You guys may have heard of the town of Sandwich in Kent? I learned last night that there is also a tiny village called Ham nearby, leading to this road sign there:
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Very nice.
I was going to pull a few select items from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_names_considered_unusual but since nobody cares, just have a look and enjoy.
I got my car back, all fixed up
We had a power outage this morning. Lasted a little over an hour
My microwave is doing that stupid thing again where some part of the meal are burning hot, while others are still completely cold.
Originally posted by Harrier88
My microwave is doing that stupid thing again where some part of the meal are burning hot, while others are still completely cold.
Does it have a turntable? If so, put your dish of food off-centre.
Have a look at this video:
You can see that there are places where the action of the radio waves have a greater effect. If you put a plate exactly in the centre of the turntable, it is possible that a circular region of "lesser effect" manifests itself in your supper as a ring of cold food.
That is actually the reason for the turntable. If a container of perfectly still water sits in a hotspot for two long, it can enter a superheated state, and will then boil over when the user tries to move the container. The turntable keeps some motion in the water, so superheating is less likely.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superheating#Occurrence_via_microwave_oven
Originally posted by VorpalF2F
Does it have a turntable?
It doesn't, which might be the problem. I think it's a fairly old model.
As it turns out, I don't care about professional sports.
The last one I followed with any regularity was Formula 1, but the Michael Schumacher era was so boring.
So sad what happened to him, though. I kinda care about that.
Originally posted by VorpalF2F
The last one I followed with any regularity was Formula 1, but the Michael Schumacher era was so boring.
In the 90's, Michael Schumacher was one of the big German sports heroes, and it was exciting to follow him. He took quite a while to win a championship after his departure to Ferrari, and lost a lot of popularity after his collision with Villeneuve at the climax of the 1997 season, which was considered a deliberate ramming attack.
Note that he infamously pulled off something very similar at the end of the 1994 season in an almost identical situation, with much more favorable results for him.
He got his fans back soon, though, and his duels with Häkkinen in the following years were interesting to watch. When he did win his first championship with Ferrari in 2000, however, I found little reason to keep following, as there was nothing new to root for. And then, of course, he started dominating for years, making it even more pointless.
But yeah, the 90s seasons were pretty fun overall.