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Sent them anyway as the brass's belief in the Norden bomb sight was far in excess of its ability. Tests had been in perfect steady level flight, in perfect visibility in the desert…

The most recent example might be the Australian aborigines fire rituals. After this year's bush fires there have been many calls to use their fire ritual burnings once again. I gat…

It was often not Chinese whispers though -- that's dismissive. Our being "modern" there's a tendency to think because they didn't have ink cartridges and internets they were stupid…

There's been studies and research into this quite a few times. I'm sure there's lots more out on the web. Here's a story I remember reading recently: https://www.abc.net.au/news/20…

Freedom to what though? I'm at a loss why a structure that's OK for FF, is not OK for TB. ...unless there are plans for profit and charging a subscription or some such.

No it's not dubious at all. It's hilariously beneficial considering how far north we are, where I honestly thought it would be very borderline, and probably not worth it at all. We…

Well the regions with the most wind tend to concentrate in Western Europe, conveniently with lots of Atlantic, North Sea, and to a somewhat lesser extent Baltic coasts. Summer wind…

Sure, and that's not ever in dispute. That's what the grid manage on a daily basis, and the reason we have a mix of sources, and need to always have a mix of renewables. We're also…

It's the Orkney interconnect that's at capacity. They really need an extra one. Sure it's a lot of PR, but it's not just empty PR with a grid that's controlled mainland wide, and c…

For the odd day. It never happens for lengthy periods. Most of the time wind will be the right answer for significant generation in Britain and Ireland, with great interconnect exp…

RAF museum in Hendon has extensive archives, and holds a fair selection of squadron records, though mainly maintenance and base records I think, and a huge archive of photos and ot…

There's just about zero chance of no wind even if you only consider the East and West coasts of Britain and Ireland. Both of which have colossal wind generation potential. Chances …

This is based on what? Europe has some of the best spots on the planet for wind generation. Winds are in many places, a near constant companion, and usually within the range that t…

It does mean some interesting work is being done using hydrogen as storage, and for the ferries (not sure how far along the hydrogen ferries are).

Pretty sure the UK National Grid does not have interconnects and pricing between Scotland and England in the same way as between UK and interconnect partners in the EU. It's part o…

Here, the bespoke cabinet makers doing things the traditional way are often on par or even less than the installation companies. I think people simply assume they are right at the …

It feels that way because it has been exactly as you describe. I can only assume it's youngsters who have been doing the undeserved downvoting. If you look at the timeline, you can…

A lot of what's in the market for UK bathroom remodelling is actually very poor and unsuitable materials (e.g. cabinets with a veneer on top of particle board that will just love t…

Like currently moving to front loaders? Top loaders were once common in the UK, but I don't think I've seen one since the seventies, maybe eighties.

> I can't tell if this is ideology or a mistake, but this is not true. Neither I hope, just hard won experience of 40 years of buying stuff, getting things repaired (or not) and ta…

> blame the western world or "corporations" - no, it is your (our) fault as individuals. Hmm, here I diverge. I can demand a long lasting, repairable, sustainable appliance (and mo…

The penalties were fairly stiff too -- if anyone is unsure if harsher sentencing cuts crime, Medieval times are a pretty strong argument against: Hanging was the penalty for dozens…

Having seen the effect of China and India getting a pass in the UN Climate summits -- because of where they were 30 years ago, no one should get a pass. Otherwise it'll be a source…

Which appears to have been one of the main aims of WTO and most international trade deals over the last 30 or so years.