Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 4]

[Mdm83]

How the hell did they manage to build harbours hundreds of years ago?

[talksthetorque]

Mdm83 said:

How the hell did they manage to build harbours hundreds of years ago?

Throw rocks in to the sea until rocks areabove water.
Stand on these rocks, throw rocks in to next bit of sea.
Etc

[StevieBee]

talksthetorque said:

Mdm83 said:

How the hell did they manage to build harbours hundreds of years ago?

Throw rocks in to the sea until rocks areabove water.
Stand on these rocks, throw rocks in to next bit of sea.
Etc

I always thought that they dug out the harbour slightly inland, building everything around it and then cut a channel to the sea to flood the harbour.

[Ayahuasca]

How is one supposed to clean a bog brush?

[SpeckledJim]

Ayahuasca said:

How is one supposed to clean a bog brush?

Pee on it.

[Dr Jekyll]

In places where WW1 trenches were just 100 yards apart, how did the second set get dug?

[SpeckledJim]

Dr Jekyll said:

In places where WW1 trenches were just 100 yards apart, how did the second set get dug?

As quietly as possible.

ETA: and under the watchful coverage of some protective machine-gun nests

Edited by SpeckledJim on Monday 23 December 15:42

[borcy]

Ayahuasca said:

Do modern fighter jets have an 'autopilot' function?

Yes.

[talksthetorque]

Ayahuasca said:

How is one supposed to clean a bog brush?

Stick it in the dishwasher.

[CaptainSlow]

Ayahuasca said:

How is one supposed to clean a bog brush?

Just rinse it under the tap?

[popeyewhite]

Having just taken the (full size) spare wheel and tyre out of my Rangie L405 I was shocked by how heavy the thing was. Must 6/7 stone. If I didn't replace it by how much would my mpg increase? At the moment I'm on about 25.5 mpg in a 4.4 diesel v8.

[talksthetorque]

popeyewhite said:

Having just taken the (full size) spare wheel and tyre out of my Rangie L405 I was shocked by how heavy the thing was. Must 6/7 stone. If I didn't replace it by how much would my mpg increase? At the moment I'm on about 25.5 mpg in a 4.4 diesel v8.

Knowing the science behind it, probably about 24.5mpg.
And you'll definitely get a flattie while it's out.

[popeyewhite]

talksthetorque said:

Knowing the science behind it, probably about 24.5mpg.
And you'll definitely get a flattie while it's out.

Just been out - all sorts of bells going off

[talksthetorque]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Not a visitor.
Its the way my mind seems to think - before realising it's a terrible idea.
However I ususally tell the missus the first bit before getting to the second part.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

CaptainSlow said:

Ayahuasca said:

How is one supposed to clean a bog brush?

Just rinse it under the tap?

I just flush the loo and hold the brush under the stream of water and then agitate it in the bowl. Rinse and repeat a couple of times. Job(bie)'s a good 'un.

[Fermit and Sexy Sarah]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

I just flush the loo and hold the brush under the stream of water and then agitate it in the bowl. Rinse and repeat a couple of times. Job(bie)'s a good 'un.

Is that in the boys or girls CC? take your time to answer, get it wrong and you'll never hear the end of it

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

Is that in the boys or girls CC? take your time to answer, get it wrong and you'll never hear the end of it

At home. When do you ever see toilet brushes in public loos?

[Fermit and Sexy Sarah]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

At home. When do you ever see toilet brushes in public loos?

Yes I know, just referencing the perpetual probing in the gender binary thread

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

Yes I know, just referencing the perpetual probing in the gender binary thread

[captain_cynic]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

CaptainSlow said:

Ayahuasca said:

How is one supposed to clean a bog brush?

Just rinse it under the tap?

I just flush the loo and hold the brush under the stream of water and then agitate it in the bowl. Rinse and repeat a couple of times. Job(bie)'s a good 'un.

I've always just replaced the bog brush when it develops it's own distinctive musk.