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I bet you didnt know that

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As people here work in various jobs / professions they might know things from work or study no one here knows yet. this is what this topic is about.

what do you know that we have never heard of?

Eg: you don't need to be great at maths to be an architect

this is obvious to me but everyone says to me "i wanted to be an architect but i was bad at math,i can barely add"

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dasdog

Wibbs wrote: »

Oh and see those white wall tyres? Tyre rubber was actually white, or close to it back in the day before modern plastics, they added black pigment to make tyres black.

Not black pigment, black carbon, which increases durability and dissipates heat more evenly

Wibbs

Mountainsandh wrote: »

"Worry not, mother, look thou yonder at the little arrow on the pump, thence be your tank." (I think the car was a Honda)

Which as I have discovered likely means the Honda bastards are fucking with you, like they have with me.

(Claude Francois was hugely successful and famous, and died young, electrocuting himself in the bath as he attempted to fix a light fitting that had gone wonky).

A fairly common way to peg it in the 1950's and 60's was dying in the bathroom. Electrical outlets were the same as the rest of the house and third party heaters and boilers for many said bathrooms either killed people by electric shock, or by CO poisoning.

Wibbs

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Jaguar solved this problem a long time ago on the XJ-S. The fuel cap is on the right.

And there's another one on the left.

More likely because you needed two fuel holes for quick access to keep the thing running for any length of time.

Not quite a joke either. I knew someone who had the series three E-Type with the V12. You could actually watch the fuel gauge slowly but perceptively drop on tickover. :eek: That engine was a beautifully engineered petrol leak, with added noise.

On that note... No less a man ego than Enzo Ferrari said of the Jaguar E-type that "it was the most beautiful car in the world". And it was way cheaper than Italian and other exotics of the time. And could do 150 MPH(with a long run up, though cars like the E-Type roaring down the newly opened M1 in England did hasten the end of no speed limits on their roads). Damned near every famous and renowned man and woman of the time and since has owned one.

And damn if it isn't a very pretty car(though a little under wheeled for my liking).

Though such was its cultural impact that one Doctor Christiaan Barnard, who performed the first heart transplant was once asked how he would measure death clinically and his reply was along the lines of: If a man sat in an E-Type Jaguar failed to score with a Lady©, he was most likely clinically dead.

Oh and see those white wall tyres? Tyre rubber was actually white, or close to it back in the day before modern plastics, they added black pigment to make tyres black.

The very first car I "drove" was an E Type owned by an uncle. Who decided that at the age of 11 I should have a go at driving. As you do. Never mind my Da™ teaching me and then getting me to drive most of the way home after our regular fishing jaunts when I was 12/13/14. Jaysus Da, said I, Be grand, said he. We were stopped by the Guards on a couple of occasions and after a mandatory, if desultary and half hearted lecture, in all but once instance let me go on. Different days... And not that long ago. Today, the Da™ would be in the Joy, the Ma™ would be granted a no fault divorce and I'd be in care.

Franz Von Peppercorn

mzungu wrote: »

If there was a hole going straight through the earth and you jumped in, it would take about 42 mins to reach the other side.

Would you ever get to the other side?

Edit:

You’re right.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/would-you-fall-all-the-wa/

mzungu

If there was a hole going straight through the earth and you jumped in, it would take about 42 mins to reach the other side.

Mountainsandh

runawaybishop wrote: »

Some cars do, most do not. It's an urban myth .

I'll tell you what, I got a delicious moment of victorious glory thanks to that urban myth, when my Mam turned to me, slightly panicked as we approached the pumps in her rental car : "Mountains, I don't know what side the tank is on, what shall I do ?", "Worry not, mother, look thou yonder at the little arrow on the pump, thence be your tank." (I think the car was a Honda)

I feel I have to include a little "you didn't know that" so there goes :

The famous song "My way" sung by Sinatra was originally the French song "Comme d'habitude" sung by Claude Francois.

Canadian singer/song writer Paul Anka just happened to see it on the tv in France in 1968, liked the tune, and rewrote it for Frank Sinatra the following year.

The meaning of the song completely changed : while in English it is an end-of-life "no regrets" kind of song, in French it was about routine (comme d'habitude = as usual), and a couple that are pretending to be still in love while they have privately broken apart.

(Claude Francois was hugely successful and famous, and died young, electrocuting himself in the bath as he attempted to fix a light fitting that had gone wonky).

Wibbs

VW 1 wrote: »

Quoted to tell you my OCD loves that you took that pic with the odometer at 150000.

I've a photo on my phone of my clock at 98765km. And the trip computer 432.1

Spent ages waiting for the right moment to set it all up, the gf gave me an exasperated roll eyes when I explained why.

TBH I can understand her throwing her eyes to heaven, for you good Sir... are a weird bastard. But then again, as my pic proves, so am I(not a bet you didn't know that entry). Nada wrong with that in my book.

For me that pic was a milestone, well... a kilometrestone. As it were. I was going back home from god knows where and noticed the KM's were ticking by to that number, so I kept an eye peeled. How I didn't cause a pileup... Though likely caused a few embolisms of WTF in other drivers. Pulled over at the right time and took the pic.

It gets even sadder... Being *ahem* of a more mature vintage and having grown up betwixt imperial and metric and confused by both equally, I then googled what 100,000 miles in old money was in Km's. Turns out it's 160934.4 Km. And I took a picture then. That .4 was a right bastard to catch.

Capt'n Midnight

Jaguar solved this problem a long time ago on the XJ-S. The fuel cap is on the right.

And there's another one on the left.

368100

Bandana boy wrote: »

My current |Mazda does have the little indicator
My previous Peugeot did as well
The wife's current Audi and previous Audi had it as well

2015 mercedes has it too

Bandana boy

runawaybishop wrote: »

Some cars do, most do not. It's an urban myth that has popped up several times.

Ford, Volkswagen, Toyota and Nissan all said their modern vehicles had such an indicator.

Vauxhall said all models built in the past two years have an arrow but added that the petrol cap always sits on the driver’s side in their vehicles anyway.

Audis and BMWs do not have an indicator as standard, but again say it is always on the driver’s side - except in BMW Minis.

Citroen and Peugeot do not have a graphic, and the cap can be found on either side of their cars.

The manufacturers’ responses disprove another common, but mistaken, belief: that the cap is on whatever would be the passengers’ side in a car’s main market, so drivers could safely fill up from a jerry-can at the side of the road, away from passing traffic.

My current |Mazda does have the little indicator
My previous Peugeot did as well
The wife's current Audi and previous Audi had it as well

runawaybishop

partyguinness wrote: »

But what is the reason for it if the explantion given to me is an urban myth?

Mine is a BMW and has it. Missus has an Audi will check hers next time I drive it.

It's a myth in that is it not true for all cars.

partyguinness

runawaybishop wrote: »

Some cars do, most do not. It's an urban myth that has popped up several times.

Ford, Volkswagen, Toyota and Nissan all said their modern vehicles had such an indicator.

Vauxhall said all models built in the past two years have an arrow but added that the petrol cap always sits on the driver’s side in their vehicles anyway.

Audis and BMWs do not have an indicator as standard, but again say it is always on the driver’s side - except in BMW Minis.

Citroen and Peugeot do not have a graphic, and the cap can be found on either side of their cars.

The manufacturers’ responses disprove another common, but mistaken, belief: that the cap is on whatever would be the passengers’ side in a car’s main market, so drivers could safely fill up from a jerry-can at the side of the road, away from passing traffic.

But what is the reason for it if the explantion given to me is an urban myth?

Mine is a BMW and has it. Missus has an Audi will check hers next time I drive it.

runawaybishop

partyguinness wrote: »

The fuel gauge on your dashboard has a small arrow next to it....look next time.

It points to the side of the car where the fuel tank nozzle is located. Only found out that last week after 22 years driving.

Some cars do, most do not. It's an urban myth that has popped up several times.

Ford, Volkswagen, Toyota and Nissan all said their modern vehicles had such an indicator.

Vauxhall said all models built in the past two years have an arrow but added that the petrol cap always sits on the driver’s side in their vehicles anyway.

Audis and BMWs do not have an indicator as standard, but again say it is always on the driver’s side - except in BMW Minis.

Citroen and Peugeot do not have a graphic, and the cap can be found on either side of their cars.

The manufacturers’ responses disprove another common, but mistaken, belief: that the cap is on whatever would be the passengers’ side in a car’s main market, so drivers could safely fill up from a jerry-can at the side of the road, away from passing traffic.

partyguinness

somefeen wrote: »

I think that would be incorrect. In ireland Cod specifically refers to Gadus Morhua, Atlantic Cod.
There are other fish similar to Cod like Haddock but the term for these is Gadoids.

Edit. But you might be correct since there's a lot of ambiguity around common names. I must have a look at how EU food labeling laws define cod.

Check out the brains on Brad...

partyguinness

ARNOLD J RIMMER wrote: »

11 days that never happened in Britain.

Nothing whatsoever happened in British history between 3 and 13 September 1752. The British Calendar Act of 1751 proclaimed that in Britain (and Americn Colonies) Thursday 3 September 1752 should become Thursday 14 September 1752

In 1752 Britain decided to abandon the Julian calendar in favour of the Gregorian. By doing so, 3 September instantly became 14 September - and as a result, nothing whatsoever happened in British history between 3 and 13 September 1752.

I'm sure the Brits were off killing natives in some far off lands. Nothing to write home about.

somefeen

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

Cod is itself a term that applies to multiple types (even species) of fish.

I always get hake. Price with fish is to do with the supply or availability of fish. Cod used to be be dirt cheap, hence it’s use in fish n chips to begin with.

I think that would be incorrect. In ireland Cod specifically refers to Gadus Morhua, Atlantic Cod.
There are other fish similar to Cod like Haddock but the term for these is Gadoids.

Edit. But you might be correct since there's a lot of ambiguity around common names. I must have a look at how EU food labeling laws define cod.

Franz Von Peppercorn

somefeen wrote: »

In 2011 a DNA study confirmed that 28% of Cod sold in Irish chippers was not Cod at all and had been replaced with a cheaper alternative.

Cod is itself a term that applies to multiple types (even species) of fish.

I always get hake. Price with fish is to do with the supply or availability of fish. Cod used to be be dirt cheap, hence it’s use in fish n chips to begin with.

partyguinness

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I've always thought it was the icon pointing towards the side the pump cap is on. So your fuel pump is pointing to the left, which is the side your nozzle is on. Always worked that way in cars i've driven anyway:pac:

Sorry that is what I meant- it points to the side where the fuel cap is.

New Home

Ipso wrote: »

I'm surprised it's a fish!

Why, do you smell a rat? :pac:

Ipso

partyguinness wrote: »

Quite frankly I'm surprised its that low.

I'm surprised it's a fish!

VW 1

Wibbs wrote: »

Not on mine. Doesn't have the arrow either.

My fuel tank nozzle is on the passenger side. Maybe the symbol tells me that's the type of pump I should aim for? Or Honda were just out to confuse.

In keeping avec the thread; Honda are the world's largest producers of internal combustion engines.

Quoted to tell you my OCD loves that you took that pic with the odometer at 150000.

I've a photo on my phone of my clock at 98765km. And the trip computer 432.1

Spent ages waiting for the right moment to set it all up, the gf gave me an exasperated roll eyes when I explained why.

cdeb

ARNOLD J RIMMER wrote: »

11 days that never happened in Britain.

Nothing whatsoever happened in British history between 3 and 13 September 1752. The British Calendar Act of 1751 proclaimed that in Britain (and Americn Colonies) Thursday 3 September 1752 should become Thursday 14 September 1752

In 1752 Britain decided to abandon the Julian calendar in favour of the Gregorian. By doing so, 3 September instantly became 14 September - and as a result, nothing whatsoever happened in British history between 3 and 13 September 1752.

This only happened in Greece in 1923. Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh lived through this jump.

Other countries have different calendars of course. It's the year 107 in North Korea, 1396 in Iran, 1467 in Armenia, 2008 in Ethiopia and 2561 in Thailand

partyguinness

somefeen wrote: »

In 2011 a DNA study confirmed that 28% of Cod sold in Irish chippers was not Cod at all and had been replaced with a cheaper alternative.

Quite frankly I'm surprised its that low.

somefeen

In 2011 a DNA study confirmed that 28% of Cod sold in Irish chippers was not Cod at all and had been replaced with a cheaper alternative.

Lady Haywire

Wibbs wrote: »

Not on mine. Doesn't have the arrow either.

My fuel tank nozzle is on the passenger side. Maybe the symbol tells me that's the type of pump I should aim for? Or Honda were just out to confuse.

In keeping avec the thread; Honda are the world's largest producers of internal combustion engines.

I've always thought it was the icon pointing towards the side the pump cap is on. So your fuel pump is pointing to the left, which is the side your nozzle is on. Always worked that way in cars i've driven anyway:pac:

ARNOLD J RIMMER

11 days that never happened in Britain.

Nothing whatsoever happened in British history between 3 and 13 September 1752. The British Calendar Act of 1751 proclaimed that in Britain (and Americn Colonies) Thursday 3 September 1752 should become Thursday 14 September 1752

In 1752 Britain decided to abandon the Julian calendar in favour of the Gregorian. By doing so, 3 September instantly became 14 September - and as a result, nothing whatsoever happened in British history between 3 and 13 September 1752.

Wibbs

wally79 wrote: »

On some cars it’s the side that the little pump symbol is on the gauge

Not on mine. Doesn't have the arrow either.

My fuel tank nozzle is on the passenger side. Maybe the symbol tells me that's the type of pump I should aim for? Or Honda were just out to confuse.

In keeping avec the thread; Honda are the world's largest producers of internal combustion engines.

razorblunt

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

It's a Scottish dream.

Every day is new years eve and a Hogmanay all-nighter would last eight months.

Imagine the money they'd have to spend, they'd hate it!

Are Am Eye

You'll notice that cars that were manufactured(originally) in countries where you drive on the right hand side of the road will have the fuel cap on the right hand side - so you would be stood safely in off the road when you pulled up at a petrol pump. Lots of complicated stuff came in to the equation thereafter so that information is outdated and useless.

wally79

Joeseph Balls wrote: »

Mine doesn't

On some cars it’s the side that the little pump symbol is on the gauge