Good afternoon Buddies

Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze here

Enjoy your day everyone

@El Loro posted:

Slim , There's another Laurel and Hardy short "The Battle of the Century" which has also been digitally enhanced, That was their second film as a duo and has that pie fight. This one does have the soundtrack:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iidVRWx3y8A

Enjoyed that

@slimfern posted:

Enjoyed that

I thought you would, Slim

night EL slim moonsieee velvet

Good morning everyone

Raining here, then dry for a time before more rain arrives this evening. May get thundery downpours.

I hope everyone has a good day

Morning troops     

Hope we're all A1. In a petrol car       

Electric pricing is way outta hand. I looked at something yesterday and it started at £80k. Think it was a BMW so discounted, even though     

Everyone is gouging     

Good morning Buddies

The weather forecast here today is…heavy rain with a moderate breeze, weather warning for thunderstorms, oh joy

Try to enjoy your day everyone

@velvet donkey posted:

Morning troops     

Hope we're all A1. In a petrol car       

Good morning Velvet

I hope all is well with you my friend

@Moonie posted:

Good morning Velvet

I hope all is well with you my friend

We're all suffering Moons. Chicken is £7 a kilo - used to be £4.84.

Hope you're well my Baggie friend   

There was a boxer who put West Brom on the map for me - years ago   

Richie Woodhall. Straight talker, no nonsense.

@velvet donkey posted:

We're all suffering Moons. Chicken is £7 a kilo - used to be £4.84.

Hope you're well my Baggie friend   

Prices are supposed to be coming down

I am okay fankoo

They are increasing at a lower rate     

@velvet donkey posted:

They are increasing at a lower rate     

Oh right

I'm with Asda. And I used to think Tesco was expensive. Asda are probably the worst for overcharging.

@velvet donkey posted:

I'm with Asda. And I used to think Tesco was expensive. Asda are probably the worst for overcharging.

I think they are all the same now Velvet, profiteering

It’s actually stopped raining and we are having a brief interlude of sunshine

@Moonie posted:

It’s actually stopped raining and we are having a brief interlude of sunshine

Same here with the rain though no chance of any sunshine. Heavy rain forecast for some 6 hours this evening.

The Irish equivalent of the Met Office has named today's stormy weather as Storm Betty.

Ooh Betty

@El Loro posted:

The Irish equivalent of the Met Office has named today's stormy weather as Storm Betty.

Ooh Betty

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL Slim  Moonsieee Velvet

Good morning everyone

Forecast to be some sunshine and clouds here today, A small chance of a shower.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning Buddies

A windy and sometimes sunny day, so far

We may get the odd shower

Enjoy your day everyone

A recent maths puzzle on Youtube and how the answer was worked out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz-xOjyTxHI
Puzzle was to work out the square root of (10 times 11 time 12 times 13 and then plus 1).

I was able to work it out in a somewhat different way,
12 times 13 is 12 times 12 plus 12 so 156.
156 times 11. Last digit is a 6. Last but one digit is 5 + 6 so 11 so 1 with a carry back of 1 (=10). Last but 2 digits is 1 plus 5 plus that 1 carry back so 7. First digit is 1. That makes 156 time 1716
1716 time 10 is 17160.
17160 plus 1 is 17161.

So what's the square root of 17161?
Has 5 digits so the square root has to have 3 digits and may have digits after the decimal point.
So to make it simpler, deal with the first 3 digits of 17161 so 171,
Square of 10 is 100, of 11 121 and of 12 144. To get to the square of 13 take the 144 add 12 and 13 which comes to 169.
Square of 14 is 169 plus 13 plus 14 equals 196. 171 is above 169 but below 196.
So the square root has to start with 13.
As the square of 13 is 169, the square of 130 is 16900.
So using the same method as above. The square of 131 is 16900 plus 130 plus 131 which comes to 17161, the number I worked out above. So there's no digits after the decimal point and the answer is 131.

@El Loro posted:

A recent maths puzzle on Youtube and how the answer was worked out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz-xOjyTxHI
Puzzle was to work out the square root of (10 times 11 time 12 times 13 and then plus 1).

I was able to work it out in a somewhat different way,
12 times 13 is 12 times 12 plus 12 so 156.
156 times 11. Last digit is a 6. Last but one digit is 5 + 6 so 11 so 1 with a carry back of 1 (=10). Last but 2 digits is 1 plus 5 plus that 1 carry back so 7. First digit is 1. That makes 156 time 1716
1716 time 10 is 17160.
17160 plus 1 is 17161.

So what's the square root of 17161?
Has 5 digits so the square root has to have 3 digits and may have digits after the decimal point.
So to make it simpler, deal with the first 3 digits of 17161 so 171,
Square of 10 is 100, of 11 121 and of 12 144. To get to the square of 13 take the 144 add 12 and 13 which comes to 169.
Square of 14 is 169 plus 13 plus 14 equals 196. 171 is above 169 but below 196.
So the square root has to start with 13.
As the square of 13 is 169, the square of 130 is 16900.
So using the same method as above. The square of 131 is 16900 plus 130 plus 131 which comes to 17161, the number I worked out above. So there's no digits after the decimal point and the answer is 131.

I can’t even follow the instructions El

@Baz posted:

I can’t even follow the instructions El

I can work out what 37 times 24 is in my head
It's a lot easier than it might seem if you know that 37 times 3 is 111 and 24 is 3 times 8 so 37 times 24 is equivalent to 111 times 8 so 888

@El Loro posted:

I can work out what 37 times 24 is in my head
It's a lot easier than it might seem if you know that 37 times 3 is 111 and 24 is 3 times 8 so 37 times 24 is equivalent to 111 times 8 so 888

I’ll take your word for it El

@El Loro posted:

I can work out what 37 times 24 is in my head
It's a lot easier than it might seem if you know that 37 times 3 is 111 and 24 is 3 times 8 so 37 times 24 is equivalent to 111 times 8 so 888

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL Slim moonsieee

Good morning everyone

Some sunshine here at present.

I hope everyone has a good day

@slimfern a couple of films on the Talking Pictures tv channel during the coming week.

The lesser one is on Wednesday at 18.30. It's "Bulldog Drummond Escapes" (1937). I don't think it;s one of the better ones in that series but is of note as the lead was played by Ray Milland.

The more notable one is next Sunday at 18.30, It's "Meet John Doe" (1941). Directed by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. You may have seen this before but a long time ago. Radio Times review doesn't think much of the film but other reviewers rate it as worth watching, for instance imdb has a rating of 7.6.

Good morning Buddies

Nice sunny and breezy start to the day here but we may get the odd light shower

Enjoy your day everyone

@El Loro posted:

@slimfern a couple of films on the Talking Pictures tv channel during the coming week.

The lesser one is on Wednesday at 18.30. It's "Bulldog Drummond Escapes" (1937). I don't think it;s one of the better ones in that series but is of note as the lead was played by Ray Milland.

The more notable one is next Sunday at 18.30, It's "Meet John Doe" (1941). Directed by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. You may have seen this before but a long time ago. Radio Times review doesn't think much of the film but other reviewers rate it as worth watching, for instance imdb has a rating of 7.6.

Thankyou El

Gary Cooper & Barbra Stanwyck....that's a good coupling ...might give that one a watch

@slimfern posted:

Thankyou El

Gary Cooper & Barbra Stanwyck....that's a good coupling ...might give that one a watch

Thanks Slim

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL slim moonsiee

Good morning everyone

A sunny day here and looks as if it will stay dry.

I hope everyone has a good day

Independent news item today:
https://www.independent.co.uk/...ctures-b2396476.html
with the headline "Mysterious hidden structures hundred of metres deep discovered on dark side of the Moon"

The headline is more interesting than the news item though so nothing like a monolith