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LazyDaisy May 2024 5:51pm, 8 May 2024 40,074 posts	0 LazyDaisy Oh yes, that's what I thought! I got bacon simply because they were the only letters I had left
g1ngerrevolution May 2024 2:39pm, 9 May 2024 11,493 posts	0 g1ngerrevolution It was the first I got. It didn't help much.
NDWDave May 2024 8:01pm, 10 May 2024 19,491 posts	0 NDWDave Salem is the standard way of saying hello in Turkish
Ally-C May 2024 10:05am, 14 May 2024 5,618 posts	0 Ally-C There’s a place in Scotland called Port William.
Pale Skinny Vegan May 2024 1:32pm, 14 May 2024 468 posts	0 Pale Skinny Vegan Traffic light louvres are to prevent drivers becoming fixated on a distant green or amber light to the point where they ignore a nearer red light. There's a better explanation here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo3QuvC-Koo&ab_channel=ConquerDriving There's a problem though in that they are aimed at the eye level of a car driver who has passed the first lights. They still block out most of the light at truck driver eye level right up to the white line.
Pale Skinny Vegan May 2024 1:41pm, 14 May 2024 469 posts	0 Pale Skinny Vegan This is a good example, bearing in mind the Google Street View camera is on the roof of the car. The green light in line with the red car is partly obscured. The green light the other side of the pedestrian crossing is completely obscured. The green light without louvres under the Enterprise sign is clearly visible. https://www.google.com/maps/@52.3781213,-1.4652614,3a,34.8y,191.42h,90.96t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s7U-Zg3ZCMVocvpiCp6n8cg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
GordonG May 2024 1:41pm, 14 May 2024 10,355 posts	0 GordonG That the slats on a traffic light are called louvres 😀
JamieKai chameleon May 2024 8:02pm, 14 May 2024 18,669 posts	0 JamieKai chameleon GordonG wrote:That the slats on a traffic light are called louvres 😀 +1
larkim May 2024 9:00pm, 16 May 2024 24,171 posts	0 larkim That the concept of having a fuse in an electrical plug is a peculiarly British thing; most other standard plugs don't bother. en.wikipedia.org
Jen HB May 2024 10:00pm, 16 May 2024 2,514 posts	0 Jen HB I'm a similar height to the size if a blue whale heart...