Admit your ignorance - things you've only just realised/learned

[ColinJ]

I was just doing a cryptic crossword and wanted to remind myself of the names of The Seven Dwarfs so I did a search. I found a list of the names, but I also found something else...

I assume that this is a very detailed medical research joke, but the differential diagnosis would have made Dr House very proud:

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: a fairytale for endocrinologists.

 

[presta]

I've only just discovered that if you hold the CTRL key down whilst dragging the mouse, Google Maps will go into full 3D mode, and give you the aerial view that the camera plane pilot sees. Then you can have a fly around places like this:

 

[Electric_Andy]

I've only just discovered that if you hold the CTRL key down whilst dragging the mouse, Google Maps will go into full 3D mode, and give you the aerial view that the camera plane pilot sees. Then you can have a fly around places like this:

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I think it only works for certain areas. I've tried it on Dartmoor and holding ctrl does nothing

 

[ColinJ]

For some reason, I just found myself wondering why the marathon isn't run over a more logical distance such as (say) 25 miles or 40 km rather than the very odd 26.22 miles/42.195 km...

Apparently, it was to give the British royal family the best view in the 1908 Olympics - click here for details!

 

[mistyoptic]

For some reason, I just found myself wondering why the marathon isn't run over a more logical distance such as (say) 25 miles or 40 km rather than the very odd 26.22 miles/42.195 km...

Apparently, it was to give the British royal family the best view in the 1908 Olympics - click here for details!

Every day’s a school day.

I always thought it was the original Greek distance. Trust us to do it the BRITISH way…

 

[Webbo2]

For some reason, I just found myself wondering why the marathon isn't run over a more logical distance such as (say) 25 miles or 40 km rather than the very odd 26.22 miles/42.195 km...

Apparently, it was to give the British royal family the best view in the 1908 Olympics - click here for details!

That must be a right p!sser if you hit the wall big time at just over 25 miles.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

For some reason, I just found myself wondering why the marathon isn't run over a more logical distance such as (say) 25 miles or 40 km rather than the very odd 26.22 miles/42.195 km...

Apparently, it was to give the British royal family the best view in the 1908 Olympics - click here

I've only just discovered that if you hold the CTRL key down whilst dragging the mouse, Google Maps will go into full 3D mode, and give you the aerial view that the camera plane pilot sees. Then you can have a fly around places like this:

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for details!

Do you not just mean the 3D option on Google Earth?

Oh, and posh twats!
You do realise that that extra 1.2 miles probably has meant the difference between completion and failure for some? 🙄

 

[ColinJ]

Do you not just mean the 3D option on Google Earth?

Oh, and posh twats!
You do realise that that extra 1.2 miles probably has meant the difference between completion and failure for some? 🙄

You quoted the wrong post!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

You quoted the wrong post!

I know, but couldn't be arsed changing it! 😆

 

[presta]

Do you not just mean the 3D option on Google Earth?

I don't know, I was looking at Google maps when I discovered it.

I think it only works for certain areas. I've tried it on Dartmoor and holding ctrl does nothing

I was wondering why the zoom level has reduced lately, and asked Gemini. Apparently, Google are in the process of cost cutting, and switching a lot of areas from high resolution aerial photos to lower resolution satellite pix instead, which are quicker and cheaper to keep up to date.

 

[Tenkaykev]

For some reason, I just found myself wondering why the marathon isn't run over a more logical distance such as (say) 25 miles or 40 km rather than the very odd 26.22 miles/42.195 km...

Apparently, it was to give the British royal family the best view in the 1908 Olympics - click here for details!

I ran the " Poly " ( Polytechnic Marathon) in 1992. We had permission to start at the original start line at Windsor Castle and iirc the first few miles were through Windsor park with no water stations on what turned out to be a scorcher. Really enjoyed it despite the heat and managed to finish in a respectable time.
Again iirc the race was held on a Saturday afternoon, there were very few Saturday races remaining by then ( Sunday was church / chapel, Saturday afternoon was the only real leisure time available) and they were all organised by " Harriers " running clubs The other two Saturday races were the IOW Marathon which was on Cup Final day in May, organised by Ryde Harriers and the SLH 30 organised by South London Harriers. This race started at 2pm ( lunchtime closing ) in the car park of the Tudor Rose in Old Coulsden and was a 4 lap event which you had to complete before the pub reopened at 6:00pm.

 

[DaveReading]

That must be a right p!sser if you hit the wall big time at just over 25 miles.

I can assure you that it is.