Well Bored On Friday

[rhaines]

havent got a clue, just thought it would be ana musing question to see peoples answers :D

milk float is Battery operated, he**** maybe up there ?

robin reliant ?

[Monster-Mat]

Ok what do the Mercedes Benz and Bavarian Motor Works emblems both have in common?

[rhaines]

same desginer ?

[tony_hetherington]

same diameter when placed on the cars ?

[rhaines]

haven't changed since they first started manufacturing cars...

[Matthew_McNally]

I got it right first   :duh:

Yup - I'll give you that one, Matt !!!

So go on then....your turn for the Friday trivia question!

I don't have a trivia question

I can share this though http://amjec.co.uk/PopQuiz60-901.xls

you hae to right click and save - its an Excel spreadsheet - have to guess the song and artist from the lyrics?

good for killing time on a Friday afternoon.

I know you can cheat it - but still have 100% ;)

[Monster-Mat]

the emblems depict something?....what

[tony_hetherington]

I can share this though http://amjec.co.uk/PopQuiz60-901.xls

You know there's the geek test posted on LOC also? Well this is how much of a geek I am.......whenever I get one of those fill in the blanks excel sheets, I always try and crack them. Some are absolutely piece of cake, but what I really find a challenge is the ones that have hidden the formulas, locked and protected all the cells, and password protected it. I like a good challenge :)

Ok, I'll get my coat.

Oh - oops !!

Anyway......the BMW vs Mercedes emblem question.

[rhaines]

BMW's emblem uses the blue and white to represent clouds in a blue sky as it started of as a plane maker....

And which merc badge are we talking about, there have abeen a number over the years...

[Matthew_McNally]

I can share this though http://amjec.co.uk/PopQuiz60-901.xls

You know there's the geek test posted on LOC also? Well this is how much of a geek I am.......whenever I get one of those fill in the blanks excel sheets, I always try and crack them. Some are absolutely piece of cake, but what I really find a challenge is the ones that have hidden the formulas, locked and protected all the cells, and password protected it. I like a good challenge :)

Ok, I'll get my coat.

Oh - oops !!

Anyway......the BMW vs Mercedes emblem question.

go for it mate - this one can be done.

I did do it using Star Office on Redhat though - dunno if you can do it in Excel

[tony_hetherington]

[tony_hetherington]

go for it mate - this one can be done.

I did do it using Star Office on Redhat though - dunno if you can do it in Excel

ahhh that one was easy!!!

His points cell is full of "IF" formulas, and so directs you straight to where the answers are !!!

[Fidgits]

Merc & BMW logos both depict propellers.. due to them building plane engines during world wars...

[Matthew_McNally]

ahhh that one was easy!!!

His points cell is full of "IF" formulas, and so directs you straight to where the answers are !!!

was it?

not looked for ages.

had to rip it to getsome answers, cos the "maker" had spelt the answers wrong

knew the answer, but couldn't get it to give me the points because of spelling errors in the sheet

[tony_hetherington]

had to rip it to getsome answers, cos the "maker" had spelt the answers wrong

knew the answer, but couldn't get it to give me the points because of spelling errors in the sheet

I find things like that SOOO funny !!!

It has to be exact (i.e. sometimes you have to try things like feat. or featuring, you know the sorts of things I mean) and then they go balls it up by spelling it wrong anyway !! donuts !!!!

[Steve ( West Mids )]

The connection between the two badges is they are both on sh1te cars :)

Slowest production car on sale in the UK that anybody will admit to is the Fiat Doblo 1.9 D SX it takes 2.9 seconds for 0 - 60 mph amd it maxe out at 88 mph

[Bazza-old]

The connection between the two badges is they are both on sh1te cars :)

Slowest production car on sale in the UK that anybody will admit to is the Fiat Doblo 1.9 D SX it takes 2.9 seconds for 0 - 60 mph amd it maxe out at 88 mph

2.9 secs

[Zaphod]

Both badges are made in Japan.

[Steve ( West Mids )]

Sorry the Fiat is 20.9 seconds ..... reread ..... yep that's right this time :)

[Monster-Mat]

yes ian you are correct, both companys started making aero engines before cars, and there badges reflect this

[Fidgits]

okay... staying on the German theme... why did Mr Diesel (inventor of the diesel engine) commit suicide???

[rhaines]

Thats a naughty question noone really knows...

"Diesel died under mysterious circumstances in 1913, vanishing during an overnight crossing of the English Channel on the mail steamer Dresden from Antwerp to Harwich. Diesel's death might have been suicide, accidental or an assassination. Proponents of the assassination theory point out that shortly after Diesel's death, a diesel-powered German submarine fleet became the scourge of the seas. Diesel had been friendly to France, Britain and the United States"

[rhaines]

"...it is possible that he could have been pushed

overboard by secret agents trying to prevent details of the diesel engine

falling into the hands of the British."

Refering to Diesel again

[rhaines]

and finally...

"The most viable suggestion was that the talented inventor might

have fallen victim to a contract murder. The killer could have been hired by

the coal industrialists, financially crumpled by the advent of Rudolf

Diesel's economical engine. The murder could also have been the revenge of

the German generals, still rattled by Dr.Diesel's refusal to take part in

the development of the country's top-secret weapon, the flame-thrower.

More than 85 years after that tragic rainy night in September, the untimely

death of Dr.Rudolf Diesel is still a mystery..."

So whats the answer then Fidgits, obviously you know something we and many others don't :D :D :D

[Fidgits]

Actually... less of the conspiricy theory Ryan... the official statement is that he commited suicide because his engines were being used in German tanks... and as you said, he was friendly to the french...