| ??? 01/17/06 14:02 Modified: 01/17/06 14:03 Read: times |
#107591 - rockets and cars Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Steve M. Taylor said:
Au contraire, we do not, we insist on gold-plating all the European legislation... But I did not talk about the Belgian! :-) My point was that you still keep the 240V, driving on the left side (note how ridiculous is to claim that the left side is the right side! :-) ) Steve M. Taylor said Wikipedia said: ... and so we have no "United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northen Ireland, the Moon and Venus" now :-)
The UK is the only country to have acquired and then abandoned a satellite launch capability. Steve M. Taylor said:
In a practical way, when for example, you are trying to remember how long the piece of wood you measured to fit in the lounge is 4 feet 6 1/2" by the time you get in the workshop than 1384mm. You don't know me. By the time I get in the workshop I barely remember what was I going to do... :-) Just kiddin' of course. Jan Waclawek PS. Your technology... For us, the common people, rockets are too rare to meet but let me remind you of the fate of your car/motorbike industry... |
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| Only one | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| UK Mains is 240V | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
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