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BaZmO*

KevRossi wrote: »

Loose tea leaves don't use plastic

But they’re probably put in a plastic bag (or a plastic coated paper bag) when you buy them.

KevRossi

This is the Silversea Silver Spirit cruise ship at launch in 2009,



This is the same ship in 2018. Notice anything different?



Well it's about 49 foot or almost 17m longer. It was sawn in half and a prepared section was welded into the middle.

And this is how it was done. Cost $70,000,000 in total but a new one is around $500,000,000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gJqz2HVzis

Capt'n Midnight

KevRossi wrote: »

This is the same ship in 2018. Notice anything different?

...
Well it's about 49 foot or almost 17m longer. It was sawn in half and a prepared section was welded into the middle.

Common enough on ferries.

Irish Ferries had the St Killian 1,500 passengers and the St Killian II 2,000 passengers. Same ship.




http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/IrishFerries.html#St-Killian

MonkieSocks

KevRossi wrote: »

Loose tea leaves don't use plastic

And you can buy Milk for the Tea in Cardboard Cartons rather than those Plastic one's

Wibbs

MonkieSocks wrote: »

And you can buy Milk for the Tea in Cardboard Cartons rather than those Plastic one's

Unfortunately the cardboard is plastic coated. And a nightmare to recycle.

mikhail

Chancer3001 wrote: »

re: climate change.

NASA released a document this week saying the ice in antartica is still increasing...

maybe slower than before or whatever...but still

Meltwater from inland reduces the salinity of the ocean water, meaning it freezes more readily, meaning you get a temporarily larger area of thin winter ice. The total volume of ice is still decreasing. The surface area doesn't mean much.

Try_harder

Lyons tea is packaged in Manchester same place as PG tips

NewbridgeIR

Al Jolson was so insecure he used to leave the water faucets running in his dressing room so he wouldn't hear applause for any other acts on the bill.

Wibbs

"Faucets"?? Taps Sir, we're not Americans. Though in fairness faucets sounds more fancy like.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Abe Lincoln's Funeral train visited 13 cities across 8 States over 15 days.

During this journey Lincoln was embalmed repeatedly in order to be fit to lie in State at each of the cities.

In 1901 36 yrs after his death Lincoln's body was moved to its current location. Before sealing his casket it was opened to check that he was still there (he had been a victim of an attempted grave robbery 10 yrs prior.)

Lincoln was observed to be in immaculate condition, perfectably recognisible down to his mole and unhealed bruises to the face caused by the gunshot wound.

It was theorised that he been effectively mummified due to the excessive amounts of embalming.

OldRio

'Mary had a little lamb'

Supposedly the first words recorded on a device. The phonograph was invented in1877. Thomas Edison credited with the work.
Talking of Edison. His nemesis Nikola Telsa and the 'war of the currents' is fascinating.

Realt Dearg Sec

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

his casket.

Wait till wibbs sees this!

KevRossi

The city of Rovaniemi in Finland, where Santa Claus Village is located was rzed in revenge by the Germans in 1944.

It became one of the first properly planned sustainable towns on the planet, even going so far as to do Environmental Impact Surverys for the Hydro dams looking at the full impact on plants, animals and especially local reindeer.

when planning the town, the lead architect Alvar Aalto designed it along the lines of a reindeers head.

This is the initial plan, the town has grown considerably, but the outline is still there, on Google Maps, turn it 90 degrees to the right and use the football pitch as the eye of the reindeer.

Original Plan




More detail (plan is now turned to the right about 60 degrees



Google Maps view, not so clear as it has more detail and is built up.

https://www.google.ie/maps/@66.4987325,25.7213768,5509a,35y,270h/data=!3m1!1e3

And an article on the town.

topmanamillion

When they were teenagers, John Lennnon and Paul Mccarthy studied Buddy Holly's records, learned his performance style and lyricism, and based their act around his persona. Inspired by Holly's insect-themed Crickets, they chose to name their band "The Beatles".

764dak

Brasilia serves as the capital of Brazil and has an aeroplane shape.

http://www.aboutbrasilia.com/maps/brasilia-map.php

From this altitude, the airplane shape of the city becomes visible.

The wings of the airplane are Asa Norte and Asa Sul, designed to accomodate the residents of Brasilia.

The cockpit of the airplane is taken by the political center of Brazil; the Three Powers Square occupies the center of the cockpit.

From East to West, Brasilia is cut by the Eixo Monumental (Monumental Ax); the red mark is right over Palácio do Buriti, seat of the government of Brasília.
From North to South, Brasilia is cut by highways; the central highway, which separates the East from the West zones, is called Eixo Rodoviário (Highway Ax), much better known as Eixão (Big Ax).

The large green area is the Lake Paranoá.
The lake is cut by a few bridges, the newest and largest of which (bottom right of the map) is Bridge JK.

Ahwell

Try_harder wrote: »

Lyons tea is packaged in Manchester same place as PG tips

Is the factory in Goldenbridge gone?

b318isp

Ahwell wrote: »

Is the factory in Goldenbridge gone?

Gone quite a few years now, area is flattened.

Water John

See a report that Yorkshire Tea I think, went more ecofriendly with their tea bags and taking out the plastic, but the customers are complaining that they are falling apart.

MonkieSocks

Water John wrote: »

See a report that Yorkshire Tea I think, went more ecofriendly with their tea bags and taking out the plastic, but the customers are complaining that they are falling apart.

The customers are falling apart?:eek:

retalivity

Stratford-on-slaney is not on the slaney - the river is about1km away.

Things i didnt know before driving through rural wicklow today

gozunda

retalivity wrote: »

Stratford-on-slaney is not on the slaney - the river is about1km away.

Things i didnt know before driving through rural wicklow today

The famous ballad "Weile Weile Waila' about the murder of an infant by its mother includes references to the River "Saile”.

It has been suggested that’s this river is a reference to the Poddle river in Dublin.

The Poddle river was also colloquially known as the River Salach (dirty river in Irish).
The Poddle is also the river whose peaty, mountain water gaves its name to the Black Pool "Dubh Linn" of Dublin.

The Poddle rises in the Cookstown area, north of Tallaght, and flows into the River Liffey in the centre of Dublin. Nowadays, much of the lower course of the Poddle is in a large brick tunnel under the city streets and Dublin Castle, and while access is restricted, it is walkable.

The confluence of the Poddle and the Liffey is visible at low tide at a grated opening in the Liffey walls at Wellington Quay

Say my name

Conchir wrote: »

Speaking of what future civilisations may find of us, one thing is plastic. Plastic doesn't biodegrade and is very long-lived in the environment. Due to this persistence, plastic has been suggested as a future stratigraphic indicator for the proposed Anthropocene epoch (in a similar way to ice cores and rock formations for older geological epochs and eons).

So, future geologists may be looking for layers of plastic on land and in marine cores in order to locate the 20th and 21st centuries.






One thing that gets a lot of coverage now is the problem of microplastics. Most of the media coverage is on microbeads, tiny pieces of plastic that are used in facial scrubs and other cosmetics. These are a type of primary microplastic, which is constructed intentionally to be that size. However, there are probably many more secondary microplastic particles in the environment; these originate from larger pieces of plastic, which break down into smaller pieces.

While plastic doesn't biodegrade, it can undergo photodegradation, or breakdown by UV rays. That process causes plastic to become brittle, so it can then fall apart into many smaller pieces if it is acted on, say by wind or waves. Plastic photodegradation is very inefficient in water, where the low temperatures lower the rate of the process significantly. Therefore, it is currently thought that the majority of microplastics are formed on beaches, where the combination of sunlight, high temperature, and wave action cause large pieces of plastic to become brittle and break down into microplastics. From there, they are then transported into the water where they can be ingested by marine organisms and enter the food web. As most secondary microplastics form on beaches, ideas like the 2 minute beach clean can really help. Even one piece of plastic removed is potentially thousands of microplastic particles that won't enter the ocean.

Microplastic particles have been found in plenty of marine organisms, particularly bivalves such as oysters. The actual pieces of plastic are thought not to have direct effects, but rather it's the additives that leach from the plastic that cause problems. A lot of these additives are classed as endocrine disruptors, meaning they can affect hormones. For example, oysters exposed to polystyrene microparticles have been found to have decreased sperm velocity and egg size, and also had their feeding behaviour affected.

Microplastic particles were found in human poop for the first time earlier this year, though it was a very small study and there's been no findings of them having any effects like in marine species. The next step would be evidence of particles entering human bloodstreams via the digestive system; perhaps there will be work published on that soon though!

There are many microbead bans in force or in the works around the world, and plastic alternatives are being researched for the future, so hopefully the supply of both primary and secondary microplastics may be reduced. However, it will be extremely difficult to remove the bits already in the environment; most pieces are small enough to be unaffected by conventional water treatment systems. Combine that with their longevity and we'll probably be dealing with the effects of our use of plastic for a very long time.

What's more is what's happening right now in this country.

There's skips at building sites and recycling centres dedicated for timber recycling.
That's a good positive save the world kind of thing ye may think.
Except for the fact that people are chucking in plastic sheeting, glass and insulation board into these skips.
The skips then go to waste companies where this "timber" is chipped and marketed as animal bedding in this country.
Farm animals are being bedded in this woodchip/chopped plastic mixture and then it's all landspread as compost. But it seems that the waste companies don't care and seemingly the farmers involved mustn't care either because it's cheaper than chopped virgin timber but future generations of farmers and consumers will forever have to deal with this pollution of soil from chopped plastic while the offenders do it under the guise of green waste recycling. :rolleyes:

TomSweeney

Wibbs






..... How the f*ck do you know so much ?





Love your posts ... jaysus, I consider this thread like a book ...

Realt Dearg Sec

gozunda wrote: »

retalivity wrote: »

Stratford-on-slaney is not on the slaney - the river is about1km away.

Things i didnt know before driving through rural wicklow today

The famous ballad "Weile Weile Waila' about the murder of an infant by its mother includes references to the River "Saile”.

It has been suggested that’s this river is a reference to the Poddle river in Dublin.

The Poddle river was also known colloquially known as the River Salach (dirty river in Irish).
The Poddle is also the river whose peaty, mountain water gaves its name to the Black Pool "Dubh Linn" of Dublin.

The Poddle rises in the Cookstown area, north of Tallaght, and flows into the River Liffey in the centre of Dublin. Nowadays, much of the lower course of the Poddle is in a large brick tunnel under the city streets and Dublin Castle, and while access is restricted, it is walkable.

The confluence of the Poddle and the Liffey is visible at low tide at a grated opening in the Liffey walls at Wellington Quay

The Poddle-Liffey confluence is mentioned in Ulysses, episode 10, the wandering rocks episode:

"From its sluice in Wood quay wall under Tom Devan's office Poddle river hung out in fealty a tongue of liquid sewage." (U10.1193)

It's part of a sequence where the viceroy's cavalcade moves through Dublin, and the roster records many different reactions of members of the public, both deferential and defiant of the representative of the crown in Ireland. Obviously the Poddle's "fealty" is a sarcastic reference. You'll notice that Joyce has moved the point of the confluence down to Wood quay. Joyce was usually meticulously accurate in his depiction of Dublin, so these "mistakes" are never accidental. In this case he's put the stinking, untreated sewage of the Poddle under the office of Tom Devan, who worked in the Dublin Corporation Cleansing Department. In 1904 the department was the subject of massive criticism because of its ongoing failure to construct a centralised sewage system for the city.

mzungu

When you look at an IKEA catalogue, 75% of the images are done purely with CGI. The remaining 25% are photographs.

Wossack

Blackcurrants became very popular in the UK, in part due to a shortage of other vitamin C rich fruit during World War 2. They are able to be grown in the UK, and so via concerted effort by the government at the time, the nations yield and consumption of blackcurrants increased dramatically. During the war in fact, blackcurrant syrup was given free to children under the age of two. Hence the popularity of blackcurrant flavouring there (and here even)

Conversely, in the US it was found that blackcurrant shrubs were a vector for a fungus (white pine blister rust), which threatened the massive US logging industry. So currant farming was federally banned in the early 1900s. This ban was changed to a state ban in 1966, but it was only in 2003(!) that New York state lifted the ban, allowing blackcurrants to be farmed - it is still relatively unknown as a flavour there

As a result, purple skittles in UK and Ireland are blackcurrant flavoured, and in the US they are grape flavour

its_steve116

Only three acts from Nottingham have ever had a UK number one single: Paper Lace, KWS and Ladbaby.

Ipso

Three too many!

Chancer3001

The planet Saturn is famous for its rings.

But according to research by NASA it's only had it's rings for 2.5% of the time it's been in existence .

And they may only hang around for 100million years more before disappearing again

NIMAN

Wossack wrote: »

Blackcurrants became very popular in the UK, in part due to a shortage of other vitamin C rich fruit during World War 2. They are able to be grown in the UK, and so via concerted effort by the government at the time, the nations yield and consumption of blackcurrants increased dramatically. During the war in fact, blackcurrant syrup was given free to children under the age of two. Hence the popularity of blackcurrant flavouring there (and here even)

Conversely, in the US it was found that blackcurrant shrubs were a vector for a fungus (white pine blister rust), which threatened the massive US logging industry. So currant farming was federally banned in the early 1900s. This ban was changed to a state ban in 1966, but it was only in 2003(!) that New York state lifted the ban, allowing blackcurrants to be farmed - it is still relatively unknown as a flavour there

As a result, purple skittles in UK and Ireland are blackcurrant flavoured, and in the US they are grape flavour

Talking of UK blackcurrants, I heard many moons ago that 95% UK grown blackcurrants go into making Ribena.