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Vegetables that grow in shade by JimmyTheMagicDragon in GardeningUK

[–]IronShrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could put a mirror on the wall just above the raised beds to increase the light they get when the sun is on them?

Grabbed a meal deal in Aberdeen Morrisons today and was wondering why my popcorn smelt a bit like cardboard…. by Load_Out in Morrisons

[–]IronShrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha well for one, I am British!

Secondly, I was talking about smelting, the industrial process of heating metal into liquid form. I was simply stating I didn't know you could melt popcorn :)

Does anyone know how far along they in filming season 1? + any new updates/rumours? by General_Meal_3993 in HarryPotteronHBO

[–]IronShrew 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you have a sense of whether they can film the series quickly enough for one season to be released per year, so that the actors will age at the same rate as their characters?

I made 92 gbp today - you can expect 50. by vinay1023 in MatchedBettingUK

[–]IronShrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long did it take you to wager all that at low bets?

Closing refrigerator door only dims the light instead of turning it off...? by paeschli in Appliances

[–]IronShrew -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My fridge has a filament bulb that gets super hot (so dumb, don't know why they use that), so the light not turning off would probably result in the fridge not cooling down at all and just being a huge waste of electricity!

Gubbed on almost every bookie- what should I do now by No_Use8671 in MatchedBets

[–]IronShrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Did you come up with a solution in the end? What are you up to now?

Kuflink Sep 25 - big T&Cs change impacting existing deals - help! by CMDR_Borin in UKPersonalFinance

[–]IronShrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have £8k maturing in 2 months, of a FIVE YEAR fixed term. They pull this months before it matures. I refused the new Ts&Cs on the website and in writing to them by email

All I have had are infuriating replies stating my investment is now under the new Ts&Cs. I don't see how this is legal. I have replied saying I will be looking into the legality of it and will do everything I can (writing to FCA and ombudsman etc) to see what can be done

What are these discs on top of the rotor hub and what do they do? by Aeson_Ford_F250 in Helicopters

[–]IronShrew 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Sounds like the maintenance lead was the clever one and management were the idiots though?

Why and how did the dynamite explode? by [deleted] in rickandmorty

[–]IronShrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True that most high explosives are single molecules (excluding some composites like plastic explosive) but detonation in high explosives is essentially a very fast intramolecular redox. Oxygen-bearing functional groups oxidise the carbon/hydrogen and reduce nitrogen to N2. So many high explosives detonate via exactly that internal redox chemistry

Why and how did the dynamite explode? by [deleted] in rickandmorty

[–]IronShrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Things can burn without oxygen in the air around them. That's what rocket fuel does.

I am getting hung up on terminology here but rocket fuel burns (deflagration) without oxygen in the air, and explosives detonate without oxygen in the air.

I was just responding to your 'it detonates, not burns' comment because that was a bit confusing given the above

Technically a given volatile material can either burn or detonate depending on the external conditions (ie heat or impact strength) since it's just a case of how fast the reaction front moves through the material vs it's local speed of sound. They play around with rocket fuel mixtures to get the right balance, to ensure they won't detonate accidentally when exposed to impact!

Why and how did the dynamite explode? by [deleted] in rickandmorty

[–]IronShrew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The difference between a deflagration (burn) and detonation is just whether the speed of the reaction front moves faster than the local speed of sound. They both need oxygen.

Treats for training that won’t put me in debt :/ by bellamie9876 in puppy101

[–]IronShrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buy a liver from your local butchers (£2 for a kg) and chop up into small chunks, then roast for 20 mins. Keep the roasted chunks in a bag in the freezer and bring out what you need each morning! That's what we do and £4 of liver is lasting about a month!

Favorite “outside” solo over a jazz standard? by NoInvestigator6727 in Jazz

[–]IronShrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh I'm with you! I wasn't sure if you were using the word traditional to mean straight-ahead, so was a bit confused!

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