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[GSV Ethics Gradient]

There's some good ones in other countries too:

List of frivolous political parties - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The Hungarian Two Tailed Dog Party, is a good one...

Quite a few with beer in the title.

 

[jjbomber]

In the english language, 'short' is longer than 'long', while 'long' is shorter that 'short'.

That is the long and the short of it!

 

[Jasonovich]

In the english language, 'short' is longer than 'long', while 'long' is shorter that 'short'.

That is the long and the short of it!

That's a tall story 🙂

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Also from Misc:

In 2023, South Korea abandoned its traditional way of calculating someone's age. Basically, a child was born and deemed to be aged 1 year old, and when the next Jan 1st came around would add another year - so a child born on Dec 31st would be two the next day.

Bizarre.

 

[Friesiansam]

Also from Misc:

In 2023, South Korea abandoned its traditional way of calculating someone's age. Basically, a child was born and deemed to be aged 1 year old, and when the next Jan 1st came around would add another year - so a child born on Dec 31st would be two the next day.

Bizarre.

There was a piece about this at the time, on the BBC News website. Did seem like a very odd way of doing things.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Did seem like a very odd way of doing things.

Master of understatement at work there!

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Water in the solar system - we haven't got that much, it seems. Measured in zettalitres (1,000BnBn litres), and obviously allowing for significant degrees of estimation:

Earth 1.3zl.
Pluto 1zl.
Europa 2.6zl.
Callisto 5.3zl.
Titan 18.6zl.
Ganymede 35.4zl

So we've only got about 2%...

(From The Sky at Night magazine Nov 24.)

 

[Friesiansam]

Water in the solar system - we haven't got that much, it seems. Measured in zettalitres (1,000BnBn litres), and obviously allowing for significant degrees of estimation:

Earth 1.3zl.
Pluto 1zl.
Europa 2.6zl.
Callisto 5.3zl.
Titan 18.6zl.
Ganymede 35.4zl

So we've only got about 2%...

(From The Sky at Night magazine Nov 24.)

Methinks 1.3 exatonnes of water, is still quite a lot and, I don’t think the residents of The Maldives want any more…

 

[Jasonovich]

Water in the solar system - we haven't got that much, it seems. Measured in zettalitres (1,000BnBn litres), and obviously allowing for significant degrees of estimation:

Earth 1.3zl.
Pluto 1zl.
Europa 2.6zl.
Callisto 5.3zl.
Titan 18.6zl.
Ganymede 35.4zl

So we've only got about 2%...

(From The Sky at Night magazine Nov 24.)

I believe I heard somewhere, the Chinese discovered water on the moon?

 

[Friesiansam]

I believe I heard somewhere, the Chinese discovered water on the moon?

The Sunday Sport claimed they found a bus up there…

 

[Jasonovich]

The Sunday Sport claimed they found a bus up there…

Ha ha ha. I think the film sets for the moon landing is still left there.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

I believe I heard somewhere, the Chinese discovered water on the moon?

There are polar craters that never see any sunlight - they are believed to contain water ice.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Methinks 1.3 exatonnes of water, is still quite a lot and, I don’t think the residents of The Maldives want any more…

I think it's the change of state that they have an issue with!

 

[DougK1]

WWIII will be a fight over water resources... hopefully not in my lifetime, but it will surely happen at some stage in the future.

 

[Jasonovich]

WWIII will be a fight over water resources... hopefully not in my lifetime, but it will surely happen at some stage in the future.

Einstein: (I can't recall the exact quote)
WWIV we'll be fighting with sticks and stones.

 

[Kenneth Fernandes]

In 2025, all toilets in the global north will have a handheld toilet shower/health faucet in every house. If not already installed by now.

 

[Friesiansam]

I think it's the change of state that they have an issue with!

If Antartica thaws, they’re finished.

EDIT: On second thoughts, if our climate warms enough for that to happen, we're all finished...

 

[Gray]

In 2025, all toilets in the global north will have a handheld toilet shower/health faucet in every house. If not already installed by now.

Not a chance of that being the case Kenneth.
Apart from when the roof leaks, my house hasn't got any type of shower.

 

[Kenneth Fernandes]

Not a chance of that being the case Kenneth.
Apart from when the roof leaks, my house hasn't got any type of shower.

It’s for the better health, honestly, in my view to use a health faucet.

 

[Revolutions]

It’s for the better health, honestly, in my view to use a health faucet.

Kenneth, I feel that statistics might be against you. The UK does not have a history of using them & I'm pretty sure we don't have a crisis of infections from poor hygiene, nor have done in the past.

 

[Kenneth Fernandes]

Apart from when the roof leaks,

When the rooftop work is planned or you have decided to shift postcodes, until a brand new modern building is erected from the ground-up, it's worth considering a solar roof instead, along with the Tesla's Powerwall.

 

[Kenneth Fernandes]

Kenneth, I feel that statistics might be against you. The UK does not have a history of using them & I'm pretty sure we don't have a crisis of infections from poor hygiene, nor have done in the past.

In the UK, people have become accustomed to using dry wipes, hence the statistics wouldn't show. However, using water spray over wet wipes provides a greater hygienic and complete wash.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

In the UK, people have become accustomed to using dry wipes, hence the statistics wouldn't show. However, using water spray over wet wipes provides a greater hygienic wash.

As you've raised this subject elsewhere, can you leave it out of this thread please.

Further posts about toilets will be removed - as I say, there is a thread elsewhere and this is supposed to be about things people might not know.

 

[Gray]

If Elon Musk started spending a million dollars a day, it would take him 1200 years to spend his money.

(That's according to his dad, speaking on Newsnight just now).

 

[Friesiansam]

I know many things, if only I could remember all the things I know...