Recent content by cliveb

I was reading his obituary on the BBC and amazed to discover he survived over 40 years following pancreatic cancer. Even with the Whipple operation, very few make it beyond 5 years. They must have caught it very early, which is unusual for that type of cancer.

The only time I tried using a mate's laser I couldn't hold it steady enough to focus on the flag 😅 (And no, I don't have Parkinsons)

Now you're just fishing. But it's Christmas so I forgive you 😝

All the above might make for a little bit of improved efficiency under load, but it would be minimal. I've also been doing a bit more research and think I've found an explanation that makes much more sense: More energy is required to haul heavier loads. Let's suppose 50% more energy is needed...

So you're saying a diesel engine creates a lot less heat when it's working hard, right? In other words, it's way more efficient when under load. That seems extremely unlikely to me. We all know that if you drive an ICE car hard, mpg seriously goes down. If you use more fuel to cover the same...

If that is true, then it's precisely the definition of getting more efficient as the load goes up. But I don't believe it's true. If a diesel engine is wasting lots more energy when it's not hauling a big load, where does that wasted energy go?

No argument that electric is way more efficient than ICE. But the highlighted bit implies that a diesel engine gets more efficient when it's hauling a bigger load. That makes no sense; I'm not buying it.

Possibly, but I've not heard of losing lots of range in an ICE when loaded up. Can Bunkermagnet confirm what happens with his diesel van? A full tank of fuel only weighs about as much as one person, so that seems a minor factor compared to loading a van up with lots of stuff.

All true, but it doesn't explain why it's more pronounced on an EV than ICE. In both cases the amount of extra energy required would be the same, wouldn't it?

Can anyone explain the physics of why adding load impacts range so much more on an EV than an ICE? I just can't fathom why.

Be warned that both Thurlestone and Bigbury are a bitch to get to (but worth the effort). Prepare yourself for single track lanes with grass down the middle.

I don't hate my current dentist. Or the one before that. I *do* hate what the dentists I had to endure in the 1960s/70s/80s did to me. Back then they seemed to know nothing about gum health, and the only tool they had at their disposal was the drill.

Yes, but if the mic at the bowler's end was used in error, then the spike would have arrived LATER. But the spike on Snicko is BEFORE the ball reaches the bat. Had the correct mic been used, the spike would have been even earlier. After this, and the controversial Snicko incident in the first...

Back home after another delayed flight to Bristol and then a diversion through Bridgewater because part of the M5 was closed for reasons unknown. But the real irritation was that the pair of women sat immediately behind us on the plane somehow managed to prattle on loudly and continuously for...

Thick Bermuda grass on aprons around greens. Hate it.