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Post by norfolk on Jul 28, 2023 18:41:57 GMT 1
How about this one then: How many facets must a diamond have to be called ' brilliant'. I came across this useless piece of trivia when I was a boy and it's stayed lodged in my head ever since. I love trivia, my head is full of totally useless information. |
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Post by Veem on Jul 28, 2023 19:22:08 GMT 1
In the UK, large-ish towns were the distance of a one day stagecoach journey (Approx 20 miles). There would be intermediary stops (stages) where the teams of horses would be changed on a regular basis which also grew to be towns of significant importance.
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Post by mangetout on Jul 28, 2023 20:58:53 GMT 1
It's not useless Norfolk. It's a joy, knowledge for knowledge sake. It shows an interest in the world around us. My late husband was the same. He soaked up information like a sponge. I didn't need encyclopedias when he was alive.
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Post by norfolk on Jul 28, 2023 21:15:06 GMT 1
In the UK, large-ish towns were the distance of a one day stagecoach journey (Approx 20 miles). There would be intermediary stops (stages) where the teams of horses would be changed on a regular basis which also grew to be towns of significant importance. Typical example where you are veem with Poitiers, Angouleme and Limoges almost equidistant, then going off to Niort and Perigueux then Tours, Orleans etc etc . It’s not coincidence. |
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Post by norfolk on Jul 29, 2023 6:13:38 GMT 1
Which popular drink was first created in Germany in 1940 and is still going strong ?
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Post by Nutty on Jul 29, 2023 6:37:43 GMT 1
The answer to the diamond question was 57.
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Post by Nifty on Jul 29, 2023 6:40:07 GMT 1
I thought Lila was one of Dr. Who’s assistants and Fangio Nuvolari was the racing driver.
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Post by Nifty on Jul 29, 2023 6:48:44 GMT 1
In the UK, large-ish towns were the distance of a one day stagecoach journey (Approx 20 miles). There would be intermediary stops (stages) where the teams of horses would be changed on a regular basis which also grew to be towns of significant importance. Horses had to be changed, serviced and roads were not quite what they are today and journeys would be more of an endurance test if they did not involve overnight stays. oops! I didn’t realise that I was answering Veem. |
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Post by norfolk on Jul 29, 2023 8:24:53 GMT 1
The answer to the diamond question was 57. Wonder why 57 ? Apparently the ‘57’ invented by Heinz had very little to do with varieties, it seems that number was just plucked out of the air for publicity reasons. |
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Post by norfolk on Jul 29, 2023 8:28:01 GMT 1
In the UK, large-ish towns were the distance of a one day stagecoach journey (Approx 20 miles). There would be intermediary stops (stages) where the teams of horses would be changed on a regular basis which also grew to be towns of significant importance. Horses had to be changed, serviced and roads were not quite what they are today and journeys would be more of an endurance test if they did not involve overnight stays. oops! I didn’t realise that I was answering Veem. Well I suppose if 100 kms was considered about 4 days horse rides, then smaller stopping off towns with hostelleries etc sprung up. So, somewhere like Limoges to Angouleme would have had towns like St Junien, Roumazieres, Chasseneuil and La Rochefoucauld en route for a nightly stop over. |
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Post by mangetout on Jul 29, 2023 9:38:33 GMT 1
I thought Lila was one of Dr. Who’s assistants and Fangio Nuvolari was the racing driver. I don't know about Lila, but Nuvolari was indeed a great racing driver. Renowned for doing the impossible. Fangio was also a famous racing driver. Nuvolari was Italian, Fangio was Argentinian. |
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Post by Nifty on Jul 29, 2023 10:34:10 GMT 1
The answer to the diamond question was 57. Wonder why 57 ? Apparently the ‘57’ invented by Heinz had very little to do with varieties, it seems that number was just plucked out of the air for publicity reasons. Forget the 9: What about 42 ? |
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Post by exile on Jul 29, 2023 10:54:07 GMT 1
The answer to the diamond question was 57. Wonder why 57 ? Apparently the ‘57’ invented by Heinz had very little to do with varieties, it seems that number was just plucked out of the air for publicity reasons. Brilliant cut diamonds are based on an 8 way symmetry. There are 8 faces at the base - which reflect light back through the diamond (hence it being known as a sparkler). On the top there are 6 sets of 8 faces, all cut to capture light and for it to be reflected back from that base (now at 56 faces) and then there is a flat face = total of 57 faces. |
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Post by Nutty on Jul 29, 2023 14:19:15 GMT 1
Wonder why 57 ? Apparently the ‘57’ invented by Heinz had very little to do with varieties, it seems that number was just plucked out of the air for publicity reasons. Brilliant cut diamonds are based on an 8 way symmetry. There are 8 faces at the base - which reflect light back through the diamond (hence it being known as a sparkler). On the top there are 6 sets of 8 faces, all cut to capture light and for it to be reflected back from that base (now at 56 faces) and then there is a flat face = total of 57 faces. Good answer..! We've just returned from visiting what is reputedly the largest brick building in the world. So where have we been? |
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Post by ajm on Jul 29, 2023 14:39:47 GMT 1
Albi?
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