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olracUK Group: Members Posts: 1683 Joined: June 2003 Posted: Dec. 28 2005, 20:06 Mike as we know, is a bit of a technophile. He loves his toys. No doubt get him a few guinesses under his belt and he would talk for hours about his latest software, or the BHP output of one Bike over another. I was reminded in another thread that over the years, I too have picked up random useless information through my jobs and interests. I too could spend all night conversing on the difference between scart, RCA phono's, BNC, TNC and 5 pin DiN plugs, or even the various types of paper for your home printer (I actually took part in an all day seminar on the various layers of paper). So, to help us all waste these long cold and dark winter nights (unless you live in the southern hemisphere - in which case to help pass the long hot summer nights), please impart to us one completely useless piece of information. Something you have learnt from your work, or studies, on which you have in depth knowledge to amaze us. I know we have a huge wealth of expertise here - from Inkanta's american traditions, to Korg's omnipotence, via computer controlled 3-D lathes, Norwegian Paramedics and more. To kick you off :- pin 8 of a scart plug (the 21 pin oblong thing at the back of your TV) carries the switching signal, so if you get the TV suddenly changing from dvd to sattelite or cable, pull this pin out. -------------- The answer is 42 - but what is the question? Back to top

Ian Too Group: Members Posts: 72 Joined: Aug. 2005 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 03:11 Foglamps are only fitted below the line of your car's front bumper. If you fit exactly the same lights to your car's grille, then they're called spot lamps. -------------- (-: Ian :-) Currently reading: What Remains to be Discovered by John Maddox Also doing far too much decorating than is good for one Back to top

Ian Too Group: Members Posts: 72 Joined: Aug. 2005 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 03:12 Sod it, here's another one: Fire doors always open towards the nearest exit. -------------- (-: Ian :-) Currently reading: What Remains to be Discovered by John Maddox Also doing far too much decorating than is good for one Back to top

The Big BellEnd Group: Members Posts: 971 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 13:41 Cashew nut's are'nt nut's they are seed's -------------- I, ON THE OTHER HAND. AM A VICTIM OF YOUR CARNIVOUROUS LUNAR ACTIVITY. Back to top

bugular tell Group: Members Posts: 482 Joined: Mar. 2003 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 15:32 banana's are not a fruit, they are herbs, well afaik they are lol   -------------- Light travels faster than sound, thats why some people appear bright until you hear them speak Back to top

hergest fridge Group: Members Posts: 307 Joined: Aug. 2005 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 15:34 Quote (Ian Too @ Dec. 29 2005, 03:11) Foglamps are only fitted below the line of your car's front bumper. If you fit exactly the same lights to your car's grille, then they're called spot lamps. People only use fog lamps when it,s not foggy Back to top

bee Group: Members Posts: 1227 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 16:20 It is pretty amusing to say the words 'Finsbury Park' backwards. Apologies to all those who live there. -------------- ....second to the right and straight on till morning.... You heard me before Yet you hear me again Then I die Till I call me again Back to top

bee Group: Members Posts: 1227 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 16:23 Quote (olracUK @ Dec. 29 2005, 01:06) pin 8 of a scart plug (the 21 pin oblong thing at the back of your TV) Why is it called 'scart'? Funny word...scart... -------------- ....second to the right and straight on till morning.... You heard me before Yet you hear me again Then I die Till I call me again Back to top

olracUK Group: Members Posts: 1683 Joined: June 2003 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 17:32 I did used to know that, but have happily forgotten why "SCART", but vaguely remember something french. It's what Google was made for. -------------- The answer is 42 - but what is the question? Back to top

moonchildhippy Group: Members Posts: 1807 Joined: Dec. 2004 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 17:46 Quote (olracUK @ Dec. 29 2005, 01:06) I was reminded in another thread that over the years, I too have picked up random useless information through my jobs and interests. I too could spend all night conversing on the difference between scart, RCA phono's, BNC, TNC and 5 pin DiN plugs, or even the various types of paper for your home printer (I actually took part in an all day seminar on the various layers of paper). I imagine that seminar on paper must've sent you to sleep   , Andy. British Railways Class 55 diesel electric locomotives "Deltics" had two Napier Deltic engines with a combined output of 3,300 BHP   . For those of you wondering what a Deltic looks like here's a link to a pic, of a pair happily preserved   I just happen to think traditional "boys toys" are more interesting than those traditionally for girls, my brother's train sets and Scalextric were much more exiting .www.img385.imageshack.us/img385/4053/d900955019barrowhill209035xf.jpg -------------- I'm going slightly mad, It finally happened, I'm slightly mad , just very slightly mad If you feel a little glum to Hergest Ridge you should come. I'm challenging  taboos surrounding mental health "Part time hippy" I'M SUPPORTING OUR SOLDIERS BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW!! Back to top

moonchildhippy Group: Members Posts: 1807 Joined: Dec. 2004 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 17:50 I don't think that link works but for photos of  Deltics try www.55s.co.uk  , there's plenty of pics there . -------------- I'm going slightly mad, It finally happened, I'm slightly mad , just very slightly mad If you feel a little glum to Hergest Ridge you should come. I'm challenging  taboos surrounding mental health "Part time hippy" I'M SUPPORTING OUR SOLDIERS BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW!! Back to top

bee Group: Members Posts: 1227 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 18:06 Very interesting Moonchildhippy, the electric trains of today have so little character by comparison! My contribution to this thread.... The Olympic motto : Citius Altius Fortius (Faster Higher Stonger) and the Marks & Spencer motto : Strive Probe & Apply (absolutely no connection there, just things that have lodged in my brain) -------------- ....second to the right and straight on till morning.... You heard me before Yet you hear me again Then I die Till I call me again Back to top

olracUK Group: Members Posts: 1683 Joined: June 2003 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 18:31 (Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs) there you go. There are 4 different radio frequencies used for mobile or cell phones. 900Mhz was the original in the UK and europe, then 1800Mhz was added for 2 more networks here  - Orange and One-2-One (later to become T-mobile). 1900Mhz is widely used in most of the USA, but the US added 850Mhz in a few areas, just to be different. -------------- The answer is 42 - but what is the question? Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 18:42 Oh, this is nice. "...And nobody played synthesizer" on the cover of the Queen (I) album, and then "No synthesizers" et similia, on all covers of Queen albums up to "The Game". -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 18:51 Also... "This recording and artwork are protected by copyright law. Using Internet services to distribute copyrighted music, giving away illegal copies of discs or lending discs to others for them to copy is illegal..." blah blah blah et cetera et cetera... You know, the stuff they write on inner trays of copy-protected CDs. I'm too lazy to type it out all of it now. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Bill Bobaggins Group: Members Posts: 477 Joined: June 2005 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 19:19 I have hundreds of these.  I'll start with just one: Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33 By the way, this has nothing to do with anything that I've learned through work or study. -------------- Speak friend and enter. Back to top

moonchildhippy Group: Members Posts: 1807 Joined: Dec. 2004 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 19:50 Quote (bee @ Dec. 29 2005, 23:06) Very interesting Moonchildhippy, the electric trains of today have so little character by comparison! Couldn't agree more Bee, I love to hear a diesel locomotive roar past, pulling a 12 coach train, or the romance of a steam locomotive, I love the smell of steam   . Quote olracUK   Posted on Dec. 29 2005, 23:31 There are 4 different radio frequencies used for mobile or cell phones. 900Mhz was the original in the UK and europe, then 1800Mhz was added for 2 more networks here  - Orange and One-2-One (later to become T-mobile). 1900Mhz is widely used in most of the USA, but the US added 850Mhz in a few areas, just to be different. Since Andy has mentioned mobile phone network frequencies, I thought about phones of a different vintage. Those of you who are UK citizens and were around in the ,70's will most likely remember the "746 Series " dial phones, the 700 Series phones were introduced in 1959, 746s in the early '70's were made up until c1990/91. For nostalgia here's a link to some 746s.   I have a red one dated 1972, the phones had the date of manufacture on the base, the red phones are rarer than other standard colours, so they fetch a slightly higher price   . I know all this as my Dad used to work for the BT and the GPO as it was before privatisation.  My Dad also used to restore these old phones   www.eurocosm.com/Application/Products/Teleph/tel4GB.asp -------------- I'm going slightly mad, It finally happened, I'm slightly mad , just very slightly mad If you feel a little glum to Hergest Ridge you should come. I'm challenging  taboos surrounding mental health "Part time hippy" I'M SUPPORTING OUR SOLDIERS BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW!! Back to top

olracUK Group: Members Posts: 1683 Joined: June 2003 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 21:12 Gosh -yes i remember those phones. My parents bought a device to stop me and my sister making calls. It locked into the "9" hole, but we discovered that by tapping the little black rests really fast we could still dial out. Barbies neck would be twice the normal human length if she was life-sized. the radio shack stock code for AA batteries is 33-555. -------------- The answer is 42 - but what is the question? Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 21:56 Quote (bugular tell @ Dec. 29 2005, 20:32) banana's are not a fruit, they are herbs Commercially cultivated bananas contain only vestigal seeds and so are infertile, but are still the fruits of the banana plant. However, the banana 'tree' has no woody stem, and so is in fact a herb and not a tree. Banana fruits are in fact classified as a kind of berry. Back to top

timshen Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: Mar. 2001 Posted: Dec. 29 2005, 22:41 More useless facts about Bananas... Bananas are picked when green because if they are left on the plant until yellow, sugars will fail to form. The high starch content will prevent the fruit from becoming sweet. Bananas do not, technically speaking, grow on trees. The banana plant is the largest known species of herb, since it does not have a solid trunk. The banana we eat comes from a plant which people have bred to have no seeds and bigger fruit than a wild banana. It cannot reproduce without human intervention. A banana is about 75% water. They grow on a rhizome, not a tree. You are more likely to be a target for mosquitoes if you consume bananas. Reindeer like to eat bananas. Here's a few more general useless facts I find vaguely amusing: The only nation whose name begins with an 'A', but doesn't end in an 'A' is Afghanistan. Stewardesses is the longest word typed using only the left hand. Only 6 people in the whole world have died from moshing. A whale's penis is called a dork. The following link ha some funny useless facts: Craig's Useless Facts -------------- Expect Great Things. Attempt Great Things. Back to top

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