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1) Why is there no air conditioning on the london underground?!

Gossamer · Jul 19, 2006, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by wikipedia

In summer, temperatures on parts of the Underground can become very uncomfortable due to its deep and poorly ventilated tube tunnels. Conventional air conditioning has been ruled out because of the lack of space for equipment on trains and the problems of dispersing the waste heat these would generate. Heat pumps were trialled in 1938 and have been proposed again recently to overcome this problem. Following a successful demonstration in 2001 funds were given to the School of Engineering at London's South Bank University to develop a prototype; work began in April 2002. A prize of �100,000 was offered by the Mayor of London during the hot summer of 2003 for a solution to the problem, but the competition ended in 2005 without a winner being announced.
In 2011, new S-stock trains will be delivered to replace the current A, C and D stock trains on the Sub-Surface Lines (Metropolitan, Circle, H&C, East London Line and District Line). These will have standard air-conditioning, as the sub-surface tunnels are large enough to displace the exausted hot-air. The new stock will start to be delivered in 2009. [6]
A year-long trial of a groundwater cooling system began in June 2006 at Victoria station. If successful the trial will be extended to 30 other deep-level stations. [7] There are posters on the Underground suggesting that passengers carry a bottle of water to help keep cool.

2) Why hasn't this thread been locked yet?

mike one · Jul 19, 2006, 04:55 PM

the admins of this board are out to lunch, or out smoking a doobie doobie do.

3) or should that be a tooki tooki to(o)?

brassplayersrock² · Jul 19, 2006, 05:42 PM

in your eyes goss, why SHOULD this thread be locked?

Rumor · Jul 19, 2006, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock

in your eyes goss, why SHOULD this thread be locked?

Cause he doesn't see the potential humor.

Why are hot dogs called that when they do not contain dogs?

greenamp · Jul 19, 2006, 06:50 PM

[Apendum to the rules: you may not answer a question with "b/c you touch yourself..."]

imitchellg5 · Jul 19, 2006, 09:31 PM

Cause they are served hot.

What gets shot by shooting stars?

Tenacious Dyl · Jul 19, 2006, 10:03 PM

People's wishes and dreams

5) Why, if friction causes heat, and assuming that it is 100 degrees in the air temp, and 98.6 degrees in your body, does a fan feel good? For the air blowing over you, is hotter than you, and there is friction....

Mastrap · Jul 19, 2006, 10:13 PM

Because you're sweating and the evaporation of moisture on your skin is cooling you down.

Why is a 'w' called 'uu'?

- - e r i k - - · Jul 19, 2006, 10:20 PM

The earliest form of the letter W was a doubled V used in the 7th century by the earliest writers of Old English; it is from this <uu> digraph that the modern name "double U" comes.

Is doorhinge an acceptable rhyming word for orange?

Peter · Jul 20, 2006, 05:20 AM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Is doorhinge an acceptable rhyming word for orange?

nothing rhymes with orange. nothing!

Why is tea so damned awesome? hot or cold weather, still rocks.

kaze0 · Jul 20, 2006, 07:49 AM

because fairies make it

How did you and your girl/boyfriend decide what to do after college?

alligator · Jul 20, 2006, 08:32 AM

We didn't. She just told me what to do.

If I put several hermit crabs together, can I still call them hermit crabs?

Paco500 · Jul 20, 2006, 08:47 AM

No, you call it Macaroni.

In the UK, why do they sell petrol by the liter but report fuel efficiency in miles per gallon?

Gossamer · Jul 20, 2006, 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by Paco500

No, you call it Macaroni.

In the UK, why do they sell petrol by the liter but report fuel efficiency in miles per gallon?

Just to tick you off!

(I thought the thread would be locked since it was created to replace a locked thread, which usually isn't allowed. It's lookin good guys, keep it up!)

What is the most amazing thing that's ever happened?

Mastrap · Jul 20, 2006, 09:18 AM

Me snogging Nancy Tailor on my 15th birthday in my grandparent's basement.

What barnyard animal gets sunburned?

Gossamer · Jul 20, 2006, 09:20 AM

Pigs, that's why they cover themselves in mud. (dating an Animal Science/Pre-Vet major

)

What was the first Mac to come with an IDE bus?

- - e r i k - - · Jul 20, 2006, 09:00 PM

The Quadra 630

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Rumor · Jul 20, 2006, 09:06 PM

As much wood as a wood chuck could chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood.

How did Megatron transform from a giant ass robot into a little handgun?

- - e r i k - - · Jul 20, 2006, 09:11 PM

By compressing the space between the protons and electrons themselves of course!

There is a man in the desert. He is laying face down, and has a backpack on. How did he die?

Rumor · Jul 20, 2006, 09:15 PM

He's not dead, he's tripped.

Why does Blue Moon Ale smell like pizza?

- - e r i k - - · Jul 20, 2006, 09:19 PM

Sorry, that's the wrong answer. *thread put on hold until someone comes up with the correct one*

brassplayersrock² · Jul 20, 2006, 09:20 PM

his parachute didnt open

why are there cow statues in boston right now?

- - e r i k - - · Jul 20, 2006, 09:22 PM

Because.

I repeat:
There is a man in the desert. He is laying face down, and has a backpack on. How did he die?

brassplayersrock² · Jul 20, 2006, 09:35 PM

he didnt have any water so he drank the windshield wiper fluid

GSixZero · Jul 20, 2006, 09:40 PM

There is a man in the desert. He is laying face down, and has a backpack on. How did he die?

His 'chute didn't open, even though that's a dumb answer.

What's the airspeed of an unladen swallow?

- - e r i k - - · Jul 20, 2006, 09:41 PM

It's not dumb, it's logical. Kind of a stretch, but fun.

A European or an African one?

brassplayersrock² · Jul 20, 2006, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock

his parachute didnt open

- - e r i k - - · Jul 20, 2006, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock

Haha. Editing your post doesn't help with my elephantlike memory:

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock
Because the moon is made of cheese!

why are there cow statues in boston right now?

But I'll give you an A for effort

brassplayersrock² · Jul 21, 2006, 12:09 AM

i didnt edit it, notice the lack of edited by brassplayersrock at: insert time here

Rumor · Jul 21, 2006, 12:53 AM

Why has this thread been derailed?

- - e r i k - - · Jul 21, 2006, 01:44 AM

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock

i didnt edit it, notice the lack of edited by brassplayersrock at: insert time here

That's because you edited it within the timelimit. IE. when I was writing the repeat of the question

brassplayersrock² · Jul 21, 2006, 02:42 AM

nah rumor, i was still asking a question

anyways

back to the better questions:

when the person that discovered that milk comes from cows, what was the person wanting to do?

Ghoser777 · Jul 21, 2006, 03:15 AM

drink milk.

Why does the O'Hare-Elgin expressway go to neither O"Hare or Elgin?

Heavy Fluid · Jul 21, 2006, 12:01 PM

Because if it did, that would make sense.

Why do we park on driveways, and drive on parkways?

olePigeon · Jul 21, 2006, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

It's not dumb, it's logical. Kind of a stretch, but fun.

A European or an African one?

http://www.style.org/unladenswallow/

What is the capital of arcadia?

Rumor · Jul 21, 2006, 12:11 PM

Tripoli

What was the first movie Arhnold played in?

Gossamer · Jul 21, 2006, 12:23 PM

IMDB says it's "Hercules in New York"

Can a cross-eyed teacher control his pupils?

brassplayersrock² · Jul 21, 2006, 02:30 PM

yes.

how many people does it take to make a human chain around the world when the people are feet to head?>

TheoCryst · Jul 21, 2006, 02:38 PM

Approximately 22,827,799.

Have you ever made out with someone of the same gender as yourself?

Gossamer · Jul 21, 2006, 02:50 PM

Nope.

If you have a gun and you ask, "can I ask you a question?" and they say "fire away" should you shoot them?

medicineman · Jul 21, 2006, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

Nope.

If you have a gun and you ask, "can I ask you a question?" and they say "fire away" should you shoot them?

A. No, you should ask your question.

Q. Where does the light go when you turn off the switch?

Gossamer · Jul 21, 2006, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by medicineman

A. No, you should ask your question.

Q. Where does the light go when you turn off the switch?

It's absorbed by whatever is in the room and usually converted into heat energy.

If a pope goes to the bathroom, is it considered holy crap?

Zeeb · Jul 21, 2006, 03:01 PM

No, its Holy Sh*t

Why do buses come in threes?

Heavy Fluid · Jul 21, 2006, 08:20 PM

Because 3 is the sum of 666, the number of the beast, divided by 222.

Why didn't anyone answer my question above?

Salty · Jul 21, 2006, 09:07 PM

Because nobody loves you.

Why is it all the good bands break up?

imitchellg5 · Jul 21, 2006, 09:10 PM

Because eventually nobody likes them.

Why doesn't Mr. Jobs send me a Mac since I am pretty much a walking ad for Apple?

Salty · Jul 21, 2006, 09:40 PM

Cause he's too busy sending me one for being a better ad!

And why does everything that tastes really good end up being bad for you?

greenG4 · Jul 21, 2006, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by Salty

Cause he's too busy sending me one for being a better ad!

And why does everything that tastes really good end up being bad for you?

Because we always want what we know we shouldn't have.

Do some people really dream in black and white?

Velocity211 · Jul 21, 2006, 11:21 PM

Why isn't bill microsoft dead yet?
Why is my PowerBook so fast?