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[Edited: 22 February 2011 (day after my 47th Solar year
birthday) - Changed from "Halfbakers Info Request
Page"]
Something like the lounge in wikipedia. It gets archived
every once in a while. Halfbers can write requests to
each other, asking how to or where is or what not.
I, for example
cannot find Bristol'z idea about a bicycle
alternative where you hang from a contraption and jump
to get where you want. (I want to add a link to
StreetFlyer.info which baked it).
But its not the first time it happens and instead of
wasting time on the search engines, and going through
all the hbers inventions (or rather, when all else fails) its
worth asking. Maybe somebody would remember and
help.
When your'e done asking and got the answer, if it
created
an interesting discussion, you can just mark it:
[ANSWERED] at the beginning.
Otherwise delete it.
Cheapest tea here is $10 a cup.
http://www.shirleys...xingting-tea-house/
[pocmloc, Feb 10 2011]
Jumping Bicycle
anybody know where this idea is? [pashute, Feb 13 2011]
Helpful ilustration
http://4.bp.blogspo...I/s400/image014.jpg
This is a ten pound bill. [MaxwellBuchanan, Feb 13 2011]
Bungee Bike
The idea I was looking for [pashute, Mar 28 2011]
[link]
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Anyone lend me a tenner for a cup of tea? |
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That's an expensive cup of tea, MB... |
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A man needs a scone, y'know. |
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Just post the idea yourself. With delighted shrieks of
"marked for dilution, redundant" helpful halfbakers will
furnish the answer to your query. |
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mouse, it seems to me you agree with me of the
need. so how about some pastry (or bone if you don't
like this idea). |
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pocmloc, could you please explain? I don't get it. |
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//wasting time on the search engines//
There's your problem, right there. Attitude re-adjustment is what you want! If the human being doesn't suit the system, change the human being! |
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Hi, [pashute], it's a bit convoluted, but I'll try and explain: |
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[MaxwellBuchanan] said: //Anyone lend me a tenner for a cup of tea?// |
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To which [lostdog] replied: //That's an expensive cup of tea, MB...// |
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I disagreed that £10 was, per se, expensive for a cup of tea, but rather than saying //I disagree!//, I discretely posted evidence in my favour. |
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I hope that explains everything! |
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OK, he was using my "help" page to ask for money. A tenner is a 10 pound bill. |
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I meant of course help with halfbakery topics (It's posted under Halfbakery:Search) :-( |
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Can anybody help find the hanging bicycle? |
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I looked for it but it would appear that [bris] sadly pruned a lot of her ideas. |
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No, a tenner is someone who sings higher than a base. |
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*ahem, ahem. Jolly sorry lads for that. I was not
awear that the Empire still rules. So, pray, where is
that tea of betold, what? |
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Some clarifications on English currency might be in order.
The basic unit of currency is the Guinea. The Guinea is
divided into 21 shillings, and 20 shillings make a pound. A
shilling, in turn, is composed of 14 farthings (or 11 groats),
each of which is made of two sixpences. Four sixpences
make a Uro, named after the pale yellow brass from which
the Uro coin is made. South Counties Currency uses the
same coins, but they are counted in fives; this is the
system used for accounting in Northumberland and the
other southern islands. |
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To simplify matters, the Bank of England also issues what
is known as Commercial and Exchange currency units.
These are based on the farthing, and binary multiples
thereof, all the way up to the Crown, which is equal to 15
farthings (hence the name). |
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The "tenner", of course, is the common multiple of these
two currency systems, which is why it is so widely used. |
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[bigs] yes, obviously. Although we use " and ' rather than a
decimal point. |
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And take no notice of [Ian]. He's winding you up about the
Florin. The Florin was part of the Debit Currency system (or
"Owed Currency"), and was effectively the antiparticle of the
Crown. Much the same goes for the Thruppence, Tadger,
Bob and Pony. |
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And what about the ha'penny and the rouble? |
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Don't forget the nine bob bit. |
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And a Happy Valentine's Day to all. |
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So, [pashute], you are requesting a place with the title "Halfbakers help request page", exclusive to members of the halfbakery, where we can ask questions of other halfbakers. Sorry, that might belong in the too hard basket. |
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On a completely unrelated topic, does anyone know whether painting the undersides (as well as the tops) of concrete roofing tiles before installing them is likely to cause any problems? It's for this halfbaked idea I'm working on. |
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Could you give a link to concrete roofing tiles? |
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The problem with the page the way it is now, is
that
new questions are not seen by everybody. |
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All that needs to be done is create a new
category:
Halfbaker Community, and mark the
answers if there are any. Or how about just adding
a forum. Would
this do so much bad to the website? |
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I don't see any problem with painting of tiles prior to installation, with the exception of potentially damaging the finish during installation as they are bumped and banged around (possibly drilled into) during the installation process. This might chip or otherwise spoil the otherwise pristine finish. Nothing to stop you painting over them again once they are fully installed though, no? |
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I was specifically wondering about painting the under sides of the tiles. It never seems to be done, but is that because it is not considered necessary, or because it's actually bad for some reason? |
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Well, I don't know offhand, but concrete absorbs and expels water: perhaps painting both sides won't let it "set" properly over the months or years. |
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Yes [spider] it is done, when the tiles are not
externally painted but rather made of tainted
materials. |
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In general it doesn't seem like a real problem, and I
have put up tiles that were painted on the other
side. But for a definite answer, you would have to
test for the following: |
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You can use any type of paint as long as it will hold
for the same term as the glue or adhesive you use
to connect the tile to the wall. Otherwise you will
have the tile disconnecting from the paint, and
falling off the wall after a couple of years, while
the paint and adhesive are left connected to the
wall. |
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The last consideration should be that your paint
material should allow standard adhesives to stick
to it. The tiles are usually porous rock, clay or
other similar materials, and so have an uneven
surface, which allows the adhesives to catch. If
your paint layer is too smooth and slippery perhaps
it won't work. |
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I think it may have farmer john's bungee bicycle that
I was thinking of... The Geocities image is gone
now... |
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