Stuff to cheer one up whilst in lockdown

[fsn]

It's 2020.  I wouldn't bet on it.

[sean66]

Ooooh...something to be cheerful about in the Northern Hemisphere.....The days start getting longer, and the nights shorter after today.

The radio's given two different figures, this morning....One said the days extend 3 minutes for every day......another time they said three seconds per day.
(I found a figure of 33minutes per day on the interweb. Shome mishtake shooorly.)

Cheers - Phil.

Techno I'm not sure really but I think Days don't actually extend after the winter Solstice 
Daylight hours may extend but days stay roughly 24 Hours the whole year through 
Regards
Sean

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Sean - leave the pedantry to me 

[Ithoriel]

"It would seem logical that after the shortest day has elapsed the mornings would start getting lighter earlier, but this isn't what happens - the mornings continue darkening until early in the new year." - BBC

"Meanwhile, those who thought that the winter solstice would mark the earliest sunset would also be wrong as the earliest sunset arrives a couple of weeks earlier." - BBC

Full article here - https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30549149

[sean66]

Sean - leave the pedantry to me 

just trying to spread the love lol.
Regards
Sean

[Ithoriel]

The wargamers three arms of service - infantry, cavalry, pedantry!

[DaveH]

Bit more time to catch up on the Too Fat Lardies youtube channel with their advent calendar
https://www.youtube.com/user/toofatlardies

The wargamers three arms of service - infantry, cavalry, pedantry!

[Ray Rivers]

Ooooh...something to be cheerful about in the Northern Hemisphere.....The days start getting longer, and the nights shorter after today.

The radio's given two different figures, this morning....One said the days extend 3 minutes for every day......another time they said three seconds per day.
(I found a figure of 33minutes per day on the interweb. Shome mishtake shooorly.)

Cheers - Phil.

Actually, I believe it is approximately 1 minute more day per day. 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

I doubt it is a fixed amount it would depend on lattitude.

[hammurabi70]

I always find this site helpful.

https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/uk/london

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

But - London is 8 minutes behind Bristol, or may be in front. It would be the same for Merseyside. Our fixed times are due to Isembard Kingdom Brunel, who wanted a sensible timetable for GWR (and has obviously failed)

[Ithoriel]

 "Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so."

― Douglas Adams

[Orcs]

Our fixed times are due to Isembard Kingdom Brunel, who wanted a sensible timetable for GWR (and has obviously failed)

It was a good idea, but he failed to realize that the train companies would find adhering to any sensible  timetable impossible. 

[d_Guy]

Steve, a belated thanks for the vid of Naseby. Watching two actual generals fight a wargame was interesting particularly when they seemed no different than the typical wargamer. Watching the referee seemingly making it up as he went along confirmed my approach to solo gaming. 
Also thanks for the WO reminder.

Lindybiege on English coinage  (my total knowledge to date comes from Ken Follett's Kingsbridge books) is now on my view during the next snowstorm list

[steve_holmes_11]

Techno I'm not sure really but I think Days don't actually extend after the winter Solstice 
Daylight hours may extend but days stay roughly 24 Hours the whole year through 
Regards
Sean