+Pharisee Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I'll take a wild guess and say 12 r.p.m. It's a bit faster than that. Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Well I just did a back of the fag packet calculation based on estimates and I reckon it would need just over 1000 revolutions of the driving wheels per minute. But not as fast as that. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 I'd guess at a drive wheel diameter of 6ft or so. Add some pi and I've a figure of 19ft approx. 125ish mph is 183ft per sec, or approx. 580rpm at the wheel. No idea if there's any form of gearing in a steam engine though, so this could be way off. Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I'd guess at a drive wheel diameter of 6ft or so. Add some pi and I've a figure of 19ft approx. 125ish mph is 183ft per sec, or approx. 580rpm at the wheel. No idea if there's any form of gearing in a steam engine though, so this could be way off. That's just about close enough for a DING, Paul. The driving wheels are 6 feet 8 inches in diameter and the speed was 125.88 m.p.h. That works out to 528.91 r.p.m. assuming there no wheel spin. No gearing, the connecting rods are coupled to the driving wheels. Quote Link to comment
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Rather than let this thread lapse, I'll have a go: - What links the places Dubna (Russia), Darmstadt (Germany) and Berkeley (USA), with the planet Neptune? Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 Hershal visited the first three and discovered the last? I have a rather nice science book where Neptune is listed as Hershal. I think he hoped it'd be called George-something, after the king. Quote Link to comment
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Hershal visited the first three and discovered the last? I have a rather nice science book where Neptune is listed as Hershal. I think he hoped it'd be called George-something, after the king. No, not Hershal, but you've mentioned the general area you should be considering in your post. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 chemical elements?? Quote Link to comment
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 chemical elements?? Ding! They all have chemical elements named after them. Dubna - Dubnium Darmstadt - Darmstadtium Berkeley - Berkelium Neptune - Neptunium. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Thanks for the ding. Now for a bit of history. What are the connections between the families Cornwallis and Lafayette Quote Link to comment
+crb11 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 A Cornwallis was one of the British generals in the American War of Independence, and a Lafayette one of the Americans ones. Cornwallis I think was the one who surrendered: possibly to Lafayette? Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 A Cornwallis was one of the British generals in the American War of Independence, and a Lafayette one of the Americans ones. Cornwallis I think was the one who surrendered: possibly to Lafayette? Thats the second part. Cornwallis or rather his 2IC surrendered to Washingtons 2IC. There is another connection. Quote Link to comment
+crb11 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I found another one (between the same Cornwallis and a different Lafayette) by looking on Wikipedia but it's pretty obscure. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 If it helps! The first part is on similar grounds as the second but has to do with the father of one of them. Quote Link to comment
+crb11 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 That fits what I've got. (We're not meant to look things up, so I wasn't claiming the win: knew I didn't know anything else about Cornwallis!) Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 OK, then I will give you the Ding. The other Information that I was looking for was that in a european war Cornwallis took part in a battle that killed the father of Lafayette. The son later took part in a battle that caused Cornwallis to surrender. Found all this out when I was in Yorktown last week. Quote Link to comment
+crb11 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Thanks! A punchline to a well-known joke answers the following: what is the odd one out from American Football, elephants, Northern Ireland, particle physics. What is the joke? Quote Link to comment
+crb11 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Should I give a hint? Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Definitely. Quote Link to comment
+martin&lindabryn Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 yes please Quote Link to comment
+crb11 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 The three similar items all "have" something which is the same very common word, although with different meanings. The odd one out fails to "have" something which is a fourth meaning of the same word, and the joke plays on the confusion between this meaning and a fifth meaning of the same word. Quote Link to comment
+martin&lindabryn Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I am more confused LOL Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 IIRC, a "split" is an American Football 'play'. It's also been the political state of Northern Ireland; and particle physicists have been known to split the odd atom. The only way I can think of an elephant "splitting" is by "getting out of here"! So I'll guess that "split" is the very common word; but I have no idea of the joke! Quote Link to comment
+crb11 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Right idea, not the right word. (It's specifically Northern Ireland and nowhere else that I'm aware of.) Quote Link to comment
+crb11 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Oh dear. To clarify the hint: if all four were linked, then something in American football would be called X, something in Northern Ireland would be called X, something to do with elephants would be called X, something to do with particle physics would be called X. Four Xs, but a different meaning in each case. Except that one of these four isn't true, and there's a joke about it. The joke also features a duck. Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Quark, craic and quack? Quote Link to comment
+crb11 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 That looks like it could be a better answer than mine, but no. All the connections are the same word, pronounced and spelt the same (except one has a capital letter.) Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Oh dear. To clarify the hint: if all four were linked, then something in American football would be called X, something in Northern Ireland would be called X, something to do with elephants would be called X, something to do with particle physics would be called X. Four Xs, but a different meaning in each case. Except that one of these four isn't true, and there's a joke about it. The joke also features a duck. No idea of the joke, but could the word possibly be 'Down'? Logic being: American football features eg "first down and ten"; There's a County Down in NI; Picking up on the Oldfields suggestions, I believe quarks can be classified as 'up' or 'down' (used to work in nuclear fusion facility -in admin- but surrounded by physicists discussing such things over coffee at lunchtime); That leaves elephants: can't think of a 'down' connection, but since you mention that the joke features a duck, could that duck possibly be an eider duck, giving an eider down link? Pete Quote Link to comment
+crb11 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 That's the connection, and I'll give you the ding for it. The joke is: "How do you get down off an elephant?" "You don't, you get down off a duck." (I'd seen it regularly, but think I was into my teens before I understood it.) Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 That's the connection, and I'll give you the ding for it. The joke is: "How do you get down off an elephant?" "You don't, you get down off a duck." (I'd seen it regularly, but think I was into my teens before I understood it.) Thanks- ah yes, remember it now What word links the “Wizard of Oz” with the top goal-scorer in the 1990 World Cup finals? Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) That's the connection, and I'll give you the ding for it. The joke is: "How do you get down off an elephant?" "You don't, you get down off a duck." (I'd seen it regularly, but think I was into my teens before I understood it.) Thanks- ah yes, remember it now What word links the “Wizard of Oz” with the top goal-scorer in the 1990 World Cup finals? The goalscorer was Salvatore Schillaci, who I believe was also known as Toto. Edit to finish joining the dots: and Toto was Dorothy's dog in the Wizard of Oz Edited September 23, 2014 by Beach_hut Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 That's the connection, and I'll give you the ding for it. The joke is: "How do you get down off an elephant?" "You don't, you get down off a duck." (I'd seen it regularly, but think I was into my teens before I understood it.) Thanks- ah yes, remember it now What word links the “Wizard of Oz” with the top goal-scorer in the 1990 World Cup finals? The goalscorer was Salvatore Schillaci, who I believe was also known as Toto. Edit to finish joining the dots: and Toto was Dorothy's dog in the Wizard of Oz Back of the net! - over to you... Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Why thank you. Toto's last goal of that World Cup was against England, in a match Italy won 2-1. Who scored for England? Quote Link to comment
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 David Platt? Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 David Platt? And that's a DING! Quote Link to comment
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Wow! That was a total guess! Quote Link to comment
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Okay then, here's the next one: - What connects ice hockey, polo, tug of war and gliding? Quote Link to comment
+martin&lindabryn Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 they all used to be Olympic sports Quote Link to comment
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Correct. Quote Link to comment
+martin&lindabryn Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the Ding. A nice easy question for you now. What animal is used on UK road signs to denote a zoo? Edited September 27, 2014 by martin&lindabryn Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 a Zebra Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 or was it an Elephant. Quote Link to comment
+martin&lindabryn Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 over to speakers-corner with his second attempt Elephant. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 History. Who built the breakwaters of Portland Harbor? Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 (edited) The inmates of Portland Prison (who were prisoners of war) Edited September 28, 2014 by Sharpeset Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 There goes the Ding. It was built by the inmates of Portland prison, they were not prisoners of war but were convicts who lived at "The Grove" on Portland. Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 There goes the Ding. It was built by the inmates of Portland prison, they were not prisoners of war but were convicts who lived at "The Grove" on Portland. Thanks - sticking with Portland, which battleship was deliberately scuttled in the southernmost entrance to Portland Harbour in 1914? Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 That was going to be one of my questions. It was HMS Hood, sunk across the opening to stop enemy submarines from entering the Harbour. Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 DING! - exactly right Quote Link to comment
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