Why is this unique?

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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)?
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Simon Mason 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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There's a completely empty sq km apart from a bit of power line?

James

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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)?

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.
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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.

Just 'cos I beat you to it (according to my PC's clock) you're now making excuses. ;-)

James

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It the only place with this grid reference 53:41:48N (53.6967), 0:43:45W (-0.7292)

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Here a brainteaser. I was cycling around here a few weeks ago. Can anyone say what is unique about
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Here a brainteaser. I was cycling around here a few weeks ago. Can anyone say what is unique
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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

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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.

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On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 16:55:10 +0100, "Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> in
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Here a brainteaser. I was cycling around here a few weeks ago. Can anyone say what is unique
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OS 1km square with the least stuff in it? (ie only a power cable)?

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....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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>Here a brainteaser. I was cycling around here a few weeks ago. Can anyone say what is unique
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OS 1km square with the least stuff in it? (ie only a power cable)?

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....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

Huw Pritchard said:

No, FACING the wall.

Huw

Are you trying to confuse anyone in particular or just me?

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....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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....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

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you fall straight through to Australia if you step over the boundary?

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....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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But what's the wheat growing in if there's no ground?

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Australia

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Heh! Another myth debunked there.

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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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