Thread: Trivia and other useless but interesting items

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

there is said to be a shortage of shipping containers. A shipping company has told a local company I was speaking to that a shortage of containers is delaying shipments by at least 2 weeks.

Same on this side of the Tasman. Delays but also the costs of containers is going crazy. I recently tried to buy a couple of 20-footers for storage. What was $4000 for a one-trip 20 footer pre-covid is now $8000 and the shortage is being blamed. Some B-grade containers on the market that would have been $1000-1500 pre-covid are now getting $3000-4000.

Part of it is probably not so much a shortage of containers, but rather that the trade disruptions have resulted in empty containers piling up where there is no demand, and with a shortage of shipping for various reasons (including one huge ship with a full load of containers stuck in the Suez canal while they argue of who pays the bill) nobody is interested in shipping them where they are wanted.

Another fun fact. The Aussie dollar is the 10th currency by capitalisation, which sounds impressive, except that Bitcoin has a similar capitalisation, and even Elon Musk thinks it's questionable.

Fiat Market Capitalizations | FiatMarketCap

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

Jaguar actually started off as Swallow Sidecars, and had an SS Jaguar model, but after WWII decided to change the company's name to Jaguar.

Obviously SS wasn't popular after the war.

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

Obviously SS wasn't popular after the war.

Or during.

Originally Posted by Saitch

Or during.

I don't think Swallow Sidecars made any cars during the war, so not really relevant. I expect they were making landing gear for Spitfires or something similar!

Get some beef in your fridge gents. ""I expect there's going to be a genuine shortage of lean beef globally for the next 12 to 24 months," he said." Argentina is one of the biggest beef exporters globally just banned exports for a month That's going to hurt 那會很疼

I did get an award for getting lost from the Navy once. It was a joke. Several of my squad took turns at navigation with the compass and map. We ended up at a pub about 20km from the camp site Despite me being 15 years old I was given a beer by the very nice publican while we waited for the truck to pick us up The rest of my crew where 16 I think

Now that was funny this is even better
US troops supposed to be raiding an air force base in Bulgaria missed by a little more than my crew did

US troops accidentally raid sunflower oil factory


Sorry Sir can I try again
US troops accidentally raid sunflower oil factory - BBC News