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

[Dogtrousers]

That's correct. It looks very much like an advance clicky thing.

They should have called it that. An ACT

 

[matticus]

All recognised marathon routes are measured using a 'Jones counter'. Invented in 1971, not surprisingly by a guy called Jones.
He loved the sport and was frustrated by inaccurate measurements so he set about creating said counter.
Once it was perfected he gifted it to the sports federation and made no profit from it.
GPS gizmos are considered inaccurate as they are affected by certain things eg high buildings.

That warms my heart! (Partly because so few people realise that GPS isn't designed for distance measurement - hence the P which is not a D!!!) EDIT: and it definitely isn't designed for measuring the climbing figure on your ride!

 

[Tenkaykev]

They should have called it that. An ACT

I knew that as one of my acquaintances was an official course measurer for foot races which he measured ( three times ) on his bicycle with a Jones counter. There's sometimes a " Taxi Mile" or similar on a local road in larger towns / cities for meter calibration.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Does Pinocchio put pistachios on his bruschetta?

Is that a euphemism?

That would be the pronunciation in ecclesiastical Latin (the same rule still applies in modern Italian).

However, in classical Latin (used by Cicero) it would have been a hard k sound, so Kikero.

I remember seeing this ages ago, but its still impressive when he gets to speak.
Ok, it's a set up, even the tutor says 'Cicero' with an 's' at first, but still, how many times do you hear Latin like that?

6.24 onwards:


View: https://youtu.be/sfWMgWnSQUw?si=XzCRbSxs9scHqNyX

 

[Dave7]

I knew that as one of my acquaintances was an official course measurer for foot races which he measured ( three times ) on his bicycle with a Jones counter. There's sometimes a " Taxi Mile" or similar on a local road in larger towns / cities for meter calibration.

According to the article the cyclist doing the measurement has to hug the curb in order to ensure the actual distance cannot be less than the distance he/they agree on.

 

[ColinJ]

I just discovered that...

1. My TV has a Rakuten app.
2. The remote control has a dedicated Rakuten button.
3. The picture quality that the Rakuten app gives is poor.
4. I can't stand the ads that I would have to put up with on top of that crap Rakuten picture quality.
5. Having realised that I had ignored the second row of app buttons for over 4 years, I have now also discovered Disney+ and FreeviewPlay buttons on the remote. I won't be using them either!

 

[Andy in Germany]

I knew that as one of my acquaintances was an official course measurer for foot races which he measured ( three times ) on his bicycle with a Jones counter. There's sometimes a " Taxi Mile" or similar on a local road in larger towns / cities for meter calibration.

Out of interest, is the bicycle essential?

 

[ColinJ]

Out of interest, is the bicycle essential?

The bike wheel clicks the clicky thing, so... yes!

 

[Drago]

My TV has some kind of free streaming thing built in, and its rammed full of films and stuff.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

My TV has some kind of free streaming thing built in, and its rammed full of films and stuff.

...Naughty films?

 

[Drago]

...Naughty films?

Well, there is a documentary about Thora Hird!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Well, there is a documentary about Thora Hird!

You saucy git!! 😆

 

[teeonethousand]

Does Pinocchio put pistachios on his bruschetta?

Betcha👍