Things you are too embarrassed to admit you don't understand

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I don't think I really understand what a fascist is.

I'm not embarrassed but not knowing but this thread reminded me how my mind is boggled trying to figure out why the colours of things fade in the sun - I once read something explaining it and it was something complected to do with electron energy states or something and all the article did was make me realise I don't understand it, before I read it I hadn't given it any thought!

This has to be the biggest stretch to attempt to be offended I have come across.

I mentioned nothing about 'ageism' or 'sterotyping' of ANYTHING, I simply stated an absolute fact about a designated time frame in all of 10 straight foreward words.

Please explain where the 'ageism' or 'sexism' is in my post?

sorry 'stereotypying' not 'sexism' what a bizarre typo lol been on mumsnet too long.

Because 'faith' and logic are not one or the other.

I'm christian, I don't believe a bloody word of the Chinese whispered fairy tale book is 100% fact.

I think all the old testament is fun bed time stories, the new testament of garbled fact (Jesus did exist and was seeming quite a famous preacher) with lots whimsy and magic thrown in (like the nativity was made up way AFTER the life of Jesus so virgins and angels 'nah').

The bible has been around thousands of years translated by hand through hundreds of languages and cultures and often doesn't even match up with other versions of its self... you can't take it seriously.

I reckon Rik Astley.

I lack an internal compass too... people that have one are like wizards.

You are Gen X like my mam was... personally I think you where the best generation.

Someone asked about the <> symbols

x>y reads as x is greater than y
x<y reads as x is less than y

you can either think of it as an arrow pointing at the smaller number
or (this is my kids' preference!) as an open crocodile'smouth that's going to eat the big number

I did 4 years of a degree and still dont understand... the kids explanation does not help. Sometimes out brains can't grasp something. I'm not thick (passed everything else) but my brain just can not handle chemistry, complex maths or foreign languages no matter how much I try.

As for the theory thing I literally know its a theory BECAUSE I was taught it on my degree. I have been taught it but that doesn't explain why its treat as fact when its not. People have 'faith' in it working then great but its not a 'fact'.

@Rufffles I'd say "Niche vintage" probably works as a summary!

But the ant is NOT "upside down" in relation to the ball is it, only to the ant on the opposite side of the ball.

When it comes to gravity and planets there is no upside down.

It's all about displacement - apparently !!!! 🙃

How photographs work. We studied them around school, made our own 'cameras', been to photography museums etc but I still can't comprehend pointing something at something else and the image appearing on a different piece of paper.

I also can't get my head around electricity, my DH is an electrical engineer so i just nod and smile a lot. I figure so long as I can use it I don't really need to understand it. I got an A at GCSE physics and chemistry 🤣

And Pinkflamingopants from the point of view of Australians YOU are upside down!

How does it feel?

It is also possible for a country to nationally own its own oil and gas and entirely mismanage it. See: Venezuela.

Also to own its own oil and gas and to put the proceeds into a sovereign investment fund and use them for the benefit of all. See: Norway.

Or to own its own railways and to run them into the ground through neglect, incompetence and short sighted penny-pinching. See: British Rail, 1960-1990.

I know how big a centimetre and a foot are but I don't know how big a metre is or how long a yard is.

There are 100cm in a metre, a metre is about a hand with high the table, kitchen work top etc. A yard is very roughly a metre.

Hands width

The Cloud

That's interesting. Do you think being camp (for gay men) is the equivalent and has also reduced? I have no idea how you would even measure this, so maybe it's a completely daft question.

How the internal combustion engine works.
Card games like poker
The aim of the game of chess.

You bring a meeting forward I.e. earlier in the day but when clocks change they spring forward ??? to one hour later???

I just think of 'gross' as hugely massively large I.e. all of your salary and net is smaller after deductions.

@JusthereforXmas i think the ageism comment was aimed at @Stokey who made a comment about boomers !

Yes because clocks is time and the meeting / deadline is the thing. So push back applies to meeting deadline whereas go back 1 hour is time itself.