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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2024 12:02 pm Everyone knows that :D

Well...everyone born in the period 1983-1997.
With a 30 year margin of error, for some outliers.
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It's an oldie, but BMW hold the record for the longest (water assisted) drift, 232 miles.

They had to refuel 5 times, which meant a refueling car drifting alongside, which resulted in a record for the longest two vehicle drift (49 miles).
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I'm over thinking that but did the whole car do that mileage, or just the back part?
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Mussels wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2024 10:31 pm I'm over thinking that but did the whole car do that mileage, or just the back part?
If they determined it by No. of laps X circumference of circle, then that's a very good point! :)
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Mussels wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2024 10:31 pm I'm over thinking that but did the whole car do that mileage, or just the back part?
It would be interesting to see what the difference is if you attached an odometer to each end and measured the distances traveled by each.
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The Tour de France used to categorize climbs based on the gear a Citroën 2CV needed to reach the top of the hill.

- Category 4: The easiest hills, which could be reached in fourth gear
- Category 3: Hills that could be reached in third gear
- Category 2 climbs could be reached in second gear
- Hors Categorie (HC): Climbs that the 2CV couldn't reach
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Millionaire to billionaire! If you earnt a £1 every single second, it'd take you 11.5 days to become a millionaire. Again, if you earnt a £1 a second, it'd take you 31.7 years to become a billionaire! :crazy:
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Horse wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 9:44 am The Tour de France used to categorize climbs based on the gear a Citroën 2CV needed to reach the top of the hill.

- Category 4: The easiest hills, which could be reached in fourth gear
- Category 3: Hills that could be reached in third gear
- Category 2 climbs could be reached in second gear
- Hors Categorie (HC): Climbs that the 2CV couldn't reach
What about if you drove it backwards?
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Taipan wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 2:37 pm Millionaire to billionaire! If you earnt a £1 every single second, it'd take you 11.5 days to become a millionaire. Again, if you earnt a £1 a second, it'd take you 31.7 years to become a billionaire! :crazy:
Proper billionaire, or American billionaire?
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Rockburner wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 2:39 pm
Taipan wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 2:37 pm Millionaire to billionaire! If you earnt a £1 every single second, it'd take you 11.5 days to become a millionaire. Again, if you earnt a £1 a second, it'd take you 31.7 years to become a billionaire! :crazy:
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 2:38 pm
Horse wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 9:44 am The Tour de France used to categorize climbs based on the gear a Citroën 2CV needed to reach the top of the hill.

- Category 4: The easiest hills, which could be reached in fourth gear
- Category 3: Hills that could be reached in third gear
- Category 2 climbs could be reached in second gear
- Hors Categorie (HC): Climbs that the 2CV couldn't reach
What about if you drove it backwards?
What, downhill? Watch out for the bicycles.
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Taipan wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 2:43 pm
Rockburner wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 2:39 pm
Taipan wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 2:37 pm Millionaire to billionaire! If you earnt a £1 every single second, it'd take you 11.5 days to become a millionaire. Again, if you earnt a £1 a second, it'd take you 31.7 years to become a billionaire! :crazy:
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Horse wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 9:44 am The Tour de France used to categorize climbs based on the gear a Citroën 2CV needed to reach the top of the hill.

- Category 4: The easiest hills, which could be reached in fourth gear
- Category 3: Hills that could be reached in third gear
- Category 2 climbs could be reached in second gear
- Hors Categorie (HC): Climbs that the 2CV couldn't reach
First gear?
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Yorick wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 2:48 pm
Horse wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 9:44 am The Tour de France used to categorize climbs based on the gear a Citroën 2CV needed to reach the top of the hill.

- Category 4: The easiest hills, which could be reached in fourth gear
- Category 3: Hills that could be reached in third gear
- Category 2 climbs could be reached in second gear
- Hors Categorie (HC): Climbs that the 2CV couldn't reach
First gear?
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The first purely Indian restaurant in London opened at 34 George Street Mayfair in 1810.

The first fish n chip shop called Malins
in Old Ford Road in Bow opened in 1860.
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By the lord Harry Yorick.

The first curry house to open up was on lumb lane just after listers mill was built

The first fish n chip shop to open up was arry ramsdens in guisley

Local story has it that a large number of army lads who were going back to catterick, after a weekend on exercise, called in. Fish n chips 157 times to take out please. 15 minutes later the order was delivered😳
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Wscad wrote: Sun Jul 21, 2024 12:11 pm The first fish n chip shop to open up was arry ramsdens in guisley
As Harry Ramsden was born 22 years after the 1860 one, this seems unlikely!
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Wscad wrote: Sun Jul 21, 2024 12:11 pm By the lord Harry Yorick.

The first curry house to open up was on lumb lane just after listers mill was built

The first fish n chip shop to open up was arry ramsdens in guisley

Local story has it that a large number of army lads who were going back to catterick, after a weekend on exercise, called in. Fish n chips 157 times to take out please. 15 minutes later the order was delivered😳
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Slenver wrote: Sun Jul 21, 2024 1:27 pm
Wscad wrote: Sun Jul 21, 2024 12:11 pm The first fish n chip shop to open up was arry ramsdens in guisley
As Harry Ramsden was born 22 years after the 1860 one, this seems unlikely!
We was talking about Yorkshire. Nowt else really counts :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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There are 49million kangaroos in Australia and 1.1 million people in Djibouti which means if the kangaroos were to invade Djibouti, each person will have to fight 44 kangaroos!
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