Odd factoids

[Drago]

Dan Blocker invented the breeze block, each of which also weighs exactly 14lbs.

 

[Dave7]

When Dan Blocker invented breeze blocks they were supposed to be called force 8 storm blocks. However the manufacturer misread his instructions and made them to be only 1.4 Lbs. The first wall blew over in a light breeze. The problem was quickly rectified but the name stuck.

 

[Threevok]

A bricky's plumb line takes it's name from the lead weight attached to it

 

[slow scot]

A bricky's plumb line takes it's name from the lead weight attached to it

A bricky's plumb line depends entirely on his tailor.

 

[colly]

When it comes to tailoring, the angle of dangle is considered to be directly proportional to the heat of the beat.

 

[Drago]

And the beat of the meat is inversely proportinal to the size of the feet.

 

[bruce1530]

As a friend of mine says... “Big hands, big feet, big.... disappointment”

 

[classic33]

The first needles had split heads instead of an eye and were made out of bone.

 

[Profpointy]

Dan Blocker (for all you whippersnappers) was an American actor best known for playing 'Hoss' in the cowboy series Ponderosa.
When born he weighed 14 Lbs. That is more than twice what I weighed at birth.

I dare say he was twice your weight as an adult too.

a great character actor, and part of my childhood -much missed

 

[Drago]

The first needles were made out of an entire elephants thigh bones. It was only the great elephant shortage of 1933 that forced manufacturers to make needles as small as possible to maximise the use of the available material.

 

[NorthernDave]

Dan Blocker invented the breeze block, each of which also weighs exactly 14lbs.

He also invented Beta Blockers which were very popular amongst 80's snooker players.

 

[Drago]

And the Lancia Beta, which rusted away to barely 14lbs remain metal within a year.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

As a friend of mine says... “Big hands, big feet, big.... disappointment”

This is a Factoid thread - you can't just claim you heard stuff from a friend

 

[classic33]

The Lancia Theta was produced between 1913 and 1918. It is supposed to be the first European car with full electric system, having working lights, a starter motor and a lit dashboard.

 

[NorthernDave]

The Lancia Theta was produced between 1913 and 1918. It is supposed to be the first European car with full electric system, having working lights, a starter motor and a lit dashboard.

This represented the peak of Italian automotive electronics technology, which has been in steady decline ever since.