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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#641 Post by larsssnowpharter » Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:56 pm

He does have something in common with the Duke of Wellington in that he too defeated Napoleon in battle but not Waterloo. He was one of the 'spectators' at the Battle of Waterloo and, in its aftermath and with the Duke of Wellington's permission, took the French surrender at Amiens and Arras.

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#642 Post by larsssnowpharter » Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:41 am

It doesn't look like this trivia question will be answered but one last clue.

He defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Acre in 1799. As a reward Parliament voted him a pension of 1000 guineas.

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#643 Post by John Hill » Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:04 am

Ah that would be Nelson?
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#644 Post by larsssnowpharter » Wed Apr 15, 2020 7:50 am

Afraid not although, at the time, his fame rivalled that of Nelson.

It rather looks as though this challenge will not be solved and I don't want the thread to die.

I was thinking of Admiral Sir Sidney Smith GCB, GCTE, KmstkSO, FRS. During his career he served as a spy, diplomat as well as a naval officer. A book of his exploits would read like a work of fiction.

There is a decent potted biography of him on morethannelson.com and I can recommend the book 'Overlooked Hero. A Portrait of Sir Sidney Smith' available on Amazon.

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#645 Post by ian16th » Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:23 am

If I went out and bought an Oke of potatoes, what country would I be in?
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#646 Post by Rossian » Wed Apr 15, 2020 12:27 pm

Cyprus on the road from Limassol to Akrotiri on the morning of departure back to UK It is volumetric measure.

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#647 Post by ian16th » Wed Apr 15, 2020 12:49 pm

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Cyprus on the road from Limassol to Akrotiri on the morning of departure back to UK It is volumetric measure.

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You have the con.

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Knock a point off!
It is a unit of weight/mass, a bit more than a Kg.
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#648 Post by Rossian » Wed Apr 15, 2020 5:56 pm

Have been having a possible retinal tear investgated at the local hospital. The repair is not a pleasant prospect - laser spot welding then one month face down all the time!! Buggah!
So with blurry eyes I'll pass the baton to whoever can pick it up.

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#649 Post by Hydromet » Thu Apr 16, 2020 2:30 am

Rossian, for what it's worth, SWMBO had this a few years ago. I can't remember how long it was she had to stay face down, but pretty sure it wasn't as long as a month. The surgeon put her on to a bloke who rents out stands that you can rest your face on while sitting. She was told that she would get cataracts within a year, but after about 5, she's just started to get one. She puts it down to doing exactly what she was told re staying face down. Dunno how true this is.
The repair op isn't unpleasant. It may be without the sedation, but although she was awake she didn't care. From memory, she had a brief general anaesthetic so she could be given the local behind her eye.

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#650 Post by llondel » Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:43 am

What's the angular resolution of the human eye? (Seeing as we're on optics, it seems.)

Also, "why 4KTV isn't really better than HDTV".

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#651 Post by Ex-Ascot » Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:58 am

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Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:43 am
What's the angular resolution of the human eye? (Seeing as we're on optics, it seems.)

Also, "why 4KTV isn't really better than HDTV".
Seems to be about 60 degs.

Second question, no idea haven't had a TV since 1999.
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#652 Post by llondel » Sat Apr 18, 2020 3:21 pm

Angular resolution is about the smallest thing that can be resolved. It's about 1 arcminute, which means the human eye (presumably not a shortsighted one) can distinguish things 30cm apart at 1km.

The 4KTV thing is because at typical TV viewing distance, HDTV is about at the resolution limit, so most people won't be able to perceive the difference with 4K.

Someone else have a go.

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#653 Post by ian16th » Sat Apr 18, 2020 3:32 pm

Isn't the perceived benefit more, smaller pixels and therefore a 'sharper' picture?

But it all comes down to the capability of the human eye to differentiate any actual difference.

There is also the little matter of no screen can display what isn't in the source material, be it a transmitted signal or recorded medium.
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#654 Post by Capetonian » Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:04 pm

As this thread seems to have stalled, here's another question.

What country has the most time zones?

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#655 Post by PHXPhlyer » Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:09 pm

Russia

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#656 Post by ian16th » Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:57 pm

Doesn't France take this honour with such diverse Overseas Departments as French Polynesia and St.Pierre & Miquelon?
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#657 Post by Capetonian » Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:31 am

Yes, you are right. As a matter of interest, how many?

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#658 Post by ian16th » Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:46 am

Capetonian wrote:
Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:31 am
Yes, you are right. As a matter of interest, how many?
Dunno.

I am aware that l'île de La Réunion was the 1st place in the world to use the Euro, So I assume that it is the furthest east, that means French Polynesia must be 'tother side of the International Date Line and furthest west.
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#659 Post by Ex-Ascot » Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:30 pm

Where do we stand here? Is Ian in the chair?
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#660 Post by ian16th » Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:40 pm

If I am its OH.
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