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Re: Welcome to hell; please drive carefully

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Post by NL807 »

blueflow wrote: post #4

I'm impressed by the method of cutting copper foil to produce circuitry. Saves you the acid and/or ordering from Shenzhen.

To be honest, it seems like a waste of copper. The way he did it, might as well use stiff copper wires, or better still - prototyping boards.

Re: Welcome to hell; please drive carefully

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Post by ZeroGravitas »

wvbdmp wrote: post #5

>He had been demonstrating the new "C" pedestrian What does this mean?

I think they missed the word "crossing" after pedestrian, though it's still a bit vague with that in place.

A type C Zebra crossing is one that doesn't have the Belisha Beacon lights at either side. Rare now but it existed before that innovation.

Re: Welcome to hell; please drive carefully

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Post by card_zero »

ZeroGravitas wrote: post #7
wvbdmp wrote: post #5

>He had been demonstrating the new "C" pedestrian What does this mean?

I think they missed the word "crossing" after pedestrian, though it's still a bit vague with that in place. A type C Zebra crossing is one that doesn't have the Belisha Beacon lights at either side. Rare now but it existed before that innovation.

> Mr. SIMMONDS asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that the erection of signs bearing the letter C is inadequate to differentiate between controlled and uncontrolled pedestrian crossings; and whether in the interests of public safety, he will have these two types of crossings painted upon the roadway in an unquestionably distinctive manner?

> The MINISTER of TRANSPORT (Mr.Hore-Belisha) The present arrangements are experimental, and I am watching them closely with a view to making such alterations as experience may show to be desirable in the interests of public safety.

https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard//commons/1934/jul...

I think "controlled" means drivers are legally obliged to stop to let pedestrians cross.

Re: Welcome to hell; please drive carefully

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Post by dredmorbius »

NL807 wrote: post #6
blueflow wrote: post #4

I'm impressed by the method of cutting copper foil to produce circuitry. Saves you the acid and/or ordering from Shenzhen.

To be honest, it seems like a waste of copper. The way he did it, might as well use stiff copper wires, or better still - prototyping boards.

Well, we did have some copper sheet leftover ...

From TFA.

This was surplus sheet. Doesn't scale, but fits the reduce/reuse/recycle model well, 2nd mode.

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