Mike's World (brain farts and other adventures)Thursday
Harald Bohr was the first mathematician to win an Olympic medal (and possibly the only one so far).
Friday
I learnt that Ada Lovelace was a drinker, a gambler and a flirt.
Saturday
I learnt that hair straighteners can be used to get rid of creases in silk.
Sunday
The capacity of the county ground at the moment is 6500
Monday
“Ich drücke Dir die Daumen” (singular you), “Ich drücke euch die Daumen” (plural you) is german for an equivalent to “I’ll cross my fingers for you” (but is more to do with thumbs).
Tuesday
I learnt a few ways to fold a pocket square, and I will probably model the 3 stairs method on Saturday.
Wednesday
I now know what causes that smell you can smell during a thunderstorm and sometimes just before a summer storm. Apparantly it is geosmins from the spores of the streptomyces bacteria that live in soil. I personally still love the smell despite now knowing this.
Monday – Excitingly along with the vitamin D I am getting from the sunshine I also get 167% of my daily vitamin C requirement from one bottle of orange juice in the college canteen. Another spring thing I learnt is that spring moves 3 times faster in the US than in the UK (1 mile per hour in a northerly direction in the US).
Tuesday – I think I must have forgotten this but there is a tan rule that can be used for triangles (not as useful as the cosine and sine rule though).
Wednesday – When dating churches, holding digits against the window can help you date them. One thumb Norman (1000-1175), Index Finger Early English 1175 – 1275, three fingers (not little) Decorated (1275-1375) and the whole hand Perpendicular 1375-1575. Incidently in this case dating churches is not referring to taking them out for a nice candlelit meal.
Thursday – Jeans are stronger if the double stitching is in the inside leg. Also the pocket bags should be sewn into the inner hem if they are good quality. I also learnt what a pattern block was, my fashion awareness is growing stronger daily…
Friday (41st Birthday!) – Bakers Dolphin coaches have been in business before the invention of the coach, 130 years.
Saturday – Cafe Nero milano hot chocolate is now served in glasses.
Sunday – The cricket superstition that a nelson (111) is bad luck is possibly because the number has the appearance of wickets with the bails removed.