Eddie Izzard, an English, gay, cross dressing comedian has stated in serious interviews that he prefers women to men, and considers himself a lesbian.

There's one seriously confused fella.

I definitely prefer women - does that mean I'm a lesbian too?

Oh my gosh - I'm a dyke

CB

They seem as aggressive as as anyone else so there must be some incentive there. Can't be all acting.

You speaking from personal experience?

The price of being hansum

They seem as aggressive as as anyone else so there must be some incentive there. Can't be all acting.

You speaking from personal experience?

The price of being hansum

Ahh now I understand

CB

Here's one (and if it's already been done, i don't care cos i want to know the answer anyway)

Where does Sukumvit Road actually start and finish.

Does nobody know the answer to this then?

Here's one (and if it's already been done, i don't care cos i want to know the answer anyway)

Where does Sukumvit Road actually start and finish.

Does nobody know the answer to this then?

Absolutely can give you the definitive answer "Th. Sukumvit starts at the beginning and finishes at the other end"

See this place can be useful

CB

ok, I take the challenge:

Why do 7/11 shops have doorlocks although they are not supposed to close at all?

and an even tougher one:

Icecubes are in Thailand actually no cube-shaped but round and have a hole in the middle. What makes this design superior to the old-fashioned cube-shaped cubes? And if not uperior....why do they do it at all?

ok, I take the challenge:

Why do 7/11 shops have doorlocks although they are not supposed to close at all?

Standardized doors are cheaper than special lockless ones.

Icecubes are in Thailand actually no cube-shaped but round and have a hole in the middle. What makes this design superior to the old-fashioned cube-shaped cubes?

Speed. Without that hole you have to freeze an inch thick cube, with it you only have a half inch of water to freeze.

cdnvic is so clever!

cdnvic is so clever!

huh?

cdnvic is so clever!

huh?

Well I think your replies to the previous post were clever. So there!

ok, I take the challenge:

Why do 7/11 shops have doorlocks although they are not supposed to close at all?

Standardized doors are cheaper than special lockless ones.

Icecubes are in Thailand actually no cube-shaped but round and have a hole in the middle. What makes this design superior to the old-fashioned cube-shaped cubes?

Speed. Without that hole you have to freeze an inch thick cube, with it you only have a half inch of water to freeze.

Actually the real reason is surface area to volume - the ice cube has a hole in the middle increasing its sa/vol ratio which makes it cool the drink much more quickly. Most little shops have the drinks at room temp ie not in a refridgerator. It is for this reason why the cubes melt more quickly than solid ones. The ice comes from commercial freezer works and most of their clients don't have refridgerators.

CB

Actually the real reason is surface area to volume - the ice cube has a hole in the middle increasing its sa/vol ratio which makes it cool the drink much more quickly. Most little shops have the drinks at room temp ie not in a refridgerator. It is for this reason why the cubes melt more quickly than solid ones. The ice comes from commercial freezer works and most of their clients don't have refridgerators.

CB

It may be a secondary advantage but when we were sold ice makers of this design, it was all about increased volume of production from faster freezing times, and less electricity used per kilo produced. This made the units behind bars smaller too as a smaller machine could produce as much ice per hour as a larger power hungry model it replaced.

Actually the real reason is surface area to volume - the ice cube has a hole in the middle increasing its sa/vol ratio which makes it cool the drink much more quickly. Most little shops have the drinks at room temp ie not in a refridgerator. It is for this reason why the cubes melt more quickly than solid ones. The ice comes from commercial freezer works and most of their clients don't have refridgerators.

CB

It may be a secondary advantage but when we were sold ice makers of this design, it was all about increased volume of production from faster freezing times, and less electricity used per kilo produced. This made the units behind bars smaller too as a smaller machine could produce as much ice per hour as a larger power hungry model it replaced.

It is definitely the primary reason here in Thailand. In Australia in the bars we had an icemachine but it made special shapes that minimised the amount of ice that sticks to the manifold that makes it. This is the same shape that the domestic refridgerators use for household cold water and ice.

Remember the majority of ice here comes from large commercial manufacturers - I have not seen an "in bar ice maker" here in Thailand. The cost of them is not justifiable for a bar when a 20 or 40kg bag is comparatively cheap and is usually more than sufficient for anything except for a large Hotel which has an inhouse ice machine for its guests.

CB

But don't you think that power consumption would be an even bigger concern for a large manufacturer? The comfort of the end user is rarely the biggest concern of factories here.

But don't you think that power consumption would be an even bigger concern for a large manufacturer? The comfort of the end user is rarely the biggest concern of factories here.

The phrase "economy of scale" comes to mind. Have a look around, how many energy efficient factories do you see here?

CB

But don't you think that power consumption would be an even bigger concern for a large manufacturer? The comfort of the end user is rarely the biggest concern of factories here.

The phrase "economy of scale" comes to mind. Have a look around, how many energy efficient factories do you see here?

CB

Could be true. In the end.... it's just ice cubes

But don't you think that power consumption would be an even bigger concern for a large manufacturer? The comfort of the end user is rarely the biggest concern of factories here.

The phrase "economy of scale" comes to mind. Have a look around, how many energy efficient factories do you see here?

CB

Could be true. In the end.... it's just ice cubes

Yeah - let's not get all het up about this

OK here's a new one for the forum

What is the weirdest or stupidest name for a motorcycle/motorvehicle in Thailand?

Let's start with the Suzuki Smash - <deleted> sort of name is that? It is almost like preemting the accident.

Then there is the Yamaha Tena - I am not sure about the rest of the world but in Australia Tena is a brand of incontinence pants for the elderly. What one ride on this bike and you will need a pair of daipers?

I think that Suzuki has got some of the funnier names - the Suzuki Cherry - for the first time bike rider What they are waiting for you to lose it? The bike that is?

I loved the advertisement for a model of Honda I saw at the bike shop It was a photograph of two very tasty young girls wearing Tshirts with the slogan "Honda Wave" and the caption underneath them was "Honda Wave - the best ride in town" Classic Line and no matter how much I begged them, the bike shop wouldn't let me take the poster.

CB

I had a bike crash last year on a Suzuki Smash. I thought it was kinda' funny! As I lay in the hospital bed thinking about everything and anything...

I had a bike crash last year on a Suzuki Smash. I thought it was kinda' funny! As I lay in the hospital bed thinking about everything and anything...

Like I said - its an accident waiting to happen.

The Kawasaki Raider - what the Thai version of a ram raider?

Could be worse there is a model of Honda in Japan which sounds like the Honda Nut loss - that would be a horror in an accident!

But Honda do have the Honda Nice - which is so well nice really

CB

Here's one (and if it's already been done, i don't care cos i want to know the answer anyway)

Where does Sukumvit Road actually start and finish.

Does nobody know the answer to this then?

Absolutely can give you the definitive answer "Th. Sukumvit starts at the beginning and finishes at the other end"

See this place can be useful

CB

Thanks for that CB, most useful

Anyway, this from wikipedia. It's a long road but i can't find out exactly how long.

Sukhumvit Road (Thai: ถนน สุขุมวิท), or National Highway 3, is a major highway in Thailand. It runs from Bangkok to the east, ending at Trat Province.

Within Bangkok, Sukhumvit Road serves as a main commercial street. It stretches for tens of kilometers in Bangkok alone, beginning at Phloen Chit Intersection, where it extends in the same direction from Phloen Chit Road. it continues through Samut Prakan, Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat Provinces, where it meets the border with Cambodia.

It is one of the four major highways of Thailand. The other three are Phahonyothin highway (National Highway 1), Mittraphap Highway (National Highway 2) and Phetkasem highway (National Highway 4). Sukhumvit Road s named after the fifth chief of the Department of Highways, Phra Pisan Sukhumvit

Here's one (and if it's already been done, i don't care cos i want to know the answer anyway)

Where does Sukumvit Road actually start and finish.

Does nobody know the answer to this then?

Absolutely can give you the definitive answer "Th. Sukumvit starts at the beginning and finishes at the other end"

See this place can be useful

CB

Thanks for that CB, most useful

Anyway, this from wikipedia. It's a long road but i can't find out exactly how long.

Sukhumvit Road (Thai: ??? ????????), or National Highway 3, is a major highway in Thailand. It runs from Bangkok to the east, ending at Trat Province.

Within Bangkok, Sukhumvit Road serves as a main commercial street. It stretches for tens of kilometers in Bangkok alone, beginning at Phloen Chit Intersection, where it extends in the same direction from Phloen Chit Road. it continues through Samut Prakan, Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat Provinces, where it meets the border with Cambodia.

It is one of the four major highways of Thailand. The other three are Phahonyothin highway (National Highway 1), Mittraphap Highway (National Highway 2) and Phetkasem highway (National Highway 4). Sukhumvit Road s named after the fifth chief of the Department of Highways, Phra Pisan Sukhumvit

It still isn't the longest road in the world though.

Here's one (and if it's already been done, i don't care cos i want to know the answer anyway)

Where does Sukumvit Road actually start and finish.

Does nobody know the answer to this then?

Absolutely can give you the definitive answer "Th. Sukumvit starts at the beginning and finishes at the other end"

See this place can be useful

CB

Thanks for that CB, most useful

Anyway, this from wikipedia. It's a long road but i can't find out exactly how long.

Sukhumvit Road (Thai: ??? ????????), or National Highway 3, is a major highway in Thailand. It runs from Bangkok to the east, ending at Trat Province.

Within Bangkok, Sukhumvit Road serves as a main commercial street. It stretches for tens of kilometers in Bangkok alone, beginning at Phloen Chit Intersection, where it extends in the same direction from Phloen Chit Road. it continues through Samut Prakan, Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat Provinces, where it meets the border with Cambodia.

It is one of the four major highways of Thailand. The other three are Phahonyothin highway (National Highway 1), Mittraphap Highway (National Highway 2) and Phetkasem highway (National Highway 4). Sukhumvit Road s named after the fifth chief of the Department of Highways, Phra Pisan Sukhumvit

It still isn't the longest road in the world though.

I didn't say it was Thaddy BTW, what is the longest road in the world?

O.K I'm bored!1

Longest Road

Good Luck

Moss

Mind you, I always thought it was the M25, particularly when you get half way round it and realize you are going the wrong way and have to turn back

I didn't say it was Thaddy BTW, what is the longest road in the world?

Young Street, Toronto

I didn't say it was Thaddy BTW, what is the longest road in the world?

Young Street, Toronto

That's not what Moss's link above says CDN

The road to my mother-in-laws is the longest one way and the shortest coming back.

Actually, Yonge Street is the longest "street" in the world, measuring 1,896 km or 1,178 miles.

The longest "highway" in the world is also in Canada, The Trans-Canada Highway, stretching 7,821 kilometers or 4,860 miles.

By comparison, the longest highway in Thailand is the Phetkasem highway (Thai ถนนเพชรเกษม) or "the 4th highway" is 1,274 km long.

(go figure, the longest street and the longest highway are both located in the second largest country in the world !)

Canada also has fantastic lap-dancers. Sorry I know they probably don't have the record for the longest lap-dancers, but the one's in Macao are simply wonderful ( thank you Canada for exporting them ). I think the girls all work abroad, as the average male is building bleeding roads all the time.

Whats the highest temperature ever recorded in Thailand?

Whats the doctor patient ratio for rural Thailand?

And, to be less serious, whats the baht amount of skin whitening creams sold in Thailand for 2006 (or 2005)?

Whats the highest temperature ever recorded in Thailand?

Whats the doctor patient ratio for rural Thailand?

And, to be less serious, whats the baht amount of skin whitening creams sold in Thailand for 2006 (or 2005)?

Highest temperature seems to have been 44.5 degrees celsius in April 1960 at Uttaradit.

Lowest temperatures were -1.4 at Sakon Kakhon and -1.5 at Dan Sai, both recorded in January 1974.

(note that a temperature reading of -8 degrees was recorded once at the peak of Doi Inthanon, no date given though).

Harder finding stats on highest (annual) rainfall ever recorded, though last year (2006) was apparently the wettest year since the early 70's ! Over 7% more rainfall than the average over the last 30 years.

The highest amount of rainfall recorded last year (over a 24 hour period) was 330mm (about 13").

Asfor Doctor-Patient ratios, the only stats I could come up with (quicky) seems to be an average of 1:92 (1 doctor per 92 patients). However, another site noted a figure of .37 doctors per 1,000 patients (roughly 1 whole doctor per 2,700 patients). That sounds a little more realistic.

In Thailand, skin care is big business. Annual sales of skin care products are now estimated at about Baht 5.7 billion.

Whitening products account for almost half of all product sales each year (not quite 3 BILLION baht per year then) !