Seemingly trivial things that annoy you

Pross

Sport commentators (mainly football) using distance as a measure of time “he was half a yard too early”.

TheBigBean

Pross said:

Sport commentators (mainly football) using distance as a measure of time “he was half a yard too early”.

Some people on the internet think this makes sense in the context of cricket. For example, if the keeper has to move back a yard, because the bowler has an extra yard of pace. I'm sceptical.

briantrumpet

Measuring time in metres...

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics/special-relativity/minkowski-spacetime/v/measuring-time-in-meters-in-minkowski-spacetime

morstar

What about measuring distance in time? I.e. light year.

It’s ultimately the same thing. Displacement against time.

briantrumpet

morstar said:

What about measuring distance in time? I.e. light year.

It’s ultimately the same thing. Displacement against time.

I refer the Honorable Gentleman to the answer I gave (shortly) earlier... 😉

Pross

Light years make sense as it is the distance light travels in a year. Being “half a yard too soon” doesn’t. Just say “he went a fraction of a second to soon”.

briantrumpet

Pross said:

Light years make sense as it is the distance light travels in a year. Being “half a yard too soon” doesn’t. Just say “he went a fraction of a second to soon”.

Good analogies are ones that people can visualise (see Feynman, yet again): if using the 'wrong' units helps the visualisation, I can't see the problem. After all, we kind of measure time in distance units on an analogue clock or stopwatch, it's just that they are circular and have different labels, but the principle is the same.

pinno

But it's common on the continent.

How far is it?
- About 10 minutes.

First.Aspect

Are you lot actually arguing that Robbie Savage is aware of reletavistic effects?

surrey_commuter

Pross said:

Light years make sense as it is the distance light travels in a year. Being “half a yard too soon” doesn’t. Just say “he went a fraction of a second to soon”.

maybe it is me but that makes perfect sense. I can picture the player being 18 inches ahead of where he should have been

laurentian

My Mum (86) went to he bank to try to open a higher interest savings account. She can't do this as she doesn't have email and a mobile phone

capt_slog

laurentian said:

My Mum (86) went to he bank to try to open a higher interest savings account. She can't do this as she doesn't have email and a mobile phone

An aspect of this gets me down too. I don't have a smartphone and so I'm excluded from all sorts of stuff.

kingstongraham

capt_slog said:

laurentian said:

My Mum (86) went to he bank to try to open a higher interest savings account. She can't do this as she doesn't have email and a mobile phone

An aspect of this gets me down too. I don't have a smartphone and so I'm excluded from all sorts of stuff.

There is a solution to this.

Pross

surrey_commuter said:

Pross said:

Light years make sense as it is the distance light travels in a year. Being “half a yard too soon” doesn’t. Just say “he went a fraction of a second to soon”.

maybe it is me but that makes perfect sense. I can picture the player being 18 inches ahead of where he should have been

So say he was half a yard offside

capt_slog

kingstongraham said:

capt_slog said:

laurentian said:

My Mum (86) went to he bank to try to open a higher interest savings account. She can't do this as she doesn't have email and a mobile phone

An aspect of this gets me down too. I don't have a smartphone and so I'm excluded from all sorts of stuff.

There is a solution to this.

Yes, I realise that I could get one, but I'm not really that fussed as I would need specs most of the time to use one. The other problem is that my fingers rarely work on them, along with supermarket touchscreens, hand dryers and automatic doors.

focuszing723

If I can't see the Northern Lights.

Pross

focuszing723 said:

If I can't see the Northern Lights.

Can't decide if it is worth a drive to a dark sky area considering the cloud level here at the moment.

focuszing723

Pross said:

focuszing723 said:

If I can't see the Northern Lights.

Can't decide if it is worth a drive to a dark sky area considering the cloud level here at the moment.

Yep, that would be a shame. I'm still going to try and have a look.

briantrumpet

Pross said:

focuszing723 said:

If I can't see the Northern Lights.

Can't decide if it is worth a drive to a dark sky area considering the cloud level here at the moment.

Pah, catch an electric bus... 😜

rick_chasey

The buckle in my sling is broken and so I have to walk around with it bodged.

surrey_commuter

rick_chasey said:

The buckle in my sling is broken and so I have to walk around with it bodged.

Extend that walk to the nearest pharmacy and buy a new one

First.Aspect

surrey_commuter said:

rick_chasey said:

The buckle in my sling is broken and so I have to walk around with it bodged.

Extend that walk to the nearest pharmacy and buy a new one

He could catch a bus or a train. But not drive. That's not allowed.

rick_chasey

surrey_commuter said:

rick_chasey said:

The buckle in my sling is broken and so I have to walk around with it bodged.

Extend that walk to the nearest pharmacy and buy a new one

Tried that. Was not appropriate for a shoulder break.

Amazon to the rescue tomorrow hopefully

rick_chasey

First.Aspect said:

surrey_commuter said:

rick_chasey said:

The buckle in my sling is broken and so I have to walk around with it bodged.

Extend that walk to the nearest pharmacy and buy a new one

He could catch a bus or a train. But not drive. That's not allowed.

Yes I’m not supposed to drive with a broken shoulder. 👍🏻

briantrumpet

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

surrey_commuter said:

rick_chasey said:

The buckle in my sling is broken and so I have to walk around with it bodged.

Extend that walk to the nearest pharmacy and buy a new one

He could catch a bus or a train. But not drive. That's not allowed.

Yes I’m not supposed to drive with a broken shoulder. 👍🏻

I understand that self-driving cars are ace.

TheBigBean

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

surrey_commuter said:

rick_chasey said:

The buckle in my sling is broken and so I have to walk around with it bodged.

Extend that walk to the nearest pharmacy and buy a new one

He could catch a bus or a train. But not drive. That's not allowed.

Yes I’m not supposed to drive with a broken shoulder. 👍🏻

Hope you feel liberated.

rick_chasey

TheBigBean said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

surrey_commuter said:

rick_chasey said:

The buckle in my sling is broken and so I have to walk around with it bodged.

Extend that walk to the nearest pharmacy and buy a new one

He could catch a bus or a train. But not drive. That's not allowed.

Yes I’m not supposed to drive with a broken shoulder. 👍🏻

Hope you feel liberated.

Can’t cycle either alas. Pretty miserable tbh.

briantrumpet

rick_chasey said:

TheBigBean said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

surrey_commuter said:

rick_chasey said:

The buckle in my sling is broken and so I have to walk around with it bodged.

Extend that walk to the nearest pharmacy and buy a new one

He could catch a bus or a train. But not drive. That's not allowed.

Yes I’m not supposed to drive with a broken shoulder. 👍🏻

Hope you feel liberated.

Can’t cycle either alas. Pretty miserable tbh.

I'd not miss driving, but not being able to cycle would do me 'ead in, so misery is an appropriate and understandable, if unfortunate, state to find yourself in.

Not much to look forward to, but how soon might you be allowed on a turbo if things go well?

rick_chasey

briantrumpet said:

rick_chasey said:

TheBigBean said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

surrey_commuter said:

rick_chasey said:

The buckle in my sling is broken and so I have to walk around with it bodged.

Extend that walk to the nearest pharmacy and buy a new one

He could catch a bus or a train. But not drive. That's not allowed.

Yes I’m not supposed to drive with a broken shoulder. 👍🏻

Hope you feel liberated.

Can’t cycle either alas. Pretty miserable tbh.

I'd not miss driving, but not being able to cycle would do me 'ead in, so misery is an appropriate and understandable, if unfortunate, state to find yourself in.

Not much to look forward to, but how soon might you be allowed on a turbo if things go well?

Yeah. I’ve passed the threshold to get free gym membership too at work so I’ll probably pick up swimming for a bit to help rehab the shoulder.

It’s annoying as it’s my main arm. Here’s hoping it doesn’t limit my shoulder movement in the future.

briantrumpet

rick_chasey said:

briantrumpet said:

rick_chasey said:

TheBigBean said:

rick_chasey said:

First.Aspect said:

surrey_commuter said:

rick_chasey said:

The buckle in my sling is broken and so I have to walk around with it bodged.

Extend that walk to the nearest pharmacy and buy a new one

He could catch a bus or a train. But not drive. That's not allowed.

Yes I’m not supposed to drive with a broken shoulder. 👍🏻

Hope you feel liberated.

Can’t cycle either alas. Pretty miserable tbh.

I'd not miss driving, but not being able to cycle would do me 'ead in, so misery is an appropriate and understandable, if unfortunate, state to find yourself in.

Not much to look forward to, but how soon might you be allowed on a turbo if things go well?

Yeah. I’ve passed the threshold to get free gym membership too at work so I’ll probably pick up swimming for a bit to help rehab the shoulder.

It’s annoying as it’s my main arm. Here’s hoping it doesn’t limit my shoulder movement in the future.

I'm sure you'll be a good boy and properly follow all the instructions for rehab exercises. And, quite apart from that, good luck, RC, to make up for the rotten luck in it happening in the first place. At least you're not as old as most of codgers here, so your body should be better at mending itself well.