Dr Bob Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 9 hours ago, David Mack said: The millihelen: the quantity of beauty required to launch one ship. The millipede: the quantity of effort to produce the last drop. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 54 minutes ago, Dr Bob said: The millipede: the quantity of effort to produce the last drop. And then you have the smaller (1/10th) unit of the Millipede - the Centipede. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilllearning Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 On 05/10/2020 at 23:56, Izz said: I don't expect to come across well to nasty snobs, and I'm fine with that. Oh I’m so with you on that. Years ago going down Hatton sharing locks with a shiny boat the woman steerer asked me to change sides in the next lock as my boat’s wet exhaust was spraying on their hull! I buttoned my lip and did as she asked, but it has rankled ever since. As her crew was opening the locks all the way down it was worth the seething inside, but really! It’s not as if the wet exhaust was smoky or could mark their hull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 On 05/10/2020 at 22:56, Izz said: I don't expect to come across well to nasty snobs. Then it is fortunate that you've found a forum bereft of that type of person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Todd Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 On 11/10/2020 at 09:06, Alan de Enfield said: And then you have the smaller (1/10th) unit of the Millipede - the Centipede. Usually centi = 10 * milli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 9 minutes ago, Mike Todd said: Usually centi = 10 * milli Is 'milli' not 1000 and 'centi' 100 ? (we are not talking dimensions, - ie mm or cm - but the use of the terms) So a millipede has 1000 legs whilst a centipede has 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Todd Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 14 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: Is 'milli' not 1000 and 'centi' 100 ? (we are not talking dimensions, - ie mm or cm - but the use of the terms) So a millipede has 1000 legs whilst a centipede has 100. milli = 1/1000, centi = 1/100 No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Mike Todd said: milli = 1/1000, centi = 1/100 No? And kilo means 1000x, hecto 100x. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_prefix Edited October 12, 2020 by David Mack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 Old school boy joke time: "What goes 99 clonk?" "A centipede with a wooden leg." I've already got my coat and am off to walk the dog. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanD Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 9 minutes ago, David Mack said: And kilo means 1000x, hecto 100x. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_prefix So those multisegmented arthropods should really be called hectopede and kilopede, then... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 On 07/10/2020 at 19:28, Arthur Marshall said: Mine's 40 foot, both a starter and finisher as far as narrowboats go. My next one will be a cruiser. It's a bit like posh car drivers, I think. They still only get from A to B, and get stuck in the same traffic as me. Boating is a great thing, and all that matters is that the water stays outside where it belongs. But I agree any snobbery is a minority pastime, though a bit more prevalent than a while back, but then there are more boats about, too. A Skoda is just as fast at 70 mph on the motorway as a Bentley. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Mike Todd said: No? Correct. Milli means 1000 and Centi means 100 When applied to (say) measurements they are fractions of, ie 1000mm in a mt. As a number unit they are simply that 'a number' A Roman Centurion was the commander of 100 men (called centuries) Originally a Legion was around 1000 men (but later became between 4000 and 6000) A Century is 1/10th of a legion, not, as using your logic, the other way around. The prefix 'milli' comes from the Latin mille, meaning "one thousand" (the Latin plural is milia). Edited October 12, 2020 by Alan de Enfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, mrsmelly said: A Skoda is just as fast at 70 mph on the motorway as a Bentley. Well if they both got out of the third lane the Audi could get past ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, mrsmelly said: A Skoda is just as fast at 70 mph on the motorway as a Bentley. Briefly, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 Just now, TheBiscuits said: Well if they both got out of the third lane the company rep's white Audi could get past ... Amended that for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbfiresprite Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, Athy said: Briefly, yes. Downhill and the wind behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alias Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 On 07/10/2020 at 19:28, Arthur Marshall said: Mine's 40 foot, both a starter and finisher as far as narrowboats go. My next one will be a cruiser. It's a bit like posh car drivers, I think. They still only get from A to B, and get stuck in the same traffic as me. Boating is a great thing, and all that matters is that the water stays outside where it belongs. But I agree any snobbery is a minority pastime, though a bit more prevalent than a while back, but then there are more boats about, too. When I am out on my boat I often enjoy looking at how nice other peoples are, and I feel sorry for them as all they can see as they pass me is my rather less presentable vessel. Not fair, is it? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 13 minutes ago, alias said: When I am out on my boat I often enjoy looking at how nice other peoples are, and I feel sorry for them as all they can see as they pass me is my rather less presentable vessel. Not fair, is it? Out of sympathy for them, you could offer to swop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 5 hours ago, Athy said: Briefly, yes. My dad had a Skoda which I borrowed to go to Gloucester in. While I was there it snowed heavily. Easily matched the posh motors and more coming home on snow covered roads. Rear wheel drive with rear engine and not too much power it went bloody well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 hour ago, ditchcrawler said: My dad had a Skoda which I borrowed to go to Gloucester in. While I was there it snowed heavily. Easily matched the posh motors and more coming home on snow covered roads. Rear wheel drive with rear engine and not too much power it went bloody well Yup, they were the poor man's Porsche 911. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Bob Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 15 hours ago, ditchcrawler said: My dad had a Skoda which I borrowed to go to Gloucester in. While I was there it snowed heavily. Easily matched the posh motors and more coming home on snow covered roads. Rear wheel drive with rear engine and not too much power it went bloody well My mate had a Skoda back in the 70's. It had a heated rear window. Kept our hands warm every time he broke down (frequently) and had to push it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Dr Bob said: My mate had a Skoda back in the 70's. It had a heated rear window. Kept our hands warm every time he broke down (frequently) and had to push it. Well my skoda has a top speed of 155mph (limited) and a 0-60 time of 5.5 seconds, 4WD, automatic everything (including parking), a TV and a huge boot. Things have changed a bit in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Harold Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, nicknorman said: Well my skoda has a top speed of 155mph (limited) and a 0-60 time of 5.5 seconds, 4WD, automatic everything (including parking), a TV and a huge boot. Things have changed a bit in recent years. But that is not a proper Skoda! It's a VW/Audi, built in the Czech Republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbybass Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 22 hours ago, mrsmelly said: A Skoda is just as fast at 70 mph on the motorway as a Bentley. Plus you can always find the dipstick in a Skoda. It's behind behind the steering wheel... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Bobbybass said: Plus you can always find the dipstick in a Skoda. It's behind behind the steering wheel... Well better that than Jeff’s Mini (BMW) that doesn’t have a dipstick for any sort. Quite annoying when you want to do an oil change etc Edited October 13, 2020 by nicknorman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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