Things universal

17-07-2020 10:06am #1

I hate there is more than one type electric socket. This should be made standard so I don't need to have three types. Also with phone chargers I have to get a new connection most times I change phone for spare.

What other things should be?

dzsfah2xoynme9 · 17-07-2020 10:07am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I hate there is more than one type electric socket. This should be made standard so I don't need to have three types. Also with phone chargers I have to get a new connection most times I change phone for spare.

What other things should be?

Nearly all phones nowadays use USB type c. Except apple of course..

jimgoose · 17-07-2020 10:14am

Deleted User wrote: »

I hate there is more than one type electric socket. This should be made standard so I don't need to have three types. Also with phone chargers I have to get a new connection most times I change phone for spare.

What other things should be?

What three types of electric socket are you talking about? North American, UK/Ireland and Euro are three main ones you'll encounter, but within Ireland?

king_of_mayo · 17-07-2020 10:20am

The amount of time, effort and money put into time zones is mind bending.

We should have a universal Earth time. 8pm in Ireland is 8 pm in California is 8 pm in Australia.

Don't get me started on leap seconds :rolleyes: Let them build up and have a day of it in ten thousand years or so.

biko · 17-07-2020 10:20am

Having different languages is stupid.
Everyone should speak French, such a beautiful language.

Zaph · 17-07-2020 10:22am

biko wrote: »

Having different languages is stupid.
Everyone should speak French, such a beautiful language.

C'est une idee merde

jimgoose · 17-07-2020 10:24am

king_of_mayo wrote: »

The amount of time, effort and money put into time zones is mind bending.

We should have a universal Earth time. 8pm in Ireland is 8 pm in California is 8 pm in Australia.

Don't get me started on leap seconds :rolleyes: Let them build up and have a day of it in ten thousand years or so.

That was the way it was for a long time, when it didn't matter. Then someone invented shipping, and it was very quickly discovered that not having time zones was an insufferable, unworkable plaster. In short, it's been tried and found wanting.

king_of_mayo · 17-07-2020 10:25am

jimgoose wrote: »

That was the way it was for a long time, when it didn't matter. Then someone invented shipping, and it was very quickly discovered that not having time zones was an insufferable, unworkable plaster. In short, it's been tried and found wanting.

It has not been tried. A lack of any time zones is not the same as one universally agreed on time zone. The problem with shipping/trains was that destination might be 20 minutes off the time from source.

jimgoose · 17-07-2020 10:29am

king_of_mayo wrote: »

It has not been tried. A lack of any time zones is not the same as one universally agreed on time zone. The problem with shipping/trains was that destination might be 20 minutes off the time from source.

Oh, I see what you mean now - that'll teach me to read. But there is no way in Hell a single, global TZ is going to happen. I'm just grateful for UTC. :pac:

17-07-2020 10:30am

Irish milk should be the only milk available worldwide.

king_of_mayo · 17-07-2020 10:32am

jimgoose wrote: »

Oh, I see what you mean now - that'll teach me to read. But there is no way in Hell a single, global TZ is going to happen. I'm just grateful for UTC. :pac:

Might not happen, but it should. China should have three or four but they're like "nah, one will do us" and they're very happy about it.

Also it would have been great if the whole world agreed on what side of the road was best to drive on...

completedit · 17-07-2020 10:34am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Irish milk should be the only milk available worldwide.

It's not that great. I believed in this hype about Irish milk and thought we were the only country who had such milk. Czech milk is lovely

WrenBoy · 17-07-2020 10:36am

The dates should be formatted in order Day/Month/Year not this Month/Day /Year nonsense.

WrenBoy · 17-07-2020 10:37am

completedit wrote: »

It's not that great. I believed in this hype about Irish milk and thought we were the only country who had such milk. Czech milk is lovely

A-ha ! Another Czech Dairy Operative sowing dissent, Im onto you......

king_of_mayo · 17-07-2020 10:39am

WrenBoy wrote: »

The dates should be formatted in order Day/Month/Year not this Month/Day /Year nonsense.

Year/Month/Day is naturally self sorting.

StupidLikeAFox · 17-07-2020 10:42am

Clothes. How annoying is it getting up and having to decide what clothes to wear. Everybody should be issued with standard issue black outfits. Same goes for haircuts. "What'll it be?" - oh jog on, there should be a standard hairstyle for both men and women, ideally one for both but that might be pushing it.

Political parties. They are all the same anyway, we would save a lot of time and money if we did away with elections and all parties just merged into one and got on with it.

Music. Why are there so many styles and genres? There should only be a small selection of approved songs that everyone could listen to, preferably all dedicated to Michael Martin

Gregor Samsa · 17-07-2020 10:50am

I’ve two cars. Both 2010, and both marques that manufactured by Ford at the time. On one, you put the stalk up to turn on the wipers. On the other, put the stalk down. I can never remember which is which.

I test drove a Toyota Avensis years ago. As soon as I discovered the indicator stalk was on the right side of the steering wheel, I turned around and drove back to the garage. I’ve never even contemplated driving a Toyota since.

Imperial measurements should be banned worldwide. Anyone who can’t see the superiority of metric should not be allowed to measure anything.

TheIrishGrover · 17-07-2020 11:05am

Date: YYYY/MM/DD
Plugs: UK standard or something similar. I hate those US plugs. Jesus Christ I always feel like I'm going to get a shock when I plug something in. I don't know how they can simply accept these sparks when you plug something in or out.
Chargers: Apple should be forced to use USB-C.
On-screen keyboards: (For logging into Netflix or whatever on your tele) Should all be QWERTY. None of this some using ABCD sh*t
Shops: Prices on items in shops should be the f*cking price you pay. (I'm looking at your state tax, America)
Driving: Driving on one side of road (I don't care which, just f*cking pick one)
English spelling: Should be UK English spelling
Daylight Savings Time: Get rid
Measurements: Should all use Metric system (And this is coming from someone who grew up in the 70's). Weights, Metric system too. WTF is a "Fluid Ounce"? Are there 16 fluid ounces in a fluid pound? 14 fluid pounds in a fluid stone? Temperature measurement too. "30 degrees outside" "Nice" "Are you nuts? Water freezes at 24 degrees!!!" "WTF?"

Atlantic Dawn · 17-07-2020 11:09am

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

I test drove a Toyota Avensis years ago. As soon as I discovered the indicator stalk was on the right side of the steering wheel, I turned around and drove back to the garage. I’ve never even contemplated driving a Toyota since.

As far as I know all cars now sold here are indicators on the left, wipers on the right. Think it was circa late 90's. It was a proper pain when switching between cars.

Tig98 · 17-07-2020 11:11am

There is too much needless options and ranges.

Get rid of all the chocolate bars, take the stress out of treating yourself

All anyone really needs is a good Turkish delight and be on their way

M256 · 17-07-2020 11:12am

The manual transmission should be made illegal

biko · 17-07-2020 11:32am

There are too many governments.
How about just one, a world government?

murpho999 · 17-07-2020 11:33am

Plugs sould be Irish/UK ones everywhere. There the safest in my opinion.

Chargers. Apple are either switching to USB C soon enough or to wireless.
I think in a few years all mobiles will not have a charging port as they'll all be using wireless charging.

America should stop using Farenheit temps.

Metric system should be worldwide.

Irish butter should be standard around the world

All bread should bakery fresh everywhere. Pre packaged such as Brennan's banned.

Car Number Plates. I think the irish year-county- number is great and simple. Should be everywhere.

murpho999 · 17-07-2020 11:34am

M256 wrote: »

The manual transmission should be made illegal

Why? I like driving manual car

Gregor Samsa · 17-07-2020 11:35am

Tig98 wrote: »

All anyone really needs is a good Turkish delight and be on their way

Turkish delight barely qualifies as a solid, let alone a food fit for human consumption.

Gregor Samsa · 17-07-2020 11:36am

M256 wrote: »

The manual transmission should be made illegal

Electric cars will see the end of the manual transmission.

jimmycrackcorm · 17-07-2020 11:56am

StupidLikeAFox wrote: »

Clothes. How annoying is it getting up and having to decide what clothes to wear. Everybody should be issued with standard issue black outfits. Same goes for haircuts. "What'll it be?" - oh jog on, there should be a standard hairstyle for both men and women, ideally one for both but that might be pushing it.

Political parties. They are all the same anyway, we would save a lot of time and money if we did away with elections and all parties just merged into one and got on with it.

Music. Why are there so many styles and genres? There should only be a small selection of approved songs that everyone could listen to, preferably all dedicated to Michael Martin

Welcome to North Korea, where life is much simpler. Enjoy your incarceration.

El Weirdo · 17-07-2020 1:25pm

murpho999 wrote: »

Metric system should be worldwide.

It pretty much is.

It's only really the US, Liberia and Myanmar that still plod along with imperial.

Check out this lunacy for a laugh...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cPeZLCVWTw

Ubbquittious · 17-07-2020 1:28pm

BS546 FTW

MrCostington · 17-07-2020 1:29pm

StupidLikeAFox wrote: »

Everybody should be issued with standard issue black outfits. Same goes for haircuts. "What'll it be?" - oh jog on, there should be a standard hairstyle for both men and women, ideally one for both but that might be pushing it.

https://www.nine.com.au/entertainment/viral/north-korean-haircuts-and-other-fun-facts/08ffe0c9-937f-48ff-b3df-49d9315df84a#2

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Allinall · 17-07-2020 1:48pm

TheIrishGrover wrote: »

Date: YYYY/MM/DD
Plugs: UK standard or something similar. I hate those US plugs. Jesus Christ I always feel like I'm going to get a shock when I plug something in. I don't know how they can simply accept these sparks when you plug something in or out.
Chargers: Apple should be forced to use USB-C.
On-screen keyboards: (For logging into Netflix or whatever on your tele) Should all be QWERTY. None of this some using ABCD sh*t
Shops: Prices on items in shops should be the f*cking price you pay. (I'm looking at your state tax, America)
Driving: Driving on one side of road (I don't care which, just f*cking pick one)
English spelling: Should be UK English spelling
Daylight Savings Time: Get rid
Measurements: Should all use Metric system (And this is coming from someone who grew up in the 70's). Weights, Metric system too. WTF is a "Fluid Ounce"? Are there 16 fluid ounces in a fluid pound? 14 fluid pounds in a fluid stone? Temperature measurement too. "30 degrees outside" "Nice" "Are you nuts? Water freezes at 24 degrees!!!" "WTF?"

Agree with everything except the bolded bit.

We absolutely have to have driving on both sides of the road. Otherwise there would be carnage.

It would also be a total waste of 50% of our road space.

Capt'n Midnight · 17-07-2020 6:07pm

WrenBoy wrote: »

The dates should be formatted in order Day/Month/Year not this Month/Day /Year nonsense.

Capt'n Midnight · 17-07-2020 6:10pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Irish milk should be the only milk available worldwide.

You didn't think this through did you.

It would cost an absolute bloody fortune what with all the competition from China.

And it would probably go off by the time you got it to Kitwe unless you UHT'd it and that's an abomination.

Capt'n Midnight · 17-07-2020 6:18pm

For lighting BC22 bayonet was the universal standard in these parts.

But now shops are trying to flog off screw in , screw up E27 rubbish.

I've never had to tighten a normal bulb.The old incandescent E27's needed tightening every few months due to heating/cooling expansion. A valve grinding tool is handy for this complete and utter waste of time.

If you see a shop selling screw in lighting fixtures, it's only because they cheaped out.

Quantum Erasure · 18-07-2020 6:26am

Quantum Erasure · 18-07-2020 6:32am

murpho999 wrote: »

Car Number Plates. I think the irish year-county- number is great and simple. Should be everywhere.

and then we went and ruined it with our not-at-all superstitious 131..

Badly Drunk Boy · 18-07-2020 6:44am

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

For lighting BC22 bayonet was the universal standard in these parts.

But now shops are trying to flog off screw in , screw up E27 rubbish.

I've never had to tighten a normal bulb.The old incandescent E27's needed tightening every few months due to heating/cooling expansion. A valve grinding tool is handy for this complete and utter waste of time.

I'm so extremely strong that I don't expect these bulbs not to be crushed as I screw them in. So I vote for the bayonet too!

dmc17 · 18-07-2020 7:08am

Screw heads

Optimalprimerib · 18-07-2020 7:16am

The x button on controllers should be in the same place.

quickbeam · 18-07-2020 7:49am

Clothing sizes!! A size 12 should be a size 12 everywhere!

I Am Nobody · 19-07-2020 2:23am

One tablet that treats all your ills,instead of having to take 7 different ones.

Capt'n Midnight · 19-07-2020 9:10am

Chlorine trifluoride.

It's a great stain remover.
Also pretty good on removing labels and paint, and warts.

In fact it's very close to being a universal solvent too.
In the very, very literal sense of do not drag, roll, slide, or drop the container.

FanadMan · 19-07-2020 3:39pm

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Chlorine trifluoride.

It's a great stain remover.
Also pretty good on removing labels and paint, and warts.

In fact it's very close to being a universal solvent too.
In the very, very literal sense of do not drag, roll, slide, or drop the container.

That is some scary stuff! No known way to extinguish it when ignited and reacts violently with almost all substances.

WrenBoy · 20-07-2020 3:31pm

king_of_mayo wrote: »

Year/Month/Day is naturally self sorting.

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

I refuse, I believe everyone has a cause, one which defines their lives and may consume them mind body and soul. I will die before I write my dates differently than Day/ Month/ Year and will work to convert others to my side.

Am I a hero?,, well thats for others to say.

Montage of Feck · 20-07-2020 3:42pm

StupidLikeAFox wrote: »

Clothes. How annoying is it getting up and having to decide what clothes to wear. Everybody should be issued with standard issue black outfits. Same goes for haircuts. "What'll it be?" - oh jog on, there should be a standard hairstyle for both men and women, ideally one for both but that might be pushing it.

Political parties. They are all the same anyway, we would save a lot of time and money if we did away with elections and all parties just merged into one and got on with it.

Music. Why are there so many styles and genres? There should only be a small selection of approved songs that everyone could listen to, preferably all dedicated to Michael Martin

You had me upto Michael Martin

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El_Duderino 09 · 20-07-2020 3:48pm

The calendar we use is bollox. There should be a calendar with a set number of days per month. E.g. 13 months with 4 weeks per month, so standard 28 day months and account for the lead year at the end of every fourth year.

That way the days would be fixed to dates of the month. Every 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd of each month would be the same day of the week every month for 4 years in a row. So much simpler and so much easier to plan into the future.

P.S. Julius Caesar did well to come up with the current calendar when he did. Things had gone to sh1t in Rome when he took over, to the extent that they had lost track of the date and were about 40 days out. But i think we could do a lot better now and the standardised calendar would be much better

quickbeam · 20-07-2020 3:51pm

El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

The calendar we use is bollox. Thee should be a calendar with a set number of days per month. E.g. 13 months with 4 weeks per month, so standard 28 day months and account for the lead year at the end of every fourth year.

That way the days would be fixed to dates of the month. Every 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd of each month would be the same day of the week every month for 4 years in a row. So much simpler and so much easier to plan into the future.

13 x 28 = 364. Unless you're planning to add five days every fourth year?

Plus, having the same date fall on the same day every year would suck. Imagine your birthday landing on a Monday four years in a row! No thanks.

El_Duderino 09 · 20-07-2020 3:56pm

quickbeam wrote: »

13 x 28 = 364. Unless you're planning to add five days every fourth year?

Plus, having the same date fall on the same day every year would suck. Imagine your birthday landing on a Monday four years in a row! No thanks.

Why would you care if your birthday is on the same day every year? I spend 5 out of every 7 birthdays in work and just mark the day at the weekend or whenever suits.

quickbeam · 20-07-2020 4:04pm

El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

Why would you care if your birthday is on the same day every year? I spend 5 out of every 7 birthdays in work and just mark the day at the weekend or whenever suits.

Because some days are suckier than others and at least a change in day each year is something different.

El_Duderino 09 · 20-07-2020 4:08pm

quickbeam wrote: »

Because some days are suckier than others and at least a change in day each year is something different.

I can't think of a good or bad day to have a birthday. What are some examples of good and bad days?

Feisar · 20-07-2020 4:21pm

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

You didn't think this through did you.

It would cost an absolute bloody fortune what with all the competition from China.

And it would probably go off by the time you got it to Kitwe unless you UHT'd it and that's an abomination.

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