Topic: Things you find..weird

[Crosby Nick]

From about 15 feet away from my front door, I can see Scotland if the conditions are right. Not sure on the distance but I guess about 50 miles or so.

I could see Jura from NI on a really clear day a few weeks back. Had never been able to before.

[I've been a good boy]

The fact that when you look up at the night sky on a clear night, the stars are appearing how they were millions of light-years ago and you're not actually looking at them how they are right now. Will always struggle to get my head round that one.

[Statto Red]

From about 15 feet away from my front door, I can see Scotland if the conditions are right. Not sure on the distance but I guess about 50 miles or so.

From the shore near my home in Moreton, i can see the Fylde Coast & South Cumbria if the conditions are right, then the other direction i can see Snowdonia & Anglesey

I love going to the shore just before sunrise on a clear night.

[redbyrdz]

The fact that when you look up at the night sky on a clear night, the stars are appearing how they were millions of light-years ago and you're not actually looking at them how they are right now. Will always struggle to get my head round that one.

This may sound weird to you, but a light-year is a unit of distance (the distance the light travels in a year). So the stars are lightyears away, they appear like they were years ago.

[I've been a good boy]

This may sound weird to you, but a light-year is a unit of distance (the distance the light travels in a year). So the stars are lightyears away, they appear like they were years ago.

Yeah that's what I meant, got the wording wrong. Space itself is a true marvel, love watching these size comparison videos and when they start at Earth and zoom out all the way to the edge of the observable universe.

[ToneLa]

The fact that when you look up at the night sky on a clear night, the stars are appearing how they were millions of light-years ago and you're not actually looking at them how they are right now. Will always struggle to get my head round that one.

I love stargazing cause it means I'M LOOKIN AT THE PAST!

 

[Elmo!]

From about 15 feet away from my front door, I can see Scotland if the conditions are right. Not sure on the distance but I guess about 50 miles or so.

Presumably the 3 miles applies at sea level and you are elevated a bit.

[Barneylfc∗]

Presumably the 3 miles applies at sea level and you are elevated a bit.

No, I couldn't really get much closer to the sea. If I'm standing 15 feet away from my front door looking at Scotland, another 15 feet would have me in Belfast Lough 

My distance estimations are a bit shit. Probably metres rather than feet

[SamLad]

The 2024 Olympics will include breakdancing.

No I'm not making this up.

[So… Howard Philips]

The 2024 Olympics will include breakdancing.

No I'm not making this up.

Bit late in the day aren’t they?

[SamLad]

Bit late in the day aren’t they?

the IOC wants to prove to kids that they are hip to the beat.

they're thinking of making Zoot suits mandatory for the officials as well.

[afc tukrish]

the IOC wants to prove to kids that they are hip to the beat.

they're thinking of making Zoot suits mandatory for the officials as well.

Proper idea to moot, zoot suits for the fruits...

[Ghost Town]

From about 15 feet away from my front door, I can see Scotland if the conditions are right. Not sure on the distance but I guess about 50 miles or so.

From Dunkery Hill on Exmoor you can see the Bristol channel to the north and the English Channel to the south, basically the whole width of Somerset; granted that part of the country isn't the widest but it still gives you a real feeling of the sea-girt nature of the UK

[Ghost Town]

The fact that when you look up at the night sky on a clear night, the stars are appearing how they were millions of light-years ago and you're not actually looking at them how they are right now.

And that many of them may be long dead but we can't know because the information that they have gone supernova or otherwise died can't get here any quicker than the light from it happening.

The first we'll know about it is when some star we've been used to seeing all our lives suddenly flares up into a supernova or begins to diminish or turns into a red giant or blows out into a nebula (stars dies in various ways depending upon their size)

[reddebs]

From Dunkery Hill on Exmoor you can see the Bristol channel to the north and the English Channel to the south, basically the whole width of Somerset; granted that part of the country isn't the widest but it still gives you a real feeling of the sea-girt nature of the UK

You can see Merseyside, Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and North Wales from the top of Ashurst Beacon.

[Crosby Nick]

From Dunkery Hill on Exmoor you can see the Bristol channel to the north and the English Channel to the south, basically the whole width of Somerset; granted that part of the country isn't the widest but it still gives you a real feeling of the sea-girt nature of the UK

That’s pretty cool. Just looked it up and it’s very much nearer the Bristol Channel than the English.

[Ghost Town]

That’s pretty cool. Just looked it up and it’s very much nearer the Bristol Channel than the English.

Yeah it's in North Somerset but it's the highest point in that county and I think the higest in the west country apart from part of Dartmoor.

They have an amazing Dark Skies Festival in October/November and a Dark Sky Trail for starwatching. The area was named Europe's first International Dark Sky Reserve, with skies darker than anywhere alse in the country due to lack of light pollution. The night sky under such circumstances is a wonder to behold

[KillieRed]

Similarly, on a clear from The Merrick (Southern Scotland’s highest peak) you can see Snowdon.

[Tesco tearaway]

Talking of space and stars...
There are that many stars in the Universe that every time you blink 300 stars explode.

[Hazell]

Talking of space and stars...
There are that many stars in the Universe that every time you blink 300 stars explode.

Wow, imagine if you were Ben Swain.

[Drinks Sangria]

Wow, imagine if you were Ben Swain.

That statement suggests you’re Bentally ill.

[Tesco tearaway]

Wow, imagine if you were Ben Swain.

I was waiting for someone to say "Well stop blinking then." 

[bradders1011]

You can see Merseyside, Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and North Wales from the top of Ashurst Beacon.

I'm going to live near Rivington Pike soon, you can see everything.

From Darwen Tower you can see Bloomfield Road, Deepdale, Ewood Park and Turf Moor.

[bradders1011]

People spend money on chemical shower gel in metal and plastic packaging when natural soap comes in paper or cardboard and lasts for months.

[reddebs]

I'm going to live near Rivington Pike soon, you can see everything.

From Darwen Tower you can see Bloomfield Road, Deepdale, Ewood Park and Turf Moor.

What an amazing place to live, I spent a lot of my childhood at the Pike, Anglezarke and White Coppice.

Whereabouts you moving to?

[Hazell]

That statement suggests you’re Bentally ill.

I was waiting for someone to say "Well stop blinking then." 

[Tesco tearaway]

Excellent! 

[bradders1011]

Whereabouts you moving to?

Westhoughton, so just over the M61. Currently right in Manchester city centre in a flat so cannot wait to be closer to easier hiking and cycling.

[TepidT2O]

People spend money on chemical shower gel in metal and plastic packaging when natural soap comes in paper or cardboard and lasts for months.

Soap isn’t natural….

[reddebs]

Westhoughton, so just over the M61. Currently right in Manchester city centre in a flat so cannot wait to be closer to easier hiking and cycling.

Nice area mate.  Lots of open spaces but close enough to the city and good transport links. 

[bradders1011]

When people, seems to be older people, leave online reviews along the lines of "Haven't used it yet" or "Bought it as a gift so don't know."

There really should be educational sections during Good Morning Britain that you don't have to reply to every email you get sent.

[ToneLa]

When people, seems to be older people, leave online reviews along the lines of "Haven't used it yet" or "Bought it as a gift so don't know."

There really should be educational sections during Good Morning Britain that you don't have to reply to every email you get sent.

I hate these to a high degree lol

Even on Google maps. You get people asking questions like" is it open bank holidays"

Someone replies Don't know.

I think as well you get Google points or whatever for that (who cares)

There's an aulder woman who seems to do it for a lot of local places, advertising her Not Knowing loud and proud. Doctors surgery, the pub....

Then you got online reviews. There's some I can sympathise with: like if it arrived damaged OK I get the one star review but if you never used it, I can't learn anything about the product

And then you have Goodreads. Books which aren't out yet have reviews and star ratings

These people are bad at the Internet

[Mumm-Ra]

I hate these to a high degree lol

Even on Google maps. You get people asking questions like" is it open bank holidays"

Someone replies Don't know.

I think as well you get Google points or whatever for that (who cares)

There's an aulder woman who seems to do it for a lot of local places, advertising her Not Knowing loud and proud. Doctors surgery, the pub....

Then you got online reviews. There's some I can sympathise with: like if it arrived damaged OK I get the one star review but if you never used it, I can't learn anything about the product

And then you have Goodreads. Books which aren't out yet have reviews and star ratings

These people are bad at the Internet

The one that drives me batty is on reviews of clothes. I'm always between a medium and a large so this is crucial information for me.

"I'm 6'2", 180 lbs and this was a little tight in the chest" - WHAT SIZE DID YOU BUY MORON?
"I got a large and it fit perfectly" - WHAT HEIGHT AND WEIGHT ARE YOU MORON?

Simply tell me how big you are, what size you bought, and then describe how it fit. Without those three pieces of information wtf is the point of even mentioning anything about sizing?

[Kenny's Jacket]

Puddings that combine chocolate with fruit 

[SvenJohansen]

Coming home on the bus today and gazing out the window I saw a guy pulling a small cage on wheels with a very colourful parakeet or parrot in it. Just going about his business I suppose. Very weird but kind of cool too. I was exhausted so maybe I imagined it.

[SamLad]

Coming home on the bus today and gazing out the window I saw a guy pulling a small cage on wheels with a very colourful parakeet or parrot in it. Just going about his business I suppose. Very weird but kind of cool too. I was exhausted so maybe I imagined it.

Maybe you dozed off and were dreaming of a cockatoo.

[SvenJohansen]

Maybe you dozed off and were dreaming of a cockatoo.

Hmmmmm 

[Tesco tearaway]

Maybe you dozed off and were dreaming of a cockatoo.

A woman goes to the Doctors because there's something wrong 'down there.'
The Doctor examines her and says... "Ah yes, there's something wrong with your averies."
"Don't you mean my ovaries?" She asked.
"No, I mean your averies; I can see you've had a cockatoo in there."

[bradders1011]

The Mosconi Cup

[Elmo!]

A woman goes to the Doctors because there's something wrong 'down there.'
The Doctor examines her and says... "Ah yes, there's something wrong with your averies."
"Don't you mean my ovaries?" She asked.
"No, I mean your averies; I can see you've had a cockatoo in there."