Sorry, I was just trying to make a (bad) joke in extending the usage rather than comment on the veracity or otherwise of the derivation. 100% proof means the alcohol content of a substance can be tes… (View Post)

Some have modelled predictions: https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/station/8248 Highest level ever recorded in Sheffield would be ... bad ... although I think it might be overdone. I think Fis… (View Post)

I'm not sure I even believe the 'thousands of civilians killed' in Gaza now. Clearly there have been many casualties, but where do the precise numbers come from? The same source as the… (View Post)

If you insist on buying in this arm of the galaxy of course you are going to be ripped off. You can buy one out in the Magellanic cloud for a third of the price. The commute isn't too bad - only… (View Post)

Even more fun with compressible fluids and supersonic shockwaves. Been there, done that... Flood modelling is big business. A two man band Mrs Flatlander worked with 30 years ago on a project in Cald… (View Post)