Where you goin' city boy? - the off topic and chat thread

Rain water harvesting

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Danpad wrote: »

Things I have been totally unprepared for, namely-questions from my young son. Feel free to suggest answers.

"What's the letter P made out of?"
"If something is invisible does it still have elements?"
"Do triangles really exist?"
"Do you think aliens wash their clothes?"
"Did the Vikings have pet lizards?"
...and trust me, there are lots more!

P is made out of pixels. Its why its called P.
Invisible things only have one element. The element of surprise.
Only three sided triangles exist. If anyone tells you they saw a four sided one they are only lying.
Aliens have their mums wash their clothes for them.
Vikings preferred gizzards to lizards.

Any more I can field for you?

Danpad wrote: »

A few more from the curious mind:

tougher ones..Ill have to go with:

"Why are there doors?"
did you know in Japan doors go sideways!!??
"Why are doors boring?"
to help you go to sleep when the door is closed
"Can aliens pretend to be vampires if they want?"
only illegal aliens
Referring to dogs tails - "How fast is a wag?"
best to rely on maths t=2pi*SQRT(l/g) where l is how long his tail is- lets go measure and check!
"What does a kick in the 'wee-bag' feel like?"
somehow worse than a kick in the big-bag
"Can snails eat stones?"
no, but they rock out at weekends
"What does it feel like inside an orange?"
it always makes me feel a bit blue

You might note that im not great at giving kids useful information

except that pendulum equation.

ardle1 wrote: »

Sure there's a thread out there relating to this,but I cant find it...
Anyway here we go,
Is it just me or have I just watched (l8 last week actually)the most scariest MOST thrilling edge of your seat TV I've ever seen,and have I just watched the most amazing BRAVEST man ever? Nik Wallenda tightrope walk across Grand Canyon..
First viewing very hard to watch second time even though I knew he made it,still hard to watch!

I still can't believe that guy had the cojones to do that with no safety harness or anything like that and he ran the last couple of metres!

Has anyone ever checked out the army shop in Tallaght? Just wondering about the quality of gear etc. The website seems ok: http://www.armyshop.ie/ (no connection, have just been scoping it out for some time)

aaakev wrote: »

I got the army pro and from day 1 they were the most comfy boots iv ever worn, never had wet feet ether and they are still like new a year and half later.

I was goin through 2 pairs of cheap boots every year so they are not expensive if ya will get alot of use out of them

The Sam vimes theory of boots and social class, for any discworld fans!

Over the last 6 weeks ive been using an ecig http://www.bestecig.ie/ (no ties to this website/company) and ive gone from spending €70 a week on cigarettes to €35 a week on tobacco to around €20 a month on this ecig I started to use this to save money not to give up smoking I still have the odd cigarette (1 or 2 per day some days) its saving me a fortune I would recommend it to anyone who wants to give up or like me just wants to save money

ShadowFox wrote: »

Might be handy might be a hazard
http://www.dixonrollerpack.com/

if the trail was ok it would be good in a shtf situation where you might need to carry everything it would be excellent I still would be afraid it might pull you off your feet.

Dont travel the swers
http://www.breakingnews.ie/discover/gbaucwqlidmh/

A piranha cousin rumored to go after testicles might be invading brackish waters near Copenhagen.

http://www.livescience.com/38813-pacu-ball-cutter-fish-denmark.html