Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 5]
Discussion
Clockwork Cupcake said:
popeyewhite said:
How much has the number of regular posters decreased on PH since the advent of being unlawfully interned lockdown.?
I would have thought post counts would have gone up during Covid lockdown. Or are you referring to something else. 
popeyewhite said:
Not the posts, the posters. The people who've left. The people who've stayed have probably posted more over lockdown but I was thinking the other day how many regulars seem to not post any more.
Oh! I seeWell, as an additional question to yours, have you noticed how many times we get one or more regular prolific posters, usually with some quirk / annoying style, who post for several months and become well-known, then disappear and shortly after another person comes along with a different quirk / annoying style, who becomes a regular prolific poster. Rinse and repeat. They've never been on PH for longer than 2 years but have a lot of knowledge of PH history.
They always have some kind of hook or angle that makes them stand out.
Not saying that we have an issue with serial sock puppeteers, but we have an issue with serial sock puppeteers.
Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Saturday 30th March 16:58
Clockwork Cupcake said:
Oh! I see
Well, as an additional question to yours, have you noticed how many times we get one or more regular prolific posters, usually with some quirk / annoying style, who post for several months and become well-known, then disappear and shortly after another person comes along with a different quirk / annoying style, who becomes a regular prolific poster. Rinse and repeat. They've never been on PH for longer than 2 years but have a lot of knowledge of PH history.
They always have some kind of hook or angle that makes them stand out.
Not saying that we have an issue with serial sock puppeteers, but we have an issue with serial sock puppeteers.
Yes I have noticed. I see their style of posting and think "you won't be around for long." Remember the poster who subjected everyone to tiresome quips all the time? Jeez.Well, as an additional question to yours, have you noticed how many times we get one or more regular prolific posters, usually with some quirk / annoying style, who post for several months and become well-known, then disappear and shortly after another person comes along with a different quirk / annoying style, who becomes a regular prolific poster. Rinse and repeat. They've never been on PH for longer than 2 years but have a lot of knowledge of PH history.
They always have some kind of hook or angle that makes them stand out.
Not saying that we have an issue with serial sock puppeteers, but we have an issue with serial sock puppeteers.
popeyewhite said:
Not the posts, the posters. The people who've left. The people who've stayed have probably posted more over lockdown but I was thinking the other day how many regulars seem to not post any more.
The average age of Pistonheads members from the start was never on the younger side. As members have aged some have passed away, others no longer post. popeyewhite said:
Remember the poster who subjected everyone to tiresome quips all the time? Jeez.
That was actually a long-time poster who got bored with PH and, I think, decided to see how much of a tiresome arse he could be before he was banned. 
Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Saturday 30th March 18:01
Stan the Bat said:
"serial sock puppeteers,"
Where does one learn such esoteric language .
By spending time on the internet outside of PH, and by looking at Urban Dictionary or google when I discover a word or phrase that I don't know. Where does one learn such esoteric language .
edit: Or, in this case, even Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sock_puppet_account
bodhi said:
hidetheelephants said:
Either they got the intern to spend a lot of time doing it by hand or have a fancy AI "delete all" function. 
Nah they just used that Magic Eraser from the Pixel adverts - just point at stuff and it vanishes, apparently. Clockwork Cupcake said:
Stan the Bat said:
"serial sock puppeteers,"
Where does one learn such esoteric language .
By spending time on the internet outside of PH, and by looking at Urban Dictionary or google when I discover a word or phrase that I don't know. Where does one learn such esoteric language .
edit: Or, in this case, even Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sock_puppet_account
Roofless Toothless said:
When a hen lays an egg, does the pointy end or the blunt end come out first?
Funnily enough this was on an old episode of QI that I had saved on my Sky box and which I watched yesterday. They had the panellists try with models and rubber eggs, and basically the shape of the egg is such that it rotates so that it always comes out pointy end down (as already mentioned).It was indeed 'Quite Interesting'
My speedometer reads 83mph at 2000rpm in my highest gear.
The engine redlines at 6500rpm.
So a theoretical top speed of 270mph.
What factors contribute, in what order, to the failure to achieve this?
C Class estate. 385ish bhp. Let’s assume an indefinite length, flat road, 155mph limiter removed.
The engine redlines at 6500rpm.
So a theoretical top speed of 270mph.
What factors contribute, in what order, to the failure to achieve this?
C Class estate. 385ish bhp. Let’s assume an indefinite length, flat road, 155mph limiter removed.
captain_cynic said:
119 said:
Aerodynamics would probably be a huge factor.
And gearing?
Friction and weight as well.And gearing?
Air gets thicker as you get faster, which increases drag.
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