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- Hampton Hill
I feel a Gordian Knot solution coming on……
NWR Silly little things that delight you
- Thread starter G. W o l f f
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- London
Entirely deserved. The weak joke equivalent of a reckless studs up ankle snapper. I can't tell you how disappointed I am in myself.
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- London, Europe
The French national anthem.
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- Scotland
Just bought a duck in a supermarket and noticed it said on the wrapping that there were giblets inside 
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- London and Connecticut
...how the world's best rugby team happily sport the world's worst barnets.
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- London
The Ignobel Science Awards: Meet the winners of the 2023 Ig Nobel Prizes
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- Manchester
Fans of minerality tasting notes should note that the citation for the first of award in that link is: "Jan Zalasiewicz, for explaining why many scientists like to lick rocks."
See link for more details
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- London, Europe
The arrival of cool autumnal winds. I love that first day (usually late September) when you leave the house and think "oh, I need a jacket today"
Summer is over-rated.
Summer is over-rated.
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- London, Europe
Football from the 1980s where it sounded like commentators were talking down a telephone line. It just seemed so much more exotic. Or maybe because I was a kid!
High water marks - Brazil v Italy in 1982 / France v Germany 1982 /. France v Portugal 1984.
High water marks - Brazil v Italy in 1982 / France v Germany 1982 /. France v Portugal 1984.
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- London
I like that for as long as it takes to toast my first crumpet. Then I'm back to my preference for warmth and daylight.
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- London and Connecticut
I love autumn, but winters not so much. As I have aged, winters have become more noticeable and above all limiting.
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- St Albans
- Location
- London
Conversely, an unseasonably warm autumn breeze. Perhaps made warmer by spending most of the day in a cellar.
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- Herts
64 Goodge St. tip top
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- Perth, Australia
Yup, that's us geologists in particular where it can be useful in the field for determining whether rocks that are a little too fine grained to see clearly contain significant clay or silt. The latter is crunchy, the former no so much
Cheers
Dave
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- Manchester
I have heard that from geologist friends, and also read it: it is the texture that is being tested.Yup, that's us geologists in particular where it can be useful in the field for determining whether rocks that are a little too fine grained to see clearly contain significant clay or silt. The latter is crunchy, the former no so much
But it seems like the article goes further to say it is about the actual taste. I've never heard this before (apart from for halite), and wonder how well founded the research is.
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- Herefordshire
Receiving US originated political email spam with the subject line “trump alert”. I’m sure this was a childish phrase from primary school that I’ve now left behind with my advancing maturity. *** sniggers ***
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- Herefordshire
Encouraging my children to mix play-doh to make “a better colour”. No matter what combination you try, you always end up with a hideous “swamp brown”.
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- London, Europe
Going for dinner at someone's house for the first time and finding out they are a bloody spectacular cook. One of the best meals I've had in a long time.
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- Staining
You traipse around Naples kitchen shops in vain looking for a pasta serving spoon when in fact Fleetwood is apparently the place to go for such implements. Who knew.
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- London, Europe
This batshit crazy tech-bro vision of the future when it comes up against the reality of a rainy Monday delivering to a housing estate in <insert city of your choice>
Amazon plans drone deliveries for UK parcels next year
Amazon plans drone deliveries for UK parcels next year
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- London
Seemed just a rad over optimistic even at the time…
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- London, Europe
Watching these kinds of videos.
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- Birmingham
Open university stuff Paul. Just average drone work . I appreciate your irony.