In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news

[weeksy]

Lindsey Vonn skier with a bit of the Pedrosas about her..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c4gww3e0z8eo

Impressive!

Lindsey Vonn says she has surprised herself with how well her comeback has gone since returning to ski racing - after being forced to quit through injury almost six years ago.

The 40-year-old retired in February 2019 with knee problems following a glittering career that included Olympic and World Championship golds and 82 World Cup wins.

But after having a titanium knee replacement and being able to ski pain-free again, Vonn decided to give racing another go.

The American finished 14th in her first World Cup race back in December, and came fourth and sixth last weekend in super-G and downhill races in St Anton, Austria.

[gremlin]

Apparently Hanoi was named as the most polluted city in SE Asia whilst I was out there.
https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/20 ... -city.html

I'd kinda figured that anyway, every time I blew my nose.

[Taipan]

Storm Éowyn will probably be among the “severest storms” that Ireland has ever seen.
The chair of the National Emergency Co-ordination Group, Keith Leonard, said Friday’s storm will result in very difficult conditions for everybody and cause serious disruption to transport and significant power outages.
He said schools will be closed and the “ideal” would be for people to work from home.[/storm]

[KungFooBob]

Who knew you had to pay to climb Everest, not me!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0jlp3ll88o

[wheelnut]

Who knew you had to pay to climb Everest, not me!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0jlp3ll88o

I was quite surprised at the cost to a ship to transit the Panama Canal - about $400k!!

[Count Steer]

Who knew you had to pay to climb Everest, not me!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0jlp3ll88o

I was quite surprised at the cost to a ship to transit the Panama Canal - about $400k!!

The largest container ships can burn 400 tonnes of fuel a day, so, if they had to go round....

[wheelnut]

I was quite surprised at the cost to a ship to transit the Panama Canal - about $400k!!

The largest container ships can burn 400 tonnes of fuel a day, so, if they had to go round....

Yep, they are a bit of a captive audience. Every number involving those ships is huge though,

[Count Steer]

I was quite surprised at the cost to a ship to transit the Panama Canal - about $400k!!

The largest container ships can burn 400 tonnes of fuel a day, so, if they had to go round....

Yep, they are a bit of a captive audience. Every number involving those ships is huge though,

It would seem only fair that USA registered ships get a discount though. (I notice that the 'lives lost' was used as an emotive reason, but the lives were almost all not Americans. The money they sank into the project seems reason enough. Surprised that wasn't part of the deal in the handover).

On the stats of shipping - apparently ships moored up at Southampton still produce more NOx that the cities cars!

PS The Merkins also have some strange old rules on shipping. Apparently only American built ships are allowed to ply their trade directly between American ports. Problem - as I read it, no American yards are building the type of ship needed for it. Result - a diminishing fleet of outdated, expensive to maintain ships chugging between the USA ports increasing the costs of port-to-port transport.

[Yorick]

Lidl are gonna make shopping fun
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c99y3mr9mgko

[Mr. Dazzle]

The largest container ships can burn 400 tonnes of fuel a day, so, if they had to go round....

Yep, they are a bit of a captive audience. Every number involving those ships is huge though,

It would seem only fair that USA registered ships get a discount though. (I notice that the 'lives lost' was used as an emotive reason, but the lives were almost all not Americans. The money they sank into the project seems reason enough. Surprised that wasn't part of the deal in the handover).

On the stats of shipping - apparently ships moored up at Southampton still produce more NOx that the cities cars!

PS The Merkins also have some strange old rules on shipping. Apparently only American built ships are allowed to ply their trade directly between American ports. Problem - as I read it, no American yards are building the type of ship needed for it. Result - a diminishing fleet of outdated, expensive to maintain ships chugging between the USA ports increasing the costs of port-to-port transport.

I never really thought about it until someone told me (my Uncle is a merchant ship captain), but the contents of those enormous container ships can run into the £billions. Makes sense when you think about how big they are really!

Yeah non-US ships can't ply trade between American ports, which is why so many cruise lines do a seemingly random one day stop in Mexico or Canada or something, it's so they're not going directly US->US.

You'll probably have seen in your local news (my Dad in Portsmouth keeps telling me about it) about how Southampton now has shore power for cruise ships to solve the NOx problem. None of them use it though 'cause it's more expensive than keeping their engines on. There'll soon come the day when they're banned from running their engines alongside.

[Count Steer]

I'd read about ports inc Soton installing shore-to-ship power - but pricing it at standard UK prices.

Bizarre that we can't supply power cheaper
on environmental or industrial need grounds. Surely they could offer interruptable and off-peak too - so they can at least switch at night.

[wheelnut]

I never really thought about it until someone told me (my Uncle is a merchant ship captain), but the contents of those enormous container ships can run into the £billions. Makes sense when you think about how big they are really!
.

I read somewhere that a big container ship will recoup the cost of its construction after 2 or 3 journeys.

12000 40ft containers at $4000 per container from China to UK soon adds up.

[Mr. Dazzle]

And if you think of how many iPhones you can fit in a shipping container, you can see the potentially enormous value of the cargo.

My Uncle on the other hand ships bulk cargo. Coal, Iron Ore and Soy Beans mostly. Not at the same time.

[Yambo]

A container full of razor blades will probably be worth more.

[Mr. Dazzle]

A container full of razor blades will probably be worth more.

Especially with all them shop security tags.

[Skub]

A container full of razor blades will probably be worth more.

Pretty sharp.

[Rockburner]

A container full of razor blades will probably be worth more.

IIRC micro SD cards are the most valuable product per weight, worth more than gold or other precious metals.

[Mr. Dazzle]

micro SD cards.

Ever noticed how the "D" in "SD" implies it's an optical storage medium, but it err....ain't?

That's cause they came up with the logo for a different Tech, then didn't change the logo when they changed the storage format

[Horse]

[Cousin Jack]

Now add assorted cosmetic products into the mix. I guarantee they will be well up the list.