Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?

[Gwylan]

Moving on Wimbledon is a real p.i.a.

 

[icowden]

OK, I'm confused. I though the 4th dimension was the preserve of nutters and saddos with beige cardigans and dodgy habits.

Harsh!

You are confused because we routinely talk about dimensions incorrectly. The 4th dimension is time (and space because space is also time). So technically all number plates are 4 dimensional.

What they are trying to describe is the difference between a flat, two dimensional appearance, a two dimensional drawing with depth / shading that therefore looks 3 dimensional and a plate which is actually 3 dimensional in appearance as the letters are raised.

My cardigan is getting very warm this evening.

 

[raleighnut]

Harsh!

You are confused because we routinely talk about dimensions incorrectly. The 4th dimension is time (and space because space is also time). So technically all number plates are 4 dimensional.

What they are trying to describe is the difference between a flat, two dimensional appearance, a two dimensional drawing with depth / shading that therefore looks 3 dimensional and a plate which is actually 3 dimensional in appearance as the letters are raised.

My cardigan is getting very warm this evening.

Back in the late 70's I used to make numberplates with raised letters/numbers by punching holes in flat plates through a template to attach the numbers using a spire clip onto the little raised nipples on the back of the numbers, these were to fit to the new cars the garage I worked at sold

 

[ColinJ]

There is just one day in a day, right?

So, how come Amazon Prime Day (due soon!) is FOUR days?!!

 

[Pblakeney]

There is just one day in a day, right?

So, how come Amazon Prime Day (due soon!) is FOUR days?!!

Just wait until you find out about Christmas.
It starts next month!

 

[Gwylan]

My cardigan is getting very warm this evening.

Lovely shade of beige though, possibly a touch of Autumn Oatmeal to it

 

[Gwylan]

Leaving the swing bin lid open in the office kitchen... why?

Because they know they don't deserve you as a colleague.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

4D number plates

What’s the difference between 4D number plates and standard number plates?​

Design​

The most obvious difference between 4D number plates and standard number plates is the way the characters are designed. The characters on standard number plates are slightly raised from the surface of the plate, while the characters on 4D number plates are raised even further, creating a captivating three-dimensional appearance.

So they are 3-D number plates then? Unless it has an appearance of 3D rather than actually being 3D, and therefore being 2D. Make your mind up!

Are 4D number plates the same as 3D number plates?​

Not quite. 3D number plates were popular before the introduction of 4D number plates but looked quite different. It included a shading effect that was created during the print process to make the digits seem 3D. However, the law changed in 2021 to state that all number plate characters must be solid black. 4D plates have since taken over, however, people now use 3D and 4D interchangeably.

So '3D number' plate only had a perceived third dimension, but to differentiate our genuine 3D number plates, we are going to pretend that they have a fourth dimension? Not simulate one, like the pretend 3D ones, but just invent a 4th dimension that is identical to the 3rd one?

Good old AI responses

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Lovely shade of beige though, possibly a touch of Autumn Oatmeal to in it

FTFY!

 

[BrumJim]

Harsh!

You are confused because we routinely talk about dimensions incorrectly. The 4th dimension is time (and space because space is also time). So technically all number plates are 4 dimensional.

What they are trying to describe is the difference between a flat, two dimensional appearance, a two dimensional drawing with depth / shading that therefore looks 3 dimensional and a plate which is actually 3 dimensional in appearance as the letters are raised.

My cardigan is getting very warm this evening.

But nothing changes in the 4th dimension. The numberplate I buy will be just as flat when I'm finished with it, and look exactly the same. So whilst there exists a 3rd and 4th dimension, they are not relevant to this numberplate.

I just hope that they don't try to upsell me a 4D number plate when I go to pick it up. Because they might get an involuntary physics lesson instead.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

There is just one day in a day, right?

So, how come Amazon Prime Day (due soon!) is FOUR days?!!

There’s more than one day, Monday, Tuesday ….😁