Interesting little facts...

[Noggin]

The longest border that France has with another country is in South America!



(Only know this cos a group of us at a quiz sat and worked out all the borders that France (Europe) has with other countries!! Gobsmacked to find it wasn't even on this continent!!)

[Taipan]

The longest border that France has with another country is in South America!



(Only know this cos a group of us at a quiz sat and worked out all the borders that France (Europe) has with other countries!! Gobsmacked to find it wasn't even on this continent!!)

I never knew that! Everydays a school day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil%E2 ... nce_border

[Noggin]

I never knew that! Everydays a school day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil%E2 ... nce_border

No one at the pub quiz knew it either - not even the French! He won't be able to use that question again though as we all know now!!

[Skub]

You can't wash slug slime off of you, should you get it on you.

It also can wreck vehicle paintwork. I've had my own battles with the sneaky snotters.

[Screwdriver]

OK, this tread is dying. My turn.

The speed of light is not what you think. We can only measure a two way average and therefore, it could be instantaneous in one direction and half the rated speed in the other (anisotropic). This has the interesting property of suggesting what we see all those zillions of "light years" away is the instantaneous actual state of the universe and to have any causal effect, we'd have to travel at half the commonly assumed (isotropic) value of c to get there. Naturally we wouldn't even notice the difference!

It's a head bender but there is no conceivable experiment to "prove" the one way speed of light.

I look forwards to anyone who disagrees with some enthusiasm. I love having arguments when I know I'm right!

[Mr. Dazzle]

The longest border that France has with another country is in South America!



(Only know this cos a group of us at a quiz sat and worked out all the borders that France (Europe) has with other countries!! Gobsmacked to find it wasn't even on this continent!!)

France also has the longest internal domestic flight doesn't it? Paris to Reunion in the Indian Ocean, still in France.

[Wscad]

The two shortish days of your whole life is....

The day you were born

And the day you passed away

[Wscad]

All polar bears are left handed

[Yorick]

All polar bears are left handed

And left footed?

Would be a rubbish football team

[Dodgy69]

I thought it would be much further, but the horizon at sea is only 3 miles.

[David]

I thought it would be much further, but the horizon at sea is only 3 miles.

the horizon at sea level is three miles away....which is why ships have tall bits to steer from......



I did mention elsewhere that I am a pedantic bastard (though my parents were married).

[cheb]

I thought it would be much further, but the horizon at sea is only 3 miles.

the horizon at sea level is three miles away....which is why ships have tall bits to steer from......



I did mention elsewhere that I am a pedantic bastard (though my parents were married).

At sea level the horizon is 0 miles away, being as your eyes would be level with the sea.

[David]

I thought it would be much further, but the horizon at sea is only 3 miles.

the horizon at sea level is three miles away....which is why ships have tall bits to steer from......



I did mention elsewhere that I am a pedantic bastard (though my parents were married).

At sea level the horizon is 0 miles away, being as your eyes would be level with the sea.

Out pedanted!

[Mr. Dazzle]

the horizon at sea level is three miles away....which is why ships have tall bits to steer from......



I did mention elsewhere that I am a pedantic bastard (though my parents were married).

At sea level the horizon is 0 miles away, being as your eyes would be level with the sea.

Out pedanted!

Your fact is Heightist! What about midgets?

[cheb]

At sea level the horizon is 0 miles away, being as your eyes would be level with the sea.

Out pedanted!

Your fact is Heightist! What about midgets?

All eyes at sea level are equal height.

That's at actual sea level rather than the theoretical sea level, chart datum plus what the tide tables tell you and adjusted for local weather conditions. Atmospheric pressure, geographical features, and wind strength and direction can have a large effect on a local level.

[Mr. Dazzle]

So most of the time with your eyes at "sea level" you'd be under water

[Ant]

I see.

[Yambo]

The tide doesn't actually come in and go out, or rise and fall, however you want to phrase it.

The gravitational pull of the sun and moon create a bulge in the oceans and the earth revolves into the bulge.

[Mr. Dazzle]

The tide doesn't actually come in and go out, or rise and fall, however you want to phrase it.

The gravitational pull of the sun and moon create a bulge in the oceans and the earth revolves into the bulge.

Which is also why the moon always shows the same side to the Earth.

One day the earth will also always show the same side to the Moon, at which time the moon will stop rising and setting - it'll just be 'fixed' in the sky and the only way to make it rise or fall will be to move. I suppose it could be the case it'll be fixed over the Pacific Ocean, in which case most people would never see it.

Bit far off for now though, probably shouldn't worry about it.

[Horse]

The tide doesn't actually come in and go out, or rise and fall, however you want to phrase it.

The gravitational pull of the sun and moon create a bulge in the oceans and the earth revolves into the bulge.