Topic: Gulleysucker's 'well I never knew that' thread

[Nitramdorf]

Bombay duck is actually a fish.

[BarryCrocker]

Bombay duck is actually a fish.

Most fish in Bombay (Mumbai) float like ducks. 

[rob1966]

Bombay duck is actually a fish.

I remember when our kid started training as a Chef and he told me that and I thought he was taking the piss.

[Nitramdorf]

I remember when our kid started training as a Chef and he told me that and I thought he was taking the piss.

Yes was news to me, I was watching Rick Stein last night and he said it, held up some alien looking fish whcih apparently stinks to high heaven.

Most fish in Bombay (Mumbai) float like ducks. 

 

[AndyInVA]

Floella Benjamin (yes that one from Play School) is a Baroness.

[Alan_X]

Light can bend downwards so you can see over the horizon by nearly 200km instead of 3-12 mile you'd normally be able to see


https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/rare-iceberg-mirage-captured-by-nanoose-b-c-woman-1.5741182

It's a superior mirage, otherwiose know as a Fata Morgana. Explanation:



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fata_Morgana_(mirage)

[AndyInVA]

It's a superior mirage, otherwiose know as a Fata Morgana. Explanation:



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fata_Morgana_(mirage)

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/15EB2/production/_117387798_apex_hovering_ship_illusion_03.jpg

I remember this from the picture of this cargo ship off cornwall a few years. The graphic makes it make a lot more sense than any wonk explanation.

[capt k]

the kid in the 1956 classic aussie movie "Smiley"

Was also the drummer with the Bee Gees in 67-69

[So… Howard Philips]

the kid in the 1956 classic aussie movie "Smiley"

Was also the drummer with the Bee Gees in 67-69

Weirdly I have a vague memory of knowing that.

[capt k]

Weirdly I have a vague memory of knowing that.

I didnt even realise there was anyone else in the BG's other than the brothers,{other than session musos}.
Seen a tribute band last night and Colin Petersen,the man in question, was part of the show. Telling stories of his time with the Bee gee's .he said Maurice told him the gibb family where contemplating moving from Manchester to either Canada or Australia when they watched the movie Smiley and they decided Aust was the place.. he still plays the drums well ,took over for one song.Said he met Lennon in a pub in london..lennon told him the BG's latest song "World" was a "load of Bollocks"
Was a good night..

[Tesco tearaway]

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/15EB2/production/_117387798_apex_hovering_ship_illusion_03.jpg

I remember this from the picture of this cargo ship off cornwall a few years. The graphic makes it make a lot more sense than any wonk explanation.

You spelt 'wank' wrong.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

If you want to check if your remote control is working or not then get the camera on your phone and point it at the IR transmitter and press the remote button

You camera can detect and show the IR pulse.

[Barneylfc∗]

If you want to check if your remote control is working or not then get the camera on your phone and point it at the IR transmitter and press the remote button

You camera can detect and show the IR pulse.

Alternatively, you could point it at the TV and try to change the channel.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Alternatively, you could point it at the TV and try to change the channel.

My TV is borked, hence I needed to use my camera to verify that the remote is working (it is)

[So… Howard Philips]

The day after England won the World Cup in 1966 the Darkwyne sank on a pleasure cruise off Cornwall with the loss of thirty one lives. The boat had a limit of twelve.

The subsequent enquiry noted all the faults with the structure, seaworthiness and lack of qualification of the crew but virtually no one was held to account.

I was thirteen at the time and pretty news savvy - Profumo, Torrey Canyon, Kennedy, Great Train Robbery, Shepherds Bush shootings but have no recollection of this;

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

[Mumm-Ra]

Found that out years ago, she said that she never "came out" as she thought it would hurt her glamour career.

Now, women might not like the idea of two men together, but a bloke thinking of 2 women going for it.........

If one of them's Sam Fox? *wipes brow* I don't think it would have hurt her career at all.

[Nitramdorf]

The lead singer of Matthews Southern Comfort is a bloke.

Have heard the track Woodstock on and off for 50 years or so and could have sworn it was a woman.
Saw the video on that Now 70s channel yesterday.

[Nobby Reserve]

Different areas of the Uk (indeed, of the planet) have slightly different gravity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_anomalies_of_Britain_and_Ireland
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/gravity-anomalies/

   I'd assumed it was all uniform


(I admit to having no idea of how gravity works. I mean, I understand what it does and what its effect are... but not a clue about what creates it)

[liverbloke]

Different areas of the Uk (indeed, of the planet) have slightly different gravity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_anomalies_of_Britain_and_Ireland
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/gravity-anomalies/

   I'd assumed it was all uniform


(I admit to having no idea of how gravity works. I mean, I understand what it does and what its effect are... but not a clue about what creates it)

i didn't realise the gravity of your situation

[Tesco tearaway]

Different areas of the Uk (indeed, of the planet) have slightly different gravity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_anomalies_of_Britain_and_Ireland
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/gravity-anomalies/

   I'd assumed it was all uniform


(I admit to having no idea of how gravity works. I mean, I understand what it does and what its effect are... but not a clue about what creates it)

Time creates gravity by running slower at you feet than it does at your head 

[Crosby Nick]

Different areas of the Uk (indeed, of the planet) have slightly different gravity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_anomalies_of_Britain_and_Ireland
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/gravity-anomalies/

   I'd assumed it was all uniform


(I admit to having no idea of how gravity works. I mean, I understand what it does and what its effect are... but not a clue about what creates it)

Apples innit.

[Brissyred]

Different areas of the Uk (indeed, of the planet) have slightly different gravity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_anomalies_of_Britain_and_Ireland
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/gravity-anomalies/

   I'd assumed it was all uniform


(I admit to having no idea of how gravity works. I mean, I understand what it does and what its effect are... but not a clue about what creates it)

In the mining industry they use gravity variations to indicate what minerals may be under the surface. It's called gravity gradiometry. they use gravity gradiometers and gravimeters to measure it, they then use the data to produce gravity maps which they use in conjunction with geological data to determine whether or not to further explore the region.

[Ycuzz]

In the mining industry they use gravity variations to indicate what minerals may be under the surface. It's called gravity gradiometry. they use gravity gradiometers and gravimeters to measure it, they then use the data to produce gravity maps which they use in conjunction with geological data to determine whether or not to further explore the region.

Well, I deffo didn't know that!

[afc tukrish]

Well, I deffo didn't know that!

Informative post, delivered with gravitas...

[Barneylfc∗]

Antoine Griezmann has 3 kids. All 3 were born on 8th April

[stewil007]

Antoine Griezmann has 3 kids. All 3 were born on 8th April

Assuming different years?  Otherwise triplets isn't that impressive.....

[Elzar]

Assuming different years?  Otherwise triplets isn't that impressive.....

It would still be apt though if people didn't previously know it. Just quite boring.

[liverbloke]

when goats tilt their heads their pupils (in their already weirdly alien-like strange eyes) rotate to remain horizontal

[Elmo!]

when goats tilt their heads their pupils (in their already weirdly alien-like strange eyes) rotate to remain horizontal

You know that's a sheep right?

[Crosby Nick]

You know that's a sheep right?

Are ewe kidding?

[liverbloke]

You know that's a sheep right?

don't get my goat - used for illustration purposes but yeh i should've shown a goat

i'm feeling sheepish now

[Nobby Reserve]

don't get my goat - used for illustration purposes but yeh i should've shown a goat

i'm feeling sheepish now

You were trying to pull the wool over our eyes

[Tesco tearaway]

You know that's a sheep right?

Bah! 

[Elmo!]

don't get my goat - used for illustration purposes but yeh i should've shown a goat

i'm feeling sheepish now

No worries, just kidding.

[Barneylfc∗]

Assuming different years?  Otherwise triplets isn't that impressive.....

Yes 

2016, 2019, 2021.

[call me red]

Yes 

2016, 2019, 2021.

 Could we say thats another Hat Trick for Greizeman

[Gaz123456]

Yes 

2016, 2019, 2021.

Is it his birthday nine months earlier?

[liverbloke]

if you stretch out your arms and measure that length from fingertip to fingertip then that is usually equal to your height

[Nitramdorf]

if you stretch out your arms and measure that length from fingertip to fingertip then that is usually equal to your height

Vitruvian man

[liverbloke]

^ and leo also drew the first air steward showing where all the exits are -  ahead of his time that fella


did you also know that we are all made up of atoms - each one of us has 7 billion billion billion of them

so that means we all have more atoms within us than there are stars in the entire universe