Not a fan of the more recent stuff stuff in the slightest, but the early series (one to the early teens) are marvellous and so clever.
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Groucho's Fact Hunt
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terry nodder
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Well looking after the stockpile of plutonium is a big responsibility
I bet he's glowing with pride
Cheers TeRRy
Now you tell me.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Black Belt Jones
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The difference between grid north on an ordance survey map, and magnetic north (where your compass points to) is roughly 2 degrees - although it differs across the UK. Failure to correct for this when taking a bearing in heavy weather would see you 35m out for every 1km walked.
What's the point in a bridge that doesn't reach the other side?
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Islands ?
Not quite right. It is actually about 16-17 meters out. This is known as the 1 in 60 rule. For every 60 units traveled, then being displaced 1 unit to the side equals an angle of approximately 1 degree off course ie the Course Made Good has diverged from the Planned Track.
So 1000 meters / 60 = 16.66666666666666666666667 meters
Source: I am a marine navigation nerd (I know this rule in yards/Nautical miles, but it is a simple thing to convert to meters/km's)
Edit - Bah! I failed to take in account the error of 2 degrees. Your numbers just about right.
deipnosophist
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myoglobin
deipnosophist
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I'm imagining there's the reason that Amazonian tribes are always at each other's throats (i.e. they can't build bridges, let alone mend them)
deipnosophist
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getting river spanning bridge construction plans off the drawing board have proven to be a bridge too far