Mike Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 43 minutes ago, Bullbasket said: Not at -25c it's not. In fact, it's rather sticky. A stick is very sticky. Water at -25c is a bit icy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardie Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 @spaddad Afraid I can't tell you the blast radius for the supernova but I think it would probably be a good few light years. Here is another 'cheery' one though. Magnetars, I think there are around 23 active ones of those in the Milky Way and they can fire out devastating Gamma Ray bursts. The last one that blasted the Earth was quite distant at 50,000 light years away and affected the Earth's atmosphere, knocking out a few satellites and ripping a chunk of our atmosphere off in 2004. The closest magnetar found so far is a mere 9,000 light years away. The most distant and brightest object in the known universe is a Quasar that is an incredible 13.1 BILLION light years away and weighs something like 800 million times the weight of our Sun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 On 08/10/2019 at 21:06, Mike said: There are more Rs in the word "error" than there are in some other words. I was thinking the same about mirror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 14 hours ago, Beardie said: Before coming to live in Lochgoilhead... I have 2 customers in Lochgoilhead - it's a long way to send a van from Manchester - but hey ho every penny counts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardie Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 @BIG X Might I ask, just to be nosy, what they are customers for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 A daddy long legs is an arachnid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 The M62 has the honour of being the highest motorway in the UK - at 1,221 feet (372 metres), the section of the motorway at Junction 22 is the highest point of the UK's motorway network. The section is located at Windy Hill close to Saddleworth Moor. It is also home to the 'the little house on the prairie' - which is a small farm that nestles in the middle of the motorway... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, Beardie said: @BIG X Might I ask, just to be nosy, what they are customers for? @Beardie picture framing supplies... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardie Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 Ah well I know one of them then.....Prescott? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 5 minutes ago, Beardie said: Ah well I know one of them then.....Prescott? indeed you do - the other being a Thompson... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardie Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 Not familiar with the other one but I know the Prescotts very nice couple. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 My paternal grandfather witnessed the shooting down of John Dillinger outside the Biograph Theatre. He also installed some of the kitchen fittings in the Pentagon when it was being built 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 My paternal grandfather was at a couple of the nastiest battles of WWI. He used to shake hands with a hand sticking out of the trench side whenever he went out on a trip into no-man's land. He also told my dad about the foul language (whispered) that erupted from his officer when he stumbled hands-first into a dead body while crawling about out there We just don't know we're born, do we? We're so lucky not to have to undergo this kind of thing. Sorry for the serious bit again 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzulscha Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 I've been to the Biograph theatre (where I saw 'Something about Mary') and stood on the spot where Dillinger was killed. Odd Chicago laws include it being illegal to dine in a restaurant which is on fire. It is also illegal to fish while seated on a giraffes neck. Of course this means that someone has done both of these things... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 19 minutes ago, Tzulscha said: Of course this means that someone has done both of these things... Some of the rules that have to be enacted across this blue marble we live on to stop weirdos from ruining everything for the 99.9% would blow your mind. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardie Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 @Bullbasket That depends on what 'Daddy Long Legs' you mean. Here in Scotland it's the Cranefly which is a true fly in the order Tipulidae (thank you Wikipedia) where in the USA a Daddy Long Legs is, if I recall correctly, a spider like what we call a harvestman or harvester spider. Tiny wee body on big long legs. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 17 hours ago, Tzulscha said: Ya know, I had to look it up. Apparently it is "Kalamazooian" although everyone here just says that they are from 'Kazoo'. On a similar note, is someone from Goole known as a Goolie? Sorry, that may not travel across the pond! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DStewart Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Mike said: My paternal grandfather was at a couple of the nastiest battles of WWI. He used to shake hands with a hand sticking out of the trench side whenever he went out on a trip into no-man's land. He also told my dad about the foul language (whispered) that erupted from his officer when he stumbled hands-first into a dead body while crawling about out there We just don't know we're born, do we? We're so lucky not to have to undergo this kind of thing. Sorry for the serious bit again My paternal grandfather was so upset by the trenches that he never told his children what happened. He didn't even tell them why he had the MC and bar. It was only after his death they got copies of his citations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 1 hour ago, 3DStewart said: My paternal grandfather was so upset by the trenches that he never told his children what happened. He didn't even tell them why he had the MC and bar. It was only after his death they got copies of his citations. My grandad was a pre war regular in the artillery. We knew nothing about it until a sister of mine researched him. She also discovered a great uncle, our Granny's brother who died in the 1918 'Michael' offensive. It was never spoken of in our family. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Strange fact: Peter O'Toole's daughter, that is the Peter O'Toole the movie star jumped out of my aeroplane. Lovely woman actually. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardie Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 Was it something you said? 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 8 minutes ago, Beardie said: Was it something you said? 'Exit, exit exit.' Works every time. But at least she didn't scream. You could actually hear them screaming as they fell from the aeroplane sometimes. Once I keyed the Mike to tell ATC, 'drop complete'. They heard our last customer expressing her joy as she departed into the void. How we laughed. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 My paternal grandmother knew Albert Ball. Used to ride on the handlebars of his bike when young. My wife had a relative who was president of El Salvador for a short period in the early C20. Her grandfather apparently had song written about him about in El Salvador, centring on his relationships. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 15 minutes ago, Mr T said: My paternal grandmother knew Albert Ball. Used to ride on the handlebars of his bike when young. My wife had a relative who was president of El Salvador for a short period in the early C20. Her grandfather apparently had song written about him about in El Salvador, centring on his relationships. Wow, I think you win whatever prize we're offering. You win it. Albert Ball. A personal hero of mine. El Salvador is pretty interesting too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 On 09/10/2019 at 13:20, Mike said: I have a brick I call Gerald. What would you do without him? He’s a good sort, always there for you when you need him, a real brick ok I will get off and have an early night then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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