What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

Capt'n Midnight

sbsquarepants wrote: »

I know there are different sized infinities (which surprised me when I read it) - but surely a pint is a pint no?
Is there nothing sacred?

There's a US saying "A pint's a pound the world around" *

Here it's "a pint of water weighs a pound and a quarter".

And the US uses a different size of fluid ounce too because reasons :rolleyes:
So five real pints are the same volume as six over there, and that's before you take into account the substance inside those glasses.

Mrs Woman

Me too!!!! :shriek:

Paz-CCFC

maudgonner wrote: »

Most of the continents' names begin & end with the letter A. Huh.

And the one that doesn't begins and ends with the letter E!

Capt'n Midnight

Paz-CCFC wrote: »

And the one that doesn't begins and ends with the letter E!

Technically speaking it's part of Afro-Eurasia

quickbeam

Technically speaking, North America and South America don't begin and end with "A".

Harambe

Oceania.

Vincent Vega

'Gorse fire.'
I'm assuming it's obvious as any report i read gives no explanation as to what it means.
Also, nobody commenting seems confused despite the fact I can't recall hearing or reading the term once up til this moment in time

Shannon757

Vincent Vega wrote: »

'Gorse fire.'
I'm assuming it's obvious as any report i read gives no explanation as to what it means.
Also, nobody commenting seems confused despite the fact I can't recall hearing or reading the term once up til this moment in time

Gorse is a plant. It is on fire.

Vincent Vega

I know, I just realised it :pac:

Seems to be an peculiarly irish thing of focusing on the particular genus of the plant though mind you.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

quickbeam wrote: »

Technically speaking, North America and South America don't begin and end with "A".

Most non English speaking countries regard it as one continent. South Americans are bewildered when you tell them that the US is on a different continent.

4ensic15

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Most non English speaking countries regard it as one continent. South Americans are bewildered when you tell them that the US is on a different continent.

They are only distinct continents because of a man made canal as is Africa.
If it wasn't for the Suez Canal Africa, Europe and Asia would comprise one land mass. Ditto with the Panama canal and the americas.

pickarooney

The Suez canal doesn't separate Europe from Asia. What point are you making exactly?

New Home

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Most non English speaking countries regard it as one continent. South Americans are bewildered when you tell them that the US is on a different continent.

4ensic15 wrote: »

They are only distinct continents because of a man made canal as is Africa.
If it wasn't for the Suez Canal Africa, Europe and Asia would comprise one land mass. Ditto with the Panama canal and the americas.

Animated, color-coded map showing the various continents and regions. Depending on the convention and model, some continents may be consolidated or subdivided: for example, Eurasia is most often subdivided into Europe and Asia (red shades), while North and South America are sometimes recognized as one American continent (green shades).

ChunkyLover54

Back in my day there was only one continent: Pangea.

ChunkyLover54

Just realised that WhatsApp = "What's up".

764dak

I knew tailgating meant having a social meal at the back of a vehicle but I wasn't aware that the back of a truck or hatchback was called a tailgate.

4ensic15

pickarooney wrote: »

The Suez canal doesn't separate Europe from Asia. What point are you making exactly?

Europe is a peninsula off the coast of Asia and they are not distinct continents as such. The Suez canal separates Eurasia from Africa, so if it hadn't been built there would only be one continent.

Good little 3 minute video here explaining why there are 4,5,6,7 or even more continents. There's no real set definition of what a continent is. I've always been taught seven, the Olympic flag says 5, others say other things. Check out the clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uBcq1x7P34

HeidiHeidi

Omackeral wrote: »

Good little 3 minute video here explaining why there are 4,5,6,7 or even more continents. There's no real set definition of what a continent is. I've always been taught seven, the Olympic flag says 5, others say other things. Check out the clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uBcq1x7P34

Just on the Olympic flag bit - I didn't think it had anything to do with the number of continents.... always thought it was a selection of five colours that covered every flag in the world (at least one colour of each represented)....

HeidiHeidi

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Just on the Olympic flag bit - I didn't think it had anything to do with the number of continents.... always thought it was a selection of five colours that covered every flag in the world (at least one colour of each represented)....

My understanding is that the colours covered all the world flags and that the 5 rings were each for a continent. Damn you if you taught me wrong Ms Gildea circa 1992

Just looked it up.


The rings are five interlocking rings, colored blue, yellow, black, green and red on a white field, known as the "Olympic rings". The symbol was originally designed in 1912 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, co-founder of the modern Olympic Games. He appears to have intended the rings to represent the five participating continents: Africa, Asia, America, Australia and Europe.[5] According to Coubertin, the colors of the rings together with the white of the background included the colors composing every competing nation's flag at the time.


We're both covered Heidi :P

HeidiHeidi

Omackeral wrote: »

My understanding is that the colours covered all the world flags and that the 5 rings were each for a continent. Damn you if you taught me wrong Ms Gildea circa 1992

Wiki appears to confirm that we're both right!!

ETA - hah, snap!

annascott

That Axl Rose was born a woman

Yourself isit

Omackeral wrote: »

Good little 3 minute video here explaining why there are 4,5,6,7 or even more continents. There's no real set definition of what a continent is. I've always been taught seven, the Olympic flag says 5, others say other things. Check out the clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uBcq1x7P34

This convinces me that there are just 2 continents.

valoren

That the Oval office is called that because the shape of the room is oval.
It never clicked.

sbsquarepants

valoren wrote: »

That the Oval office is called that because the shape of the room is oval.
It never clicked.

Did you happen to notice what colour the house was?:D

valoren

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Did you happen to notice what colour the house was?:D

:eek:

Blackhorse Slim

Or the actual shape of the Pentagon? Americans are very literally-minded

Gwynplaine

That Henry de Bromhead is an actual person. I have no interest in Horseracing, so whenever I heard this name I thought it was some sort of Horseracing term.
Kind of like years ago, in Rugby, I thought Garryowen was a person.

Hans_Memling

You'll never win an argument with a woman.