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...
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 comp...
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.
How much power does one of those things consume? Last time I went to a TV store I was surprised at the power usage. I searched around online and found TVs using as much as 1000W. Sure the picture on such a screen is better than most TVs, but consider...
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 will...
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 ou...
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...
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...
To high in the front puts the dolphin to sleep in a not so good way. Actually it can be even worse than that. It can hurt soldier production. Mountainbikes are the worst at this since the saddle aren't good and the bikes tend to be more jumpy than re...
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...
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 sort...
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...
I don't accept coffee even when it's free. This offer looks like http://www.dannychoo.com/fusion/en/5655/Free+video+rental+in+Japan.html Free stuff makes people show up and while they are there they will buy more because it's easy ^^
Just remembered how I travelled a few years ago and how fitting the schedules were. I arrived at a station and changed to a train on the next platform, meaning I had to go up and down stairs. I had -30 seconds to make it, yet I made it 3 out of 4 tim...
I have been on a train maybe twice in my entire life. I once saw somebody kind of like that. It was a group of siblings age 10-15 or something (2 boys and a girl) and they was on a train for the first time in their life. Turned out that their grandpa...
1. It was the first underground railway and a lot of the system was designed and scaled for Victorian needs. The population has increased and people have physically got larger. The only way to deal with that would be to rebore all the tunnels and sta...
is there any sort of penalty for coming a few minutes late? Knowing how Japan view being on time I guess there could be something of that sort. For a whole year the average train in Japan was 23 seconds late. Imagine how many trains have to be on tim...
Have to give London Underground some credit though - was one of the first undergound train systems in the world I think. Yeah. The Metropolitan line (the black one I think) opened in 1863 and I know the Underground started using electric in 1895. I h...
The electric bikes are a rather good idea. It's not like you will skip out on the exercise, but it will help you to get started. Accelerating from 0 to 10 is hard on the knees and stuff, yet quite easy for an electric engine. When the bike is moving...
