Mandy Lifeboats Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 16 hours ago, choffer said: I went to Kilroy Castle once. I hated Record Breakers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted November 21, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2022 16 hours ago, choffer said: You have to question the definition of 'castle' here. The French routinely use 'chateau' and the Germans 'Schloss' to describe what we would probably call a 'stately home'. If we're talking about the true, mediaeval 'fighting castle', England and Wales would be right up there. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 12 minutes ago, mjmooney said: You have to question the definition of 'castle' here. The French routinely use 'chateau' and the Germans 'Schloss' to describe what we would probably call a 'stately home'. If we're talking about the true, mediaeval 'fighting castle', England and Wales would be right up there. Which, let’s be honest, as someone who was well into that stuff as a kid, are the true, proper castles. None of that posh stuff, just hardcore mediaeval brutality. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted November 21, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 21, 2022 2 hours ago, mjmooney said: You have to question the definition of 'castle' here. The French routinely use 'chateau' and the Germans 'Schloss' to describe what we would probably call a 'stately home'. If we're talking about the true, mediaeval 'fighting castle', England and Wales would be right up there. I was thinking that. I mean Wales is a country deliberately dominated by Castles plus had a few of its own already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted November 21, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 21, 2022 The origin of the castle map suggests the data may be incomplete. I’m also curious as to how intact a castle has to be in order to still qualify as a “castle”. Does Bridgnorth Castle still count, despite the Roundheads leaving it in such a state that a fair game of Hungry Hippos is rendered impossible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 21, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 21, 2022 39 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: The origin of the castle map suggests the data may be incomplete. I’m also curious as to how intact a castle has to be in order to still qualify as a “castle”. Does Bridgnorth Castle still count, despite the Roundheads leaving it in such a state that a fair game of Hungry Hippos is rendered impossible? I would imagine the answer to that is yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 A flakey entry into this thread, but very interesting. How fast, and slow the speed of light is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 22, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 22, 2022 @Genie, that reminded me, those islands are the Diomede Islands. The closest mainland to Diomede is actually Wales 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 22, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 22, 2022 And that leads onto this, all the places called Wales in the world The 12 settlements in the world named Wales 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted November 22, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 22, 2022 That one just East of Nottingham looks weird. Edit - apparently it's a village in Sheffield! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 22, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 22, 2022 Just now, OutByEaster? said: That one just East of Nottingham looks weird. Rotherham ways so obviously weird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted November 22, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Genie said: I immediately understood that this was a quirky time difference thing, but I regrettably spent more than one minute looking at this trying to work out how the hell it would be possible for it to be Monday 12th on one island and Sunday 15th on the other island. Then I read it again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted November 22, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 22, 2022 7 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: I immediately understood that this was a quirky time difference thing, but I regrettably spent more than one minute looking at this trying to work out how the hell it would be possible for it to be Monday 12th on one island and Sunday 15th on the other island. Then I read it again. Could you explain please? I don't understand what 12h and 15h mean. Is it meant to be the time? If so, why are they not one day apart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 7 minutes ago, Lichfield Dean said: Could you explain please? I don't understand what 12h and 15h mean. Is it meant to be the time? If so, why are they not one day apart? When it’s midday on the Russian island it’s 3pm the day before on the Alaskan island I.e. 17 hours behind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted November 22, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Lichfield Dean said: Could you explain please? I don't understand what 12h and 15h mean. Is it meant to be the time? If so, why are they not one day apart? As above, the one island officially falls under Russian time, the other Alaskan time. Which is seemingly 21 hours apart. Edit - so yeah, 12h is 12pm (Monday lunchtime), 15h is Sunday 3pm. Basically it’s as if the two islands were much closer to the two respective mainlands. Edited November 22, 2022 by Mark Albrighton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted November 22, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 22, 2022 Ta, makes sense. I just assumed they'd be a day apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 22, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Lichfield Dean said: Ta, makes sense. I just assumed they'd be a day apart. The date line shouldn't run through the islands but it does, the time zones are really messed up by politics around the northern Pacific Rim. I think they should both be be in GMT -11 but the Russian Island is in GMT +12 and the Alaskan Islan is in GMT -9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 Not maps , but this seemed the best place for them .. some rather cool time lapse videos around the globe 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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