In todays news...

[Horse]

Almost miss-heard song lyrics

"Putin? Arsehole!"

[irie]

I see its catching

https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/05/bomb-squ ... -15710207/

The unnamed man told Gloucestershire Royal Hospital he ‘slipped and fell’ on the 57mm piece of weaponry on Wednesday.

Mrs irie (medical wife): "that's what they all say".

[ZRX61]

A year ago:

https://www.insider.com/uk-man-wwii-she ... ed-2021-12

Bomb disposal experts were called to a hospital in Gloucester, England, after a man told doctors that there was a World War II anti-tank shell lodged inside of him, authorities said.

The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team (EOD) arrived at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital on Wednesday morning after hearing that "a patient had presented with a munition in his rectum," a spokesperson for Gloucestershire Constabulary told Insider.

Doctors had already removed the item by the time the bomb squad arrived, the spokesperson added, and the EOD confirmed that the shell was "not live" and "therefore not a danger to the public."

The Sun was first to report that the unnamed patient told doctors at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital that he "slipped and fell" on the two-inch-wide artillery shell.

Dang! Beaten!

"Send it..."

As for the recent recipient, you could see there was no primer in the bottom of it.

[Horse]

no primer in the bottom

See what you're did there

[Yorick]

I bet this is popular Where do we sign up ?

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64083802

[ZRX61]

Great, Tesla's won't charge when it's cold...

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/te ... es-battery

[cheb]

Tesla's what won't charge?

Or if that's a greengrocer's apostrophe then one Tesla won't charge when it's cold. You'll need another example if you want to claim the plural.

[demographic]

Tesla's what won't charge?

Or if that's a greengrocer's apostrophe then one Tesla won't charge when it's cold. You'll need another example if you want to claim the plural.

Looking at the story, its a car that has a car has a defect story.

My Transit wouldn't start a few years ago when it was minus 19.
Didn't even make the Cumberland News.

[Rockburner]

Tesla's what won't charge?

Or if that's a greengrocer's apostrophe then one Tesla won't charge when it's cold. You'll need another example if you want to claim the plural.

Looking at the story, its a car that has a car has a defect story.

My Transit wouldn't start a few years ago when it was minus 19.
Didn't even make the Cumberland News.

Ah, but I bet you didn't take a photo of yourself looking miserable, and then send it on to the paper (offices based in Central Manchester), claiming that it had "ruined xmas!"

[Noggin]

I thought everyone knew that batteries don't charge/work well in the cold??!!

[demographic]

I thought everyone knew that batteries don't charge/work well in the cold??!!

The funny part about my Transit not starting was that the battery was rated down to minus 18. Pretty accurate assessment then.
Got to minus 19 and wouldn't start.

[Count Steer]

I thought everyone knew that batteries don't charge/work well in the cold??!!

The funny part about my Transit not starting was that the battery was rated down to minus 18. Pretty accurate assessment then.
Got to minus 19 and wouldn't start.

Such consumer information is surely 'top of the hour' news on Radio Local.

In terms of cold weather usage, I hired a car in Canada one particular year and was a bit surprised they didn't provide a block heater cable (just about every parking space had a plug-in facility).

First morning of use, turn the key...engine turns and it sounds like it's making ice cubes. But it starts and runs and gets me to to a place where I can buy a block heater cable. I mean, seriously? It's -40°C and they think it'll be .

[ZRX61]

I thought everyone knew that batteries don't charge/work well in the cold??!!

There are now reports that the actual charging stations have shit the bed in the cold, not just the vehicles ability to take a charge... altho why the fuck anyone would want to go for a drive in a blizzard is somewhat questionable.

[Mr. Dazzle]

It does strike me as something like complaining your hot cocoa machine doesn't work during a heatwave.

Diesel doesn't work when it's minus 40 either BTW, you have to change to a winter fuel blend and have block heaters etc. Everyone just forgets that because it's the norm we're used to.

[Count Steer]

It does strike me as something like complaining your hot cocoa machine doesn't work during a heatwave.

Eh? Why would you need a cocoa machine in a heatwave?

-40° is pretty common in parts of Canada and the place doesn't just grind to a halt.

I can see why batteries might not like it and why a battery car would be pretty useless in a zone that's cold for long periods, but why would a battery charger not work in the cold?

Are we going to get to the point where battery vehicles are like Goldilocks porridge? Fine as long as it's not too hot and not too cold?

I have to admit, all this hullabaloo about battery cars being the future seems a bit . If all we've done since the days of the milk float is invent better batteries. It's hardly one giant leap for mankind.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I imagine the charger issue is a specific design problem in that particular device, rather than a general issue IYSWIM. Could be as simple as condensation for example.

It's not entirely true that batteries are the only thing which have changed, but it's not entirely false either. Certainly the dramatic improvement in cost and performance has been the catalyst for the revolution now taking place.

Pretty much every type of electric motor has already been invented on paper. At their heart they're so simple that almost every conceivable type was dreamed up 100 years ago, but only some of them have actually been built. Manufacturing tech and ideas are still out of synch.

[Skub]

There are now reports that the actual charging stations have shit the bed in the cold, not just the vehicles ability to take a charge... altho why the fuck anyone would want to go for a drive in a blizzard is somewhat questionable.

You might if you are driving a snow plough.

[Mr. Dazzle]

BTW can't speak for Tesla, but our EVs are designed for -40 to +120 operation. They'll never get to +120 of course, but that's the maximum heat various bits might reach due to internal heating.

The range, power etc are all based off that window too. But unlike Tesla we do things properly rather than relying on YouTube and Twitter to promote our semi-OK cars

Aircraft batteries and motors operate happily down to -70 already.

[MingtheMerciless]

Could be a defective or failing battery heater, reading the story it seems the battery never got warm enough to safely take much charge and as the temps dropped it stopped charging altogether.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

There are now reports that the actual charging stations have shit the bed in the cold, not just the vehicles ability to take a charge... altho why the fuck anyone would want to go for a drive in a blizzard is somewhat questionable.

You might if you are driving a snow plough.

But if nobody was using the roads the snow plough wouldn't be required.