Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 5]

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Stan the Bat said:

Do they have ANPR on board or not ?

Almost certainly. I highly doubt that they would have someone sat there with a pair of binoculars typing numberplates into a laptop, or dictating them to someone to type in.

ANPR is almost trivial to implement with modern technology.

[Stan the Bat]

Ah, the usual smartarse reply.

I didn't know that these Tax checker vehicles existed.

[Nethybridge]

Stan the Bat said:

Ah, the usual smartarse reply. .

It's the risk you take posting on here.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Stan the Bat said:

Ah, the usual smartarse reply.

Huh? It was not intended as such.

You asked if the vehicles would have ANPR and I said that the technology is so cheap now that it's almost certain. And I made a little joke about it into the bargain, which was intended to elicit a smile or chuckle.

Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Tuesday 18th June 20:41

[Composer62]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Stan the Bat said:

Ah, the usual smartarse reply.

Huh? It was not intended as such.

You asked if the vehicles would have ANPR and I said that the technology is so cheap now that it's almost certain. And I made a little joke about it into the bargain.

If you want dry factual humourless answers try google.

I'm with you there CC.

[audi321]

Composer62 said:

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Stan the Bat said:

Ah, the usual smartarse reply.

Huh? It was not intended as such.

You asked if the vehicles would have ANPR and I said that the technology is so cheap now that it's almost certain. And I made a little joke about it into the bargain.

If you want dry factual humourless answers try google.

I'm with you there CC.

+1. Stan needs to find his humorous side me thinks

[jdw100]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

mickythefish said:

If I had unlimited 2 pence coins and superglue could I build a massive platform into space?

It would probably collapse under its own weight.

Also, were it possible then we wouldn't need all the incredible engineering that goes into building the world's tallest buildings.

See also
https://what-if.xkcd.com/94/

Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Tuesday 18th June 18:01

How much would it cost in 2p pieces to get to space?

You need millions of coins. £100,000 worth? More?

[captain_cynic]

jdw100 said:

How much would it cost in 2p pieces to get to space?

You need millions of coins. £100,000 worth? More?

Depends on how you define where space begins.

NOAA defines the edge of space as 50 miles (80 KM but the international definition is 100 KM.

I've chosen the international definition as it made the maths easier.

The 2p.coin is 2.03mm thick so to make a stack 100 KM high you'd need 49,261,084 coins.

[mickythefish]

Remember two stacks though so I hop from one to another.

[jdw100]

mickythefish said:

Remember two stacks though so I hop from one to another.

You think we’re made of money?

Also I’ve already spent one morning at the bank taking out 5 million 2p coins.

Want me to have to wait in the queue again…..jeez.

[RizzoTheRat]

captain_cynic said:

jdw100 said:

How much would it cost in 2p pieces to get to space?

You need millions of coins. £100,000 worth? More?

Depends on how you define where space begins.

NOAA defines the edge of space as 50 miles (80 KM but the international definition is 100 KM.

I've chosen the international definition as it made the maths easier.

The 2p.coin is 2.03mm thick so to make a stack 100 KM high you'd need 49,261,084 coins.

And if you wanted to use it to get in to orbit you'd need to go to to a geostationary orbit which is about 36,000km up. Based on Captain Cynic's figures I make about £355M worth of 2p's
The internet suggests around $100M per kg to launch to satellites to geostationary orbits so I think you might have a valid business model here if you can get a good deal buying superglue in bulk.

[droopsnoot]

RizzoTheRat said:

And if you wanted to use it to get in to orbit you'd need to go to to a geostationary orbit which is about 36,000km up. Based on Captain Cynic's figures I make about £355M worth of 2p's

Are there that many 2p coins in circulation? I found a figure for 2014 which suggested that around £131m-worth were in circulation, but I can't find a newer figure and can't be bothered adding up all the mintage figures since that date and trying to figure out whether to assume all the new-minted coins are still in circulation.

[RizzoTheRat]

If anything I'd have thought it would have gone down since then, there must be way less cash used now.

[CivicDuties]

Doofus said:

CivicDuties said:

Doofus said:

CivicDuties said:

Doofus said:

See also Berkshire, Wiltshire, Cheshire, Shropshire.

Berkshire is named after a tree. True story.

It's actually named after a woodland.

I recall reading a local history book back in the 80s which stated there was an oak tree called the "Barroc", which is where the local elders gathered to discuss governance matters, and it came from that. The tree in question being the one on the modern day county flag.

I expect there are other histories, it's probably all best guesses.

Bearroc is a Celtic word for 'hill' and this particular hill had upon it a woodland of box trees. It was near Yattendon.

Thanks. I'll do some reading up.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

RizzoTheRat said:

captain_cynic said:

jdw100 said:

How much would it cost in 2p pieces to get to space?

You need millions of coins. £100,000 worth? More?

Depends on how you define where space begins.

NOAA defines the edge of space as 50 miles (80 KM but the international definition is 100 KM.

I've chosen the international definition as it made the maths easier.

The 2p.coin is 2.03mm thick so to make a stack 100 KM high you'd need 49,261,084 coins.

And if you wanted to use it to get in to orbit you'd need to go to to a geostationary orbit which is about 36,000km up. Based on Captain Cynic's figures I make about £355M worth of 2p's
The internet suggests around $100M per kg to launch to satellites to geostationary orbits so I think you might have a valid business model here if you can get a good deal buying superglue in bulk.

This is ignoring the issue that the tower would collapse under its own weight.

However, way before that happened, it would simply fall over since the superglue wouldn't be strong enough to resist the toppling forces. Anyone who has tried to build a Lego tower will have experienced this.

[Skodapondy]

bigpriest said:

Doofus said:

See also Berkshire, Wiltshire, Cheshire, Shropshire.

I think Chestershire was a thing once, like Lancastershire but the people from the North West are too busy being cool to mess around with overly-long names.

That is because we in Cheshire are cool, the reason being we have the best race track in the country with Oulton Park. You who live in Shire-less counties around the M25 just can't or won't accept it.

[CoolC]

Skodapondy said:

bigpriest said:

Doofus said:

See also Berkshire, Wiltshire, Cheshire, Shropshire.

I think Chestershire was a thing once, like Lancastershire but the people from the North West are too busy being cool to mess around with overly-long names.

That is because we in Cheshire are cool, the reason being we have the best race track in the country with Oulton Park. You who live in Shire-less counties around the M25 just can't or won't accept it.

Hang on a minute. We have Cadwell Park over this side of the country in Lincolnshire. (and the best sausages)

[StevieBee]

CoolC said:

Skodapondy said:

bigpriest said:

Doofus said:

See also Berkshire, Wiltshire, Cheshire, Shropshire.

I think Chestershire was a thing once, like Lancastershire but the people from the North West are too busy being cool to mess around with overly-long names.

That is because we in Cheshire are cool, the reason being we have the best race track in the country with Oulton Park. You who live in Shire-less counties around the M25 just can't or won't accept it.

Hang on a minute. We have Cadwell Park over this side of the country in Lincolnshire. (and the best sausages)

Kentshire has two; Brands and Lydden!

So there!

[98elise]

Stan the Bat said:

Ah, the usual smartarse reply.

I didn't know that these Tax checker vehicles existed.

How is it a smartarse reply?

ANPR is very simple these days so it would be odd if they didn't use it. You wouldn't need any human input. Just leave it with the camera pointing at the road, and everything from detection to fine is automated.

[98elise]

RizzoTheRat said:

captain_cynic said:

jdw100 said:

How much would it cost in 2p pieces to get to space?

You need millions of coins. £100,000 worth? More?

Depends on how you define where space begins.

NOAA defines the edge of space as 50 miles (80 KM but the international definition is 100 KM.

I've chosen the international definition as it made the maths easier.

The 2p.coin is 2.03mm thick so to make a stack 100 KM high you'd need 49,261,084 coins.

And if you wanted to use it to get in to orbit you'd need to go to to a geostationary orbit which is about 36,000km up. Based on Captain Cynic's figures I make about £355M worth of 2p's
The internet suggests around $100M per kg to launch to satellites to geostationary orbits so I think you might have a valid business model here if you can get a good deal buying superglue in bulk.

It's significantly cheaper then that these days!

Spacex will do 50kg for 300k on their rideshare service. You can even book it on line like an Uber

https://www.spacex.com/rideshare