Recent content by alan_d

Yes, the problem may be attaching sensors to the wings of a sufficient number of butterflies to feed the number-crunchers the data they need.

Are you sure you're not called "Quibble"?

It may not be the answer in this particular case, but on many occasions when I have got stuck like this the answer has been to dismantle further, often after I have wasted a lot of time and ingenuity trying to avoid doing so.

I thought "You would never be able to carry 500kg in that box", then I looked at your post again.

The "A big boy did it and ran away" defence seldom seems to carry much weight with Authority.

Giles cartoon 1966.

Years ago I had the sense to cut chain off the boat, but I was surprised by the little burn holes that appeared in the fleece I was wearing.

I think you might get more useful replies if you told us what material the boat was made of and whether you intended to antifoul it.

Informative report here :

There seem to be manuals available online. Have you Googled?

Something that doesn't have an expiry date printed on it?

While I welcome no longer having to remove my shoes for US airport security as I am aged over 75, I am puzzled by the logic behind this. Is there a compulsory retirement age for terrorists?

Google image search says Aral Sea.

I got THIS from HMS Marine - £13.85 post free.

I thought that most fog signals associated with lighthouses had now been discontinued, for the reasons you state and because there are now much better ways of vessels finding their position.