I love seeing the stickers reminding people that a car's electrical system is negative grounded. British cars were positive ground until the late 1960's (I think the conversion happened in 1968 but I'm not entirely sure). They must have been required by law to put these "reminder" stickers under the hood for some time afterward. Sort of funny.
photo posted by matt in Sunday, June 2, 2024
When the chair was originally commissioned by King Edward I in the early 1300s, its primary purpose was to house the monarch's newly acquired Stone of Scone (pronounced "skoon"). The 300-pound rock had previously been in Scotland's possession, whose monarchy had used it as a throne for hundreds of years — though some legends date it as far back as Biblical times.
Of course there's a centuries-old special chair. And a stone. And of course they pronounce "Stone of Scone" as "Stone of Skoon."
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posted by matt in Monday, May 1, 2023