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    Owen Smith replied to the thread Media mistakes.
    It is no more or less arbitrary than Celsius. 0F is meant to be the freezing point of sea water (but how salty?), and 100F is meant to...
  • Black Hole
    Black Hole replied to the thread Media mistakes.
    My thought at the time was 'half as hot doesn't sound very impressive!'. "As hot as a blast furnace" might have been better.
  • Black Hole
    Black Hole replied to the thread Driving and Roads.
    I had to use significant braking on the M4 the other day, when an artic decided to change from lane 2 to lane 3 rather than be...
  • Black Hole
    Black Hole replied to the thread EV chat.
    It used to be easy to spot a motorbike because they were the only vehicles with lights on in the day.
  • woodbar
    woodbar replied to the thread EV chat.
    Que?
  • woodbar
    woodbar replied to the thread EV chat.
    My lane keep assist/warning are both always off - so as I said I just do it so it becomes a habit - autonomous for me if I am changing...
  • Black Hole
    Black Hole replied to the thread EV chat.
    That's a reason not to have DRLs.
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    antipodean replied to the thread EV chat.
    American sourced manual transmission cars require you to depress the clutch before they will start, so you don't career off without...
  • Black Hole
    Black Hole replied to the thread Media mistakes.
    Amount of thermal energy is not the same as temperature, the proportionality depends on the specific heat capacity of the medium. A...
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    antipodean replied to the thread EV chat.
    Just because you haven't seen the motorcyclist with a death wish who is going to pass you on either side, depending which side they...
  • Black Hole
    Black Hole replied to the thread EV chat.
    Because just doing it automatically is not engaging the mind. There are many occasions when indicators are pointless, and many...
  • woodbar
    woodbar replied to the thread EV chat.
    I have had exactly the same argument with two Advanced Driving Instructors. I think it just gets you into the habit - if you are...
  • woodbar
    woodbar reacted to gomezz's post in the thread EV chat with Like Like.
    This is always the big thing I disagree on with Advanced Driving instructors. It is one thing to do this to demonstrate that you have...
  • woodbar
    woodbar replied to the thread The Aura Android update..
    Keep a sharp look out for one on Sunday morning!
  • woodbar
    woodbar replied to the thread Sagemcom BT/EE TV Box Pro.
    What's that old saying "Horses for courses"? I think every box has good points and bad points depending on the requirements of the...
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