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I bet you didn't know that this thread would have a part 2

IamMetaldave

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Gloomtastic!

Anyone here called Fionn or called their son Fionn? Avoid going to France or else change names. It translates to anus! :rolleyes:

peasant

Deleted User wrote: »

It looks big, even from that point which is about 1.5km away. And it IS big.

Huge, in fact.

bloody heck...it is huge :eek:

for reference...bottom left is terminal 2 of Dublin airport...top right is the distribution centre

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

The WitchKing of Angmar wrote: »

Marbles are not made of marble, they're made of glass.

They were originally made from polished marble though. Modern marbles are glass but began as marble, other stones, and clay.

joujoujou

The WitchKing of Angmar wrote: »

Marbles are not made of marble, they're made of glass.

Some are made of rubber, especially on a race track.

Capt'n Midnight

StupidLikeAFox wrote: »

65.76 million years ago today? I must light a candle for them

We will have a better idea when there's more evidence. Plant growth rings and other seasonal changes should tell us what time of year it happened.

BTW the Ice age ended on July 19th 11,722 years ago, probably about three-ish in the afternoon since that's the warmest time of the day.

They weren't using Daylight Savings Time back then so it's only an approximation.

[Deleted User]

Marbles are not made of marble, they're made of glass.

Ipso

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

The asteroid that wiped out the dinos hit 65.76 million years ago

False flag.

KathleenGrant

StupidLikeAFox wrote: »

65.76 million years ago today? I must light a candle for them

:D:D:D

StupidLikeAFox

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

The asteroid that wiped out the dinos hit 65.76 million years ago

65.76 million years ago today? I must light a candle for them

Fourier

Esel wrote: »

This might be of interest.

https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=873236

Wow! Can't wait to hear more about this. Actual victims of the impact.

Esel

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

The asteroid that wiped out the dinos hit 65.76 million years ago

This might be of interest.

https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=873236

Professor Moriarty

The words "Play it again, Sam" weren't said in Casablanca. The line is actually "Play it once, Sam".

branie2

The words "Beam me up, Scotty" were actually never said in Star Trek

Capt'n Midnight

The asteroid that wiped out the dinos hit 65.76 million years ago

Realt Dearg Sec

Protestants! Up to their old tricks again!

Capt'n Midnight

branie2 wrote: »

The number of people killed by the Inquisition was actually lower than believed.

People given a choice between the civil authorities and the inquisition usually took the latter, because they had rules.

Also most of the torture was psychological. Rather than set to with red hot pincers, they'd show the client all the tools and explain in detail how each was used. Then a night in the cells to concentrate the mind. Most people didn't go on to actual torture. But if they did there were rules about what could be done and for how long.

Also a lot of it was political early on after the re conquest of Spain. Once it settled down a lot of it was people denouncing their enemies for profit.

The reason why the inquisition stands out is because the invention of printing meant it was widely denounced in Northern Europe where the Protestant witch hunts were killing more.

branie2

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

EVERYBODY expected the Spanish Inquisition - they were legally obliged to give 30 days notice

The number of people killed by the Inquisition was actually lower than believed.

branie2

The recently deceased actor, Shane Rimmer, appeared in Coronation Street

Realt Dearg Sec

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

The Eiffel Tower was only supposed to be temporary.

And it was despised by Parisians. Guy de Maupassant would eat there every day because it had the only view of the city where he couldn't see it.

Kat1170

Sephiroth_dude wrote:

Sections of the Autobahn in Germany have no speed limit.

They do in fact have a speed limit albeit a minimum one not the more common maximum one.

4068ac1elhodqr

The o2 Dome features on the previous page's link (along with Tesco Ire's DC) as one of the 10 largest buildings in the world by volume.

But the o2 may face competition from a new dome in East Ldn: The MSG Sphere.
If it gets the go-ahead, will be the uk's largest indoor concert venue with room for 21,500 (17.5 seated).

Other features:

The largest and highest resolution LED screen in the world. The building would be wrapped in triangular LED panels
A diameter of 120m and a height of 90m, Haptic flooring system conveying bass through the floor so that the audience can ‘feel’ the experience
An adaptive acoustics system to deliver ‘crystal-clear audio to every guest, no matter the size or type of event’
Wireless connectivity delivering 25 megabits per second for every guest, ‘enabling a broader range of content, greater interaction among guests, and more immersive entertainment experiences’

Capt'n Midnight

EVERYBODY expected the Spanish Inquisition - they were legally obliged to give 30 days notice

Capt'n Midnight

The Eiffel Tower was only supposed to be temporary.

mzungu

The Eiffel Tower was originally supposed to be in Barcelona. But thinking the thing would end up looking like an eyesore, the city rejected Gustave Eiffel's plans, and he was forced to repitch the project elsewhere. Luckily, Eiffel found a home for his idea in Paris. The rest is history.

Capt'n Midnight

https://xkcd.com/2129/

Esel

Sleepy wrote: »

I pass the Tesco Distribution Centre every day. Our Zombie apocalypse plan involves raiding it before heading out to Lambay

You can eat the wallabies there too.

Sleepy

I pass the Tesco Distribution Centre every day. Our Zombie apocalypse plan involves raiding it before heading out to Lambay

[Deleted User]

Deleted User wrote: »

There is a big building just off the M1 at Donabate, you can see one elevation of it as you're driving into the village, it even has its own wind turbine for power generation

This is the Tesco distribution centre for Ireland. All goods are shipped to Dublin port, brought there and then loaded up for distribution to the 150-odd Tescos around the country, including all the NI stores.

https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.4781389,-6.199248,3a,24.5y,39.42h,90.1t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEq3Rwv6uO5nio6LnaeBTPg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

It looks big, even from that point which is about 1.5km away. And it IS big.

Huge, in fact.

It has a footprint of over 80,000 sq. metres, which is impressive on it's own. But the fact that it is essentially one big rectangular cube means it has a volume that is even more impressive: over 1.5 million cubic metres. To put that in context, it is the 10th biggest building, by volume, in the world. In. The. World.

It was number 9 until the Finnish entry at number 8 was completed last year.

Edit: forgot the Wikipedia link

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

Now I know where to head when the zombie apocalypse hits.

lapua20grain

Deleted User wrote: »

There is a big building just off the M1 at Donabate, you can see one elevation of it as you're driving into the village, it even has its own wind turbine for power generation

This is the Tesco distribution centre for Ireland. All goods are shipped to Dublin port, brought there and then loaded up for distribution to the 150-odd Tescos around the country, including all the NI stores.

https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.4781389,-6.199248,3a,24.5y,39.42h,90.1t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEq3Rwv6uO5nio6LnaeBTPg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

It looks big, even from that point which is about 1.5km away. And it IS big.

Huge, in fact.

It has a footprint of over 80,000 sq. metres, which is impressive on it's own. But the fact that it is essentially one big rectangular cube means it has a volume that is even more impressive: over 1.5 million cubic metres. To put that in context, it is the 10th biggest building, by volume, in the world. In. The. World.

It was number 9 until the Finnish entry at number 8 was completed last year.

Edit: forgot the Wikipedia link

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

There are 700,000 pallets spaces with on average of 1.8million cases of stock picked and dispatched from there with a further approx 8k roll cages of slow moving stock trunked to there from other Tesco depots in the UK which is then distributed to ROI stores. The majority of stock is sourced in Ireland and not through Dublin port as you have stated, I know this as I worked in their supply chain and distribution.

Esel

Nixonbot wrote: »

Ecuador is not Mexico :pac:

The main reason for this is that the Earth bulges at the equator, giving it an extra 20km or so of distance to the centre compared to the poles.

It is now. I edited the Wiki page to make it so.

Everyone on this thread knows about the Earth's spare tyre already.