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Original section UK and Europe
Published 8 July 2003
Last activity 14 July 2003
Original author Simon Mason
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Original post Simon Mason
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Richard Bates
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8 July 2003, 17:31 UTC
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Simon Mason' email hidden in said: Here a brainteaser. I was cycling around here a few weeks ago. Can anyone say what is unique about this area?
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OS 1km square with the least stuff in it? (ie only a power cable)? -- Two fish suddenly swim into a brick wall. Damn! To reply put only the word "richard" before the @ sign
James Hodson
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Richard Bates
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8 July 2003, 18:24 UTC
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On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 19:11:12 +0100, Richard Bates <[email hidden]>
in said: Simon Mason' email hidden in said: Here a brainteaser. I was cycling around here a few weeks ago. Can anyone say what is unique about this area?
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OS 1km square with the least stuff in it? (ie only a power cable)?
or to be more specific, it is the km square in the UK with the least density, with the exception of off-shore water features.
If the whole national grid were shifted east by 100m, it would be totally barren. -- Two fish suddenly swim into a brick wall. Damn! To reply put only the word "richard" before the @ sign
James Hodson
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8 July 2003, 19:01 UTC
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Richard Bates said: Quoted message said: OS 1km square with the least stuff in it? (ie only a power cable)?
or to be more specific, it is the km square in the UK with the least density, with the exception of off-shore water features.
If the whole national grid were shifted east by 100m, it would be totally barren.
Just 'cos I beat you to it (according to my PC's clock) you're now making excuses. ;-)
James
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8 July 2003, 22:00 UTC
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Richard Bates <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
Quoted message said: Simon Mason' email hidden in said: Here a brainteaser. I was cycling around here a few weeks ago. Can anyone say what is unique about this area?
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OS 1km square with the least stuff in it? (ie only a power cable)?
....is the right answer, well done! It is the only OS 1km. square with no ground features anywhere within its boundary. Simon
Huw Pritchard
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9 July 2003, 00:01 UTC
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On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 21:52:01 +0100, M Series did issue forth:
Quoted message said: It the only place with this grid reference 53:41:48N (53.6967), 0:43:45W (-0.7292)
Right, go and stand in the corner.
No, FACING the wall.
Huw "Yes, I know you're correct, but..." Pritchard
Chris Malcolm
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9 July 2003, 08:31 UTC
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(Simon Mason) said: Richard Bates <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
Quoted message said: On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 16:55:10 +0100, "Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> in <[email hidden]> wrote:
Quoted message said: Quoted message said: Quoted message said: Here a brainteaser. I was cycling around here a few weeks ago. Can anyone say what is unique about this area?
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Quoted message said: Quoted message said: OS 1km square with the least stuff in it? (ie only a power cable)?
Quoted message said: ....is the right answer, well done! It is the only OS 1km. square with no ground features anywhere within its boundary.
Do people get lost in there?
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Colin Blackburn
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9 July 2003, 09:00 UTC
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In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...
Quoted message said: (Simon Mason) said: Richard Bates <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
Quoted message said: On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 16:55:10 +0100, "Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> in <[email hidden]> wrote:
Quoted message said: Quoted message said: >Here a brainteaser. I was cycling around here a few weeks ago. Can anyone say what is unique >about this area? > >makeashorterlink.com makeashorterlink.com Open ↗
Quoted message said: Quoted message said: OS 1km square with the least stuff in it? (ie only a power cable)?
Quoted message said: ....is the right answer, well done! It is the only OS 1km. square with no ground features anywhere within its boundary.
Do people get lost in there?
Dunno, not exactly great orienteering country.
Colin
James Hodson
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11 July 2003, 23:30 UTC
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In "]news:[email hidden], Simon Mason <[email hidden]> typed:
Quoted message said: ....is the right answer, well done! It is the only OS 1km. square with no ground features anywhere within its boundary.
If no ground features anywhere within its boundary what is there there? Do you fall straight through to Australia if you step over the boundary?
Tony
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12 July 2003, 12:00 UTC
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"Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said: In "]news:[email hidden], Simon Mason <[email hidden]> typed:
Quoted message said: ....is the right answer, well done! It is the only OS 1km. square with no ground features anywhere within its boundary.
If no ground features anywhere within its boundary what is there there?
Do
Quoted message said: you fall straight through to Australia if you step over the boundary?
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12 July 2003, 12:30 UTC
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In "]news:[email hidden], Simon Mason <[email hidden]> typed:
Quoted message said: "Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said: In "]news:[email hidden], Simon Mason <[email hidden]> typed:
Quoted message said: ....is the right answer, well done! It is the only OS 1km. square with no ground features anywhere within its boundary.
If no ground features anywhere within its boundary what is there there? Do you fall straight through to Australia if you step over the boundary?
But what's the wheat growing in if there's no ground?
Tony ;-)
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12 July 2003, 12:30 UTC
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"Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said: Quoted message said: Quoted message said: But what's the wheat growing in if there's no ground?
Tony ;-)
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Simon
12 July 2003, 14:00 UTC
#16
In article <[email hidden]>, one of infinite monkeys at the keyboard of "Simon
Mason said: Quoted message said: Australia
Quoted message said: Heh! Another myth debunked there.
-- Axis of Evil: Whose economy needs ever more wars? Arms Exports $bn: USA 14.2, UK 5.1, vs France 1.5, Germany 0.8 (The Economist, July 2002)
Dave Larrington
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14 July 2003, 13:03 UTC
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Simon Mason wrote:
That's what They want you to think, Simon. But it actually conceals the entrance to the tunnels that lead to the space inside the earth, where the descendants of the natives of Atlantis live these days.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to reline my h+lm+t with aluminium foil.
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