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February 7

Ocean City, Md. sonic boom/earthquake

What was the magnitude of the pseudoquake, is it on USGS?86.52.12.101 (talk) 12:31, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Here are the results of a search for "Maryland" at the USGS web site. I don't see anything about any recent quakes but maybe it will help you out. Also, it might help if you gave us some context. Was there a quake recently? I haven't seen anything in the news recently and, due to the fact that many people here like me are not near Maryland either, it would help if you told us what quake you are referring to. Dismas|^(talk) 13:13, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Mysterious tremors caused by sonic boom. "I felt a little shake. I was in the shower when it happened,” a man said.... “I thought it was a sonic boom because we get those around here all the time,” another man said."--Shantavira|^{feed me} 14:07, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Edo state library board — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.112.8.18 (talk) 14:45, 7 February 2014 (UTC) its int the news — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pubserv (talk • contribs) 15:46, 7 February 2014 (UTC) is trhat vanbdalism? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pubserv (talk • contribs) 15:50, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

1991 Nissan President

Hello, I have read the Wikipedia information regarding the Nissan President. It was very informative. The one piece of information that I have been looking for, and have not been able to find, despite exhausting all other avenues, is this: How many right hand drive Nissan President cars were built in 1991? Please advise. Thank You Ali Ishmail Vancouver Canada — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.103.96.11 (talk) 17:20, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What if one person got all the money in the world?

After reading a recent Donald Duck comic story where a criminal tries to steal all the money in Duckburg, I got to wonder: What would happen if one person got all the money in the world? My instinct reply was that this would cause money to become meaningless, it would no longer work as a trade medium. But is this correct, and if so, then why? JIP | Talk 17:50, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thats the 2nd donald duck question here in short time.--Pubserv (talk) 18:00, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

First, define "money". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:12, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In the Donald Duck story, it only meant cash, but in this question, I'm defining money as all kinds of officially tradeable currency in the world, regardless of whether it is in cash or electronic form. JIP | Talk 18:16, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If it were fiat money, the rest of the people could simply start there own currency, refuse to accept the old paper money, and he would be screwed. If it were all silver or gold coin, or other hard currency, he would have a pretty pile of silver or gold that wouldn't do him any good unless others wanted to trade for it, in which case they would receive money. The scenario is based on a bunch of false premises about money, basically treating it like it's some sort of magical substance whose origin no one knows. That's fine for people who operate on a grammar school level, but it's problematic when you get into savings, investment, and political economics. μηδείς (talk) 18:14, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- That's pretty much what I was thinking, at least for fiat money. JIP | Talk 18:19, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - As an example, Roman coins were presumably valuable as money in their day. They may be valuable now as collectibles, but not as legal tender, as such. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:42, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Roman coins still retain their inherent industrial value as silver, copper or gold, though, regardless of sentiment. Paper has almost no intrinsic value. μηδείς (talk) 19:15, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Money supply "has to" be maintained so they would print more. This is basically what the argument was over silver vs gold in the late 1800s. See: Coinage Act of 1873 Raquel Baranow (talk) 19:21, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't this question the ultimate hypothetical, and a classic case of invitation to speculate and debate? -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 19:45, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's technically hypothetical, but it's a very standard FAQ type Economics 101 question that has answers that are actual hard answers, not debate. Of course there's a lot of ignorance and nonsense, but you won't see me addressing that at length as if it were debatable. μηδείς (talk) 21:43, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Why can't those "hard answers" be provided, then? I see nothing but personal commentary above. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 21:56, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

rofl.... Jack... you act like this is the first time you've seen a hypothetical, unanswerable, or trolltastic question at the reference desk. This question is probably on the extreme low end of that spectrum. It's hilarious that you take this as the opportunity to make your stand against such questions. Shadowjams (talk) 22:05, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

So you see one person gaining possession of all the money in the world as only juuust beyond the extremes of possibility? Really? What's the name of the planet you live on? -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 22:31, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This is simply a variation on cornering the market which is a very standard notion in economics, even if it never happens. Kind of like the dreams of Marxism. Well documented, and totally non-existent. μηδείς (talk) 22:43, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I rest my case. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 23:20, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Fiat money, hard currency. If you want the long answer, see capitalism.net or download the college textbook in pdf form at http://capitalism.net/Capitalism/CAPITALISM_Internet.pdf. μηδείς (talk) 22:02, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This podcast is now about 5 years old, but I bring it up a lot for questions like this. It does a surprisingly good job of explaining issues of global finance, and specifically addresses what "All the money in the world" really means. --Jayron32 06:15, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If the person who had all the money was willing to lend it at a low rate of interest, then a viable economy would still be possible. That's how central banks such as the US Federal Reserve function: they create money, and lend it out. The loans need to be repaid eventually, but the process still allows money to circulate. Looie496 (talk) 23:08, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That's a bit equivocal, Looie, since central banks like the Federal Reserve nowadays are parasitical on the fact that there was originally a hard currency economy, which they replaced by fiat money by legislative chicanery. You can't just go in and start a paper economy from scratch; it has to be pegged to something of pre-existing value. If someone were to acquire all the paper money, it would cease to have any real value except as paper, and there'd be no reason to accept it, unless the person who cornered the market would also back up his notes in some commodity. μηδείς (talk) 23:17, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If any single person owned all the money in the world, it would immediately become completely worthless, because people would immediately start to use a bartering system to do business in goods or services - simply because they don't have any money. Money didn't always exist, you know. KägeTorä - (影虎) (TALK) 02:14, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That's true, to a point. But the only thing stopping the production of private currencies even now is that it is outlawed. What would actually happen assuming lack of government force used against it (and even then there would be a black market) would be banks and other institutions offering notes redeemable in some valuable commodity, or even stock certificates would be used as money. Cash is always more valuable than an equivalent in goods. Would you rather have $100 cash for Christmas, or $100 worth of fruit, cheese and wine baskets? Money in the form of sheep hides and cowrie shells and bushels of corn has existed since the beginning of civilization. μηδείς (talk) 02:42, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

PS I was doing some IT work on the side for an elderly client yesterday, and warned her that I wanted to empty her cache. That didn't go over very well, until she asked, do you mean cache as in the French spelling? μηδείς (talk) 03:20, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request to delete old user pages

I have 2 pages that I am no longer using. Can I have them deleted , please? Because I no longer have access to them. They are as follows: Lateisha Kelley and Kelleyllateisha. I would like to have the pages purged . — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lateisha Meyers (talk • contribs) 19:48, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Lateisha. Anone can blank their old user pages just by editing them and deleting everything before saving. If you need information removed entirely for a special reason, you should read WP:REVDEL and follow the instructions about emailing an admin. Right now Kelleyllateisha is deleted, and Lateisha Kelley is blank. In the future, this is not the right place to leave such requests for help. Do that at the help desk WP:HELP, not the reference desks. Here we look up sources for people. μηδείς (talk) 21:39, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

February 8

Women's Clothing

Why do women wear much shorter skirts and dresses nowadays than in the past? Why do women wear trousers nowadays but didn't in the past?

Great Time (talk) 03:58, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Global warming HiLo48 (talk) 04:06, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How far in the past? --Jayron32 06:13, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There is this thing called Fashion. It is similar to a fad but lasts longer...but they change anyway when society changes. Skirts began shortening after the end of the first world war when almost all of society was changing. Fashion changed drastically and short skirts became the rage of flappers. OK...we don't see that as short...but then the second world war also had an effect on women's fashion and in the 50s Hollywood had an major impact (although it was already having an impact on fashion itself). The sixties and the "mini skirt" had the greatest effect on dress length.--Mark Miller (talk) 06:18, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Our article is at hemline, which discusses a couple of reasons, including the old skirt length - stock market analysis. Matt Deres (talk) 16:26, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What is the northern most hypermarket in the world?

I would have imagined it would be in Iceland or Canada. If I'm wrong, please correct me. thanks Burropasta (talk) 08:55, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please define "hypermarket". Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 10:21, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hypermarket. Suggest you start at list of hypermarkets.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 11:14, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Longyearbyen has-or certainly had-when Michael Palin was whizzing around pole to pole-a 'general store supplying everything residents would need(groceries,fuel,housewares)'-if you can classify that as a hypermaket.And just checking our article,it appears to now have 'a shopping mall'-it seems reasonable to assume that would contain at least one sort of supermarket. Lemon martini (talk) 12:00, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In case Longyearbyen's general store doesn't qualify, the Norwegian chain, Coop Obs!, has two stores in Tromsø - the most northerly at 69°40′28″N 18°55′46″E / 69.6745°N 18.9295°E. Over in Russia there is a О'Кей store in Murmansk at 68°57′24″N 33°04′03″E / 68.9567°N 33.0674°E. The most northerly Walmart in Canada is in Yellowknife; and the most northerly Walmart in the USA is in Fairbanks, AK. Astronaut (talk) 13:03, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There's also a NorthMART in Inuvik, at 68 degrees 21" N, which may be the most northerly in the Americas. But it looks like Tromso's wins. AlexTiefling (talk) 13:40, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot. Burropasta (talk) 01:49, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Northmart is just a fancy name for the Northern Stores run by The North West Company. I would have said they are just Grocery/department stores. The hypermarket article says they carry "full groceries lines" whereas up here the stores carry very limited groceries. We have two kinds of potatoes, red and white. Regular sized and baby potatoes in both colours, plus if you are lucky they don't start sprouting within two days. In fact the Northmart stores are listed [www.northernstores.ca/store_locator.htm here] with the Northern. If you are counting the Inuvik Northmart then the regular Northern Stores would be included and Arctic Bay is somewhat further north. Plus the most northerly store of that type in North America would be the coop at Grise Fiord. By the way the Yellowknife Walmart has a very limited line of groceries as well. Their grocery section is smaller than the one at the Northern store in Ulukhaktok but then Yellowknife does have two large supermarkets. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 04:08, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How to import and register a car into Kazakhstan?

This contributor has repeatedly been told not to ask such questions - this is a reference desk for an encyclopaedia, not a guide to car importation. AndyTheGrump (talk) 17:53, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

I want to know how to import and register a car into the Republic of Kazakhstan, for information purposes only. Here is the vehicle(s) listed below for importation:

Vehicle 1:
Make: Honda
Model: Accord (North America)
Year: 2008
Engine: 3.5 L Honda J V6

Vehicle 2:
Make: Infiniti
Model: FX35
Year: 2005
Engine: 3.5 L VQ35DE V6--Kiel457 (talk) 09:04, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What lies ahead? (duplicate request for horoscope)

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My date of birth is 10th September 1983 according to Gregarian calender.Time of birth is 09:55 a.m. in Indian Standard Time.Location approximately 22.54 degrees North Latitude and 88.35 degrees East Longitude.Can someone predict how my prospective wife will look like,what kind of person she will be and how will be my married life. Can you give any idea about who can be my prospective wife.Please predict based on Vedic Astrology and Western Astrology.117.194.253.166 (talk) 14:46, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As it states at the top of the page, "We don't answer requests for opinions, predictions or debate." User:ClarityFiend 14:53, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The only valid answer I can think of, to a question like that, is the song "Que Será, Será" (What Will Be, Will Be). ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:02, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Let me consult my balls. My balls say: "No idea". They also say "this is Wikipedia, and Wikipedia is explicitly not a crystal ball Tonywalton ^Talk 01:42, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

February 9

resuscitation room

Is there a resuscitation room in a hospital? Is it where dying patients are rescued? Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.128.171.98 (talk) 03:57, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please DO NOT repeat questions like this. If you have asked a question before, and cannot find the answer, search the archives above.

Please SIGN YOUR QUESTIONS by typing ~~~~ at the end of them. Good behavior will be responded to with generosity. Continued disruption will eventually lead to you being blocked. μηδείς (talk) 04:17, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure what sparked the above, but the short answer is that resuscitation is very likely to be done where ever the patient happens to be -- room, hallway, operating theatre -- simply because the delay of moving him or her to a special room would likely prove fatal.DOR (HK) (talk) 08:22, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What sparked the above is that the OP already asked the same question, which was linked to in my response, see the blue text, put your cursor over it, and double click. μηδείς (talk) 16:41, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Why are the initial letters of dad & mom are often capitalized?

Why are the initial letters of dad & mom often capitalized though the two words are not at the beginning of a sentence? — Preceding unsigned comment added by User:222.128.171.98 (talk • contribs)

The rule is, if you are talking about a particular person, you capitalize it: "Some moms and dads are better than others. My Mom and your Dad are both above average."

Note that this rule applies to other nouns too: "My God is the best god." "Of all the presidents, I think President Obama is the first born in Hawaii." StuRat (talk) 05:08, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I don't buy such a rule. Would you write "my Sister, my Optometrist"? —Tamfang (talk) 05:22, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No, those shouldn't be capitalized because "My" is narrowing down all of the sisters/optometrists down to the specific one you're talking about - to stretch out those phrases, you're really saying "my specific one of the many sisters out there"...which means that "sister" is not talking about a specific one, even though "my sister" is. Hence, I think StuRat's example "My God is the best god" is wrong - it should be "My god is the best god" - although "Almighty God is the only god" would require capitalization. SteveBaker (talk) 17:27, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In Hinduism, it would make sense to say "my god is the best god". Abrahamic religion believers would likely say "My God... [anything]" because they don't believe other gods exist. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:23, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nonsense - they can certainly say it - doesn't mean that they mean it! I'm an atheist, and it doesn't stop me from saying "Jesus will come and save us all"...I just don't happen to believe it! Anyway, this is just a linguistic example - go with "I think my mom is the best mom" if that helps...you still don't capitalize the first "mom" - but you would if you just said "I think Mom is the best mom". SteveBaker (talk) 21:44, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well, Mr. Know-It-All, you may be surprised to learn, as noted in Sayings of Jesus on the cross, that when referring to the Abrahamic God, it's standard practice to capitalize, even when saying "My God" rather than just "God". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:06, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Because they are used like names, or at least like nicknames. —Tamfang (talk) 05:22, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

More likely to be capitalized when used as a "title" as opposed to a generic noun. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 06:25, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That's the one, Bugs. These are honorifics being used as pronouns, so "my sister, the Ooptometrist", but "hang in there, Sister will help you" (such as in the Berenstain Bears) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:52, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Optometrists never get a capital. Unless there's a supervillain named The Optometrist, who helps Big Brother watch you. InedibleHulk (talk) 06:56, February 9, 2014 (UTC)

And that is a typo. *baah* — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:15, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

But in the Berenstein Bears, "Brother" and "Sister" are their actual names. Adam Bishop (talk) 10:45, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yep. Every bear calls Brother's sister Sister, not just her brother, Brother. And their last name seems to be "Bear". So they're the bears and the Bears, but not The Bears. InedibleHulk (talk) 10:56, February 10, 2014 (UTC)

To put it simply, it's because they're being used as names/titles/proper nouns. They are not capitalized when you are talking about mothers or fathers as a whole (or a specific parent when not referring to them as if "Mom" is their name), only when you are speaking about someone you call Mom or Dad. Ex: "When is Mommy coming?" (someone talking about their mother) "Your mommy will be here at three." (referring to a mommy, but not as if their name were "Mommy") - Purplewowies (talk) 08:21, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, exactly as I was taught in secondary school. μηδείς (talk) 22:40, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

And unless you're referring to a member of the Catholic clergy, you wouldn't capitalize brother or sister because you wouldn't likely call your brother or sister by those titles - they are your generational peers, so you would typically call them by their first names. Respect for elders: Mother, Father, Grandmother, Grandfather, Aunt, Uncle, etc. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:02, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Strictly speaking, Christian Brothers and Sisters are not members of the clergy. The latter are ordained (originally "learned men"), the former lay people (originally "uneducated"). There are, of course, numerous exceptions and borderline cases, Thomas Aquinas, William of Occam or my late country man Gregor Mendel come to mind. --Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM (talk) 10:19, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In the Catholic church there are mendicant orders (brothers and sisters) and Holy orders or Canons Regular/Clerics Regular (fathers). For example, the former includes groups like the Franciscans, while the latter includes the Jesuits. In common parlance, the difference is drawn between monks and priests (though is complicated by the fact that some monks are also priests, while others are not). --Jayron32 14:10, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ordained, unless I've grossly misunderstood, doesn't mean 'learned'; it means 'brought into the order'. And don't some monastic orders have associates called something like "lay brothers" who are not monks? —Tamfang (talk) 01:46, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

So to clarify my earlier comment, if Mom or Dad is a title or name of a specific individual, then you capitalize it. So, "Is that your eyeball on the floor, Dad ?" or "I'd really rather not go back to the rectory with you alone, Father O'Malley". StuRat (talk) 01:58, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

wlan/ wifi

jak nastavím v menu správce zařízení tak abych se mohl připojit přez wifi? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.103.57.125 (talk) 04:37, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Google Translate tells me that the above says "How do I set menu in the device manager so I could connect to wifi prez?" Dismas|^(talk) 05:10, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

One would probably not need the device manager, unless it was faulty. Use the "Network and Sharing Center" instead.

Here is a pure google translate answer for Czech. I have no idea whatsoever if the translation below is legible.

Člověk by asi není třeba správce zařízení, pokud je to vadný. Pomocí "Centrum sítí a sdílení" místo.

DanielDemaret (talk) 09:21, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Aircraft emergency messages for passengers

Could someone drop me a link for aircraft emergency messages for the passengers in any audio format (preferably, by a female)? Like "Ladies and gentlemen, we have an emergency aboard the aircraft and we will be making an emergency landing. Please make sure your seatbelts are fastened" or "Passengers, brace, brace, brace for the emergency landing. Place your head between your knees and protect your head with your hands". My quick search was inconclusive, thanks in advance. Brandmeister^talk 12:10, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How about "From the Air" by Laurie Anderson? —Tamfang (talk) 01:48, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

February 10

What font was used for the title of BBC's The Planets?

Picture here: File:ThePlanetsBBCTVSeries.jpg 75.75.42.89 (talk) 02:51, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like Albertus to me.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:40, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use image changed to a link. ~Hue Sat Lum 01:54, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Commentary here counts as scholarly fair use, the rationale should have been changed to include this page. μηδείς (talk) 02:23, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Who has right of way?

This question is just directed to those living in the UK. As you might be aware Britain is a little damp at the moment. Many roads are now under water. The fact that the emergency services and other vessels are now sailing up and down them, means that they are now navigatable water ways. My question is: When I find one of these boats approaching me or approach a cross road, do I still observer The Highway Code, or do I observer Port and starboard#Right-of-way for other vessels. British insurance companies love to find any excuse not to pay out for any collision and I want to avoid not only a collision but future arguments about who was in the right. The emergency services are working very hard right now but how do you predict what they are going to do in front of you, when you don't know what rules of the road (or waterways) they are following. Things like double yellow lines and parking meters are not an issue at present; since I haven spotted any Lovely Rita's; ( maybe they have all gone on winter vacation to drought stricken California). I'm not asking for legal advice but some references to work it out for myself. Can anyone put in their oar or paddle to keep me on an even-keel?--Aspro (talk) 19:40, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You clearly are asking for legal advice, so you won't get an answer. But the question is academic; there are very few boats on the roads, and they are only travelling at a few knots, so a collision is very unlikely.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 20:05, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It is not legal in that sense. It is no more like asking about Right- and left-hand traffic. As for only traveling at a few knots – the emergency services (without time on their side) do not move about at a snails place. Some have Zodiacs Rigid-hulled_inflatable_boat#General_characteristics. As you can see by that article, they can travel at more than a few knots - when they want to get to somewhere fast to save life . I want to know how I can move out of the way quickly. On dry land (terraferma) I the steer the vehicle to the curb at the sight of blue lights in my rear view mirror – but where is the curb when it is several feet below muddy waters? If one of those boats hits me, I need to be able to state on my insurance claim that was I sailing/driving with 'due care and attention' with out the expense of getting solicitors/lawyers involved. I'm not now an American citizen, so I don't have insurance that would sort out such a confused mess out for me. Heard of : When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I'm simply asking 'what do the romans do' in order not to end up in the colosseum to be get eaten by lions..because I the didn't understand the rules.--Aspro (talk) 00:52, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If you are driving around in water deep enough for a Zodiac to be going 'more than a few knots', possible insurance claims are the least of your worries, though I'd suspect that an insurer could quite legitimately argue that 'due care and attention' would begin and end with not getting into such a situation in the first place. AndyTheGrump (talk) 01:07, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

But which party should not have gotten themselves “ into such a situation in the first place”?--Aspro (talk) 20:18, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sensible advice regarding driving and floods: [1] "32% of flood-related deaths are by drowning in a vehicle" AndyTheGrump (talk) 01:13, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This very question was fictionally litigated by Albert Haddock. —Tamfang (talk) 01:53, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Tamfang for the link. It was a little bit (very) obscure (so you get three Brownie points) but from asking about, I get the message that in A. P. Herbert's "Wedderburn on Water Courses" he won the case against the other fellow, who was still blindly obeying the highway code for the road -whilst following what obviously was now a waterway. And A. P. Herbert should know as he was in the Royal Navy. Perhaps I should erect a pole with a bed sheet attached; then I could holler out: Sail before steam. As the water is chest deep in human sewage, I don't want a collision to happen in the first place. --Aspro (talk) 20:18, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

So as you say; A. P. Herbert has surly pre-empted me. And his (fictitious) court case parallels my query. As An aside: As I understand it now, this Albert Haddock episode was something that was shown on UK television many (many) decades ago. How in the Dickens did you ever ferrite this out? Now, I know a bit more about Albert Haddock please accept four Brownie points for having a brain like a sponge that soaks everything up. Just wish I had a sponge that could soak up all this water. Calling California... are you suffering a drought just now, I have some water (lots of it), how much do you want? --Aspro (talk) 23:50, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A. P. Herbert's Misleading Cases were well known long before they were adapted for Television. Had Tamfang not mentioned them, I should have done so. --ColinFine (talk) 00:14, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well, you have done so now, so many thanks. BUT back to my question. Which rules apply? Road Highway or Water Way?--Aspro (talk) 00:26, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Do you really think that laws are constructed to cover every possible hypothetical situation in advance? AndyTheGrump (talk) 00:47, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The general principle of the raod and the water is that the less easily piloted vehicle, the wide load vehicle on the road, or the sail boat on the water, has the right of way. It seems rather obvious boats would have the right of way, since they can't break. That's OR, of course, but I doubt you'd hear differently in a common law court. μηδείς (talk) 01:14, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Seems to me I've heard of boat-breaking businesses. —Tamfang (talk) 03:59, 12 February 2014 (UTC) [reply]

So, ewe have fallen for the ploy of the prophet-seeking dictionary makers, with there arbitrary spelling rules? μηδείς (talk) 16:40, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How to get this?

Hello there, I am looking for portable squat stand which I could use in my home gym. In my country, squat rack is not available. So I have chosen this Squat Stand from amazon.com. But the problem is, this item can only be shipped within U.S. But I want it anyway. Can anyone tell me when the manufacturer make it available in outside of U.S. ? There's another version of this squat stand BD-8. But I opt for BD-9. How much time does manufacturer usually take to make it available worldwide? Please help. Thanks in advance.--180.234.84.54 (talk) 20:33, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If you look on the page you linked, it says "9 new from $175.99" - that means that there are nine Amazon partner stores selling the item. If you click on "9 new" - you'll see prices, etc for all nine of them - and one of them, ("online sports") says that they offer International shipping - sadly, they aren't the cheapest - but it is one way to get it. For something as bulky and heavy as that, you may well end up paying more in postage than the thing itself is worth. SteveBaker (talk) 21:35, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You. But I buy it anyway. --180.234.206.203 (talk) 20:23, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The manufacturer might never make it available worldwide. However, you might be able to find an importer. Why not contact them directly using the form on their contact page or call them, and ask if they know if importers who might make their products available in your country. An alternative strategy might be to look for a similar product from somewhere in your country or from a company that will ship it there. Astronaut (talk) 11:11, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

February 11

wet cat toys

Why do my cats put their toys in their water dish? If they were raccoons, I wouldn't ask. —Tamfang (talk) 01:54, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've never seen a cat do that, but I googled [cats putting things in water bowl] and it seems to be a pretty common behavior. Consensus is that it has to do with claiming ownership and territoriality. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:17, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank God this is about wet cat-toys and not, as I feared, wet-cat toys. μηδείς (talk) 03:11, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Do any of them happen to contain catnip ? I've noticed that catnip becomes activated when it gets wet, and any cat that has learned this might dump all their toys in water, hoping for the same effect. StuRat (talk) 04:04, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

My present cats do not respond to the ’nip. —Tamfang (talk) 04:04, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I have 7 cats at the moment and one of them doesn't respond to catnip. Out of all of the cats in my life, I've never seen any of them purposely put their toys in water bowls. Dismas|^(talk) 11:33, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

My wife's cat steals hair ties and usually hides them at the bottom of the food dish. Every once in a while I find one in the water, but I think he puts it in the wrong bowl by mistake. When he tries to get it back he just dips his toes in, then jumps back and shakes off the water repeatedly until he finally gives up and calls for help. He tends to have places for the different types of toys he likes - hair ties in the food, legos under my workbench, and round rattly things in a box he likes. Maybe your cat just chose the water dish for one of his stashes. Katie R (talk) 12:40, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

An interesting possibility. I haven't noticed them using any other well-defined 'stash', nor taking a toy out of the dish. —Tamfang (talk) 04:04, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

February 12

Bread Slicer

obvious trolling by proxy user
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
What was the best thing before? Provide reference please. 103.4.167.58 (talk) 03:37, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Smoking

This is a really personal question, and NOT a request for medical advice.

When smoking cigarettes, I have noticed that I very often need to pee, very shortly after starting the smoke. Now, this annoys me, because I have to go back into whichever building I was in, to go to the toilet, therefore only smoking a little bit of the cigarette I had just lit. Is there a relation between the two? Does smoking cause you to want to pee? KägeTorä - (影虎) (TALK) 15:54, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Unknown ship in the background of an image

Hello,

I have recently searched for some ship images on google, and found this image here on wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:French_Torpedo_Boat_No._63.png

Could you please point me to approximately what type or name of the big ship with the tree tall masts on the background in the image in the left half of the image?

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.141.100.128 (talk) 16:13, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

See Sail-plan#Types of ships. Looks like a full-rigged ship to me. --Viennese Waltz 16:34, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

NAME OF A FLOWER

What is the name of the flower that grows in the mountain region of Europe and Asia and starts with the letter E?