I’ll start.

The birth of aviation begins in 1903 (or thereabouts)
The birth of the modern jet age begins with the entry of the Boeing 707 into commercial service in 1958 (Not counting the DH Come)

The gap between the Wright Bros and the 707 is less than the gap between the 707 and now, bya;most a decade.

We haven’t put foot on the moon for 51 years

19 shillings said:

We haven’t put foot on the moon for 51 years

What do mean “we”?

furious said:

19 shillings said:

We haven’t put foot on the moon for 51 years

What do mean “we”?

People with feet

furious said:

19 shillings said:

We haven’t put foot on the moon for 51 years

What do mean “we”?

thankfully next time “we”‘ll be using SI units instead of these weird imperialists

furious said:

19 shillings said:

We haven’t put foot on the moon for 51 years

What do mean “we”?

That’s another interesting factoid.

Some languages other than English has different words for “we”..

i.e.
“you and me’ exclusively
“you and me, plus some others”:
“all of us together” (society or even humankind worldwide)
“me and some others but not you”

party_pants said:

furious said:

19 shillings said:

We haven’t put foot on the moon for 51 years

What do mean “we”?

That’s another interesting factoid.

Some languages other than English has different words for “we”..

i.e.
“you and me’ exclusively
“you and me, plus some others”:
“all of us together” (society or even humankind worldwide)
“me and some others but not you”

ah yes we(1,0,0) forgot to continue using dv’s recommended pronoun scoping parenthetical but resolve to do so more often in future

And we need more descriptive words for relatives

Aunt & Uncle is a catch-all for:

Father’s brother
Father’s Brother’s wife or partner

Father’s sister
Father’s sister’s husband or partner

Mother’s brother …
etc
etc

party_pants said:

And we need more descriptive words for relatives

Aunt & Uncle is a catch-all for:

Father’s brother
Father’s Brother’s wife or partner

Father’s sister
Father’s sister’s husband or partner

Mother’s brother …
etc
etc

Yes, dv…

SCIENCE said:

party_pants said:

furious said:

What do mean “we”?

That’s another interesting factoid.

Some languages other than English has different words for “we”..

i.e.
“you and me’ exclusively
“you and me, plus some others”:
“all of us together” (society or even humankind worldwide)
“me and some others but not you”

ah yes we(1,0,0) forgot to continue using dv’s recommended pronoun scoping parenthetical but resolve to do so more often in future

and where does the royal we fit in?

19 shillings said:

We haven’t put foot on the moon for 51 years

If we how to use slide rules again we might get back there.

Peak Warming Man said:

19 shillings said:

We haven’t put foot on the moon for 51 years

If we how to use slide rules again we might get back there.

We know how to use slide rules perfectly well, and we are a bit surprised that you don’t.

Also we haven’t put any of our feet on the moon for 73 years.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Peak Warming Man said:

19 shillings said:

We haven’t put foot on the moon for 51 years

If we how to use slide rules again we might get back there.

We know how to use slide rules perfectly well, and we are a bit surprised that you don’t.

Also we haven’t put any of our feet on the moon for 73 years.

Is it that long since you were there?

Enough of this stuff about the location of our feet.

My interesting factoid is that the strongest available concrete has a higher strength to weight ratio than mild steel (in compression).

roughbarked said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Peak Warming Man said:

If we how to use slide rules again we might get back there.

We know how to use slide rules perfectly well, and we are a bit surprised that you don’t.

Also we haven’t put any of our feet on the moon for 73 years.

Is it that long since you were there?

No, before then I didn’t have any feet.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Enough of this stuff about the location of our feet.

My interesting factoid is that the strongest available concrete has a higher strength to weight ratio than mild steel (in compression).

I know that the stuff my septic tank was made of was harder than most things I’ve seen.
Noticed when they were breaking it up and dumping it down its own hole.

The Rev Dodgson said:

roughbarked said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

We know how to use slide rules perfectly well, and we are a bit surprised that you don’t.

Also we haven’t put any of our feet on the moon for 73 years.

Is it that long since you were there?

No, before then I didn’t have any feet.

:)

The Rev Dodgson said:

Enough of this stuff about the location of our feet.

My interesting factoid is that the strongest available concrete has a higher strength to weight ratio than mild steel (in compression).

That’s rather impressive!

The Rev Dodgson said:

roughbarked said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

We know how to use slide rules perfectly well, and we are a bit surprised that you don’t.

Also we haven’t put any of our feet on the moon for 73 years.

Is it that long since you were there?

No, before then I didn’t have any feet.

you kinda did unless they suddenly appeared after you were born.

JudgeMental said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

roughbarked said:

Is it that long since you were there?

No, before then I didn’t have any feet.

you kinda did unless they suddenly appeared after you were born.

Life begins at conception!

two posts before the pedantry began.. never change Forum… never change…

a factoid is a falsehood that has been repeated so many times that it becomes accepted as fact.

so a ‘true factoid’ is an interesting use of the words.

Arts said:

a factoid is a falsehood that has been repeated so many times that it becomes accepted as fact.

so a ‘true factoid’ is an interesting use of the words.

or a true but brief or trivial item of news or information.

Bogsnorkler said:

Arts said:

a factoid is a falsehood that has been repeated so many times that it becomes accepted as fact.

so a ‘true factoid’ is an interesting use of the words.

or a true but brief or trivial item of news or information.

Thanks for the factoid.

Bogsnorkler said:

Arts said:

a factoid is a falsehood that has been repeated so many times that it becomes accepted as fact.

so a ‘true factoid’ is an interesting use of the words.

or a true but brief or trivial item of news or information.

that is a factoid.

Witty Rejoinder said:

JudgeMental said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

No, before then I didn’t have any feet.

you kinda did unless they suddenly appeared after you were born.

Life begins at conception!

But the feet don’t appear at conception.

I think it’s reasonable to limit the time to the point at which the feet would have been able to contact the surface of the moon, had they been transported there.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

JudgeMental said:

you kinda did unless they suddenly appeared after you were born.

Life begins at conception!

But the feet don’t appear at conception.

I think it’s reasonable to limit the time to the point at which the feet would have been able to contact the surface of the moon, had they been transported there.

The feet don’t contact the moon. The lower foot part of the pressure suit does that.

Tamb said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Life begins at conception!

But the feet don’t appear at conception.

I think it’s reasonable to limit the time to the point at which the feet would have been able to contact the surface of the moon, had they been transported there.

The feet don’t contact the moon. The lower foot part of the pressure suit does that.

Good point.

I’m sure Arts will approve.

party_pants said:

I’ll start.

The birth of aviation begins in 1903 (or thereabouts)
The birth of the modern jet age begins with the entry of the Boeing 707 into commercial service in 1958 (Not counting the DH Come)

The gap between the Wright Bros and the 707 is less than the gap between the 707 and now, bya;most a decade.

It was very fast progress for the first stretch, but unfortunately that’s the effect of two world wars which substantially aided aircraft development.

Arts said:

Bogsnorkler said:

Arts said:

a factoid is a falsehood that has been repeated so many times that it becomes accepted as fact.

so a ‘true factoid’ is an interesting use of the words.

or a true but brief or trivial item of news or information.

that is a factoid.

what is a near miss

The Rev Dodgson said:

Tamb said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

But the feet don’t appear at conception.

I think it’s reasonable to limit the time to the point at which the feet would have been able to contact the surface of the moon, had they been transported there.

The feet don’t contact the moon. The lower foot part of the pressure suit does that.

Good point.

I’m sure Arts will approve.

I think electrons would have something to say about that!

Tamb said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Life begins at conception!

But the feet don’t appear at conception.

I think it’s reasonable to limit the time to the point at which the feet would have been able to contact the surface of the moon, had they been transported there.

The feet don’t contact the moon. The lower foot part of the pressure suit does that.

People tend to be confused because the moon, being made of cheese, has a feet-like smell.

according to Quora black holes are a factoid

Bubblecar said:

Tamb said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

But the feet don’t appear at conception.

I think it’s reasonable to limit the time to the point at which the feet would have been able to contact the surface of the moon, had they been transported there.

The feet don’t contact the moon. The lower foot part of the pressure suit does that.

People tend to be confused because the moon, being made of cheese, has a feet-like smell.

I’ll have you know that any cheese that smelt like my feet, would go straight into the compost bin.

SCIENCE said:

according to Quora black holes are a factoids

fixed.

roughbarked said:

Bubblecar said:

Tamb said:

The feet don’t contact the moon. The lower foot part of the pressure suit does that.

People tend to be confused because the moon, being made of cheese, has a feet-like smell.

I’ll have you know that any cheese that smelt like my feet, would go straight into the compost bin.

what if they smelt like iron ore

SCIENCE said:

Arts said:

Bogsnorkler said:

or a true but brief or trivial item of news or information.

that is a factoid.

what is a near miss

When Mz Tamb was rallying she said that 1/8” was a miss.

roughbarked said:

SCIENCE said:

according to Quora black holes are a factoids

fixed.

Mind, it needs a comma as well.

roughbarked said:

Bubblecar said:

Tamb said:

The feet don’t contact the moon. The lower foot part of the pressure suit does that.

People tend to be confused because the moon, being made of cheese, has a feet-like smell.

I’ll have you know that any cheese that smelt like my feet, would go straight into the compost bin.

How is it possible with no atmosphere?

SCIENCE said:

roughbarked said:

Bubblecar said:

People tend to be confused because the moon, being made of cheese, has a feet-like smell.

I’ll have you know that any cheese that smelt like my feet, would go straight into the compost bin.

what if they smelt like iron ore

Then I’d have very hot feet.

Arts said:

a factoid is a falsehood that has been repeated so many times that it becomes accepted as fact.

so a ‘true factoid’ is an interesting use of the words.

The starter of this thread may have been participating in FNDC at the time, an is therefore excused.

party_pants said:

Arts said:

a factoid is a falsehood that has been repeated so many times that it becomes accepted as fact.

so a ‘true factoid’ is an interesting use of the words.

The starter of this thread may have been participating in FNDC at the time, an is therefore excused.

Always the best way to start a thread.

The gestation period of a pig is three months, three weeks and three days.