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How hot is the coffee in police stations and other odd questions

224 replies

buddhasbelly · 29/03/2022 11:32

I'm watching a programme where a suspect is being interviewed at a police station and they ask him if he wants a coffee.

It got me wondering if the coffee in police stations is always a bit tepid and never boiling hot (therefore tasting a bit shit) in case it gets thrown at a police officer.

Any police officers care to enlighten me?

Also what other pointless questions do you have?

Yes I know Google is a thing. I like a bit of chat.

OP posts:
BattledoreAndShuttlecock · 29/03/2022 23:15

@ToPlayOrNotToPlay

I wonder about the plastic stuff in swimming costumes. Is someone supposed to wipe it down? Obviously you only try swimwear on over your underwear, however if someone hasn't how does that piece of plastic make it more hygienic? always makes me feel really ick
If the person who tried it on before you didn't wear knickers then either you're wearing them yourself in which case it's no problem, or you're not know which case you're the sort of rule breaker who doesn't care.
SweetpeasforEasterfeast · 29/03/2022 23:15

@NewYearCalavicci
Thanks, can't wait to get startedGrin

SweetpeasforEasterfeast · 29/03/2022 23:16

Oh, I've done an Easter NC..

Interested in this thread?

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Torin · 29/03/2022 23:25

@weleasewoderick23

I'm intrigued to know why single drivers of cars ( as in nobody else in there) wear masks? I see that a lot and just don't understand why.

Also, why do people have pushchairs for dogs?

I wear a mask in the car by myself because I don't want to touch my face after I leave the house. Mask is put on after I wash my hands and before I leave and taken off once I am home and have washed my hands again.

Most people I know who have a pushchair for their pets are because the pet is elderly/disabled/injured, but they still want them to be able to get out and enjoy seeing the sights, getting fresh air and having their 'walkies'.

AhhhHereItGoes · 29/03/2022 23:37

@StrawberrySanta

I've been wondering, how does a walking stick for a blind person work? From what I can see, they hold the stick slightly above the floor so they can feel if the floor has the bumps on indicating a road edge. Is that right?
It's called a cane and yes you swipe it from side to side to both feel what's in front of you and also gather depth.

I'm visually impaired and my husband is completely blind, for reference.

Torin · 29/03/2022 23:45

Re: the tissue question.

Where we are we're told to put it in the compost bin by the company that picks it up. I don't think I'd recommend putting it in a home composting system, but I could be wrong.

SweetpeasforEasterfeast · 29/03/2022 23:50

Hmmm, I wonder about things all the time.....why when there's a thread about questions, can I not think of a single one?ConfusedHmm

starfishmummy · 30/03/2022 00:11

@XenoBitch

So if I was to get arrested and didn't have my essential medication with me, would they get me some somehow?

I have been arrested, and they didn't bring me my meds. They went to my home to get them, but because they had been dispensed into a different box (ie one without my name one), they were not allowed to bring them to me.

Indecant mine into a dosette box. I'd be scuppered then. Not taking them could have dire consequences.
PollyPutTheKettleOnKettleOn · 30/03/2022 00:15

Some more TV annoyances...

When they pour red wine and it is very clearly ribena. At least make an effort to make it look like claret or merlot!

No one says goodbye on the phone, they all just go about hanging up on each other. I find the idea of doing that in real life quite shocking 😆

People walk weird. Usually in corridors. They walk deliberately slowly and at a measured pace to stay in shot but it just looks awkward.

Shamoo · 30/03/2022 00:37

@Chocoqueen YES - I have wanted to know the answer to this for years!!!!

BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 30/03/2022 00:40

My brother once asked why you never see a person in wellies carrying a plunger on star ships. I reckon it’s the advanced plumbing that they have in the future. Although, now that I think of it, you rarely see someone heading towards a plumbing emergency even in present day drama.

SmellyOldOwls · 30/03/2022 00:46

When I'm in hospital I often wonder if nurses think fuck sake I trained for years and have all this medical knowledge and people keep asking me for tea and toast.

toomuchlaundry · 30/03/2022 00:52

With some driving scenes in tv etc aren’t the cars on the back of a flat bed lorry, so the actors aren’t actually driving

ReadtheReviews · 30/03/2022 01:06

This is one that's been explained to me a 100 times but I still don't like the answer. Although I accept it's true...
Why, if you're in a falling lift, would you not survive if you jumped upwards at the exact moment it hit the ground?

(yeah yeah, can't jump upwards at the same speed it's falling. Humph.)

PurpleBag · 30/03/2022 01:15

@NewYearCalavicci

Why do some clocks tick and some don't? I mean I know it's the way they're made but why do we want some tick and some don't

Why don't ( most ) cats like water ?

Yes and how come most cats like fish if they don't like the water? They would never come across fish in their natural habitat if they won't go near water.
icelollycraving · 30/03/2022 01:58

Who discovered you could eat eggs? Oh look, something just fell out of that clucky creature, let’s bash it and fry it.

Lofari · 30/03/2022 02:12

Do babies laugh at us when we put on silly voices to talk to them because they think we're idiots?
Love this thread. I've found my people.

Loginmystery · 30/03/2022 02:20

@Sewaccidentprone

Do beauty therapists wax their own legs?
Yes. And all other areas!
Somuddled · 30/03/2022 07:06

Does the word 'mouth' refer to the hole (as in the space so not a physical body part) or is it a group name for the lips, internal cheeks and tongue? I find it to be such a confusing word!

mariepopp · 30/03/2022 08:48

@XenoBitch

The empty cups thing.... for continuity sake, there would need to be the same amount in the cup in each take. Another reason is the actor could spill liquid on themselves (and get eye rolls from wardrobe, and potentially spill liquid on cables on the floor).
Have a friend who works on sets and Polaroid cameras are use all the time to take shots for continuity to ensure nothing changes in a break in filming.
Noclosure · 30/03/2022 08:58

Yes prev question if you were arrested and didn't have your meds we'd get them for you. Either by you giving us consent to get your house key out of your property and you telling us where to find it or by getting someone to drop it in.

It must be in it's original packaging and prescribed to you. If it isn't in the proper box with the sticker with your name and prescribed dosage on the custody nurse will have to access medical records to see if it is rightly prescribed and how much/often.

It must be a prescription from the UK and legit.

Once I had someone who was not from Britain but lived here. However they traveled back to home country to see some sort of private Dr to get some medication and did this a few times a year. All they could provide was a letter (that was in a different language so we had to then get it translated and this took hours) but it wasn't a prescription just a letter so that person had to wait to have those medicines until after they were released.

It is extremely strict and we have very tight laws to follow.

The person who said we use coffee cups to steal people's DNA has been watching too many films this is nonsense and you have your DNA and prints taken when you are booked into custody so before you get to an interview room.

SpikyHatePotato · 30/03/2022 09:02

@PollyPutTheKettleOnKettleOn

When they pour red wine and it is very clearly ribena. At least make an effort to make it look like claret or merlot!

It's surprisingly hard to make ribena/vimto etc look like wine - it's to do with the depth of colour/opacity etc. If it is only poured but not drunk, you can add food colouring and/or a bit of very strong coffee, but even food colouring on it's own added to ribena will taste funny.

I tend to use red grape juice for red wine - it looks the closest, but it's quite 'strong' if you have to drink it for a lot of takes/rehearsals, and some people don't like it. Also, it's way more expensive than ribena, which can be a deciding factor on a low-budget theatre production that is touring for a few months.

Georgyporky · 30/03/2022 09:58

Who had piles, caught a shark, extracted oil from its liver & then stuck it up their bum ?

sueelleker · 30/03/2022 10:00

BlackAmericanoNoSugar
My husband and I frequently had this discussion. If I was wearing something in the teal/aqua/turquoise range, he'd identify it as either green or blue, depending on the shade. He couldn't seem to see the "in-between" colours.

NewYearCalavicci · 30/03/2022 10:09

In TV/ flims when someone is breaking in no matter what the security system is they always manage to beat it.

Pick locks - done in seconds.

Boot down doors - two kicks and they are in
Want a open window - wander round the back on the building and there will be one with something to stand on near by too.

Cctv - sneak up on it while the security guard isn't watching the monitor and cut the wire / spray it with paint.

Want to steal a painting, / vase / crown get some nuns / kids / elderly people to create a distraction and shove it in your conveniently large holdall.

Lasers crossing a room about a billion times - make sure one of the cast has a background in gymnastics/ ballet / contortionist act and send them in.

9 times out of 10 its also just done in the nick of time to for the before/ security guide or timer or ever else is their appears / runs out .

And on the rare occasion they do get caught they will either escape police custody be before they get to the station or if they make it that far they will know somebody who knows somebody who knows somebody that can get them out almost instantly.