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Forum: The Pig & Whistle 14th January 2022, 19:52
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Posted By E. von Hoegh
Arrant errancy.

Arrant errancy.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 14th January 2022, 19:50
Replies: 47
Views: 17,113
Posted By E. von Hoegh
And if you took the points off the peak of the...

And if you took the points off the peak of the cam, dragging the striker strip of the matchbook betwixt the contacts would like as snot get it running.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 14th January 2022, 19:46
Replies: 47
Views: 17,113
Posted By E. von Hoegh
No. One third.

No. One third.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 14th January 2022, 19:43
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Views: 16,367
Posted By E. von Hoegh
I spent about 9 years working with an aerospace...

I spent about 9 years working with an aerospace engineer. The only way we came up with to make a car fly safely...was stick it in a C-130
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 14th January 2022, 19:29
Replies: 1,880
Views: 971,900
Posted By E. von Hoegh
An old sot enters a bar & declares "I'm gonna...

An old sot enters a bar & declares "I'm gonna take a drink from that spittoon unless someone stands me a drink!"
No-one replys, so said sot lifts the spittoon -takes a sip - starts to put it down,...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 14th January 2022, 19:04
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Views: 971,900
Posted By E. von Hoegh
Herr Clay, have you heard the spittoon joke?

Herr Clay, have you heard the spittoon joke?
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 14th January 2022, 19:03
Replies: 1,880
Views: 971,900
Posted By E. von Hoegh
Happy New Year. I know it's late, I had a...

Happy New Year.


I know it's late, I had a moving of household and internet was late arriving.


Best to all - E.
Forum: Stormy Weather 9th October 2021, 02:08
Replies: 29
Views: 36,522
Posted By E. von Hoegh
yes. It was in many ways a more elegant design...

yes. It was in many ways a more elegant design than the BF 109.
Forum: Stormy Weather 8th October 2021, 19:20
Replies: 29
Views: 36,522
Posted By E. von Hoegh
The Focke -Wulf 190 series were not Fokkers....

The Focke -Wulf 190 series were not Fokkers. Anton Fokker died in 1939.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Fokker This link is pretty accurate.
Forum: Stormy Weather 6th October 2021, 01:36
Replies: 29
Views: 36,522
Posted By E. von Hoegh
Errm. Very few if any Fokkers in WWII. Lot's of...

Errm. Very few if any Fokkers in WWII. Lot's of Willy's products however.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 23rd September 2021, 00:54
Replies: 551
Views: 256,497
Posted By E. von Hoegh
Read "The Demon Haunted World" by Sagan. I reread...

Read "The Demon Haunted World" by Sagan. I reread Sagan fairly regularly.
Forum: Mess Deck 21st September 2021, 16:23
Replies: 9,678
Views: 3,175,383
Posted By E. von Hoegh
I haven't had TV since about 1990. But I know...

I haven't had TV since about 1990. But I know where to get a book! ;)



Henry Kaiser was the Liberty ship guy.
Forum: Mess Deck 21st September 2021, 14:48
Replies: 9,678
Views: 3,175,383
Posted By E. von Hoegh
Loadline? Is that like a Plimsoll mark? ...

Loadline? Is that like a Plimsoll mark?


The last loadline I had experience with was to do with a vacuum tube voltage amp..
Forum: Mess Deck 21st September 2021, 13:19
Replies: 9,678
Views: 3,175,383
Posted By E. von Hoegh
The avatar is Peppermint Patty, from "Peanuts"...

The avatar is Peppermint Patty, from "Peanuts" the Charles M. Schultz cartoon strip.




What's this about a uniform??


Trapdoor?
Forum: Mess Deck 13th September 2021, 17:49
Replies: 9,678
Views: 3,175,383
Posted By E. von Hoegh
Saranac Lake, northern New York state, USA. I'll...

Saranac Lake, northern New York state, USA. I'll confess that I googled the latitude and longitude, I presume they're related to a USGS benchmark somewhere in town.
Forum: Container Vessels 11th September 2021, 21:45
Replies: 233
Views: 111,652
Posted By E. von Hoegh
Except skiing through a revolving door.

Except skiing through a revolving door.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 11th September 2021, 21:42
Replies: 551
Views: 256,497
Posted By E. von Hoegh
Except they're not. Rotating wings. A device of...

Except they're not. Rotating wings. A device of satan.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 11th September 2021, 21:40
Replies: 551
Views: 256,497
Posted By E. von Hoegh
No worries. I sort of overstepped myself...

No worries. I sort of overstepped myself correcting you. However, accuracy is accuracy.
Would you believe I still have & use slide rules?


~E
Forum: Container Vessels 11th September 2021, 13:33
Replies: 233
Views: 111,652
Posted By E. von Hoegh
I'd forgotten all about that! There was a book, I...

I'd forgotten all about that! There was a book, I read it a very long time ago.



But, from what I recall, couldn't the ship be transported from the canal with a push of the correct button?
Forum: The Engine Room 11th September 2021, 13:25
Replies: 7
Views: 10,325
Posted By E. von Hoegh
A. L. Breguet once said "give me the perfect oil,...

A. L. Breguet once said "give me the perfect oil, and I'll give you the perfect watch".


John Harrison made clocks that, due to careful design and choice of materials, ran dry - a phenomenal...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 11th September 2021, 13:08
Replies: 551
Views: 256,497
Posted By E. von Hoegh
I'm the new guy, probably not my place to...

I'm the new guy, probably not my place to correct.
The nearest approach to Mars is 54.6 million kliks - 33 & 3/4 million miles.
The farthest distance is 410 million kliks - 250 & 5/8 million miles....
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 11th September 2021, 03:29
Replies: 551
Views: 256,497
Posted By E. von Hoegh
Helicopters fly because earth hates them.

Helicopters fly because earth hates them.
Forum: Container Vessels 10th September 2021, 18:08
Replies: 233
Views: 111,652
Posted By E. von Hoegh
Does that work directly on engines? Or, does it...

Does that work directly on engines? Or, does it afflict the minds of the crew so they allow the engine(s) to fail?


Brain cells are tiny, therefore one current hypothesis - "pulsed/beamed...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 10th September 2021, 02:22
Replies: 1,880
Views: 971,900
Posted By E. von Hoegh
The turbines at Wadhams still had Lignum Vitae...

The turbines at Wadhams still had Lignum Vitae bearings when I was there.



Everything not watered had drip oilers, (governors and such) as long as you paid attention everything ran...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 9th September 2021, 01:21
Replies: 1,880
Views: 971,900
Posted By E. von Hoegh
Muscovite mica,used in capacitors. Muscovite is...

Muscovite mica,used in capacitors. Muscovite is clear, or nearly so. Biotite is black, or nearly so.



muscovite is fairly immune to heat & was used as windows in stove & furnace doors.
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