Questions you'd like answering, regardless of how trivial they may seem

[grldtnr]

Why do most cyclists on road bikes use cleats that you can't walk in when SPDs do the same job and you can walk in them easily?

(Walks away and takes shelter)

Ever tried to walk across a wet tiled floor in them?
It's nuts, I use SPD's myself, given they were developed with MTB Racing in mind, surely they are secure enough.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

There was a cartoon showing all the different washing products aimed at women, the man's section had "all in one shampoo, shower gel, car wash fluid, washing up liquid"

The price changes as well
There was a big fuss many years ago when it was found that Bic were selling their old yellow razor for one price
but the pink version for women - which was exactly the same except for the colour - was twice the price

I suspect the marketing people know which products men will pay for and which they won;t
for example - shaving foam/gel/whatever - seems to have several different brands and some are much more expensive
but shaving is a "manly thing to do" (after all - women never shave!!!!)


marketing is interesting - cynical, abusive and profiteering - but interesting trying to work out how they are thinking

 

[Alex321]

I looked at the time on my phone and saw we'd already moved forward an hour. This was at 01.20, but I saw it showing 02.20. I thought the clocks went forward at 2am, not 1am. 🤔 Yes, I'm almost sure in late October when they go forward they change at 2am, as I posted about the change on CC once when it happened a few years ago. 🤔

In Late October, they go back, not forward.

And they go back from 2AM to 1AM, while in March they go forward from 1AM to 2AM.

So in both cases they are switching between 1AM and 2AM, just doing it in opposite directions.

 

[Alex321]

At the 'appointed' hour it wouldn't be that hour anyway ,or would it?
The full 24 hr day would have to run ,or timetabled services would be an HR short or an HR longer unless that particular service is cancelled , it's all arbitrary really..
Personally I think BST , / UIT / GMT is silly, it bought to remain ascis , the only real thing to take account of is a base international date time, so we can all take time from a base time.

There is a case for regional time as there would be and is an appreciable change East or West you travel from GMT.

UST (Universal Standard Time) IS that base international time, and is what all other times around the world are based on.

And yes, of course regional times are neeeded, if you want be always having morning in the AM etc.

As fro Daylight saving time (BST in eth UK), I tend to agree with you, but there are far more countries in the world which do apply it than which don't. With most of them changing in the last full weekend of March and October. There are calls every year for it to be abolished (though most would have us go to BST all year round), but few significant politicians seem interested.