Unbelievable - But True!

[simontaylor484]

6 minutes ago, Damo666 said:

That Alaska is the most northern state in the United States.

 

Oh, and it's also the most western state too.

 

And before I forget, it's also the most eastern state.

 

https://www.sporcle.com/blog/2018/04/which-states-are-the-farthest-north-south-east-and-west/

 

What about Hawai'i  sorry to be pedantic 

Edited October 29, 2020 by simontaylor484

[pH]

9 minutes ago, simontaylor484 said:

What about Hawai'i  sorry to be pedantic 

No, parts of Alaska are west of Hawaii. Hawaii does have the most southerly point in the USA, though.

[LBRJ]

1 hour ago, Tim V said:

Benjamin Outram's standard gauge for his plateways was 4'2", not very far off 16.5mm in 4mm scale! If only Stephenson had stuck with that gauge all our models would be correct!

He is a somewhat distant ancestor of a friend of mine!

 

Source: my friend!

[SHMD]

2 hours ago, Reorte said:

Edinburgh is further west than Bristol.

 

Edinburgh is further north than Moscow.

 

(Source - Google plus some decaying grey cells!)

 

 

Kev.

 

[Ray Von]

It is impossible to breathe through your nose while your tongue is stuck out. 

[Reorte]

Just now, Ray Von said:

It is impossible to breathe through your nose while your tongue is stuck out. 

You're just getting people to try, aren't you?

[Ray Von]

Just now, Reorte said:

You're just getting people to try, aren't you?

Heh heh heh.... 

[LBRJ]

I just did try that one

[Nick C]

Triple divide peak, Montana,  is the only place in the world from which rainfall can flow into three different oceans.

[Ray Von]

Lie your arm on a flat surface, palm facing up.

Press your thumb together with your little finger and raise your hand up from the table.

If you see a tendon sticking out underneath your skin, that means you have a muscle in your forearm called the palamaris longus.

Around 10 to 15 per cent of people are missing this muscle on one or both of their arms. 

But missing the muscle doesn't make the person weaker.

The muscle is a remnant of our ancestors who used forearms for climbing.

[The Johnster]

The furthest point on the earth's surface from the central point of the planet is not Everest.

 

You cannot travel east or west, or in fact any direction except due south, from the geographical north pole (due north from the South Pole).  But you can travel to any bearing.

 

New York is at the same latitude as Madrid.  Washington is south of Gibraltar.

1 hour ago, simontaylor484 said:

 

And before I forget, it's also the most eastern state.

No it isn't.  It is east of both the 180 degree line of longitude and the international date line; in fact, the most westerly point of land in the western hemisphere is in Siberia.

 

The most westerly point in the western hemisphere that is not in Russia is Wales.

Edited October 29, 2020 by The Johnster

[pH]

2 hours ago, Damo666 said:

That Alaska is the most northern state in the United States.

.. 

And before I forget, it's also the most eastern state.

 

 

33 minutes ago, The Johnster said:

No it isn't.  It is east of both the 180 degree line of longitude and the international date line ...

The American Aleutian Islands, which are part of Alaska, extend beyond 180 degrees. So yes, Alaska is the most easterly state in the USA.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semisopochnoi_Island

Edited October 29, 2020 by pH

[Damo666]

14 minutes ago, 21C1 said:

 

 

The grand shaft in Dover has a unique triple helix staircase. https://doverwesternheights.org/grand-shaft/ 

And in Graz, there is a Double Spiral Staircase.

I marvel at how the stonemasons of that time were able to design and produce such workmanship with, by today's standards, crude instruments.

 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g190432-i205653006-Graz_Styria.html

 

http://travel2unlimited.com/austria144/

 

[melmerby]

That's clever.

As you climb you can change direction every complete turn.

Saves geting dizzy

[Gibbo675]

20 minutes ago, Damo666 said:

And in Graz, there is a Double Spiral Staircase.

I marvel at how the stonemasons of that time were able to design and produce such workmanship with, by today's standards, crude instruments.

 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g190432-i205653006-Graz_Styria.html

 

http://travel2unlimited.com/austria144/

 

Hi Damo,

 

Unbelievably, this was not 3d printed:

 

https://mymodernmet.com/francesco-queirolo-the-release-from-deception/

 

Gibbo

[Ray Von]

Relying on my childhood knowledge for this one, but I refuse to assimilate Google into my brain -

So I think I'm right in saying:

 

The planet Venus is very much the odd one out in our solar system because:

It's the only planet not named after a male or Roman God. (Greek female)

She spins in the opposite direction to all the other planets. 

Her days are longer than her years due to slow rotation on axis compared to solar orbit.

 

 

 

 

 

[Gibbo675]

5 minutes ago, Ray Von said:

Relying on my childhood knowledge for this one, but I refuse to assimilate Google into my brain -

So I think I'm right in saying:

 

The planet Venus is very much the odd one out in our solar system because:

It's the only planet not named after a male or Roman God. (Greek female)

She spins in the opposite direction to all the other planets. 

Her days are longer than her years due to slow rotation on axis compared to solar orbit.

 

 

 

 

 

Chronos is Old Father Time and is named after the original name of Saturn.

[Ray Von]

Yorkshire Terriers are unique among dogs in having hair, not fur.

Edited October 29, 2020 by Ray Von
Typo

[melmerby]

4 minutes ago, Ray Von said:

Yorkshire Terriers are unique in having hair, not fur.

Fake News!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_coat

https://splashanddashfordogs.com/blog/dogs-hair-fur-can-tell/

[melmerby]

52 minutes ago, Gibbo675 said:

Chronos is Old Father Time and is named after the original name of Saturn.

Chronos is not Cronos (Cronus)

Cronos = Saturn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronos

[Barry Ten]

The longest word you can type on the top row of a typewriter is "typewriter".

[The Johnster]

1 hour ago, Ray Von said:

Relying on my childhood knowledge for this one, but I refuse to assimilate Google into my brain -

So I think I'm right in saying:

 

The planet Venus is very much the odd one out in our solar system because:

It's the only planet not named after a male or Roman God. (Greek female)

She spins in the opposite direction to all the other planets. 

Her days are longer than her years due to slow rotation on axis compared to solar orbit.

 

 

 

 

 

I'll go along with that, but Gaia, the Classical Greek goddess representing the concept of the Earth, was female, and AFAIK every culture has a concept of 'Mother' Earth.

[Gibbo675]

46 minutes ago, melmerby said:

Chronos is not Cronos (Cronus)

Cronos = Saturn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronos

Hi Keith

 

Believe it or not, not only can I not spell correctly, wikipedia is not ever wrong because the 'tintermunky says so !

 

But I do know that venereal are named after Venus the goddess of love.

 

Gibbo 

[F-UnitMad]

4 hours ago, Reorte said:

You're just getting people to try, aren't you?

Oh damn...  

 

Anyway never mind Edinburgh being further west than Bristol, which should be obvious to anyone who can read a map - at Longitude 3.1883°W Edinburgh is actually a teeny bit further west that Cardiff (3.1791°W). Now that's a remarkable fact!!

[melmerby]

Nice planetary animation here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DLgUB5J4YWWcnz6DGSuPZAyFDcXTVpFJ/view