Things you have just found out that have blown your mind.

[Strictlyfanoftenyears]

I have just found out that the "sticky backed plastic" on Blue Peter was actually "sellotape" but they werent allowed to advertise it. How did I not know this?🤔

Your mum was correct. The cello in cellotape is short for cellophane. 😁

All of the other planets will fit between the Earth and the Moon.

It also plays havoc with the "most people have more than the average number of limbs" factoid. If a significant chunk of the population are walking around with 8, (or in some cases 12 or 16) then the average number of limbs may well be four-and-a-bit.

And what's the average number of kidneys?

Not just found out, but, a pound of lead, or any other everyday item weighs less than a pound of gold.

You sure about that?

Literally just noticed this morning: horizontal has horizon in it. It literally means parallel to the horizon. I'm 45 and studied further maths and physics at A level.

Errr, no. A pound is a pound. A pound of lead weighs the same as a pound of feathers.

Gold is measured in Troy weight and so its "pounds and ounces" are a bit lighter than the pounds and ounces used for everything else.

There are six different versions of the pound and then there are slugs as well.

That co-op stores are all not the same. There are 2 co-op stores on same road here and it wasn't till I tried to use my loyalty card (yellow honeycomb) in the other store that I realised. I hadn't noticed different branding, logos etc! Thought co-op was co-op!

So now have 2 different loyalty cards (yellow honeycomb and blue logo) and try to remember to not use the wrong one! But they sell the same food so I'm still confused by it all

This is of course exactly right.

phew!

Perfect!

You go girl !! I keep sharing this with anyone who cares to listen.

and also this : the South Up Map

A pound in weight is a pound, regardless of the substance being weighed. A lighter substance just requires more of it to weigh a pound.

One more time for the people at the back: gold is measured in different units.

Think they might be franchises. I have two near me as well, know one is owned and run by a local couple, not sure about the other but it was for sale recently.

I think it is actually cellulose?

The original sellotape is made form cellulose I think

And Tigger is Tiger and Kanga and Roo make kangaroo.

@WhenDovesFly many slugs do have shells, on the inside! My seven year old taught me that.

I have heard this, but hate the idea of leaving all the bits you have brushed off (think Weetabix / toast) still in your mouth and not rinse out.

I just read my dad the ‘one day you pick your kid up and put them down and then never pick them up again’ and he picked me up like a sack of potatoes and gently swung me from side to side. I’m 45, he’s 75, and this made my day 🥰

@CassTheFox yes, the original Michelin guide was aimed at early car touring around France, and rated restaurants and I believe hotels to allow motorists to plan their journey and their stopovers. If you want a great meal out without the pomp and cost associated with a Michelin star restaurant look for a bib gourmand.

I just did the same. Ddad is 73. I’m 37. He now says he’s done his back in. 😂

a pound of lead weighs the same as a pound of feathers but a pound of gold /silver doesn't weigh the same as either; as precious metals are weighed in troy
there are twelve troy ounces to the pound each ounce is made up of 20 pennyweights and each pennyweight is 24 grains ( ie 240 grains just like there were 240 pennies in an old imperial pound sterling)
a troy ounce is about 31g so more than a normal ounce but a troy pound is about 373g so less than an imperial pound

I spit/rinse them out during the process, just don't rinse after the last lot of brushing so the toothpaste stays on my teeth.