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Alan Medic Wrote:

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> This thread is inspired by my son who recently

> looked at a packet of red lentils and asked, why

> are they orange? I was stumped for an answer.

>

> Feel free to answer if you know and/or ask your

> own questions.


It might not be the explanation, but until the 16th century, there was no word 'orange' in English. We'd have used ' 'red' for what we now call orange. Similarly, the ancient Greeks had no common word for 'blue'. They saw all blues as varieties of light or dark 'green'.

BrandNewGuy Wrote:

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> Alan Medic Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > This thread is inspired by my son who recently

> > looked at a packet of red lentils and asked,

> why

> > are they orange? I was stumped for an answer.

> >

> > Feel free to answer if you know and/or ask your

> > own questions.

>

> It might not be the explanation, but until the

> 16th century, there was no word 'orange' in

> English. We'd have used ' 'red' for what we now

> call orange. Similarly, the ancient Greeks had no

> common word for 'blue'. They saw all blues as

> varieties of light or dark 'green'.


It seems like a good explanation to me.

  • 2 weeks later...

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=538835669550705&fref=nf


Having seen this it reminded me of a question I don't know the answer to. What happens if 4 cars arrive from different directions at a roundabout? If you give way to the car on the right then everyone is giving way to someone. Stalemate or just chance your arm and go first? I'm sure someone knows what the regulation is. I just don't.


PS The link is entertaining though I'm sure some of you have witnessed the like

If all 4 cars arrive at the same time, then in theory they all have a right of way as the roundabout will be clear, so I think it will be the driver with the quickest reaction time, faster car etc who would enter the roundabout first and gain a right of way...

"What happens if 4 cars arrive from different directions at a roundabout? If you give way to the car on the right then everyone is giving way to someone. Stalemate or just chance your arm and go first? I'm sure someone knows what the regulation is. I just don't"


The bloke in the BMW ALWAYS has right of way!!

uncleglen Wrote:

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> This happens frequently around Bickley....usually

> what happens is that the car on your right will

> wave you to go as they are very polite and

> considerate in Bickley!


So if everyone is waving to the car on their right to go, no one moves? Everyone is just waving at each other.

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