The questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XII

[ParadigmShifter]

You can fill zippos with petrol.

 

[GinandTonic]

And thats all good? Outstanding!

* Spits in the face of Ronson Inc *

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Yeah, zippos cost a few quid though (about 15 quid I think?) and are easily misplaced.

You can't fill a ronson with petrol.

 

[GinandTonic]

I have a slim-zippo that was a promo freebe from Gauloises years ago. Somehow I've got to the end of my truely vast stash of stolen lighters and since I havent bought a lighter in decades I've been forced to fill the Gauloises zippo to keep it real with my clipper-war roots. As a scally I know you'll understand.

 

[Tekee]

is ti waste me more energy to cool 15 litres or water, or to heat up 15 litres of water?

 

[cardgame]

Water retains warmth better so I would guess cooling it would use more energy, unless by waste you refer to which method is the less efficient, where.... my answer would be the same. However, this is a question easily googled! For shame!

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

With today's technology and knowledge, what's the biggest, most powerful nuclear bomb we could make? How many megatons would it be?

 

[madviking]

With today's technology and knowledge, what's the biggest, most powerful nuclear bomb we could make? How many megatons would it be?

I'm pretty sure our most advanced technology, like supercomputers, can probably do simulations exceeding several thousand times the strength of Tsar Bomba easily.

 

[NovaKart]

Here's a dumb question, if you peed on the subway tracks would you really get electrocuted? I don't live in a city with a metro so none of those - why don't you try it and find out - responses please.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

I'm pretty sure our most advanced technology, like supercomputers, can probably do simulations exceeding several thousand times the strength of Tsar Bomba easily.

I meant in practicality.

 

[_random_]

Here's a dumb question, if you peed on the subway tracks would you really get electrocuted? I don't live in a city with a metro so none of those - why don't you try it and find out - responses please.

You're not creating a complete circuit, so I doubt it.

 

[NovaKart]

great, I had heard that but I guess it's a myth. So I'd more likely just get arrested.

 

[madviking]

great, I had heard that but I guess it's a myth. So I'd more likely just get arrested.

Unless you really gotta go.

 

[Mad Man]

Why does coffee give me gas, an dose that happen to anyone else?

 

[Heretic_Cata]

It happens to me if i drink uberstrong coffee. Stronger than espresso. Maybe you have some sort of mild caffeine intolerance (just like milk intolerance).

 

[Arakhor]

Paracetamol makes me flatulate at great length, Mars Bars make my head fizz and spicy food puts heat-lumps on the roof of my mouth. I don't have a specific reaction to coffee, other than hating the smell

 

[Flying Pig]

Lighter fuel is c. 10x the price of similar petrol products. Is there any other product that is basically the same grade of naptha and could substitute? I dont really see why lighter fuel is £1.50 for 133ml.

Willpower. It's free and once you use it you never need to buy lighter fluid again

 

[ParadigmShifter]

I thought you'd recommend rubbing 2 sticks together. I am disappointed

 

[Tani Coyote]

How does on go about editing saved games for Civ 3?

In particular, a way to edit the text of it directly. I'm interested in making the optimal city limit higher in the save so I'm not completely crippled. Corruption's a fun challenge, but too much ruins the game for me.

I post this here because it doesn't quite fit the Technical Support for Civ 3 section's description.

 

[gangleri2001]

There's life outside OT.