Pajaholic Posted July 21, 2014 Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) Thanks. Staying on the subject of cars, Toyota established a new lap record at the Nürburgring earlier this month. To within 5, what is the new record? Edited July 21, 2014 by Pajaholic Quote
+Simply Paul Posted July 21, 2014 Author Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) I'm going to say seven minutes. If that 5 is to within 5 minutes, I'm onto a winner I think I googled. As Quiz Master, I'm calling foul. You need to explain the question in further detail Pajaholic! Edited July 21, 2014 by Simply Paul Quote
Pajaholic Posted July 21, 2014 Posted July 21, 2014 No... 5 is not minutes ... and I'd give the game away if I specified the units! Quote
dodgydaved Posted July 21, 2014 Posted July 21, 2014 No... 5 is not minutes ... and I'd give the game away if I specified the units! OK, I drive a Prius and I reckon Toyota are pretty good on alternative fuel and hybrid cars so how about some sort of fuel economy record. I think the long track is about 20km, so........1.5 litres of fuel for a lap? Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted July 21, 2014 Posted July 21, 2014 I seem to remember that there was an electric car setting a record but I don’t know what the 5 would refer to Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted July 21, 2014 Posted July 21, 2014 Number of laps on a single charge? 30. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted July 21, 2014 Posted July 21, 2014 0,5 liters of fuel consumption per 100km Quote
Pajaholic Posted July 21, 2014 Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) It was a Toyota Prius, and the record was for fuel economy (although they now probably also have the record for the slowest lap that complies with the minimum speed rule). I was looking for the answer in miles per gallon, which would have been 698 ± 5 mpg. However, 698 mpg equates to 0.405 litres per 100 km. 0.5 is in the range of 0.405 ± 5 and so speakers-corner gets the ding. So over to speakers-corner... Edited July 21, 2014 by Pajaholic Quote
+Simply Paul Posted July 21, 2014 Author Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) My 7:00 was pretty close then. Ish. Kinda... Edited July 21, 2014 by Simply Paul Quote
+Simply Paul Posted July 27, 2014 Author Posted July 27, 2014 Paging speakers-corner (Bump. If no new question is posted by 3pm on Monday someone else may jump in.) Quote
+speakers-corner Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 Wow. Sorry about not replying I was in Switzerland without any Internet. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) Staying with cars. How many parts does an F1 racing car have? I will accept a difference of +- 100 parts Edited July 28, 2014 by speakers-corner Quote
Pajaholic Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 At even +/- 100 parts, I suspect that the answer will depend on which car and at what is considered a component. For example, the steering wheel alone may be considered to have millions if each part of each switch is a separate component and each 'discrete equivalent' in any PLC is also. Back in the 1960's, things were simpler. I suspect that an early 1960's F1 car would have had about a thousand parts. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 The Information I found was within the last 3yrs and is for the average car. - just as a little hint. I hope this hasnt confused you too much. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted July 28, 2014 Author Posted July 28, 2014 I'm going to guess the +/- 100pcs means we're talking about a number in the low thousands (otherwise it'd be less than 1% variance) so will suggest 4,800 parts. And welcome back from Switzerland; I'm off there next month for a couple of hours Quote
+speakers-corner Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 Sorry, long way off. I have put a subtle hint in my second post. By the side - can we meet up in München to talk about 2016 - PM me pls. Thanks Quote
Pajaholic Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 I'm going to guess the +/- 100pcs means we're talking about a number in the low thousands (otherwise it'd be less than 1% variance) so will suggest 4,800 parts. And welcome back from Switzerland; I'm off there next month for a couple of hours I thought that also. FWIW, I have a suspicion that the answer might have an implied precision much coarser than +/- 100. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 OK, to help you along, there are 2 numbers but 5 Digits in all. Quote
dodgydaved Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=133078 Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Quote
+Simply Paul Posted July 29, 2014 Author Posted July 29, 2014 I think dodgydaved might be onto something there, so I suggest we play this in the 'Hotter/Colder' fashion. Five digits, two numbers eh? 22,000 Quote
+speakers-corner Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 cold. going up. Sorry about this dodgydave but I live and work in a City where F1 cars are built. Not only that I like F1-racing. Quote
BOBBLES WORLD TOUR Posted July 30, 2014 Posted July 30, 2014 65000...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! Sorry I dropped off there. Just like I was watching an F1 race. Isn't F1 the #1 sport for the vertically challenged. #2 being the throwing of dwarfs. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted July 30, 2014 Posted July 30, 2014 JoLuc - getting closer. Dont forget 2 numbers but 5 Digits. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted July 30, 2014 Posted July 30, 2014 Almost, you have gone past the mark TheOldfields. Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 80,000 Spot on. Ding next question can you list them all ?????? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 Sticking with F1, what do these drivers have in common: Mario Andretti Antonio Ascari Jack Brabham Graham Hill Satoru Nakajima Nelson Piquet Keke Rosberg Hans Stuck Gilles Villeneuve Manfred Winkelhock Quote
+crb11 Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 Do they all have sons who have also raced in F1? (Know it's true of Villeneuve, Piquet and Brabham.) Quote
+speakers-corner Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 I was also thinking along those lines. I know some oft Thema drive indy-cars AS well. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) They were all world Champions. Edited July 31, 2014 by speakers-corner Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 Chequered flag to crb11 They all had sons who followed in their footsteps. Quote
+crb11 Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 Thanks! A bit of a change of topic now. Two Beatles songs feature someone fixing footwear late at night. Name either. Quote
+TheOldfields Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 Do socks count? If they do then Father McKenzie doing some darning in Eleanor Rigby. Quote
+crb11 Posted August 1, 2014 Posted August 1, 2014 That's one of the two! Ding. (The other is Lady Madonna mending stockings.) Quote
+TheOldfields Posted August 1, 2014 Posted August 1, 2014 Thank you. Frank, Jack, Joe, Arthur, George, James and Charles. Who? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted August 1, 2014 Posted August 1, 2014 Thank you. Frank, Jack, Joe, Arthur, George, James and Charles. Who? Pike, Jones, Walker, Wilson, Mainwaring, Frazer, Godfrey. Walmington-on-sea home guard. Dad's Army. Quote
+TheOldfields Posted August 1, 2014 Posted August 1, 2014 So quick that you just get a D.. All yours. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted August 2, 2014 Posted August 2, 2014 Well Dad's Army is kind of my specialist subject anyway, onwards: What would you do with a maulstick? Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted August 2, 2014 Posted August 2, 2014 Painters stick, used to steady the hand Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted August 2, 2014 Posted August 2, 2014 “Jaws 2” was on TV last night, which has given me the idea for this next question. Which actor played Jaws? Quote
+speakers-corner Posted August 2, 2014 Posted August 2, 2014 I know who it is. He was in Moonraker and the spy who loved me. But I dont know his name. Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted August 2, 2014 Posted August 2, 2014 I know who it is. He was in Moonraker and the spy who loved me. But I dont know his name. You are on the right track, but no ding for that. Quote
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