Thread: Trivia and other useless but interesting items

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

"Bitcoin's global computing power has been dealt a blow this week, after a nationwide internet blackout in Kazakhstan hit the cryptocurrency mining industry."

Love Block Chain. Great tech. Cypto banned from china and now via a revolution (unrest) in Kazakhstan has me chuckling a BIT Trust is funny. I have Zero trust in anything dependent on shonky power, political or electrical supply

"Kazakhstan's crypto mining farms are mostly powered by ageing coal plants which, along with coal mines and the towns built around them, are a headache for authorities seeking to decarbonise the economy."

So much triva in that its funny.

Bitcoin mining worldwide uses a lot of electricity, more than Argentina or Finland or the Netherlands I've heard at various times. If it was a country it would be the 30th largest user.

Bitcoin consumes 'more electricity than Argentina' - BBC News

"Fast food lovers are on high alert after a recent storm put an Australian state's supply of hot chips at risk.
Farmers have warned customers of a potential potato shortage in Victoria after a storm hit a major growing region near Ballarat, west of Melbourne.
The storm is estimated by Victorian Farmers Federation horticulture vice president Katherine Myers to have destroyed $25 million worth of produce."

To be honest I haven't eaten Maccas for years or decades

If the grain issues make whisky, beer or grapes hit wine then I am stuffed perhaps

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

"Fast food lovers are on high alert after a recent storm put an Australian state's supply of hot chips at risk.
Farmers have warned customers of a potential potato shortage in Victoria after a storm hit a major growing region near Ballarat, west of Melbourne.
The storm is estimated by Victorian Farmers Federation horticulture vice president Katherine Myers to have destroyed $25 million worth of produce."

To be honest I haven't eaten Maccas for years or decades

If the grain issues make whisky, beer or grapes hit wine then I am stuffed perhaps

Problem solved!

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Originally Posted by NavyDiver

"Fast food lovers are on high alert after a recent storm put an Australian state's supply of hot chips at risk.
Farmers have warned customers of a potential potato shortage in Victoria after a storm hit a major growing region near Ballarat, west of Melbourne.
The storm is estimated by Victorian Farmers Federation horticulture vice president Katherine Myers to have destroyed $25 million worth of produce."

To be honest I haven't eaten Maccas for years or decades

If the grain issues make whisky, beer or grapes hit wine then I am stuffed perhaps

Let them eat cake.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Let them eat cake.

I guess that could be the nearest thing to Chip Buttys.


Take one 10" Victoria Sponge, cut in half horizontally, add lashings of Strawberry Conserve then add 1kg of frozen Barbecue Chips. Defrosted & fried of course.
Join together


Eat heartily until stuffed.

Job Done.

No need to thank me.

Originally Posted by 4bee

I guess that could be the nearest thing to Chip Buttys.


Take one 10" Victoria Sponge, cut in half horizontally, add lashings of Strawberry Conserve then add 1kg of frozen Barbecue Chips. Defrosted & fried of course.
Join together


Eat heartily until stuffed.

Job Done.

No need to thank me.

You forgot to mention whether the barbecue chips were thin or crinkle cut

Also “Serve with Ice Cream”

Originally Posted by Gav 110

You forgot to mention whether the barbecue chips were thin or crinkle cut

Also “Serve with Ice Cream”

ICE CREAM! With Chip Buttys? Oh Ok then, Freedom of choice if you insist.


Those Pub Chips would be nice though. With Clotted Cream.

Originally Posted by 4bee

ICE CREAM! With Chip Buttys? Oh Ok then, Freedom of choice if you insist.


Those Pub Chips would be nice though. With Clotted Cream.

Thin cut or crinkle cut???

Don’t knock it till you tried it
Salted Chips and ice cream is good
When I used to visit the shop shall we call big M, I’d get large chips and caramel sunday
Dip the chips in the sunday
Ice cream will go even better with your version of the chip butty