All Items by tymmur

Yeah that discount sounds like a joke. Reminds me of a printed commercial. It said something like:Normal price: $20.00 Your price: $19.99 You will save $0.01 The company behind it declared it to be a typo and gave a better discount ^^

This is a thing I don't get. Why don't people have proper protection against rain? Sure an umbrella is nice to have compared to having nothing, but it's no good on say a bike. If you have to do some work outside it's also no good not to have both han...

God strikes God's own country with hurricanes and then after they lost power they are sent to Europe where they do little damage, like knocking down old trees or branches. Shouldn't God protect his own country? I was once outside on a windy day (not...

Now we live in the area that flooded (the stream that flooded is right behind my house I don't get it. People know which areas are in high risk of being flooded, yet they still build houses there. If nobody did that, then flooding would be something...

Imagine gambling wrong and you will end up having spend the money and no TV. Or are you betting on fixed games only?

I think so, but I failed to figure out how much power this one specifically uses. Imagine somebody buys it and then the power supply to the building can't handle it :P "Dad, I want to watch TV" "Ok, I will turn off the lights, the fridge and the co...

Not until you mentioned it :P

Just after posting I find something I should have included :P http://www.gizmag.com/teleavia-type-p111-high-definition-tv-1958/13026/ Turns out that first HD TV was made in 1958, but the system didn't catch on.

I wouldn't mind living there either, the countryside, that is, not Sapporo. You will have to remember that you risk getting 2 meters of snow in the winter, but I can live with that ^^

100 Mbit lines are available in way more locations than you imagine. The reason is that optic fiber is getting so cheap that normal people can pay for it and unlike connections like ADSL it's not really affected by distance. You can live 30 km away f...

The outside trashcans were originally introduced to avoid problems with rats. Rats have no problems getting into those bags and even just a single rat is a health risk to a whole lot of people. Rats pee a little bit all the time to make them able to...

UK food is incredibly diverse now, due to the very multicultural population If it's imported from other countries then it's not British food :P I think of British food as more like traditional British food. Even if you buy a kebab in the UK, it wil...

A rare species of Siamese twin penguins with bananas growing out of their heads. I think those penguins are supposed to look this this though adding banannas to the head makes the zoo sound more interesting to see ^^ Dont expect any phone coverage...

M-31? Any more info on this? I'm not really sure what it is, but I recall I once spotted ISS on the evening sky and that was an awesome experience, almost kind of religious. Spotting the manmade object in space, which shines much brighter than the st...

LOL, yeah... both of them. The standing guy has some black stuff on his arms which partly hides the location of his hands XD

I find the background a lot more interesting than the dancers :P I'm surprised to see how good it looks. I guess it have been on display for years, yet it looks operational with no rust or anything. It's also nice to see that it can be on display in...

If you have to ride on again, then it takes 2-5 minutes and you master it again. Once you tried mastering the balance you will not really forget it again. It's just like swimming. You might forget it because you haven't touched water for years, but i...

I always thought "The Underground" and "The Tube" were two names for the same thing. The names makes sense though but I think when people fail to realise why the names are different it will eventually end up meaning the same thing. The language gets...

The same goes for OpenOffice. It's not like MS patented realtime spellchecking with those red lines (they would if they could though).

That could change. I see your governor is in the media right now stating that it would be wise to build a railroad for bullettrains going San Diego-Los Angeles-San Francisco, which would reduce the travel time between Los Angeles and San Francisco to...

I think the faster you drive the longer the charge will last. Going slow uphill will have a nasty effect on the battery as well. Also remember that this is a new battery. It will drop like 10% a year if it's lithium. Still if you only need 30 km/char...

Whenever I see a full moon I think of the theory where the gravity can trigger earthquakes. There is no scientific proof for this theory, but there is a theory about gravity pull from sun and moon due to their placement. However looking at big earthq...

I have seen this before. I wonder why the tunnels even support rubber wheels. Most tramlines use regular tracks once they leave the road. It's cheaper and it makes turning easier (hence allowing sharper curves and/or higher speed) People try all sor...

I wonder if they were able to fit in a port-a-potty in the train? That's actually a quite good question. I just hate to be in there if they just place it on the floor and the train speeds over a bad switch and the whole train shakes and it tips over...