Counting - discussion thread

[RobbieM]

Er, probably; I confess that this time I hadn't worked it out myself; I just found a fact quickly and re-posted it

[GuyBarry]

I'll confess as well. I'd already found that one myself and worked out the answer in advance!

[GuyBarry]

E919 is one of those actually dangerous E numbers. It is a yellow gas, highly toxic, irritating to the lungs, eyes and skin. It is therefore used in the production of nylon.

In that case I don't understand what E numbers are. The Wikipedia article says "E numbers are codes for chemicals which can be used as food additives for use within the European Union and Switzerland". How can any of them be toxic?

[DrainBrain]

I got ninja'ed in the Counting thread, so posting here:

Kosmos 954 was a Soviet reconnaissance satellite powered by an on-board nuclear reactor. Launched in 1977, it was intended for long term use. However, the Soviets lost control of the satellite and it re-entered the atmosphere in January 1978, scattering radioactive debris over a wide area in Northern Canada.

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/ed-ud/fedp ... 54-eng.php
http://fly.historicwings.com/2013/01/th ... osmos-954/

[GuyBarry]

The posts are not "all going out of sequence". GU simply posted that he would have liked to have had 952, and then posted it anyway.

Which is against the rules. He could have followed DrainBrain's example and posted it in the discussion thread. Alternatively, he could have followed The Orange One's example and included it as a comment in a legitimate post.

[tubeguru]

The posts are not "all going out of sequence". GU simply posted that he would have liked to have had 952, and then posted it anyway.

Which is against the rules. He could have followed DrainBrain's example and posted it in the discussion thread. Alternatively, he could have followed The Orange One's example and included it as a comment in a legitimate post.

Yes, he could have done both of those things.

[The Orange One]

This thread appears to have the aim of reaching a thousand. I think this is a terrible idea, and propose a protest against the decimal system.

[GuyBarry]

This thread appears to have the aim of reaching a thousand. I think this is a terrible idea, and propose a protest against the decimal system.

How do you plan to prevent it?

(30 posts in the past week, so at the current rate we'll be there by Christmas. Keep going everyone!)

[The Orange One]

If everybody agrees except you, and we force 999 on you (or 998, it doesn't matter either way), there's nothing you can do about it.

[GuyBarry]

If everybody agrees except you, and we force 999 on you (or 998, it doesn't matter either way), there's nothing you can do about it.

You think everyone else is likely to want to pass up the glory of being the one who made the 1000th post?

Anyway, if you don't want to get to a thousand, why are you still posting?

[The Orange One]

I enjoy the E numbers. I just despise the decimal system.

Though I wouldn't mind heading to 1024. Now that's a number.

[GuyBarry]

I enjoy the E numbers. I just despise the decimal system.

Sadly, E numbers appear to be allocated under the decimal system like everything else. Just think of all the extra chemicals they could get in if they used hexadecimal E numbers

Though I wouldn't mind heading to 1024. Now that's a number.

Well, the rest of us can celebrate when we get to 1000 and you can celebrate when we get to 1024. You know, like those people who insisted on celebrating the millennium in 2001 when everyone else was partying in 2000. Maybe they had a much better time.

[RobbieM]

Just think of all the extra chemicals they could get in if they used hexadecimal E numbers

Yes, I wonder what EEEE would be...

[tubeguru]

EEEE in hex is 61166 in decimal.

[RobbieM]

EEEE in hex is 61166 in decimal.

But the first E is the prefix - so it's E3822.