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By *abio OP Man
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
i thought of this when someone in a thread asked "why did kamakaze pilots bother with helmets? to which I actually knew the answer (its because not all missions went thru, so if it was aborted they would come back wearing it..like an honour thing)
so has anyone got a question that they think may sound silly, but fancied knowing the answer... and if someone does know the answer then please let us know
so here is mine, even though i know own a car... what happens if you put petrol in a diesel car... and vice versa??
besides the obvious answer "it doesn't work".... would it for a bit? what damage does it do?
so feel free to ask ya questions..... |
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over a year ago
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Film companies like Pixar spend a fortune getting famous people to do the voices.
When a film is dubbed into another language, who the hell does the famous voices ????
Donkey in Shrek is Eddie Murphy, but who does it in German/French/Chinese/Japanese ??????
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"i thought of this when someone in a thread asked "why did kamakaze pilots bother with helmets? to which I actually knew the answer (its because not all missions went thru, so if it was aborted they would come back wearing it..like an honour thing)
so has anyone got a question that they think may sound silly, but fancied knowing the answer... and if someone does know the answer then please let us know
so here is mine, even though i know own a car... what happens if you put petrol in a diesel car... and vice versa??
besides the obvious answer "it doesn't work".... would it for a bit? what damage does it do?
so feel free to ask ya questions....."
If you put petrol in a diesel you'll be able to drive but you won't get far, you'd have to try really hard to put diesel in a petrol as I don't believe the nozzle fits. Speaking not from experience. Honest  |
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"i thought of this when someone in a thread asked "why did kamakaze pilots bother with helmets? to which I actually knew the answer (its because not all missions went thru, so if it was aborted they would come back wearing it..like an honour thing)
so has anyone got a question that they think may sound silly, but fancied knowing the answer... and if someone does know the answer then please let us know
so here is mine, even though i know own a car... what happens if you put petrol in a diesel car... and vice versa??
besides the obvious answer "it doesn't work".... would it for a bit? what damage does it do?
so feel free to ask ya questions....."
If you put petrol in a diesel it will probably run but as ruff as my nans old boots and won't course any lasting damage but will smoke until all traces have been cleard however if you put diesel in a petrol (yes it is possible on older cars) stop do not drive it the system has to be fully flushed. It will course massive damage to your engine ie piston rings gumming up but thats just the start so just don't do it. Oh and anther little tip if you drive a diesel but don't do to many miles a small teacup full of petrol mixed in your tank of diesel will make it burn hotter and so help decarb your engine but i stress a small teacup not a bloody tank full  |
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"i thought of this when someone in a thread asked "why did kamakaze pilots bother with helmets? to which I actually knew the answer (its because not all missions went thru, so if it was aborted they would come back wearing it..like an honour thing)
so has anyone got a question that they think may sound silly, but fancied knowing the answer... and if someone does know the answer then please let us know
so here is mine, even though i know own a car... what happens if you put petrol in a diesel car... and vice versa??
besides the obvious answer "it doesn't work".... would it for a bit? what damage does it do?
so feel free to ask ya questions....."
depends on the amount put in and how much is in the tank already..
i actually did this once despite many years driving, teaching the same etc but only about 5 litres so just topped the tank up fully with diesel and kept it above 3/4 full for month or so..
it was fine.. |
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"Film companies like Pixar spend a fortune getting famous people to do the voices.
When a film is dubbed into another language, who the hell does the famous voices ????
Donkey in Shrek is Eddie Murphy, but who does it in German/French/Chinese/Japanese ??????
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probably the cheapest option as unless the 'main voice overs' happen to speak whichever language its translated into no one will know..
i'm open to do Mel Gibsons next film where he plays a Scottish person as even though i am English reckon i could do a far better job than him..
aye, the noo etc.. |
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"Film companies like Pixar spend a fortune getting famous people to do the voices.
When a film is dubbed into another language, who the hell does the famous voices ????
Donkey in Shrek is Eddie Murphy, but who does it in German/French/Chinese/Japanese ??????
There's usually in 'in country' actor, that routinely dubs each particular actor, for continuity between roles.
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over a year ago
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"Film companies like Pixar spend a fortune getting famous people to do the voices.
When a film is dubbed into another language, who the hell does the famous voices ????
Donkey in Shrek is Eddie Murphy, but who does it in German/French/Chinese/Japanese ??????
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It depends on the film and the actor, some will do other languages dependant on their ability and the size of the role (vin diesel voiced Groot for guardians of the galaxy in about 15 languages) for other voices famous native speaking actors will voice |
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"Film companies like Pixar spend a fortune getting famous people to do the voices.
When a film is dubbed into another language, who the hell does the famous voices ????
Donkey in Shrek is Eddie Murphy, but who does it in German/French/Chinese/Japanese ??????
There's usually in 'in country' actor, that routinely dubs each particular actor, for continuity between roles.
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thats a far better answer than the one i sort of guessed..  |
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"Film companies like Pixar spend a fortune getting famous people to do the voices.
When a film is dubbed into another language, who the hell does the famous voices ????
Donkey in Shrek is Eddie Murphy, but who does it in German/French/Chinese/Japanese ??????
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There is a website called Behind The Voice Actors, which gives you all the names and pictures of the people who voice characters for foreign language versions.
It's laid out on a film by film basis, easily searchable, and should satisfy your curiosity.
And no, I've not heard of most of them either |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
Glasgow |
"i thought of this when someone in a thread asked "why did kamakaze pilots bother with helmets? to which I actually knew the answer (its because not all missions went thru, so if it was aborted they would come back wearing it..like an honour thing)
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I thought it was so they could hear radio transmissions. |
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"i thought of this when someone in a thread asked "why did kamakaze pilots bother with helmets? to which I actually knew the answer (its because not all missions went thru, so if it was aborted they would come back wearing it..like an honour thing)
so has anyone got a question that they think may sound silly, but fancied knowing the answer... and if someone does know the answer then please let us know
so here is mine, even though i know own a car... what happens if you put petrol in a diesel car... and vice versa??
besides the obvious answer "it doesn't work".... would it for a bit? what damage does it do?
so feel free to ask ya questions.....
depends on the amount put in and how much is in the tank already..
i actually did this once despite many years driving, teaching the same etc but only about 5 litres so just topped the tank up fully with diesel and kept it above 3/4 full for month or so..
it was fine.."
Official advice from the AA say that if you put any petrol at all into a diesel car you should not start it..
"Diesel fuel pumps operate on very fine tolerances and at very high pressures – modern systems run at between 350 and 1600 bar) – and are lubricated by the fuel. Petrol in diesel acts as a solvent, reducing lubrication, and can cause damage to the pump through metal to metal contact.
Metal particles from the damaged pump can be deposited in the fuel causing further damage to the rest of the fuel system." |
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If gay people are born and not made, how come the homosexual gene persists?
Surely gay people are less likely to reproduce, so why does it continue?
It's probably a very simplistic question but it's something I've wondered about. |
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"i thought of this when someone in a thread asked "why did kamakaze pilots bother with helmets? to which I actually knew the answer (its because not all missions went thru, so if it was aborted they would come back wearing it..like an honour thing)
so has anyone got a question that they think may sound silly, but fancied knowing the answer... and if someone does know the answer then please let us know
so here is mine, even though i know own a car... what happens if you put petrol in a diesel car... and vice versa??
besides the obvious answer "it doesn't work".... would it for a bit? what damage does it do?
so feel free to ask ya questions.....
depends on the amount put in and how much is in the tank already..
i actually did this once despite many years driving, teaching the same etc but only about 5 litres so just topped the tank up fully with diesel and kept it above 3/4 full for month or so..
it was fine..
Official advice from the AA say that if you put any petrol at all into a diesel car you should not start it..
"Diesel fuel pumps operate on very fine tolerances and at very high pressures – modern systems run at between 350 and 1600 bar) – and are lubricated by the fuel. Petrol in diesel acts as a solvent, reducing lubrication, and can cause damage to the pump through metal to metal contact.
Metal particles from the damaged pump can be deposited in the fuel causing further damage to the rest of the fuel system.""
Can you imagine the law souts if they said anything else |
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"i thought of this when someone in a thread asked "why did kamakaze pilots bother with helmets? to which I actually knew the answer (its because not all missions went thru, so if it was aborted they would come back wearing it..like an honour thing)
so has anyone got a question that they think may sound silly, but fancied knowing the answer... and if someone does know the answer then please let us know
so here is mine, even though i know own a car... what happens if you put petrol in a diesel car... and vice versa??
besides the obvious answer "it doesn't work".... would it for a bit? what damage does it do?
so feel free to ask ya questions.....
depends on the amount put in and how much is in the tank already..
i actually did this once despite many years driving, teaching the same etc but only about 5 litres so just topped the tank up fully with diesel and kept it above 3/4 full for month or so..
it was fine..
Official advice from the AA say that if you put any petrol at all into a diesel car you should not start it..
"Diesel fuel pumps operate on very fine tolerances and at very high pressures – modern systems run at between 350 and 1600 bar) – and are lubricated by the fuel. Petrol in diesel acts as a solvent, reducing lubrication, and can cause damage to the pump through metal to metal contact.
Metal particles from the damaged pump can be deposited in the fuel causing further damage to the rest of the fuel system.""
Well they would would they not as its in their interests to be called out and charge to either drop the tank and flush out etc or to tow to a garage..
the car was not new and was fine, didn't even affect the emissions test just caused me a red face at work.. |
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over a year ago
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Petrol in a diesel car is a BIG no-no...the lack of lubricating properties in the petrol means that you CAN screw the high-pressure injection pump up, reducing it to scrap...an expensive fix usually.
The other way around (diesel in a petrol car) doesn't have the same serious consequences, but garages will charge you a chunk to sort either one out.
If you realise you've put the wrong fuel in, DO NOT DRIVE IT is the general rule, however if its just a tiny amount and you're able to then fill the tank with the correct fuel, the dilution of the incorrect fuel should mean you'll get away with it. |
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over a year ago
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Green flag offer wrong fuel cover, they will attend drain your tank and GIVE you £10 fuel to get you on your way, so if run out put £1 wrong fuel in and a very nice man will come and give you £9s worth absolutely free |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Film companies like Pixar spend a fortune getting famous people to do the voices.
When a film is dubbed into another language, who the hell does the famous voices ????
Donkey in Shrek is Eddie Murphy, but who does it in German/French/Chinese/Japanese ??????
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Anybody... My friend was shortlisted for one, got to the final two but missed out!! |
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"Petrol in a diesel car is a BIG no-no...the lack of lubricating properties in the petrol means that you CAN screw the high-pressure injection pump up, reducing it to scrap...an expensive fix usually.
The other way around (diesel in a petrol car) doesn't have the same serious consequences, but garages will charge you a chunk to sort either one out.
If you realise you've put the wrong fuel in, DO NOT DRIVE IT is the general rule, however if its just a tiny amount and you're able to then fill the tank with the correct fuel, the dilution of the incorrect fuel should mean you'll get away with it."
You sure about that  |
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"Film companies like Pixar spend a fortune getting famous people to do the voices.
When a film is dubbed into another language, who the hell does the famous voices ????
Donkey in Shrek is Eddie Murphy, but who does it in German/French/Chinese/Japanese ??????
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Film companies like Pixar spend a fortune getting famous people to do the voices.
When a film is dubbed into another language, who the hell does the famous voices ????
Donkey in Shrek is Eddie Murphy, but who does it in German/French/Chinese/Japanese ??????
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They sometimes get a famous person from that country. Sometimes it's just a random voice artist.
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"If gay people are born and not made, how come the homosexual gene persists?
Surely gay people are less likely to reproduce, so why does it continue?
It's probably a very simplistic question but it's something I've wondered about."
Many gay men have children before they 'know themselves'
Genes mutate in any case.
Lesbians have children.
Not just gay men carry the gene. Could be gay women and or brothers etc. |
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"Petrol in a diesel car is a BIG no-no...the lack of lubricating properties in the petrol means that you CAN screw the high-pressure injection pump up, reducing it to scrap...an expensive fix usually.
The other way around (diesel in a petrol car) doesn't have the same serious consequences, but garages will charge you a chunk to sort either one out.
If you realise you've put the wrong fuel in, DO NOT DRIVE IT is the general rule, however if its just a tiny amount and you're able to then fill the tank with the correct fuel, the dilution of the incorrect fuel should mean you'll get away with it."
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Speaking from personal experience!!
Your absolutely correct
I put diesel in a petrol and it didn't do any harm whatsoever.... However the entire neighbourhood was smoked out lol.
You could certainly not put petrol in any modern diesel car in full concentration.
I run my diesel car on homemade diesel and I add occasionally around 15% petrol to "thin it"
Other times I just use white spirit, all depends on quality of primary biodiesel, weather, engine modifications, I've not replaced my injectors but I've upped the fuel pump seals and got a pre warmer |
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"If gay people are born and not made, how come the homosexual gene persists?
Surely gay people are less likely to reproduce, so why does it continue?
It's probably a very simplistic question but it's something I've wondered about.
Many gay men have children before they 'know themselves'
Genes mutate in any case.
Lesbians have children.
Not just gay men carry the gene. Could be gay women and or brothers etc. "
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Some men like larger some like cider some like wine and some babycham.... Either way there's no gay Gene needed.
It is entirely possible you just like fucking other guys without having some dodgy gene difference! |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"If gay people are born and not made, how come the homosexual gene persists?
Surely gay people are less likely to reproduce, so why does it continue?
It's probably a very simplistic question but it's something I've wondered about."
If you believe it's a gene then anyone might be a carrier. Whether the gene is turned on because it meets its partner or because of hormones could be the question. Or, it's all those "straight" people breeding other "straight" people (which will have been the case for many gay men and women in the past).
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"If a guy gets testicle transplants and then has a kids, is he the biological father?"
Is that possible? I can't see how it would work.
He may have frozen his sperm before the transplant.
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Heres the real question. Why did i ever get married surely it makes more sence to just give the house away "
At one point you loved that person, made a commitment and bought a house. Next time just buy the house and hand it over to someone you dislike already. It will save you the heartache.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If a guy gets testicle transplants and then has a kids, is he the biological father?
Is that possible? I can't see how it would work.
He may have frozen his sperm before the transplant.
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Snip an reattach the pipes? Can't be that hard, work with me here. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"If a guy gets testicle transplants and then has a kids, is he the biological father?
Is that possible? I can't see how it would work.
He may have frozen his sperm before the transplant.
Snip an reattach the pipes? Can't be that hard, work with me here."
Like a vasectomy reversal? Hmmm, as I understand it, each sperm is a copy, which is why there are concerns about older men and fertility (eggs just get old but the sperm can pick up flaws like bad photocopies). That being the case then the man with the transplant would not be the biological father.
I'll ask my yoga group - they're really super smart women and will have an answer.
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"If gay people are born and not made, how come the homosexual gene persists?
Surely gay people are less likely to reproduce, so why does it continue?
It's probably a very simplistic question but it's something I've wondered about.
If you believe it's a gene then anyone might be a carrier. Whether the gene is turned on because it meets its partner or because of hormones could be the question. Or, it's all those "straight" people breeding other "straight" people (which will have been the case for many gay men and women in the past).
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It's a Catch-22 that goes to the heart of sexual identity.
Most people now would say they knew from an early age or were 'born' this or that way and ascribe it to nature rather than nurture.
Or possibly human sexuality is more fluid or complicated than a gay/straight binary.
Personally, I think learned behaviour has a part to play, as well as genetics. |
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"If a guy gets testicle transplants and then has a kids, is he the biological father?
Is that possible? I can't see how it would work.
He may have frozen his sperm before the transplant.
Snip an reattach the pipes? Can't be that hard, work with me here."
It isn't.
I asked my doc to tie a bow in mine in case i changed my mind later on. |
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By *uzy444Woman
over a year ago
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where did stretch jeans go especially the light blue stonewash ones?
and where did all the people who wanted to play and gig with a band go?
why dont people have prenup agreements and preconception agreements, before they get married or have kids?
why do people not want to start a political party to over throw the wankers at the top?
why do people ignore the bleeding obvious?
thanks for this thread..no one has to answer any of them..it was just good to ask x |
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"If a guy gets testicle transplants and then has a kids, is he the biological father?
Is that possible? I can't see how it would work.
He may have frozen his sperm before the transplant.
Snip an reattach the pipes? Can't be that hard, work with me here.
Like a vasectomy reversal? Hmmm, as I understand it, each sperm is a copy, which is why there are concerns about older men and fertility (eggs just get old but the sperm can pick up flaws like bad photocopies). That being the case then the man with the transplant would not be the biological father.
I'll ask my yoga group - they're really super smart women and will have an answer.
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I don't think you can transplant testicles,I think there'd be rejected like most other organs!
I've got a mate who's got a false implant, he had it removed with cancer and had a false one put in just for aesthetics.... He did say the other week it's been a bit of a waste as he's had no luck for 10 years |
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where did stretch jeans go especially the light blue stonewash ones?
A: charity shops but think they are forming back in fashion do probably Primark
and where did all the people who wanted to play and gig with a band go?
A: Here... We have a thriving local music scene ??
why dont people have prenup agreements and preconception agreements, before they get married or have kids?
A: Romanticism?
why do people not want to start a political party to over throw the wankers at the top?
A: nobody wants to deal with the crap left behind
why do people ignore the bleeding obvious?
A: No idea ...
Nita
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"If a guy gets testicle transplants and then has a kids, is he the biological father?
Is that possible? I can't see how it would work.
He may have frozen his sperm before the transplant.
Snip an reattach the pipes? Can't be that hard, work with me here.
Like a vasectomy reversal? Hmmm, as I understand it, each sperm is a copy, which is why there are concerns about older men and fertility (eggs just get old but the sperm can pick up flaws like bad photocopies). That being the case then the man with the transplant would not be the biological father.
I'll ask my yoga group - they're really super smart women and will have an answer.
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I don't think you can transplant testicles,I think there'd be rejected like most other organs!
I've got a mate who's got a false implant, he had it removed with cancer and had a false one put in just for aesthetics.... He did say the other week it's been a bit of a waste as he's had no luck for 10 years"
Have you any idea how many times my testicles have been rejected?
It hurts.
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"If gay people are born and not made, how come the homosexual gene persists?
Surely gay people are less likely to reproduce, so why does it continue?
It's probably a very simplistic question but it's something I've wondered about."
Many traits involve more than one gene, so its not ultra simple to breed a trait in or out. Others give us the predisposition towards something, but it still requires some environmental factor(s), before its potentiated.
If a group had the genetic predisposition, but didn't get the environmental factor, they would continue to breed and pass on the genes.
The environmental factors that might activate the gaiety could be singular or multiple. They could be any time from conception onwards. And the heritability may involve either one or both parents differently.
My gut feel is that there is a genetic component and having such a genetic pattern may confer benefits, whether or not the person becomes gay. This could then confer advantages, increasing the likelihood that the genes get passed on to children.
But I'm not a geneticist, merely trying to illustrate how something may work. |
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By *uzy444Woman
over a year ago
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"Why do HGV's bother to overtake each other on motorways when they are doing such similar speeds?"
yes!!!!!!!! i need to know the answer to this one....great question x
thankyou nita, are they really coming back into fashion?..are guys with long hair and bandannas and leather jackets coming back too? ooh yeah...running now off to primark ..youve made my day xxx  |
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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago
Cambridge |
"Does it make my wife any warmer if she puts her side of the duvet on the floor, and puts my side of the duvet on her?
of course Always one daft question . pffft !"
Fabio! They're laughing at my question, tell them to stop!  |
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"i thought of this when someone in a thread asked "why did kamakaze pilots bother with helmets? to which I actually knew the answer (its because not all missions went thru, so if it was aborted they would come back wearing it..like an honour thing)
so has anyone got a question that they think may sound silly, but fancied knowing the answer... and if someone does know the answer then please let us know
so here is mine, even though i know own a car... what happens if you put petrol in a diesel car... and vice versa??
besides the obvious answer "it doesn't work".... would it for a bit? what damage does it do?
so feel free to ask ya questions.....
If you put petrol in a diesel it will probably run but as ruff as my nans old boots and won't course any lasting damage but will smoke until all traces have been cleard however if you put diesel in a petrol (yes it is possible on older cars) stop do not drive it the system has to be fully flushed. It will course massive damage to your engine ie piston rings gumming up but thats just the start so just don't do it. Oh and anther little tip if you drive a diesel but don't do to many miles a small teacup full of petrol mixed in your tank of diesel will make it burn hotter and so help decarb your engine but i stress a small teacup not a bloody tank full "
I've put petrol into diesel twice by mistake. Had the tanks flushed on both occasions. Its not a good idea whichever way round you do it wrong. Petrol can screw up a diesel engine quite nastily. You get popping and juddering.
Its correct about putting a small amount of petrol in though. Helps in winter. |
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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago
Cambridge |
"What the hell was the person who discovered milk came from a cow, think they were doing originally "
Or the Icelandic person who thought "this shark meat is a little bit poisonous, if i bury it in the beach for 6 months and let it rot, it will taste much better" |
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I'm not a mechanic by trade, my knowledge is years of tinkering but I'll tell you what I think.
Diesel is a high chain hydro carbon, like heating oil or kerosene or paraffin... This means it doesn't evaporate easy at room temperatures, it's thicker and has less vavavoom so to speak!
Petrol on the other hand is a lower chain hydro carbon, nearer the gases like propane, butane, it evaporates easier at room temperature and has more vavavoom because of this your able to ignite it with a spark from a spark plug... Mix it with air compress and spark... Boom
Diesel is less volatile (like myself )... You can't ignite it with a spark, in fact you can't even set fire to it with a match!
So a diesel engine uses what they call compression ignition, it's compressed so hard that the compression makes it volatile as it gets really hot through it... No spark needed, but to add to it because it's thick and gloppy it needs to be injected at incredible pressure to atomise it into the cylinder in the first place, and thus here lies the problem with putting petrol in diesel
You've got to pass the petrol through the very high compression pumps (which ain't good news) and then inject into a cylinder which will compress way to much causing early ignition and damage to the engine.
Whereas a petrol doesn't have the problem of a high compression pump so you'd be injecting gloppy diesel into a cylinder, meaning it wouldn't atomise very well and then trying to ignite it without enough compression... Ie you'd get a very very rough running petrol engine with extreme black clouds of shit out the exhaust, but crucially without causing major damage!
As a side note, diesel freezes solid at around -20
Butane gas boils at -26(you can unscrew the regulator from the bottle below that temperature and watch the liquid still around)
Propane boils at -46
Petrol being in the middle won't solidify until around -40
So if it's really really cold (like you get in Aberdeen) a touch of petrol in your diesel will stop it from freezing or solidifying!
Beyond petrol you can add stuff like nitrous oxide gas (laughing gas) into it... That speeds up the burning process of petrol, or you can run your engine on alcohol (what a fucking waste) like top fuel dragsters, that's even more volatile than petrol..
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"If a guy gets testicle transplants and then has a kids, is he the biological father?"
The offspring will carry the donor's dna so he would not be recognised as the father genetically. |
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"Why does spendthrift mean the opposite of of what it sounds like it should mean?
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English has a habit of reversing the orders
In welsh or French it would be thrift spend
Sometimes it makes more sense..
Other times it don't |
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By *oo hotCouple
over a year ago
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"Film companies like Pixar spend a fortune getting famous people to do the voices.
When a film is dubbed into another language, who the hell does the famous voices ????
Donkey in Shrek is Eddie Murphy, but who does it in German/French/Chinese/Japanese ??????
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I recall watching the Italian Job in Kuala Lumpur with subtitles. Not exactly Pixar but the effect was equally nauseating. On the same night, going to a combined titty / singalong (pre karaoke) bar and listening to a non English speaking woman sing along to Abba. Disturbing.
Suddenly made me realise that most of the world had absolutely no concept whatsoever of the actual message behind most of the music that we in the West listen to. |
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"I have often wondered who decided that it might be a good idea not to eat a really fresh, juicy plum and instead store it until it was completely wrinkled and dead and sell it as a prune. "
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Chutney, jam and prunes alike all came id guess from the need to eat said stuff out of season, like squirrels storing nuts!, but how best to keep perishable items for six months without a freezer!
That fancy ham gets shoved in salt and hung in a tree for a few months wrapped in a tarpaulin.... And it costs more!
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"I have often wondered who decided that it might be a good idea not to eat a really fresh, juicy plum and instead store it until it was completely wrinkled and dead and sell it as a prune. "
That would be the sensible person who realised that to eat all the juicy plums when they are juicy would mean tummy ache and the runs for two weeks. To store them would mean a sweet and delicious treat that also helps loosen the bowels during the time of only constipation inducing stodge being available.
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By *oo hotCouple
over a year ago
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"I have often wondered who decided that it might be a good idea not to eat a really fresh, juicy plum and instead store it until it was completely wrinkled and dead and sell it as a prune.
That would be the sensible person who realised that to eat all the juicy plums when they are juicy would mean tummy ache and the runs for two weeks. To store them would mean a sweet and delicious treat that also helps loosen the bowels during the time of only constipation inducing stodge being available.
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In those days would you really choose NOT to eat something sweet, juicy and delicious and instead think... Nah I will save this until it is wrinkled, rubbery and shite, call it something different and eat it then?
Seems bizarre to me.
Why then didn't we save up apples until they were dead, brown and decayed and just suck them up through a straw? |
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"I have often wondered who decided that it might be a good idea not to eat a really fresh, juicy plum and instead store it until it was completely wrinkled and dead and sell it as a prune.
That would be the sensible person who realised that to eat all the juicy plums when they are juicy would mean tummy ache and the runs for two weeks. To store them would mean a sweet and delicious treat that also helps loosen the bowels during the time of only constipation inducing stodge being available.
In those days would you really choose NOT to eat something sweet, juicy and delicious and instead think... Nah I will save this until it is wrinkled, rubbery and shite, call it something different and eat it then?
Seems bizarre to me.
Why then didn't we save up apples until they were dead, brown and decayed and just suck them up through a straw?"
Because on old ships that were at sea for months it was the only way to prevent scurvy. |
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"If gay people are born and not made, how come the homosexual gene persists?
Surely gay people are less likely to reproduce, so why does it continue?
It's probably a very simplistic question but it's something I've wondered about."
That suggests that 'gay genes' are hereditory which I very much doubt.
Is there such a thing as a 'gay gene' anyway? What makes a person homosexual or heterosexual in the first place? |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"I have often wondered who decided that it might be a good idea not to eat a really fresh, juicy plum and instead store it until it was completely wrinkled and dead and sell it as a prune.
That would be the sensible person who realised that to eat all the juicy plums when they are juicy would mean tummy ache and the runs for two weeks. To store them would mean a sweet and delicious treat that also helps loosen the bowels during the time of only constipation inducing stodge being available.
In those days would you really choose NOT to eat something sweet, juicy and delicious and instead think... Nah I will save this until it is wrinkled, rubbery and shite, call it something different and eat it then?
Seems bizarre to me.
Why then didn't we save up apples until they were dead, brown and decayed and just suck them up through a straw?"
Apples were stored, it's where the one bad apple saying comes from. Unfortunately, they are not as tasty brown and shriveled.
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"I have often wondered who decided that it might be a good idea not to eat a really fresh, juicy plum and instead store it until it was completely wrinkled and dead and sell it as a prune.
That would be the sensible person who realised that to eat all the juicy plums when they are juicy would mean tummy ache and the runs for two weeks. To store them would mean a sweet and delicious treat that also helps loosen the bowels during the time of only constipation inducing stodge being available.
In those days would you really choose NOT to eat something sweet, juicy and delicious and instead think... Nah I will save this until it is wrinkled, rubbery and shite, call it something different and eat it then?
Seems bizarre to me.
Why then didn't we save up apples until they were dead, brown and decayed and just suck them up through a straw?"
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I think it's more the point they did eat plums, but there's only so many plums you can eat, so what's the best way to get a period where you have excess plums (harvest) to a period where you have no plums (winter).... Voilà prunes |
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Why does extraordinary not mean very ordinary?
Why am I allergic to eggs but not chickens?
Also Google "penguin xray" and just watch an hour of your life disappear as you wonder why they have knees... |
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By *uzy444Woman
over a year ago
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"I have often wondered who decided that it might be a good idea not to eat a really fresh, juicy plum and instead store it until it was completely wrinkled and dead and sell it as a prune. .
Chutney, jam and prunes alike all came id guess from the need to eat said stuff out of season, like squirrels storing nuts!, but how best to keep perishable items for six months without a freezer!
That fancy ham gets shoved in salt and hung in a tree for a few months wrapped in a tarpaulin.... And it costs more!
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yeas and the mouldier your cheese is the more you pay too it seems..like what ???
and the one with maggots in it....dont even ask... a
ctually i will, who has eaten that cheese????? |
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"If gay people are born and not made, how come the homosexual gene persists?
Surely gay people are less likely to reproduce, so why does it continue?
It's probably a very simplistic question but it's something I've wondered about.
If you believe it's a gene then anyone might be a carrier. Whether the gene is turned on because it meets its partner or because of hormones could be the question. Or, it's all those "straight" people breeding other "straight" people (which will have been the case for many gay men and women in the past).
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Or it could just be "something in the water"? |
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Why is it possible to dismantle something if it was never mantled in the first place?
If someone a little bit odd is described as "disturbed" then are the rest of us turbed?
English language does have some odd words! |
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By *bi HaiveMan
over a year ago
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Why are sugar free drinks labelled as sugar free just because they contain no sugar?
You don't see beer labelled as piss free just because there's no urine in the bottle.
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*Fosters can ignore the above statement. It's obvious why 'piss free' isn't on the label. |
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