The speed of light is 299792 metres/second.That number is the same as the northing coordinate of The Great Pyramid of Giza.
Quote from: Jurek on 01 August, 2023, 11:21:25 amThe speed of light is 299792 metres/second.That number is the same as the northing coordinate of The Great Pyramid of Giza.Does this belong in the Conspiracies thread?
Speed of light is around 3*10**8 m/s so a factor of a thousand out, not that I expect that would worry the conspiracy theorists.
Thanks to today's Guardian crossword, I now know that the word clerestory is pronounced clear-story and not, as I previously imagined, cleh-ress-tory.At least I did already know what the word means though.
That in Japanese a Toyota wankpanzer is called Randokaruza.
Quote from: Efrogwr on 10 August, 2023, 09:24:55 amThat in Japanese a Toyota wankpanzer is called Randokaruza.Is that a randy carouser or a rando[nneur] car user?
Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 10 August, 2023, 09:30:42 amQuote from: Efrogwr on 10 August, 2023, 09:24:55 amThat in Japanese a Toyota wankpanzer is called Randokaruza.Is that a randy carouser or a rando[nneur] car user?It sounds more like the first one.
Quote from: Efrogwr on 10 August, 2023, 11:49:18 amQuote from: Cudzoziemiec on 10 August, 2023, 09:30:42 amQuote from: Efrogwr on 10 August, 2023, 09:24:55 amThat in Japanese a Toyota wankpanzer is called Randokaruza.Is that a randy carouser or a rando[nneur] car user?It sounds more like the first one.Or maybe a Japanese pronunciation of Land Cruiser.
Back in Days of Yore when Professor Larrington lived in Japan there was on the TV a commercial for the Honda City, complete with chorus of ladies joyfully singing “Shitty Shitty Shitty!”
Quote from: Mr Larrington on 10 August, 2023, 01:09:05 pmBack in Days of Yore when Professor Larrington lived in Japan there was on the TV a commercial for the Honda City, complete with chorus of ladies joyfully singing “Shitty Shitty Shitty!”Made oi larf. Shades of Pschitt! lemonade And Choky chocolate milk.