Did you know?

[plastic penguin]

Throw some interesting (and humorous) facts. But please keep it clean chaps and chapesses.

Did you know people who pick Cob nuts (commonly known as hazelnuts) are known as nutters.

 

[12th Monkey]

Rick Jones, a.k.a. Yoffy from Fingerbobs, destroyed the mouse after the last episode. Must have had enough!

 

[Gray]

people who pick Cob nuts (commonly known as hazelnuts) are known as nutters.

There are a few Cob nut pickers on this forum.

 

[Gray]

Rick Jones, a.k.a. Yoffy from Fingerbobs, destroyed the mouse after the last episode. Must have had enough!

I fancied Maggie Henderson, but that fact can't have been unique to me 😍

 

[Symples]

The dark side of the moon is not dark

 

[Al ears]

There are a few Cob nut pickers on this forum.

There's a multitude on every forum....

 

[Friesiansam]

The dark side of the moon is not dark

There is no dark side of the moon really, matter of fact, it’s all dark.

 

[plastic penguin]

Did you know?

In the 1969 film The Battle of Britain, they fired more blanks than bullets in the real 1940 BoB.

With all the flying exhibits seen in the film was officially the 25th biggest Airforce in the world in 1969.

 

[MrReaper182]

In Michigan USA it is illegal to chain an alligator to a fire hydrant
In Glendale California USA horror movies are banned from Thursday to Sunday
In Uzbekistan Billiards is band in Uzbekistan as it apparently leads to vice
In Canada it is illegal to remove bandages in public
In Victoria Australia it is illegal to wear pink trousers after midday

 

[plastic penguin]

In Michigan USA it is illegal to chain an alligator to a fire hydrant
In Glendale California USA horror movies are banned from Thursday to Sunday
In Uzbekistan Billiards is band in Uzbekistan as it apparently leads to vice
In Canada it is illegal to remove bandages in public
In Victoria Australia it is illegal to wear pink trousers after midday

Love the alligator one. 😁

 

[12th Monkey]

There is no dark side of the moon really, matter of fact, it’s all dark.

Indeed. The average lunar albedo is 14, iirc.

 

[Symples]

Indeed. The average lunar albedo is 14, iirc.

I didn't know that

 

[Friesiansam]

Indeed. The average lunar albedo is 14, iirc.

Are you not familiar with the last line of Dark Side of the Moon?

 

[12th Monkey]

I was speaking literally, rather than figuratively!

 

[plastic penguin]

Did you know?

Dali are the 2nd biggest manufactures of speaker cabinets.

IIRC the biggest is Elac, although I could be wrong on the Elac claim.

 

[plastic penguin]

Did you know?

The first James Bond to star in Moonraker was Bob Holness ('Blockbusters' fame) for a 1955 radio production.

The first car Bond ever drove was a blue Sunbeam Alpine in Dr. No.

 

[12th Monkey]

If you have an analogue watch, you also have a compass. In the northern hemisphere, point the hour hand at the sun, and halfway between there and 12 o'clock is south. In the southern, the reverse is true. On the equator, maybe you'd want a proper compass...

 

[WayneKerr]

If you have an analogue watch, you also have a compass. In the northern hemisphere, point the hour hand at the sun, and halfway between there and 12 o'clock is south. In the southern, the reverse is true. On the equator, maybe you'd want a proper compass...

That's clever and interesting

 

[12th Monkey]

That's clever and interesting

Got it off one of Brian Cox's series a few years ago! But yes, it's really pretty clever.

 

[12th Monkey]

When it's dark, find Ursa Major/the big dipper - the saucepan shape. Follow the side of the saucepan away from the handle upwards, and carry on upwards. That side of the saucepan is about 20% ot the way to Polaris, so another (roughly) four times that distance brings you to another brightish star - that's Polaris, which is (give or take) North.

 

[Al ears]

When it's dark, find Ursa Major/the big dipper - the saucepan shape. Follow the side of the saucepan away from the handle upwards, and carry on upwards. That side of the saucepan is about 20% ot the way to Polaris, so another (roughly) four times that distance brings you to another brightish star - that's Polaris, which is (give or take) North.

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doesn't work well in a cloudy Wales....

 

[Friesiansam]

When it's dark, find Ursa Major/the big dipper - the saucepan shape. Follow the side of the saucepan away from the handle upwards, and carry on upwards. That side of the saucepan is about 20% ot the way to Polaris, so another (roughly) four times that distance brings you to another brightish star - that's Polaris, which is (give or take) North.

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Ah, so it's not just me that thinks Ursa Major looks more like a long-handled saucepan!

 

[Al ears]

Ah, so it's not just me that thinks Ursa Major looks more like a long-handled saucepan!

Yep, never did understand how they resemble bears....

 

[12th Monkey]

How many people do you need to gather together before the chance is greater than half that two will share a birthday?

If you haven't heard this before, you might be surprised to know that it is just 23.

Birthday problem - Wikipedia

 

[12th Monkey]

If you are following another ship in orbit and want to catch up to dock, what do you do? Fire your engines to speed up, or slow down?

Might surprise some that the answer is the latter. A reduction in speed drops you into a lower orbit, which will mean you get around the moon or planet in les time, ergo you'll catch up. You can then speed up to, erm, slow down as it were.

Space is weird and wonderful.