them another gesture?My brother drives Voyagers most days so I tease him by calling him a lightweight bubble car driver
Zumbruk said:
SpeckledJim said:
When I turn the dial on a toaster, what am I actually manipulating?
A timer.Also, older pre-digital toasters used a rheostat and a capacitor. The rheostat controlled how quickly the capacitor discharged and when the capacitor was discharged it would release the electromagnet holding the handle down and up would pop your toast. No timers involved (unless you count the rate of discharge of the capacitor as a timer)
Clockwork Cupcake said:
Zumbruk said:
SpeckledJim said:
When I turn the dial on a toaster, what am I actually manipulating?
A timer.Also, older pre-digital toasters used a rheostat and a capacitor. The rheostat controlled how quickly the capacitor discharged and when the capacitor was discharged it would release the electromagnet holding the handle down and up would pop your toast. No timers involved (unless you count the rate of discharge of the capacitor as a timer)
HTP99 said:
If someone is given change of identity and moved to a different part of the country due to witness protection or similar; given one by the authorities as opposed to just fancying a change of name, what happens to existing debts, loans mortgages etc?
Think they are given a clean sheet.But this is a very secretive business.
Stan the Bat said:
HTP99 said:
If someone is given change of identity and moved to a different part of the country due to witness protection or similar; given one by the authorities as opposed to just fancying a change of name, what happens to existing debts, loans mortgages etc?
Think they are given a clean sheet.But this is a very secretive business.
Nark.
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