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Storm force winds and torrential rain for hours on end ripped some of the roof off !!!
So there are angels - a close call...
Debris landed 4 inches from the bonnet
Some tiny pieces of the tiles adhered to the car as it was wet - not a scratch on the paintwork though !!!
Some of the tiles weighed around 8lb - probably would have gone straight through the bonnet...
MB
Storm force winds and torrential rain for hours on end ripped some of the roof off !!!
So there are angels - a close call...
Debris landed 4 inches from the bonnet
Some tiny pieces of the tiles adhered to the car as it was wet - not a scratch on the paintwork though !!!
Some of the tiles weighed around 8lb - probably would have gone straight through the bonnet...
MB
Edited by marcus1970 on Saturday 6th January 04:30
Tangoed said:
That would of been the Greek Gods keeping an eye out for your car. After all TVR' are named in Greek Mythology.
I used to think that too - but unfortunately all my ilusions have been dashed !!! ...
Cerbera
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For the car with the same name, see TVR Cerbera.
Cerbera is a genus of 10-15 species of evergreen small trees or shrubs, native to tropical Asia, Australia, Madagascar, the Seychelles, and islands in the western Pacific Ocean.
Three trees of this genus are mangroves, Cerbera floribunda, Cerbera manghas and Cerbera odollam.
The leaves are alternate and lack interpetiolar stipules. The tubular corollas are actinomorphic, i.e. they are symmetric and can be divided in halves along any diameter. All trees contain a white latex. The fruits are drupes.
The genus is named after Cerberus because all its parts are poisonous : they contain cerberin, a cardiac glycoside, a substance that blocks electric impulses in the body (including the beating of the heart). Never use Cerbera wood to light a fire. Even its smoke may cause poisoning.
jensena said:
Tangoed said:
That would of been the Greek Gods keeping an eye out for your car. After all TVR' are named in Greek Mythology.
I used to think that too - but unfortunately all my ilusions have been dashed !!! ...
Cerbera
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
For the car with the same name, see TVR Cerbera.
Cerbera is a genus of 10-15 species of evergreen small trees or shrubs, native to tropical Asia, Australia, Madagascar, the Seychelles, and islands in the western Pacific Ocean.
Three trees of this genus are mangroves, Cerbera floribunda, Cerbera manghas and Cerbera odollam.
The leaves are alternate and lack interpetiolar stipules. The tubular corollas are actinomorphic, i.e. they are symmetric and can be divided in halves along any diameter. All trees contain a white latex. The fruits are drupes.
The genus is named after Cerberus because all its parts are poisonous : they contain cerberin, a cardiac glycoside, a substance that blocks electric impulses in the body (including the beating of the heart). Never use Cerbera wood to light a fire. Even its smoke may cause poisoning.
The cerberus is a three headed dog...
MB
that is a close call..marcus1970 said:
jensena said:
Tangoed said:
That would of been the Greek Gods keeping an eye out for your car. After all TVR' are named in Greek Mythology.
I used to think that too - but unfortunately all my ilusions have been dashed !!! ...
Cerbera
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
For the car with the same name, see TVR Cerbera.
Cerbera is a genus of 10-15 species of evergreen small trees or shrubs, native to tropical Asia, Australia, Madagascar, the Seychelles, and islands in the western Pacific Ocean.
Three trees of this genus are mangroves, Cerbera floribunda, Cerbera manghas and Cerbera odollam.
The leaves are alternate and lack interpetiolar stipules. The tubular corollas are actinomorphic, i.e. they are symmetric and can be divided in halves along any diameter. All trees contain a white latex. The fruits are drupes.
The genus is named after Cerberus because all its parts are poisonous : they contain cerberin, a cardiac glycoside, a substance that blocks electric impulses in the body (including the beating of the heart). Never use Cerbera wood to light a fire. Even its smoke may cause poisoning.
The cerberus is a three headed dog...
MB
Yes I know it is, And????
jensena said:
marcus1970 said:
jensena said:
Tangoed said:
That would of been the Greek Gods keeping an eye out for your car. After all TVR' are named in Greek Mythology.
I used to think that too - but unfortunately all my ilusions have been dashed !!! ...
Cerbera
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
For the car with the same name, see TVR Cerbera.
Cerbera is a genus of 10-15 species of evergreen small trees or shrubs, native to tropical Asia, Australia, Madagascar, the Seychelles, and islands in the western Pacific Ocean.
Three trees of this genus are mangroves, Cerbera floribunda, Cerbera manghas and Cerbera odollam.
The leaves are alternate and lack interpetiolar stipules. The tubular corollas are actinomorphic, i.e. they are symmetric and can be divided in halves along any diameter. All trees contain a white latex. The fruits are drupes.
The genus is named after Cerberus because all its parts are poisonous : they contain cerberin, a cardiac glycoside, a substance that blocks electric impulses in the body (including the beating of the heart). Never use Cerbera wood to light a fire. Even its smoke may cause poisoning.
The cerberus is a three headed dog...
MB
Yes I know it is, And????
And......this is what the CERBERA is named after. Cerberus also had a brother called CHIMAERA and so you see the plot thickens...
MB
Oh well for the people who need educating (legends) www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.
marcus1970 said:
jensena said:
marcus1970 said:
jensena said:
Tangoed said:
That would of been the Greek Gods keeping an eye out for your car. After all TVR' are named in Greek Mythology.
I used to think that too - but unfortunately all my ilusions have been dashed !!! ...
Cerbera
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
For the car with the same name, see TVR Cerbera.
Cerbera is a genus of 10-15 species of evergreen small trees or shrubs, native to tropical Asia, Australia, Madagascar, the Seychelles, and islands in the western Pacific Ocean.
Three trees of this genus are mangroves, Cerbera floribunda, Cerbera manghas and Cerbera odollam.
The leaves are alternate and lack interpetiolar stipules. The tubular corollas are actinomorphic, i.e. they are symmetric and can be divided in halves along any diameter. All trees contain a white latex. The fruits are drupes.
The genus is named after Cerberus because all its parts are poisonous : they contain cerberin, a cardiac glycoside, a substance that blocks electric impulses in the body (including the beating of the heart). Never use Cerbera wood to light a fire. Even its smoke may cause poisoning.
The cerberus is a three headed dog...
MB
Yes I know it is, And????
And......this is what the CERBERA is named after. Cerberus also had a brother called CHIMAERA and so you see the plot thickens...
MB
Yes I know CerbuRUS is the 3 headed dog, but the Point I am making is that our cars are called CerbeRA, and NOT CerbeRUS.
Look up a definition on the Web for CerbeRA, and it's a frigging tree !!. Why didnt TVR call it the CerberUS.
I'm a Cerb owner by the way, so I dont want my car to be named after a tree, I'm just stating what the definition for CerbeRA is.
I always thought it was named after the Italian (Una) Cerbera, a hot headed feisty woman. Obviously this was derived from Cerberus anyway, but a not inappropriate allusion. Griffith was named after Jack Griffith, who mated a Grantura with a Cobra, and spawned a scary lightweight V8 powered missile.
(Slight coals to Newcastle situation here I think)
(Slight coals to Newcastle situation here I think)
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