by HappyCamper » 18 Jun 2022 Read
ethiopia?
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by McManusFan » 19 Jun 2022 Read
HappyCamper wrote:ethiopia?
Correct!
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by HappyCamper » 19 Jun 2022 Read
The Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia was a messianic figure in which religious movement?
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by HappyCamper » 20 Jun 2022 Read
LDS wrote:Rastafarian.
irie! dat a di rite ansah!
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by McManusFan » 21 Jun 2022 Read
Benjamin Zephaniah?
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by McManusFan » 21 Jun 2022 Read
Zephaniah is a Brummie. What everyday device (at least I'm Britain) was invented in Birmingham?
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by Iranu » 21 Jun 2022 Read
I’d have thought a few things!
Since you’ve specified Britain I’ll guess the electric kettle.
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by chengdufan » 21 Jun 2022 Read
I'll guess the doorbell
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by McManusFan » 21 Jun 2022 Read
Iranu wrote:I’d have thought a few things!
Since you’ve specified Britain I’ll guess the electric kettle.
Correct!
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by Iranu » 21 Jun 2022 Read
McManusFan wrote:Iranu wrote:I’d have thought a few things!
Since you’ve specified Britain I’ll guess the electric kettle.
Correct!
As a city we should really make a bigger deal out of that.
It’s a cornerstone of British culture!
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by RunningSide » 21 Jun 2022 Read
Iranu wrote:McManusFan wrote:Iranu wrote:I’d have thought a few things!
Since you’ve specified Britain I’ll guess the electric kettle.
Was it Phil ament famous inventor
Correct!
As a city we should really make a bigger deal out of that.
It’s a cornerstone of British culture!
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by Iranu » 21 Jun 2022 Read
Thomas Savery developed the first commercially used steam-powered device in 1698.
What was its application?
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by rekoons » 21 Jun 2022 Read
Was it to pump up water from mines or something?
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by Iranu » 22 Jun 2022 Read
rekoons wrote:Was it to pump up water from mines or something?
Correct!
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by rekoons » 22 Jun 2022 Read
A century later and steam powered engines became replaced by internal combustion engines.
Karl Benz patented the 2 stroke gasoline engine, but who developed the first compressed charge, compression ignition engine?
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by Prop » 22 Jun 2022 Read
I think it’s Rudolf Diesel?
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by rekoons » 22 Jun 2022 Read
Prop wrote:I think it’s Rudolf Diesel?
Yep!
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by Prop » 22 Jun 2022 Read
That kind of question is right up my street!
Felix Wankel was the inventor of which particular type of internal combustion engine?
Mazda used variants of the engine in several cars, including the RX7 road car and 787B race car.
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by rekoons » 22 Jun 2022 Read
I know of something called a 'wenkelmotor' in Dutch which didn't use normal pistons but something that went round and round inside..
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by Prop » 22 Jun 2022 Read
rekoons wrote:I know of something called a 'wenkelmotor' in Dutch which didn't use normal pistons but something that went round and round inside..
You’re on the right track, but I’m looking for a particular word. Think of a word that describes something that goes round and round…
It’s also the brand name of some rather expensive timepieces.
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by rekoons » 22 Jun 2022 Read
a rotary engine?
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by Prop » 22 Jun 2022 Read
rekoons wrote:a rotary engine?
That’s the one!
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by rekoons » 22 Jun 2022 Read
Mazda's headquarters are in Hiroshima, Tsutomu Yamaguchi was staying there in 1945.
What's so special about him?
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by chengdufan » 22 Jun 2022 Read
rekoons wrote:Mazda's headquarters are in Hiroshima, Tsutomu Yamaguchi was staying there in 1945.
What's so special about him?
Oldest living survivor of the Hiroshima bomb?
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by HappyCamper » 22 Jun 2022 Read
the only recognised survivor of both the hirohisma and nagaski nuclear attacks.
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