Activity for Darren‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Answer	—	A: What advantage does the what3words coordinate system have over other, traditional systems? They don't really pitch it as a replacement for lat/long, but more postcodes and street addresses. A building number and postcode can (and has, IME) have an entrance on a different street, under a flyover, or any number of ways that make it difficult to actually find the entrance to a building. W3W c... (more)	—	almost 5 years ago
Question	—	How likely are you to be injured by falling shot from a game shoot? One of my regular trail running routes goes past a pheasant shoot. The route is on a public footpath and the shooting is usually from the woods nearby towards the direction of the path (ascertained by the fact the path is lined with people and dogs waiting to pick up the kills). When they are shooti... (more)	—	about 5 years ago
Question	—	What is this purple box symbol on an Ordance Survey map? This symbol appears on a forest in an OS 1:50,000 Landranger map at SO 24799 27221. It doesn't appear in the map legend. It does not appear at the same point on the equivalent 1:25,000 Explorer map. What does it mean? (more)	—	over 5 years ago
Question	—	What is this sharp, curved notch on my knife for? I recently bought a knife that near the handle end of the blade has a sharp, curved part: I don’t think it’s a choil because it’s sharp. What is its use? I thought something to do with stripping sinew from bones maybe? It is a PBK Brute Lock Knife MH-689. (more)	—	over 5 years ago