RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted April 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2019 9 minutes ago, melmerby said: Which Foolscap, Which Legal? Even these could vary. e.g. Foolscap can be 13.5" x 17", legal can be 8.5" x 14", hardly a "standard"! I didn't say it was a standard, and I didn't mention Legal. But all the time I used foolscap it was 13" x 8". I've still got a large stock of foolscap duplicator paper, which all measures 13" x 8". It was a light-hearted comment, but as usual on RMweb, there is always someone wanting to take everything seriously. Martin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted April 19, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2019 Hi Martyn The link you posted says Legal Foolscap and again It wasn't serious just pointing out the ridiculous situation of non metric materials, where the same name could mean more than one thing, agreed some were more rigorously defined in BS. Legal paper was always AFAIK longer than traditional foolscap so I assume the legal profession have now changed to normal foolscap (Why if they changed did they not go metric?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted April 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2019 42 minutes ago, melmerby said: pointing out the ridiculous situation of non metric materials, where the same name could mean more than one thing Hi Keith, I don't think it meant more than one thing in the UK at the time it was being used. The problem is that since the old names have fallen out of use, folks have got them muddled up. The common 13" x 8" size from schooldays is called plain Foolscap. The larger 13.5" x 8.5" size is called Foolscap Folio. I don't remember ever seeing any. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size#Traditional_British_paper_sizes cheers, Martin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philou Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 @Reorte Um, no ................ A0 paper measures 841 x 1189mm. B0 paper does have one side that measures 1.0m but the other is square root of 2m (can't do the symbol, sorry) which is 1.414m (approx). Cheers, Philip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I never gave a hoot for paper sizes as I always scribble stuff on the back of old envelopes... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Especially track plans... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted April 19, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Philou said: @Reorte Um, no ................ A0 paper measures 841 x 1189mm. B0 paper does have one side that measures 1.0m but the other is square root of 2m (can't do the symbol, sorry) which is 1.414m (approx). Cheers, Philip Mr Reorte is correct A0 x 0.5 = A1, A1 x 0.5 = A2 etc. B0, B1, B2 (& C0, C1, C2 ) etc. are different series but employ the same rule e.g fold long side in half Edited April 19, 2019 by melmerby 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philou Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 @Reorte @melmerby Aha ...... my stupid. I mis-read 1 sq. m as 1 m. sq. which is not the same thing at all. Sorry. (Wish I'd gone to Specsavers BEFORE replying ) Cheers, Philip 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted April 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2019 3 hours ago, Philou said: is square root of 2m (can't do the symbol, sorry) You can write a square root as ^0.5 i.e. 4^0.5 = 2 The ^ is Shift-6 key. This topic is famous across RMweb for being more off-topic than on. Have we finished driving on the right? Martin. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted April 19, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2019 I once saw a level crossing....... a long time ago. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Hang on.....do you mean you saw a crossing that was level, or you saw a level that was crossing? Stewart 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted April 19, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2019 Reminds me of youthful sign-spotting. Some favourites: SLOW OLD PEOPLE CROSSING AHEAD HEAVY PLANT CROSSING HUMPED ZEBRA CROSSING 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS2968 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 You forgot STOP CHILDREN. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philou Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) @martin_wynne Pffff ............. Shift-6! I has a proppa keyboard, I has. ^ no shift needed as it's one of the symbols the 'continentals' use for accents and is a lower case key on mine. Had I known, I could have used that instead - something I shall remember, so thanks for that. (But I found this √ too ). Cheers, Philip PS: Just to be OT, there's a level crossing over which I go regularly, that is decidedly not at all level! Edited April 19, 2019 by Philou 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted April 19, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2019 And if the think this section of RMWeb goes off-piste then you have never visited Castle Aching. Of course, the Americans have a completely different set of "Imperial" - ie non-metric - paper sizes. Oddly, one current popular format for railway books in the UK is an American size, though we usually define it in millimetres. And there are about 2500 characters and symbols available if you use the "Insert symbol" function. Is that enough? Jonathan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted April 19, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2019 2 hours ago, martin_wynne said: You can write a square root as ^0.5 i.e. 4^0.5 = 2 The ^ is Shift-6 key. This topic is famous across RMweb for being more off-topic than on. Have we finished driving on the right? Martin. As a change of topic within this thread, can we discuss changing light bulbs..? Oh, er, hang on........... Cheers, Mick 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 39 minutes ago, newbryford said: As a change of topic within this thread, can we discuss changing light bulbs..? Oh, er, hang on........... Cheers, Mick Replacing broken or substituting for different...? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted April 19, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2019 and for that matter what have we against heavy bulbs? I have had great success with Amaryllis. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted April 19, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2019 24 minutes ago, Andy Hayter said: I have had great success with Amaryllis. We really don't need thread drift in the direction of your love life... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted April 19, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2019 Spoil sport 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Amaryllis ..would be needing a red light bulb..??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 3 hours ago, corneliuslundie said: Of course, the Americans have a completely different set of "Imperial" - ie non-metric - paper sizes. Jonathan Indeed. Flexagons were discovered as the result of a British student at Princeton University having to cut down American paper to make it fit his British folder! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Andy Hayter said: and for that matter what have we against heavy bulbs? I have had great success with Amaryllis. But is this the way to Amarylis? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, Compound2632 said: HEAVY PLANT CROSSING https://c8.alamy.com/comp/KY14Y0/storm-aftermath-fallen-tree-blocking-country-side-road-KY14Y0.jpg Though I prefer this one, though it's more conventional: http://6000.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/trencher2_smd.jpg Edited April 20, 2019 by Hobby 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Now they're just being silly... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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