Question of the day

[allandwf]

Not that I know of

That's because it's secret!

 

[zagatoes30]

Scandinavian airlines
Or
They all start with a capital letter.

On a more serious guess is it something to do with products/ goods and things being named after the city. I can link two so far like that im still thinking about the others.

Nope nothing to do with products, goods or things being named after them

 

[zagatoes30]

That's because it's secret!

Yeah but CIA secrets have been leaked by every Tom, Dick, Harry or Julian

 

[Navcorr]

Probably not but maybe worth a shout - Nazi Ratlines?

 

[GeoffCapes]

They are not the historical capital city of their respective countries.

 

[zagatoes30]

No correct answers yet, it might be worthing thinking about why the majority of capital cities are not on this list

 

[Navcorr]

They are not the historical capital city of their respective countries.

No correct answers yet, it might be worthing thinking about why the majority of capital cities are not on this list

I thought Mr Geography might've had it. I'll guess at rivers - as in the lack there of?

 

[MrPea]

Almost certainly incorrect, but here's my fun answer:
Mexico City - travellers are warned NEVER to hail a cab unless they want to be taken somewhere unknown and robbed/raped. When I visited Mexico City, I rather walked for 3 hours than take a cab!
Copenhagen - my first ever experience of native Danes in Denmark was getting a cab from the airport in Copenhagen. I've never heard the words "F***ing" and "bull***t" so many times. Clearly it's a dangerous place for getting a cab.
Bogota - it's in Colombia, so getting a cab is probably dangerous.
Ankara and Kabul - not sure I'd want to hail a cab in either of those either.

So, they all have patchy cabbies.

 

[zagatoes30]

I thought Mr Geography might've had it. I'll guess at rivers - as in the lack there of?

We have a winner, over to you

 

[Navcorr]

Almost certainly incorrect, but here's my fun answer:
.......they all have patchy cabbies.

Have you visited Glasgow
Dangerous - check
Swearing - frequently.

Currently flying/waiting/composing another rant... let me get back to you chaps a bit later in the day. Unless Googling to check if those places have rivers counts as cheating. In which case maybe Geoff is feeling a little hard done by??

 

[Navcorr]

Which metal is typically used in the production of sheet glass and what is the manufacturing process commonly known as?

 

[MrMickS]

Aluminium? Then something like fenestration or have I just made that up?

 

[Caldy999]

Is it not simply float glass?

 

[Navcorr]

Aluminium? Then something like fenestration or have I just made that up?

Sorry - not aluminium. Although the oxide is used in certain speciality glass.
Fenestration would be better explained by our architectural experts. But no - to answer the "answer".

Is it not simply float glass?

Correct Sir. Alternatively the Pilkington Process.

We just need the metal with the process name being a good clue.

 

[2b1ask1]

Hg

 

[spkennyuk]

Tin and float glass is the process.

Tin melts at a low temperature and is cheap so its the most cost effective.

 

[midlifecrisis]

Hg

I TINk you're wrong Sn..

Tin...

 

[spkennyuk]

A bath of molten tin has the liquid glass flowed across it and it then rolls on to rollers at the end of the bath of moulten tin. The tin cools the glass enough that it becomes solid as it travels along the bath. Moulton glass being ligter than moulten tin it simply floats along the surface forming long sheets.

 

[Navcorr]

Mercury would work but chances are you'd be dead within a few years. Yes - tin is the correct answer. If I may nominate Caldy though as he got the first part first.

 

[spkennyuk]

Hg

Mercury would be a health and safety nightmare. The vapour is toxic thats before some numpty starts playing with it.