Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Courious facts about me
I wondered what day I was born on, turns out it was a Sunday. That then produced some more odd figures.
Today is 22241 days after my birth, or 3177 and a bit weeks, during that time my hearts beaten roughly 2242 million times. And if I hadn't had a hair cut my hair would be about 7 metres long.
But I'm not alone, roughly 316.000 others were born the same day, makes me feel quite insignificant really.
Today is 22241 days after my birth, or 3177 and a bit weeks, during that time my hearts beaten roughly 2242 million times. And if I hadn't had a hair cut my hair would be about 7 metres long.
But I'm not alone, roughly 316.000 others were born the same day, makes me feel quite insignificant really.
Monday, July 7, 2014
Gordon Ramsays cake nightmare (sort of)
You've seen Gordon Ramsay's kitchen nightmares, well here's a new project for him.... Ramsay's cake nightmare!
I have a kind hearted neighbour, who knowing there's three blokes living alone (my two sons and myself) thinks we need mothering. Her way of doing this is to make us cakes...... Well I use the word cake loosely.
Now I'm actually quite good in the kitchen, I can cook pretty much anything, I bake as well. My Welsh cakes are stunning, and my shortbread melts in the mouth. Sadly I can't say the same for my kind neighbour.
Her cakes fall loosely into two categories. A. weird sponge cakes with a mix of strange flavors like strawberry jam and lemon icing, or B. fruit cakes. The problem is for the most part both are inedible.
Now I hate to see food wasted but honestly I really can't eat these things, the sponge cakes are really dry/burnt on the outside and soggy in the middle (cooked too hot), add in the odd flavors and they are revolting. The fruit cake on the other hand are often so hard we can't cut them, seriously! I've blunted a good bread knife on them. Honestly if the army test these Chobbam armours are out of business, bung a layer of these cakes over the outside of a tank and it'll stand a direct his from anything.
I have a kind hearted neighbour, who knowing there's three blokes living alone (my two sons and myself) thinks we need mothering. Her way of doing this is to make us cakes...... Well I use the word cake loosely.
Now I'm actually quite good in the kitchen, I can cook pretty much anything, I bake as well. My Welsh cakes are stunning, and my shortbread melts in the mouth. Sadly I can't say the same for my kind neighbour.
Her cakes fall loosely into two categories. A. weird sponge cakes with a mix of strange flavors like strawberry jam and lemon icing, or B. fruit cakes. The problem is for the most part both are inedible.
Now I hate to see food wasted but honestly I really can't eat these things, the sponge cakes are really dry/burnt on the outside and soggy in the middle (cooked too hot), add in the odd flavors and they are revolting. The fruit cake on the other hand are often so hard we can't cut them, seriously! I've blunted a good bread knife on them. Honestly if the army test these Chobbam armours are out of business, bung a layer of these cakes over the outside of a tank and it'll stand a direct his from anything.
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Air powered cars
Theres a new bread of air powered hybrid cars coming. The idea is for the petrol engine to dive the vehicle on long runs and it also charges am air tank that will power an air motor (like those things garages use to get your wheel nuts off, only bigger) the air then powers the car on short runs and has no emissions at all.
The only draw back is you need a big air tank in the boot, and it's a potential bomb. Air tanks if over pressured or they fail have tremendous destructive force, so it'll need to be well protected from a crash.
The only draw back is you need a big air tank in the boot, and it's a potential bomb. Air tanks if over pressured or they fail have tremendous destructive force, so it'll need to be well protected from a crash.
Saturday, July 5, 2014
The devils rock 2011 (film review)
I know it's not a recent film but as I couldn't sleep last night due to the pain from my back I watched this to pass the time.
The film is a war/horror cross.
'IMBd
Set in the Channel Islands on the eve of D Day, two Kiwi commandos, sent to destroy German gun emplacements to distract Hitler's forces away from Normandy, discover a Nazi occult plot to unleash demonic forces to win the war.'
The film has the military stuff about right (near enough anyway) and it's an interesting mix of war and horror. Most of the war horror films tend to feature zombie Nazis, thankfully this one doesn't, a far more interesting twist on the horror side (don't want to give too much away)
Anyway I enjoyed it, the locations were great (New Zealand) and the acting pretty good for a horror film.
Wayne rating 7 out of 10 Worth a watch
The film is a war/horror cross.
'IMBd
Set in the Channel Islands on the eve of D Day, two Kiwi commandos, sent to destroy German gun emplacements to distract Hitler's forces away from Normandy, discover a Nazi occult plot to unleash demonic forces to win the war.'
The film has the military stuff about right (near enough anyway) and it's an interesting mix of war and horror. Most of the war horror films tend to feature zombie Nazis, thankfully this one doesn't, a far more interesting twist on the horror side (don't want to give too much away)
Anyway I enjoyed it, the locations were great (New Zealand) and the acting pretty good for a horror film.
Wayne rating 7 out of 10 Worth a watch
Tour de France
Well I love watching the tour, but gave up after only an hour or so with ITV's coverage. What a mess, they are talking more about Yorkshire than the tour (yes I know it's going through Yorkshire) but it's a cycle race not a tourist guide.
The cameras seem to spend more time talking to the crowd, including a sad couple who have gone to watch the tour on their wedding day (he even got a cycling tie) most people spend their wedding day with their friends and family.... Ahhhh enough said there then!
Seriously ITV, show the bloody cycling, it's bad enough with adverts every 8 minutes or so, but spending half the rest of your broadcast talking to joe public isn't exactly exciting to watch and it isn't CYCLING!
The cameras seem to spend more time talking to the crowd, including a sad couple who have gone to watch the tour on their wedding day (he even got a cycling tie) most people spend their wedding day with their friends and family.... Ahhhh enough said there then!
Seriously ITV, show the bloody cycling, it's bad enough with adverts every 8 minutes or so, but spending half the rest of your broadcast talking to joe public isn't exactly exciting to watch and it isn't CYCLING!
Thursday, July 3, 2014
3 in 1 15 led laser ultraviolet torch (review)
The torch has fifteen led's, plus the laser, 5 leds are UV and the remaining10 are white.
The torch feels ok, not as sturdy as the cree ones I've tested, I'm not sure it would survive much rough handling.
The laser gives a good strong beam, easily seen for a few hundred yards in the dark, not so easily seen outdoors in bright sunlight, at lest not over any great distance. It's plenty bright enough for a laser pointer indoors no problem.
The ultraviolet leds give a reasonable amount of light, they do appear to be proper uv and not just mauve coloured leds, pretty much useless outdoors if it's bright, but fine indoors as long as your fairly close to your subject.
The white leds are pretty good, I'd guess about 500 lumen's (certainly brighter than a 300 I compared them with) the beam is a soft-ish spread of light, great for seeing where your going but not so good for searching something distant, plenty of light for finding your way around at night anyway.
The torch I tested has the laser beam 'aiming off' the centre line a fair bit, but to be fair the test one I have has had some rough handling prior to my getting it, so it might be that or just cheap quality control.
The biggest issue for me is the switch, it's one click for the laser, click again for uv, and a third click for the torch (and a final click for off). This means you have to cycle through the laser and uv every time you want the torch (and all the way through to turn off.) It would have been miles better if you could choose which light source you want then on off somehow.
The torch feels ok, not as sturdy as the cree ones I've tested, I'm not sure it would survive much rough handling.
The laser gives a good strong beam, easily seen for a few hundred yards in the dark, not so easily seen outdoors in bright sunlight, at lest not over any great distance. It's plenty bright enough for a laser pointer indoors no problem.
The ultraviolet leds give a reasonable amount of light, they do appear to be proper uv and not just mauve coloured leds, pretty much useless outdoors if it's bright, but fine indoors as long as your fairly close to your subject.
The white leds are pretty good, I'd guess about 500 lumen's (certainly brighter than a 300 I compared them with) the beam is a soft-ish spread of light, great for seeing where your going but not so good for searching something distant, plenty of light for finding your way around at night anyway.
The torch I tested has the laser beam 'aiming off' the centre line a fair bit, but to be fair the test one I have has had some rough handling prior to my getting it, so it might be that or just cheap quality control.
The biggest issue for me is the switch, it's one click for the laser, click again for uv, and a third click for the torch (and a final click for off). This means you have to cycle through the laser and uv every time you want the torch (and all the way through to turn off.) It would have been miles better if you could choose which light source you want then on off somehow.
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