What is it?-Discussions

[Richard Brown]

The object in AA's challenge is called a scissor lift in the UK as well. I have used scissor lifts from time to time during my working life. I have also been a passenger in a cherry picker; the experience wasn't the best I have endured, especially when the brakes and hydraulics of the boom kidder while suspended 20 feet or so above the ground!

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[Richard Brown]

I am reposting my challenge to Nathan's latest poser.

I am trying to encourage us to present challenges from different fields. My feeling is that contributors should be encouraged to cast their nets further to draw new challenges from different fields. This may be a way to broaden the appeal of the thread. Also, it's nice to get an insight of our interests. This is what I posted.....

"I am repeating a condition which I hope is acceptable.

"In fact, this is my challenge

"Please post a something which is not IT related. IT includes computers of any age

"This is to encourage the broadening of horizons all around

"BTW, one thing I enjoy about the challenges is discovering what makes us tick.
How challenging can we make the challenges? Also, how wide a range of subjects can each challenger cover? On my part, I like to look at a variety of things to see whether I can make a challenge out of them. Sometimes the challenges work, yet at other times they bomb. We need to stretch ourselves; it's fun.
It's also incredible how quickly some mysteries are solved.

My "philosophising" is over. "

What do you folks reckon?

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[scifan57]

Personally, I don't think that there should be any restrictions on what type of challenge can be posted by any member. If a particular category of challenge is extra hard for some members to solve, there are others out there whose only interest may be that type of challenge. Limiting the frequency of certain types of challenge may turn away those whose only interest is that type of challenge.
The best thing about what is it? Is that if you don't care for a particular type of challenge, another one will be along Before long.

 

[nathan the ipad lover]

Agreed Scifan

 

[Richard Brown]

I hear your point, Scifan.
However, the purpose behind my post was not to restrict the next challenge, but to steer followers towards other arenas, in fact to broaden, rather than restrict.

If I had said, for example, could the next challenge be linked to kitchen implements, then yes that is restrictive.

If I said could the next challenge not include kitchen implements, then that is not restrictive.

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[scifan57]

I think we'll have to agree to disagree here. A player who wins a challenge will always be able to post a challenge relating to anything at all.
I don't think that there should be any conditions or suggestions as to what the upcoming challenge should or shouldn't be about.

 

[Richard Brown]

I think we'll have to agree to disagree here. A player who wins a challenge will always be able to post a challenge relating to anything at all.
I don't think that there should be any conditions or suggestions as to what the upcoming challenge should or shouldn't be about.

That's fine. However, it's worth sitting back from time to time to take stock of things and question / challenge things. If we don't we can become complacent.

I believe, as I hope we all do, it is good to take stock of a situations, and our own approach to the situations or challenges. Test whether we can explore further, or improve things. This is part of our make up a humans.

I trust this discussion was to our mutual benefit

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[scifan57]

That's fine. However, it's worth sitting back from time to time to take stock of things and question / challenge things. If we don't we can become complacent.

I believe, as I hope we all do, it is good to take stock of a situations, and our own approach to the situations or challenges. I trust this discussion was to our mutual benefit

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I believe so. I think that we both want variety in the challenges, without having too many challenges on similar topics coming in batches. That could give a distorted impression of the thread to someone joining the thread in the middle of such a batch of similar challenges.

 

[Richard Brown]

Your clipboard challenge was a good one, Sci.

Would it be a clipboard ?

AA

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I couldn't work out the close up. I have used clipboards frequently, on building sites, and at cross country and road races.

I am getting less observant


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[AdmiralAdama]

Your clipboard challenge was a good one, Sci.

<img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=27474"/>

I couldn't work out the close up. I have used clipboards frequently, on building sites, and at cross country and road races.

I am getting less observant

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Or your subconscious tricked you into not recognizing it because knowing what it is reminds us of our shelf life.

AA

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[Richard Brown]

Or your subconscious tricked you into not recognizing it because knowing what it is reminds us of our shelf life.

AA

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I like that theory, AA

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[scifan57]

Or your subconscious tricked you into not recognizing it because knowing what it is reminds us of our shelf life.

AA

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Are you sure you don't mean our best before date?

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Are you sure you don't mean our best before date?

No because my BBD has long expired. Grace is all that's fuelling me now.

AA

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[scifan57]

No because my BBD has long expired. Grace is all that's fuelling me now.

AA

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That's because you're Organic, made without artificial preservatives.

 

[Richard Brown]

I enjoyed your answers to AA's ironstone mug challenge, Scifan.

Ironstone china? It's a type of vitreous pottery made on the United Kingdom since the 18th century. It's often called earthenware. It was introduced as a mass-produced, cheaper alternative to porcelain. It got it's name from it's strength and durability. A lot of it was manufactured in Staffordshire.
Here is an article on it.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/294585/ironstone-china
One of the early manufacturers was Charles James Mason, and his wares were marketed under the name Mason's Ironstone China.

Another firm that made ironstone wares was Doulton in Lambeth. They made hot water bottles, drainpipes etc. the firm relocated to Staffordshire in the 20th Century. When the Lambeth works closed, the office records - ledgers and employee records- were thrown into skips. Shock horror nowadays, as these records should be donated to the local record office for conservation and public access.

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