It may have been made worse by lockdown, but it's been an issue for much longer; As an example, from 2017: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41160919 Or 2014: https://www.independent.co.uk/ne… (View Post)

One of my favourite engineering stories comes from the Apollo project. A computer company was bidding to build a gubbins for the project. They designed it, then held a pitch meeting for NASA. They ha… (View Post)

I don't think that day in November was particularly notable, rainfall-wise. Traditionally, when it happens, they just let the overflow go into the Thames. This was known about, and monitoring wa… (View Post)

I can see that, but I can also see a counter argument: he did not relentlessly drag Labour into power. Instead, he just sat around whilst the Conservatives imploded. A question is how much the remark… (View Post)

They can feather blades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_pitch#Wind_turbines Though note the following: "blade pitch malfunctions account for 23% of all wind turbine production downtime, and… (View Post)