Reply With QuoteFor the hoi polloi eh? Perhaps I should start using m/s.
OldBushie
SubscriberMy weather station gives me the choice of using knots, km/h or m/s. The button to change the unit used on the screen is quite prone to pushing, when dusting, apparently. This has caused me some confusion once or twice.Originally Posted by ChookD2
As you have eluded to in your post, knots are generally used as a wind speed measurement at sea.
Wind speeds over land are usually given as km/h but weather aficionados will also use m/s (metres per second).
Why? ..... I don't know.
I'm not too bad on judging wind speed using knots or km/h, but m/s is a D-.
Perhaps m/s doesn't sound so bad to the hoi polloi. Does 16 m/s sound better than 60 km/h?
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For the hoi polloi eh? Perhaps I should start using m/s.
If you don't like trucks, stop buying stuff.
Swaggie
Does 16 m/s sound better than 60 km/h?
people wouldn't like being told their car can only do 40.....or .....50
wtf is a hoi polloi? sounds like some sort of fish.....
ForumSage
SupporterYou're thinking of hoi polloi koi which are carp owned by plebs.
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1999 D2 TD5 Gone
Master
Reminds me of some of the expressions used by the cockies and bushies of Montumana to describe wind.
e.g., zephyr ( good at hay time )
blow the dog off his chain ( bad at hay time or falling trees )
blow the milk outa yer tea
crows flying backwards
nice little breeze today... ( of a strength enough to topple the Nut )
blow the words clean outa the missus’ mouth... as a mere stripling , did not know if this was good or bad.
had to go into a hollow log to light me fag
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The colour of crimp connectors is directly related to the colour of the appropriate fuse. Very clever, but a little gem I didn't know.
e.g. images (22).jpeg suits images (21).jpeg
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OldBushie
SubscriberNew to me, too. Thanks.
How do they get away with the name, though?
'sit bonum tempora volvunt'
Swaggie
Really,I didn’t know that either.
They are 9.5mm?
The normal standard ones are generally 6.5mm,from memory.
The ones we use at work have no insulation on them.
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- Swelling and purple discolouration of the head, comb, wattles and neck
- Rapid drop in eating, drinking and egg production
- Ruffled feathers, dopiness, closed eyes
- Diarrhoea
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From memory, the sizes go yellow, blue then red being the smallest.
All this is 12V DC, it may not apply to the voltages you play with, Paul.
I leaned this at Jaycar.
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