Thread: Trivia and other useless but interesting items

In France it is considered bad luck to say "Happy New Year" before the 1st. 15 Fabulous French New Year's Eve Traditions In France
10- You can start wishing people “Happy New Year”:

but only after midnight on Decembre 31st-not beforeIn most English speaking countries, you can utter the words “Happy New Year” well before the actual new year begins. In France, this isn’t so.

Instead, you will hear friends, family and shopkeepers say ”Bonnes fêtes de fin d‘année” which literally means “Happy end of year celebrations” but idiomatically it means Happy Holidays. Only after the stroke of midnight on December 31st will French people actually wish you a Happy New Year (Bonne Année) followed by “best wishes”(meilleurs Voeux).The exception is the president who wishes his people a happy new year in his presidential new years greetings before the New Year begins at 8 pm on the 31st of Decembre.

CUB got into the Trivia - Had some fun with them at Xmas when I could find my glasses

Carlton Draught launches refreshed logo and adds trivia quiz under its bottle caps - Mumbrella

Originally Posted by 4bee

So the poor bugger has to see 3 miles over open sights?

Talk about the 5,280 yard stare.

Any Pilot would manage double that and more.

Originally Posted by superquag

Any Pilot would manage double that and more.

Seeing something doesn't mean you can hit it

But they normally don't see all that much on the ground from 7.5 miles up.



Hey Divs, tell that to the RAF johnnies that sank the TIRPITZ. Direct hit.

Originally Posted by 4bee

But they normally don't see all that much on the ground from 7.5 miles up.



Hey Divs, tell that to the RAF johnnies that sank the TIRPITZ. Direct hit.

I suspect, and I could be wrong, they could have been a shade lower than 7.5 miles, might have used more than one round to score the hit and the target may have been a tad larger, the LOS for Ronnie RAF probably wasnt influenced by earth curvature. Windage on 250,500 and 1000lb bombs is likely to be a hair less than a 390grain (.9ounce) .408 cal although i will concede that the net force of gravity on the .408 slug was most likely a whisker on the lower side.

JEEEEEEEEZZZZZZUUUUZ. I really, really hate it when folks bring facts into a discussion. But fillum from that time actually did show a direct hit which apparently broke it's back. Game over.

Originally Posted by 4bee

JEEEEEEEEZZZZZZUUUUZ. I really, really hate it when folks bring facts into a discussion. But fillum from that time actually did show a direct hit which apparently broke it's back. Game over.

yeah but how many men and how many trips did those 3 directs take?