Things you often Wonder

[lapal_fan]

46 minutes ago, BOF said:

Yeah I've seen them

I know, right? 

[sidcow]

What happened to all the pre Art Deco buildings in the 1920s?

If Poirot is to be believed mankind literally turned his back on all old buildings and only used Art Deco buildings.  I assume after the 20s were over we then started using the old buildings again. 

Edited April 27, 2021 by sidcow

[bickster]

2 minutes ago, sidcow said:

What happened to all the pre Art Deco buildings in the 1920s?

If Poiret is to be believed mankind literally turned his back on all old buildings and only used Art Deco buildings.  I assume after the 20s were over we then started using the old buildings again. 

How did you learn this from the early 20h Century French fashion designer? He died in 1944

[sidcow]

5 minutes ago, bickster said:

How did you learn this from the early 20h Century French fashion designer? He died in 1944

[mjmooney]

4 minutes ago, sidcow said:

What happened to all the pre Art Deco buildings in the 1920s?

If Poiret is to be believed mankind literally turned his back on all old buildings and only used Art Deco buildings.  I assume after the 20s were over we then started using the old buildings again. 

It's a fundamental error in a great many 'period' dramas. All the architecture, costumes, furniture, music, etc. are 'leading edge' for the period. But of course real life is never like that - every era is a mix of stuff from previous decades, with only a relatively small proportion being 'ultra modern'. Look at any picture of Birmingham streets in the late sixties, and see how many hippies with beads, flowers and headbands you can spot. How many E Type Jags. Probably none. Most people looked 1940s/50s drab. 

[chrisp65]

The exception to that rule, that most stuff is always old stuff, was the Victorians.

Absolute cultural horror show the Victorians, they would rip stuff down specifically because it was old, regardless of whether it was useful, serviceable or of any sort of note. They relished stamping their Victorian signature on every street in every town. Yes, they got rid of some hovels and slums, but they also created plenty and along the way they laid waste to anything pre Victorian that got in their way.

Cultural locusts.

[maqroll]

Will motor sports go full electric, or will they continue to pollute the air for entertainment? I ask this as someone with a casual interest in F1 and Indy racing and an appreciation of the history.

[KenjiOgiwara]

20 minutes ago, maqroll said:

Will motor sports go full electric, or will they continue to pollute the air for entertainment? I ask this as someone with a casual interest in F1 and Indy racing and an appreciation of the history.

There's already electric racing. MotoGP has MotoE etc. It will happen gradually, but I'm not sure it will be the same for spectators. The sounds are a big part of racing IMO. 

[sidcow]

2 hours ago, maqroll said:

Will motor sports go full electric, or will they continue to pollute the air for entertainment? I ask this as someone with a casual interest in F1 and Indy racing and an appreciation of the history.

I actually think it will become a more exotic sport.  Actual fuel burning cars will be such a novelty. You can see track days where people get to drive specialist petrol cars in like 100 years. 

But then again won't they be really slow compared to super electric cars of the future? Might be more like a vintage car interest than a super car interest. 

Once all people who actually drove petrol/diesel cars die out and all anyone has ever known is electric, I wonder how people will look back at fuel burners.   Will people who hanker to drive a petrol car be seen as a bit of an eccentric? 

Edited April 27, 2021 by sidcow

[mjmooney]

35 minutes ago, sidcow said:

Once all people who actually drove petrol/diesel cars die out and all anyone has ever known is electric, I wonder how people will look back at fuel burners.   Will people who hanker to drive a petrol car be seen as a bit of an eccentric? 

It'll be like those weirdos who insist on still listening to music on vinyl. 

[villa4europe]

2 minutes ago, mjmooney said:

It'll be like those weirdos who insist on still listening to music on vinyl. 

You don't listen to vinyl you just buy it and look at it knowing how cool you are 

[sidcow]

Thinking about it, we already have this situation (or very nearly) in that Steam power is an obsolete transport technology and whilst people do remember riding/working in them it's an ever decreasing demographic. 

Yet there is a very healthy interest in steam power.  Plenty of heritage railways, traction engine owners/rallies. To a lesser extent steam boats and cars. 

I suspect Petrol/Diesel will attract a similar following but be much more accessible to everyday individuals. 

[villa4europe]

3 hours ago, maqroll said:

Will motor sports go full electric, or will they continue to pollute the air for entertainment? I ask this as someone with a casual interest in F1 and Indy racing and an appreciation of the history.

Full electric and then in some of the most remote locations on the planet with terrible infrastructure requiring planes, trucks and god knows what else, probably carve a track out in the amazon 

All that said on my LinkedIn a guy I used to work with is working out in the desert somehow building 5* beyond luxury hotels and he had corporate tickets to the e rally or whatever it was called and it did look pretty cool

[mjmooney]

5 minutes ago, sidcow said:

Thinking about it, we already have this situation (or very nearly) in that Steam power is an obsolete transport technology and whilst people do remember riding/working in them it's an ever decreasing demographic. 

Yet there is a very healthy interest in steam power.  Plenty of heritage railways, traction engine owners/rallies. To a lesser extent steam boats and cars. 

I suspect Petrol/Diesel will attract a similar following but be much more accessible to everyday individuals. 

Good spot. 

[chrisp65]

HMV is the go to venue for buying vinyl records due to a pang of nostalgia.

You can go in their whilst the flamethrower is in Matalan, buy yourself some Iron Maiden, consider getting a turntable to put under the bed.

 

[Mark Albrighton]

I was in an HMV today. I hadn’t realised it now has a sideline as a tuck shop selling kit-kats for £2.99 and boxes of Oreo cereal for £9.99 among various other sweet treats. 

Edited April 27, 2021 by Mark Albrighton

[maqroll]

1 hour ago, villa4europe said:

You don't listen to vinyl you just buy it and look at it knowing how cool you are 

Or, taking it a step further, you wear it.

Edited April 27, 2021 by maqroll

[maqroll]

2 hours ago, villa4europe said:

Full electric and then in some of the most remote locations on the planet with terrible infrastructure requiring planes, trucks and god knows what else, probably carve a track out in the amazon 

All that said on my LinkedIn a guy I used to work with is working out in the desert somehow building 5* beyond luxury hotels and he had corporate tickets to the e rally or whatever it was called and it did look pretty cool

I would love to do a desert rally. E-car only, of course. I wonder if they can get these vehicles to go farther on one charge than they currently can.

Edited April 27, 2021 by maqroll

[sharkyvilla]

Is there a 'good' way to tell someone that they stink?  Anyone ever done it?

[HanoiVillan]

40 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said:

Is there a 'good' way to tell someone that they stink?  Anyone ever done it?

Only had to do it once, to a guy we hired at work. It was awkward, can't deny that, but just tried to be honest and told him it was an issue. Better to be direct and short; 'I need to tell you something. You've got body odour/bad breath/whatever. Please fix it, thanks'. Don't bumble or blather or give advice about how to wipe his butt properly.

Anyway, he turned out to be the best hire we made.