Pickled Egg Quiz

[mickthemaverick]

A classic track from the 60s took me the first chord to name but nothing else to go with it!

[myglaren]

Two seconds for the sixties, nothing at all for the rest. Nineties unavailable.

[mickthemaverick]

A woeful day I'm afraid.
The Original was a fail followed by a "glitch" for the old 00s which didn't play. Then came 4 more fails from new 00s to 70s without the slightest recognition. My morning culminated with the 60s, I knew the artist after 3 secs but couldn't get the lyrics and hence the title at all so completing a total failure across the board!!

[myglaren]

Same experience as you Mick, only sixties recognised but unable to fit a song title to it.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Inspired by Micra Starter Motor Nose Cones! over on Bargain Basement Motoring

Pickled Egg traditional quiz question of the day

Watch this video then answer the question in the spoiler

Spoiler: show

Why was Concorde's nose cone designed to "droop"

I don't actually know so posting up your answers will save me looking it up!

Regards Neil

[mickthemaverick]

TOH - I believe it is a drooper in order to minimise drag during supersonic flight when up but also can be lowered to give the pilot a view of the surrounds when at low speed and on the ground ie taxiing, take-off and landing
I have also just recalled that the screen on the droop nose is for defence against UV and heat during supersonic flight, the whole cone providing protection for the main screen in the fuselage! - I'm going to go and look it up now and see how wrong I am!!

The result of my research:

Spoiler: show

Well It looks like I remembered most of it correctly. I didn't realise there were 4 possible positions and that the visor could be lowered independantly of the nose but I had the right idea! : https://theuijunkie.com/concorde-droop-nose/

[mickthemaverick]

Original. No idea
Old 00s. Not working
New 00s Fail
90s. 5 secs
80s. Fail
70s. Fail
60s. 2 secs

Heyho!

[myglaren]

Original -
60s -
70s -
80s -
90s Recognised the song but not the singer.
2000s -
Other 2000s Not working.

The usual level of success.

[mickthemaverick]

90s Recognised the song but not the singer.

I only knew that because the song, that is Andy Williams version, was key in meeting my ex wife. and ironically this version was released just as our divorce came through!!

[mickthemaverick]

I recognised the 90s and the 70s but couldn't name either of them. The 60's was instant recognition of the song at 2secs but took a while to remember the artist, so I played on a bit to help me and got it at 8secs..
The rest the expected wipeout!!

[myglaren]

Original -.
60s Nine seconds.
70s -.
80s -.
90s Five seconds.
2000s -.
Other 2000s Unavailable.

I like the name of the seventies band but not their music. Same with the rest really.

[mickthemaverick]

Didn't trouble the scoreboard at all this morning!!

[myglaren]

Same here.

[mickthemaverick]

My second total wipeout in a row. If I get a third tomorrow I may well call it a day wirh the heardles but I shall keep going on the other dles as long as my brain is capable!

[myglaren]

Same here. They are mostly just noise.