Banker Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 25 minutes ago, Two-lane said: It is now 16 pages in less than 24 hours. Unbelievable. RogerMexico is going to start producing comparative data graphs (with footnotes), Gladys will comment (lengthily) on the corporate responsibly of snow-plough wagon drivers, Roxanne will report on icebergs floating down Laxey River, and MadUncleRonnie will post about his Sharon being snowed-in with some Turkish fella. And it's all because of this bloody global warming. Where's the heat - that's what I want to know. It’s in Spain, 30c forecast in Alicante this weekend!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Solid couple of inches already up in Santon, double that in the drifts. Had to wear goggles to take the dog for a walk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 An iceberg has just gone past my window... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Our satellite as just gone down . No freesat! Thank goodness we have an aerial as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 What always amazes me is that: If you use a football field as a scale for the solar system, then the sun would be about the size of a soccer ball on the goal line. Earth would be 26 yards away and only the size of a pinhead. ...adding a very slight 12 degree tilt and a bit of wind and weather to that pinhead can make the difference between -40 and plus 40 Celsius where you are on that pinhead. ...Add some shitty gases to earth's atmosphere (atmosphere is only 1.5% of that pinhead diameter)...and it doesn't take too much to change things quite dramatically. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Starting to stick anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo2010 Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Just sleet by me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emesde Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 47 minutes ago, Roxanne said: I'm saving that. Thank you You've made my day. No problem....... Here's another 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Hey, where did they go? The snow started and half the people on the thread went quiet! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ativa Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 7 minutes ago, Amadeus said: Starting to stick anywhere? Yes. You should get a Twitter account. It’s a good way to keep up to date with all the bus cancellations etc. No way will the schools be open tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 38 minutes ago, Amadeus said: Starting to stick anywhere? Apparently so. But someone must have been spreading salt on the Prom to keep it clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catrisk Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, Jarndyce said: Hey, where did they go? The snow started and half the people on the thread went quiet! The snow started about 7PM well after most people had come home after a full day at work today. Or had worked from home pointlessly looking after their own kids. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 43 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said: What always amazes me is that: If you use a football field as a scale for the solar system, then the sun would be about the size of a soccer ball on the goal line. Earth would be 26 yards away and only the size of a pinhead. ...adding a very slight 12 degree tilt and a bit of wind and weather to that pinhead can make the difference between -40 and plus 40 Celsius where you are on that pinhead. ...Add some shitty gases to earth's atmosphere (atmosphere is only 1.5% of that pinhead diameter)...and it doesn't take too much to change things quite dramatically. It's not that amazing really though when you consider the Celsius scale is an man-made system of measurement which was devised to be descriptive to temperatures which are significant to us as a species. So a difference of -40 to plus 40 is only very large because you are seeing it from our perspective (it which it is huge), but in terms of the solar system or even the universe it's no big deal, perhaps even exactly what you would expect given the scales and distances. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, A fool and his money..... said: ...the Celsius scale is a man-made system of measurement which was devised to be descriptive to temperatures which are significant to us as a species. Are you accusing Albert of falling foul of the anthropic principle? Douglas Adams summarised it quite neatly from the point of view of a puddle: "This is an interesting world I find myself in – an interesting hole I find myself in – fits me rather neatly, doesn't it? In fact it fits me staggeringly well, must have been made to have me in it!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piebaps Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 13 minutes ago, Catrisk said: pointlessly looking after their own kids. Perhaps if looking after your children is pointless, you may need ask yourself why you produced them. 8 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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