The beer garden

[firlandsfarm]

I'm fascinated by such things as this ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUYzuAJeg3M

[greenmark]

I'm fascinated by such things as this ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUYzuAJeg3M

At first glance it looks like nonsense. Then the deeper you dig it becomes logical.
I wonder how the system reacts to violent interventions. 2 wheels seem better than one supported by gyros.
But I agree it's an interesting concept.

[Derek27]

Dart players need a coach!!

[firlandsfarm]

I'm fascinated by such things as this ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUYzuAJeg3M

At first glance it looks like nonsense. Then the deeper you dig it becomes logical.
I wonder how the system reacts to violent interventions. 2 wheels seem better than one supported by gyros.
But I agree it's an interesting concept.

I actually Googled it to make sure it wasn't an old April 1st video!

[conduirez]

Chelmsford racecourse will probably have to change its name now.

[greenmark]

I'm fascinated by such things as this ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUYzuAJeg3M

At first glance it looks like nonsense. Then the deeper you dig it becomes logical.
I wonder how the system reacts to violent interventions. 2 wheels seem better than one supported by gyros.
But I agree it's an interesting concept.

I actually Googled it to make sure it wasn't an old April 1st video!

I assume a lot about physics. I had a gyro as a kid and was baffled by it. Still am. I guess gravity is relatively weak (unless you've fallen out of a high building).
So you can convert energy into a force that can stabilise significant weight against gravity. But who would hop onto a one-wheel train or bus? It looks so mad but the physics do add up. Although I should point out I failed my physics o level. I blame my teacher, he was a **** and put me off a subject I was struggling to grasp.
He was the exact opposite of an educator....and was Head of Science.

[sniffer66]

At first glance it looks like nonsense. Then the deeper you dig it becomes logical.
I wonder how the system reacts to violent interventions. 2 wheels seem better than one supported by gyros.
But I agree it's an interesting concept.

I actually Googled it to make sure it wasn't an old April 1st video!

I assume a lot about physics. I had a gyro as a kid and was baffled by it. Still am. I guess gravity is relatively weak (unless you've fallen out of a high building).
So you can convert energy into a force that can stabilise significant weight against gravity. But who would hop onto a one-wheel train or bus? It looks so mad but the physics do add up. Although I should point out I failed my physics o level. I blame my teacher, he was a **** and put me off a subject I was struggling to grasp.
He was the exact opposite of an educator....and was Head of Science.

I had the same. Scraped a pass but was due to my own work and nothing to do with the teacher. I loved science as a kid but senior school teachers sapped every ounce of love from me. Counter that with History, where the teacher was so enthusiastic that he made every lesson enjoyable, I aced that one

[greenmark]

My history teacher, maths and biology were great. I got A's in all. Teacher's teach, doer's do because they've been taught.

[firlandsfarm]

He was the exact opposite of an educator....and was Head of Science.

That he was a good scientist does not make him a good teacher but even today those that appoint don't understand that. Everybody is promoted to a level of incompetence!

[greenmark]

He was the exact opposite of an educator....and was Head of Science.

That he was a good scientist does not make him a good teacher but even today those that appoint don't understand that. Everybody is promoted to a level of incompetence!

That may be true. But if it is, it's monumentally sad. I have a constant dilemma. ie humans have the capacity to be brilliant and rubbish. The Shoreham pilot demonstrated both. Clearly a capable individual, but made a colossal error.

[firlandsfarm]

Everybody is promoted to a level of incompetence!

That may be true.

It's a well tried management principle and quite logical. You are considered for promotion (excluding corporate politics) if you are doing a good job. When you fail to do a great job in your new position you are no longer considered for promotion. Therefore you remain in a job where you are not performing well!

[Derek27]

David Soul passed away, aged 80.

I didn't fancy him but always thought he was the better looking of the two and couldn't understand why 90% of the girls in my class were mad about Starsky.

[The Silk Run]

Has the price of Beer increased Dex since the government's recent budget.

[Derek27]

Has the price of Beer increased Dex since the government's recent budget.

I thought it's staying the same. It's hard to tell because it's only duty and makes no impact on supermarket cuts and offers.

Tobacco should be going up, my cigarettes have gone up £1 in my local extortion shop, but they're still pre-budget prices at ASDA.

[Archangel]

Recently watching a lot of videos about the nature of space and time. I find the entire thing both fascinating and perplexing.
Apparently time is relative, and slows down for objects in motion. So if you are standing still, and someone drives past you in a car, they are aging slower than you are. Obviously at these speeds the difference is minute, but if you are travelling at huge speed (close to speed of light), time slows down to massive amount. So baically, its theoretically possible to travel into the future.