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stop animal cruelty · 12-01-2019 11:31PM

Neil Armstrong - backwards spells "Alien"

New York is also the most sang about place in the world.

RiderOnTheStorm · 12-01-2019 11:49PM

Bet ye didn't know.....my son is coming home next week, after working abroad for a year. Mrs Rider & I are really looking forward to it.

That bit of info probably wont be of any use to ye in a pub quiz .....

mzungu · 13-01-2019 01:25AM

The above species of bamboo called Phyllostachys bambusoides (or Japanese timber bamboo) is one that flowers at the same time no matter where it is throughout the world no matter what geographic zone or climate it is in. After this happens, the plant will die. The fact that environment has no impact on when this mass flowering occurs has lead to the suggestion that there is an alarm clock of sorts in the cells of the plant which signals the diversion of all energy to flower production and the cessation of vegetative growth.

The mechanics behind this remain a mystery.

py2006 · 13-01-2019 11:55AM

johndaman66 wrote: »

Alfred Hitchcock's mother, Emma Whelan and Charlie Chaplin's mother Hannah Hill, were both from Cork.
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Wikipedia disagrees...

Chancer3001 · 13-01-2019 12:40PM

mzungu wrote: »

Above species of bamboo called Phyllostachys bambusoides (or Japanese timber bamboo) that flowers at the same time no matter where it is throughout the world, or what geographic zone it is in. After this happens, the plant will die. The fact that environment has no impact on when this mass flowering occurs has lead to the suggestion that there is an alarm clock of sorts in the cells of the plant which signals the diversion of all energy to flower production and the cessation of vegetative growth.

The mechanics behind this remain a mystery.

Wow

I Wikipediad that bamboo and found this insane stuff too

One plant produced culms growing a remarkable 47.6 in (121 cm) in 24 hours.!!! You'd nearly see it grow in real time

The flowering interval of this species is very long, about 120 years!
You wouldn't want to be waiting around for a bouquet!

Lady Haywire · 13-01-2019 01:08PM

Carrots with tops on will go off far quicker than those with the green leafy parts removed. On the flip side, the ones with fresh, healthy tops on them are the freshest carrots, but should be used asap or tops removed to keep them from going bendy.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 13-01-2019 01:45PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Carrots with tops on will go off far quicker than those with the green leafy parts removed. On the flip side, the ones with fresh, healthy tops on them are the freshest carrots, but should be used asap or tops removed to keep them from going bendy.

This is because the leaves draw moisture from the roots.

johndaman66 · 13-01-2019 01:56PM

py2006 wrote: »

Wikipedia disagrees...

In good faith took straight from the Christmas Irelands Own that was lying around and didn't research further to validate.

I see as per Wikipedia that Charlie Chaplin's mothers birth name was Hannah Harriet Pedlingham Hill. It mentions that her father Charles Frederick Hill was a shoemaker who may have been of Irish Protestant descent.

As per Wikipedia Alfred Hitchcock's mother was Emma Jane Hitchcock, nWhelan and along with his father was a Roman Catholic, with partial roots in Ireland.

Seems that both mothers had Irish heritage but yes to say that they were from Ireland would indeed be incorrect.

ohnonotgmail · 13-01-2019 03:11PM

Chancer3001 wrote: »

Wow

I Wikipediad that bamboo and found this insane stuff too

One plant produced culms growing a remarkable 47.6 in (121 cm) in 24 hours.!!! You'd nearly see it grow in real time

The flowering interval of this species is very long, about 120 years!
You wouldn't want to be waiting around for a bouquet!

apparently bamboo shoots have been used as a form of torture. The victim was tied down over the shoot and the shoot would grow through them. Mythbusters did an episode on it and it will pierce through flesh as it grows.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 13-01-2019 03:22PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

apparently bamboo shoots have been used as a form of torture. The victim was tied down over the shoot and the shoot would grow through them. Mythbusters did an episode on it and it will pierce through flesh as it grows.

I heard stories of such torture from a man who served in the far east during WW2, but any research I have done on it always said it was of doubtful authenticity, with no actual reliable evidence for it.

4068ac1elhodqr · 13-01-2019 03:31PM

Bamboo is lighter and has greater tensile strength (or resistance to being pulled apart) than steel, and it withstands compression better than concrete.
This strength allows it to grow upto 50 feet tall without any chance of breakage or bending.
Forget fancy 2k all-carbon bikes, light bamboo cycles could be the next craze!

Also, by adding 1lb of valadium to 1ton of steel, you can double it's strength.

There is probably some fancy 'nano-graphine spiderweb embedded' steel that beats bamboo, but isn't cheap or available for mass production.

gozunda · 13-01-2019 04:49PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Carrots with tops on will go off far quicker than those with the green leafy parts removed. On the flip side, the ones with fresh, healthy tops on them are the freshest carrots, but should be used asap or tops removed to keep them from going bendy.

Fresh carrots with green tops placed in a bucket of sand in a cool sheltered place will keep for far longer than those without.

The majority of carrots go off very quickly once removed from storage facilities where they are kept just above 0C for up to 7-9 months, though 5-6 months is more typical.

SuperS54 · 13-01-2019 05:07PM

Alanna Thousands Valley wrote: »

Forget fancy 2k all-carbon bikes, light bamboo cycles could be the next craze!

https://www.google.com/search?q=light+bamboo+cycles&rlz=1C1CHBD_enTW758TW758&oq=light+bamboo+cycles&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 :eek:;)

Adyx · 13-01-2019 07:37PM

Discovery Channel keeps repeating an episode of How It's Made with bamboo (& steel) framed bikes. Company is in Colorado I think.

Water John · 13-01-2019 08:03PM

Bamboo is used in the far East as formwork for the builders of even skyscrapers.

StupidLikeAFox · 13-01-2019 11:28PM

Bamboo scaffolding on Google images:

https://www.google.com/search?q=bamboo+scaffolding&safe=off&client=ms-android-samsung&prmd=isvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiW0fST4uvfAhWGRxUIHRaeAEoQ_AUoAXoECAsQAQ&biw=360&bih=560

mzungu · 14-01-2019 12:29AM

Stanley Kubrick made 2001: A Space Odyssey at the same time the novel was being written. Both Arthur C. Clarke and Kubrick worked on the novel together, but eventually, only Clarke was listed as the author.

Wibbs · 14-01-2019 01:45AM

Well, sorta M. The story was based on a previous piece by Clarke, The Sentinel. Him and Stan met and decided to flesh it out into a novel and screenplay and yep those two were concurrent alright.

Ipso · 14-01-2019 02:06AM

Wibbs wrote: »

Well, sorta M. The story was based on a previous piece by Clarke, The Sentinel. Him and Stan met and decided to flesh it out into a novel and screenplay and yep those two were concurrent alright.

And then Kubrick decided to leave out the bits that explained what was going on.

Sajid Javid · 14-01-2019 02:27AM

The expression the hair of the dog, for an alcoholic drink taken to cure a hangover, is a shortening of 'a hair of the dog that bit you'. It comes from an old belief that someone bitten by a rabid dog could be cured of rabies by taking a potion containing some of the dog's hair, it never cured anybody.

quickbeam · 14-01-2019 09:13AM

Homeopathy gained traction in its early years, simply because it did nothing, which was an improvement on the medical interventions at the time (such as bleeding), so patients survived better.

(According to Brian Cox on an episode of Infinite Monkey Cage)

ohnonotgmail · 14-01-2019 10:38AM

The platypus (other egg laying mammals) does not have a stomach. Its food goes straight from the esophagus to the intestine.

loyatemu · 14-01-2019 11:25AM

Ipso wrote: »

And then Kubrick decided to leave out the bits that explained what was going on.

The movie wouldn't be half as influential and revered if it explained itself.

johndaman66 · 14-01-2019 09:30PM

Sajid Javid wrote: »

The expression the hair of the dog, for an alcoholic drink taken to cure a hangover, is a shortening of 'a hair of the dog that bit you'. It comes from an old belief that someone bitten by a rabid dog could be cured of rabies by taking a potion containing some of the dog's hair, it never cured anybody.

I always thought it was more a case of rubbing the hair of the dog into the wound though and Wikipedia would seem to confirm that
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_of_the_dog

Chancer3001 · 15-01-2019 12:23AM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

The platypus (other egg laying mammals) does not have a stomach. Its food goes straight from the esophagus to the intestine.

Wow . Apparently loads of fish evolved the same trait. Carp family eg

Thepillowman · 15-01-2019 12:46AM

StupidLikeAFox wrote: »

Bamboo scaffolding on Google images:

https://www.google.com/search?q=bamboo+scaffolding&safe=off&client=ms-android-samsung&prmd=isvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiW0fST4uvfAhWGRxUIHRaeAEoQ_AUoAXoECAsQAQ&biw=360&bih=560

Was channel hopping this evening and there was a programme about Hong Kong showing bamboo scaffolding. Presenter enquired as to high up they go with it they told her 68 stories was the record.

Chancer3001 · 15-01-2019 09:21AM

Probably obvious to everyone else but artificial flavouring kinda blows my mind

There's just some chemical that a scientist created that sends the same signals from your tongue to your brain as say strawberry or banana.

So we add that to food instead of an actual banana.

Its mad

New Home · 15-01-2019 11:29AM

Artificial banana flavour derives from artificial vanilla flavour.

sbsquarepants · 15-01-2019 11:34AM

Chancer3001 wrote: »

So we add that to food instead of an actual banana.

Now first the disclaimer - this could well be an urban myth!!

You know those little foam banana sweets - that taste delicious but not quite like a banana, they're distinctly bananaish however?
Well the story I heard, is that is what bananas used to taste like before a fungal infection wiped out the variety everyone used to eat. When we switched over to a different variety they never updated the artificial flavour in the sweets, leaving them stuck in some sort of delicious banana time warp.

ohnonotgmail · 15-01-2019 11:39AM

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Now first the disclaimer - this could well be an urban myth!!

You know those little foam banana sweets - that taste delicious but not quite like a banana, they're distinctly bananaish however?
Well the story I heard, is that is what bananas used to taste like before a fungal infection wiped out the variety everyone used to eat. When we switched over to a different variety they never updated the artificial flavour in the sweets, leaving them stuck in some sort of delicious banana time warp.

There may be something to that. In the 1950s the dominant commercial variety of banana was wiped out by disease. It was replaced a variant that was immune. Even these variants are starting to show signs of the disease so the banana as we know it may go extinct.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_disease

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