OT A good bit of (almost) local news yesterday. https://westbridgfordwire.com/worlds-first-nuclear-fusion-energy-plant-will-be-in-nottinghamshire/ I don't know enough about it all to know if the… (View Post)

That was the Petromar V which sank in the South China Sea in 1981. Probably the most dramatic and best known example from a blowout though is the West Vanguard in Norway in 1985. (View Post)

For it to be successful I would suggest it has to be permanent. Otherwise it has, by definition, failed at some point. Of course, there may be rare examples where the two partners decide to separate … (View Post)

Leon, to be brutally frank here, I have mostly been very successful in my relationships where you, by your own admission sadly, have not. Whatever your thoughts on dating and whatever your track reco… (View Post)

A large proportion of young men have almost always been socially awkward - certainly since the start of the 20th century. Just go read PG Wodehouse. Almost invariably the bright ones are the women an… (View Post)