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Or, in a far simpler and more elegant solution, you could just wear chamois gloves, like they do in precision metrology labs. I will consider buying a set of inert gas blowers if the chamois ever becomes extinct, however. Thanks for reinventing precision measurement.

Ad Lib - I thought that it was pretty obvious from my first post that I was being facetious. However, I am actually correct. High precision weights (class F1 and above) are never actually directly handled due to deposits left on them by human hands. The same would apply to your keyboard and mouse.

IIRC, the question was "does the computer get heavier" I consider the (slightly heavier) keyboard to be part of the computer

Actually, it probably does, due to tiny deposits of sweat on the keyboard, In XBL's case, it is probably more easily measured due to Cheesy Wotsit deposits

I'm only going to enter if I can incorrectly answer "Hendrick Larsson" to any question, yet still have it accepted as correct Start it whenever you like, Widge

No disrespect, Yoda, but that's hardly the most accurate summation ever from Wikipedia. I'm pretty sure that Coatbridge hasn't seceeded from the UK yet, but there wasn't a lot of segregation in the stand or terracing at Cliftonhill yesterday. Off the top of my head, I could probably name another half-dozen grounds in SFL2/3 that have the same policy for most games

Whilst not being illegal per se, the following (from Wikipedia) may apply in your case "Capacity to Contract Individuals may have an inherent physical condition which prevents them from achieving the normal levels of performance expected from persons of comparable age, or their inability to match current levels of performance may be caused by contracting an illness. Whatever the cause, if the resulting condition is such that individuals cannot care for themselves, or may act in ways that are against their interests, those persons are vulnerable through dependency and deserve the protection of the state against the risks of abuse or exploitation. Hence, any agreements that were made are voidable, and a court may declare that person a ward of the state and grant power of attorney to an appointed legal guardian." Here to help!

Need to register your premises with your local Environmental Health. Give them a call & they'll keep you right. Might be worth having a word with Trading Standards too if you're planning on selling by weight. If you're working from home, make sure your house insurance is OK with you using the house for business purposes, or, if you rent, make sure landlord has no problem

Yeah. Lots of businesses use 1/4 to 31/3 (instead of 1/1 to 31/12) because of this. Lots of charities/sporting clubs etc do the same

The tax year actually runs from April 6th to April 5th. This is due to the date of the Old New Year (25 March) & the Gregorian calendar adjustment in 1752.

When I saw the thread title, I expected photos like this

Nah, these Japanese characters are maybe on that page, but this is the literal translation It's a shame. I feel your hurt.

Only thing I can suggest is trying scanning it & converting to Word (with a Japanese font installed), then trying through google translate. It'll at least translate the characters it recognises.

それは残念だ。私はあなたの傷を感じている。 Seriously, why not use google translate?

I feel it was a suitably childish reply

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Yeah, but then you're really just trying to predict which way the book will move rather than betting on what you think will happen. However, we've definitely moved away from the original question of "how can I make a profit by betting that the tories won't win". I suspect that no-one is likely to take the Tories side of that bet unless ridiculous odds are offered!

Current odds on Bet365 are Labour 1/5 SNP 10/3 Tories 125/1 LibDems 150/1 As I understand it, if you bet on both the Labour & SNP at the current odds, you're already over a 100% book, so there's no way you can make a profit i.e. if you put £150 on Labour to win and £30 on the SNP to win, you would get £180 back if Labour won (breaking even) and £130 if the SNP won (losing £50) Obviously, if you punted on Labour now, and the SNP drifted to 5/1, or if you punted on the SNP now and Labour went to 3/10, then you could break even, but what's the point in that?

It's up to the individual pub. Gin, rum, vodka & whisky have been "prescribed spirits" since 1963. At that time, pubs could choose to serve the prescribed spirits by 1/6 gills, 1/5 gills & 1/4 gills - but they had to use the same measure for all the prescribed spirits throughout the licensed premises. When spirit sizes were metricated (1996 from memory?), it was originally decided to standardise on 25ml (a bit larger than 1/6 gill and a bit smaller than 1/5 gill). The pubs that sold 1/4 gill were unhappy about this, so they successfully lobbied for 35ml to be added to the permitted sizes. As a matter of interest, brandy is likely to be added to the list of prescribed spirits in the near future.

Dundee are the only Scottish/English league club without any of the letters in "football" (A,B,F,L,O,T) in their name

Aye. What real chance is there that any Clyde fan would know who his father was without resorting to DNA testing?

Afraid not, Casey. Standard pub measures are set by UK whilst the 70cl bottle size is standardised across EU. At time of metrication of spirit pub measures, the imperial measures in general use were (some exceptions could be found in all areas.....) 1/6 gill (Aberdeenshire/England) 1/5 gill (most of rest of Scotland) 1/4 gill (some Glasgow pubs/Argyll) The UK govt. wanted to standardise on 25ml (slightly bigger than 1/6 gill, but a bit smaller than 1/5 gill). The pubs that sold quarter-gills were not impressed, and campaigned to have 35ml added. For a change, the UK govt. saw sense & allowed the bigger measure! But this has absolutely nothing to do with bottle sizes.

Yeah, it's from a whisky site. The reason that I linked to it is because I remember reading the hard copy of the article when that edition of the Scotch Whisky Review first came out. If you read the full article, you will see the following explanation of 1) why wine bottles were originally used for whisky and 2) when whisky and wine bottle sizes diverged 1) "Until about 1850 all wine and spirits bottles were made from ‘black’ glass—in fact it was very dark green or dark brown—owing to particles of iron in the sand used in their manufacture. Clear glass bottles and decanters were made, but they were taxed at eleven times the rate of black glass. Indeed, owing to the Glass Tax, bottles remained expensive, and continued to be hoarded and re-used until after 1845, when duty on glass was abolished. The earliest known ‘whisky bottles’ were re-used wine bottles. Even after the duty had been lifted and clear glass began to be used more, whisky makers continued to favour green glass bottles, often with glass seals on their shoulders. VAT 69 continues this style of bottle." 2) In 1992 the standard [whisky] bottle size throughout the European Community was lowered to 70cl. The United States retains fluid ounces, with the ‘reputed quart’ remaining the standard bottle size (75cl). In Japan, both 75cl and 70cl bottles are acceptable. With regard to your claim re German whites in 70cl sizes, I can't recall ever seeing one. You'll need to provide some sort of proof to convince! The standard prescribed sizes for most wines include 50cl & 75cl, but there is an exemption for the Yellow wines “Côtes du Jura”, “Arbois”, “L'Étoile” and “Château-Chalon” which may be packed in 62cl quantities. See The Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988 which implements Council Directive 88/316/EEC in the UK. Similar national implementing legislation will exist in Germany

It's the metric equivalent of the standard 1/6 gallon size that came into use when moulded bottles started being used in the 1820's See https://www.lfw.co.uk/whisky_review/SWR22/article22-4.html in Loch Fyne Whiskies' (sadly discontinued) "Scotch Whisky Review"

There's an express bus that goes from Belfast City Centre to Dublin City Centre via Dublin Airport. It's obviously meant for people travelling to the airport, but it's a cheap way to get from Belfast/Dublin. There's no border check.