I'd have to see it in context..
Big Caravan?
I'd have to see it in context..
Well, I was sitting in my office, holding the phone in my right hand..... oh, or are you NOT referring to the phone call?Possibly
Brian
Lol
Big Caravan?
The whole shotgun "gauge" thing is even worse. A 12 gauge shotgun has a bore such that 12 lead balls of that diameter would weigh 1 pound. Therefor a 20 gauge is smaller than a 12 gauge which is smaller than a 4 gauge (yes I've seen a 4 gauge). Then along comes a .410 shotgun...
as in "I'm moving house"
Possibly
I guess nobody wants to play 'what does moving house' mean. That is OK, most Americans would not know what it really meant anyway....
In the UK, the term 'moving house' means 'moving'; in context in the US, we would say 'next month I am moving to a new house'. We (US) would never use the words 'moving house' but we might use the words 'moving a house', which is a fascinating thing to see, what with all the hydraulics, crane, flat bed trailers, main pulling truck, etc. Moving a house is no small task and it is not done all that often.
Brian
which again with your (generic rather than individual) obsession with shortening/simplifying words why would you use the longer phrase
"next month I am moving to a new house" when you can just say " I'm moving house next month" which is 40% shorter
Yeah, and that does not get better when the word gauge and bore start to cross.... that 4 'gauge' you saw was probably rifled, making it a 4 bore because it was not a shotgun but a rifle. Same thing, different words applied to convey a meaning having absolutely nothing to do with the word.
My favorite is AC servo motors and DC servo motors. The difference is obvious: an AC servo uses a resolver position sensing device while a DC servo motor uses an encoder position sensing device. The position reporting devices are mounted on the back end of the actual motor. What about the actual motor..... oh, they are both AC three phase of course, why, would you think the motors were different somehow?
Brian
The 4 gauge I was referring to was in the Buffalo Bill Center in Cody WY and I'm pretty sure it was a smooth bore shotgun for taking out geese. A "punt" gun I think.
As most everyone knows, Amelia Earhart was an aviation pioneer that disappeared in the south pacific in 1937 in an attempt to fly around the world. She took off from Papua New Guinea for Howland Island and was never seen again. In 1940 some human bones including a skull, a woman's shoe and a bottle of herbal liqueur Benedictine were found on Nikumaroro island to the south of Howland island. At the time, the bones were analyzed on Fiji and declared to be male due to the size (no DNA at the time). The bones have since disappeared and no DNA analysis can be done. But photographs and measurements of the bones were made and recorded. Now those measurements as well as the documented height of Amelia as well as body proportions from photographs have been analyzed and fed into a forensic program for this exact purpose and the results are a 99% match. It sure looks like Amelia Earhart was actually found 78 years ago in 1940. One of the great mysteries of the 20th century solved.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43323944#
As most everyone knows, Amelia Earhart was an aviation pioneer that disappeared in the south pacific in 1937 in an attempt to fly around the world. She took off from Papua New Guinea for Howland Island and was never seen again. In 1940 some human bones including a skull, a woman's shoe and a bottle of herbal liqueur Benedictine were found on Nikumaroro island to the south of Howland island. At the time, the bones were analyzed on Fiji and declared to be male due to the size (no DNA at the time). The bones have since disappeared and no DNA analysis can be done. But photographs and measurements of the bones were made and recorded. Now those measurements as well as the documented height of Amelia as well as body proportions from photographs have been analyzed and fed into a forensic program for this exact purpose and the results are a 99% match. It sure looks like Amelia Earhart was actually found 78 years ago in 1940. One of the great mysteries of the 20th century solved.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43323944#
Hmmm, would be very interesting to identify her, but applying "a 99% match" to the statement, "Until definitive evidence is presented that the remains are not those of Amelia Earhart," Dr Jantz writes in the paper, "the most convincing argument is that they are hers." doesn't seem right. After all, there are billions of people on Earth. Also, what happened to her navigator? Do they speculate that she stayed on the island and starved to death while he decided to swim for it? And until somebody proves otherwise this conclusion is 99% true!
Had to buy a new meat thermometer (Easy Boys!) due to a probe failure (Boys!). Happen to see the same type I already had and liked now available in a dual probe model, so I grabbed one of those.
Now the thought has occurred to me that given this hardware, I might finally be able to answer the age- old question 'what is the difference between an oral and a rectal thermometer'. And no, the oft- stated answer that one 'tastes bad' is merely a joke with no truth in it (as far as I know). So now I am off to get the definitive answer, as soon as I can find a viable, willing (or at least drunk enough) person to actually test. Tried it on the kitten but found I could not.... er, 'insert' either probe in either orifice. Man are her claws sharp!
BTW: the actual answer to the question is one- degree F. I will let you decide which place is warmer....
Brian
Let’s assume (for the sake of discussion) you did find awillingperson to test this hypothesis on. Tell me you wouldn’t use it for its intended purpose afterwards.
Now the thought has occurred to me that given this hardware, I might finally be able to answer the age- old question 'what is the difference between an oral and a rectal thermometer'. And no, the oft- stated answer that one 'tastes bad' is merely a joke with no truth in it (as far as I know).
Oral thermometers have a blue tip and rectal ones a red tip
The bulb is a slightly different shape.
An oral thermometer has a long slender bulb whilst a rectal one is short & stubby, this is to prevent injury during insertion.
Oral thermometers have a blue tip and rectal ones a red tip
The bulb is a slightly different shape.
An oral thermometer has a long slender bulb whilst a rectal one is short & stubby, this is to prevent injury during insertion.