Question of the day

[spkennyuk]

sloth expert BOSS Level

its the name a green mammal question ive heard before which meant i did learn a little about the sloth along the way.

The QM may have an alternative answer.

 

[spkennyuk]

Having said that there may be a few green mammals after the SM xmas party. This is a temporary green discolouration that should revert to the normal colour within 24 hours.

 

[CatmanV2]

Having said that there may be a few green mammals after the SM xmas party. This is a temporary green discolouration that should revert to the normal colour within 24 hours.

Bit like moss, then

C

 

[spkennyuk]

I think Geoff / Mark is still doing a green mammal impression

 

[GeoffCapes]

The answer is a Three toed Sloth. And it's unique because it's moves so slowly algae actually grows on it!

Bit like me this morning.

Whoever said three toed sloth. Your go.

 

[allandwf]

The Model T Ford famously could be had in any colour as long as it was black. Why and why? it is a two part answer.

 

[CatmanV2]

Only one colour because that was the cheapest way to make the production line i.e. no options
Only black because that was the cheapest paint?

C

 

[allandwf]

Sorry C , not correct.

 

[CatmanV2]

Sorry C , not correct.

Interesting

C

 

[GeoffCapes]

Wasn't it black because they weren't actually painted at all?

 

[spkennyuk]

The Model T Ford famously could be had in any colour as long as it was black. Why and why? it is a two part answer.

At the risk of a klaxon. I understood this was a bit of a myth. Blue, red, green and i think grey were all available when production started. Black wasnt even an option to start with.

Somewhere in the back of my mind is that the most popular colour produced at the trafford park in Manchester site was blue.

 

[allandwf]

Yes, other colours were available, but black was the prefered colour. Reasons?

 

[spkennyuk]

Yes, other colours were available, but black was the prefered colour. Reasons?

So it wasnt famously available in any colour as long as it was black then

But in answer as to why black would be the prefered colour by Mr Ford. I suspect that painting the car anything other than black would slow the production line process down and the body panels were already in black paint.

 

[CatmanV2]

Actually other colours were available, then dropped. I sort of knew this, but have refreshed my memory via wiki. So I also know why

C

 

[allandwf]

Yes, It slowed the production line down, but still does not answer why Black was prefered, they were painted black, not already painted.

 

[spkennyuk]

Cheapest paint colour or quicker to finish in black.

 

[midlifecrisis]

I'd go with the line that black paint dried quicker.

 

[JonW]

Surely it's because black cars were considered to look the smartest, hide the dirt the best, and are the easiest to keep looking ***** and span.... just shows how little Mr Ford knew and how much there was to learn!

 

[allandwf]

Martin, you are correct. Black dried quickest, anything else slowed or halted the production line, which was also reputedly the first.

 

[midlifecrisis]

Martin, you are correct. Black dried quickest, anything else slowed or halted the production line, which was also reputedly the first.

They say it was the first roduction line but I have my doubts, Adam Smith wrote about the sub-division of labour in the 18th Century, but no doubt that's on another forum somehwere on t'interweb.

My question is in America what was a 1979 Mitsubishi Gallant Lambda known as, there's two possible answers so I'll accept either.