If you had a piece of string long enough to cover the circumference of the Earth, how much more would be needed for the string to be one metre above the earth? Answer - Approximately 6 metres.
Same premise with wrapping the string round a tennis ball, how much more would you need to be one metre above the tennis ball? Answer - Approximately 6 metres
Trust the science.
The Earth is not a sphere. Where on either longitude or latitude could you place a piece of string 6 metres above the ‘ Earth’? Even if the land was all at sea level( good luck finding that globally) then the sea would also have to be flat calm. Drain all the water from the seas,you’ll find the deepest oceans are deeper than the highest mountains. Waves in the oceans don’t generally obey the stay calm rule. The Arctic is generally flat, whereas the Antarctic is generally mountainous.
If you had a piece of string long enough to cover the circumference of the Earth, how much more would be needed for the string to be one metre above the earth? Answer - Approximately 6 metres.
Same premise with wrapping the string round a tennis ball, how much more would you need to be one metre above the tennis ball? Answer - Approximately 6 metres
Trust the science.
The Earth is not a sphere. Where on either longitude or latitude could you place a piece of string 6 metres above the ‘ Earth’? Even if the land was all at sea level( good luck finding that globally) then the sea would also have to be flat calm. Drain all the water from the seas,you’ll find the deepest oceans are deeper than the highest mountains. Waves in the oceans don’t generally obey the stay calm rule. The Arctic is generally flat, whereas the Antarctic is generally mountainous.
Did they plot this piece of string Tom?
Chill fact checking.
I guess you are correct , there’s no such thing as a sphere 😉
If you had a piece of string long enough to cover the circumference of the Earth, how much more would be needed for the string to be one metre above the earth? Answer - Approximately 6 metres.
Same premise with wrapping the string round a tennis ball, how much more would you need to be one metre above the tennis ball? Answer - Approximately 6 metres
Trust the science.
The Earth is not a sphere. Where on either longitude or latitude could you place a piece of string 6 metres above the ‘ Earth’? Even if the land was all at sea level( good luck finding that globally) then the sea would also have to be flat calm. Drain all the water from the seas,you’ll find the deepest oceans are deeper than the highest mountains. Waves in the oceans don’t generally obey the stay calm rule. The Arctic is generally flat, whereas the Antarctic is generally mountainous.
Did they plot this piece of string Tom?
Chill fact checking.
I guess you are correct , there’s no such thing as a sphere 😉
The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Well, because that's the way they built them in England, and English engineers designed the first US railroads. Why did the English build them like that? Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the wagon tramways, and that's the gauge they used. So, why did 'they' use that gauge then? Because the people who built the tramways used the same jigs and tools that they had used for building wagons, which used that same wheel spacing. Why did the wagons have that particular odd wheel spacing? Well, if they tried to use any other spacing, the wagon wheels would break more often on some of the old, long distance roads in England . You see, that's the spacing of the wheel ruts. So who built those old rutted roads? Imperial Rome built the first long distance roads in Europe (including England ) for their legions. Those roads have been used ever since. And what about the ruts in the roads? Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts, which everyone else had to match or run the risk of destroying their wagon wheels. Since the chariots were made for Imperial Rome , they were all alike in the matter of wheel spacing. Therefore the United States standard railroad gauge of 4 feet, 8.5 inches is derived from the original specifications for an Imperial Roman war chariot. Bureaucracies live forever. So the next time you are handed a specification/procedure/process and wonder 'What horse's as came up with this?', you may be exactly right. Imperial Roman army chariots were made just wide enough to accommodate the rear ends of two war horses. (Two horses' ases.) Now, the twist to the story: When you see a Space Shuttle sitting on its launch pad, there are two big booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank. These are solid rocket boosters, or SRBs. The SRBs are made by Thiokol at their factory in Utah . The engineers who designed the SRBs would have preferred to make them a bit fatter, but the SRBs had to be shipped by train from the factory to the launch site. The railroad line from the factory happens to run through a tunnel in the mountains, and the SRBs had to fit through that tunnel. The tunnel is slightly wider than the railroad track, and the railroad track, as you now know, is about as wide as two horses' behinds. So, a major Space Shuttle design feature, of what is arguably the world's most advanced transportation system, was determined over two thousand years ago by the width of a horse's as. And you thought being a horse's as wasn't important? Ancient horse's as*es control almost everything. 😁😁
The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Well, because that's the way they built them in England, and English engineers designed the first US railroads. Why did the English build them like that? Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the wagon tramways, and that's the gauge they used. So, why did 'they' use that gauge then? Because the people who built the tramways used the same jigs and tools that they had used for building wagons, which used that same wheel spacing. Why did the wagons have that particular odd wheel spacing? Well, if they tried to use any other spacing, the wagon wheels would break more often on some of the old, long distance roads in England . You see, that's the spacing of the wheel ruts. So who built those old rutted roads? Imperial Rome built the first long distance roads in Europe (including England ) for their legions. Those roads have been used ever since. And what about the ruts in the roads? Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts, which everyone else had to match or run the risk of destroying their wagon wheels. Since the chariots were made for Imperial Rome , they were all alike in the matter of wheel spacing. Therefore the United States standard railroad gauge of 4 feet, 8.5 inches is derived from the original specifications for an Imperial Roman war chariot. Bureaucracies live forever. So the next time you are handed a specification/procedure/process and wonder 'What horse's as came up with this?', you may be exactly right. Imperial Roman army chariots were made just wide enough to accommodate the rear ends of two war horses. (Two horses' ases.) Now, the twist to the story: When you see a Space Shuttle sitting on its launch pad, there are two big booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank. These are solid rocket boosters, or SRBs. The SRBs are made by Thiokol at their factory in Utah . The engineers who designed the SRBs would have preferred to make them a bit fatter, but the SRBs had to be shipped by train from the factory to the launch site. The railroad line from the factory happens to run through a tunnel in the mountains, and the SRBs had to fit through that tunnel. The tunnel is slightly wider than the railroad track, and the railroad track, as you now know, is about as wide as two horses' behinds. So, a major Space Shuttle design feature, of what is arguably the world's most advanced transportation system, was determined over two thousand years ago by the width of a horse's as. And you thought being a horse's as wasn't important? Ancient horse's as*es control almost everything. 😁😁
In an online auction that captivated fashion enthusiasts and art collectors alike, a minuscule handbag, measuring smaller than a grain of salt, fetched an astonishing price of over $63,000.
The barely visible fluorescent yellowish-green bag, aptly named the “Microscopic Handbag,” was crafted by a New York art collective, MSCHF, and sold on Wednesday.
The microscopic masterpiece, with dimensions of a mere 657 by 222 by 700 microns (or less than 0.03 inches wide), is a reproduction of a popular Louis Vuitton design. However, it is important to note that the luxury label itself was not involved in its creation.
The MSCHF group, known for their inventive and sometimes controversial art projects, used a cutting-edge manufacturing technology called two-photon polymerization to 3D-print the bag at a micro-scale.
Unbelievably, the tiny handbag is said to be narrower than the eye of a needle, highlighting its remarkable size. Accompanying the sale was a microscope equipped with a digital display, allowing buyers to appreciate the intricate details of the bag that are impossible to discern with the naked eye.
Promotional images of the “Microscopic Handbag” revealed the distinct Louis Vuitton “LV” monogram, suggesting that it draws inspiration from the fashion house’s popular OnTheGo tote. The full-sized version of the bag currently retails between $3,100 and $4,300.
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Trust the science.
The Earth is not a sphere.
Where on either longitude or latitude could you place a piece of string 6 metres above the ‘ Earth’?
Even if the land was all at sea level( good luck finding that globally) then the sea would also have to be flat calm.
Drain all the water from the seas,you’ll find the deepest oceans are deeper than the highest mountains.
Waves in the oceans don’t generally obey the stay calm rule.
The Arctic is generally flat, whereas the Antarctic is generally mountainous.
Did they plot this piece of string Tom?
Chill fact checking.
It was a metaphorical piece of string.😊
@tomgoodun
I think most rational people had worked out it was metaphorical Tom.
The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Well, because that's the way they built them in England, and English engineers designed the first US railroads. Why did the English build them like that? Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the wagon tramways, and that's the gauge they used. So, why did 'they' use that gauge then? Because the people who built the tramways used the same jigs and tools that they had used for building wagons, which used that same wheel spacing. Why did the wagons have that particular odd wheel spacing? Well, if they tried to use any other spacing, the wagon wheels would break more often on some of the old, long distance roads in England . You see, that's the spacing of the wheel ruts. So who built those old rutted roads? Imperial Rome built the first long distance roads in Europe (including England ) for their legions. Those roads have been used ever since. And what about the ruts in the roads? Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts, which everyone else had to match or run the risk of destroying their wagon wheels. Since the chariots were made for Imperial Rome , they were all alike in the matter of wheel spacing. Therefore the United States standard railroad gauge of 4 feet, 8.5 inches is derived from the original specifications for an Imperial Roman war chariot. Bureaucracies live forever. So the next time you are handed a specification/procedure/process and wonder 'What horse's as came up with this?', you may be exactly right. Imperial Roman army chariots were made just wide enough to accommodate the rear ends of two war horses. (Two horses' ases.) Now, the twist to the story: When you see a Space Shuttle sitting on its launch pad, there are two big booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank. These are solid rocket boosters, or SRBs. The SRBs are made by Thiokol at their factory in Utah . The engineers who designed the SRBs would have preferred to make them a bit fatter, but the SRBs had to be shipped by train from the factory to the launch site. The railroad line from the factory happens to run through a tunnel in the mountains, and the SRBs had to fit through that tunnel. The tunnel is slightly wider than the railroad track, and the railroad track, as you now know, is about as wide as two horses' behinds. So, a major Space Shuttle design feature, of what is arguably the world's most advanced transportation system, was determined over two thousand years ago by the width of a horse's as. And you thought being a horse's as wasn't important? Ancient horse's as*es control almost everything. 😁😁
Ha, very good.
The easternmost point of Brazil is closer to Africa than to its westernmost point, and by quite some distance.
Good grief, I never realised how big Brazil is. I do know they have an awful lot of poker players though.
Brazil is the fifth biggest, by land area, country in the World, behind 1) Russia; 2) Canada; 3) (continental) U.S.A & 4) China
Thanks @SidV79
Surprised Australia does not feature in the top 5.
Just smaller than Brazil, and more than twice the size of 7th, India
The UK is 78th. If counted separately, England would be 97th, Scotland 116th, and Wales 150th.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area
"under every pony's tail, lies an ar sehole"
haha. thanks nan!
In an online auction that captivated fashion enthusiasts and art collectors alike, a minuscule handbag, measuring smaller than a grain of salt, fetched an astonishing price of over $63,000.
The barely visible fluorescent yellowish-green bag, aptly named the “Microscopic Handbag,” was crafted by a New York art collective, MSCHF, and sold on Wednesday.
The microscopic masterpiece, with dimensions of a mere 657 by 222 by 700 microns (or less than 0.03 inches wide), is a reproduction of a popular Louis Vuitton design. However, it is important to note that the luxury label itself was not involved in its creation.
The MSCHF group, known for their inventive and sometimes controversial art projects, used a cutting-edge manufacturing technology called two-photon polymerization to 3D-print the bag at a micro-scale.
Unbelievably, the tiny handbag is said to be narrower than the eye of a needle, highlighting its remarkable size. Accompanying the sale was a microscope equipped with a digital display, allowing buyers to appreciate the intricate details of the bag that are impossible to discern with the naked eye.
Promotional images of the “Microscopic Handbag” revealed the distinct Louis Vuitton “LV” monogram, suggesting that it draws inspiration from the fashion house’s popular OnTheGo tote. The full-sized version of the bag currently retails between $3,100 and $4,300.