The 10,000 Post thread V3

[Mr Saturn64 742]

511

 

If we're talking aout food and transit, my dad is going to Nice next week, which is a cty of wht I hear goo transit and good food (hey, it's France)

[Vahr 341]

512

 

Thanks for the cake, it tasted... delicious. I think. Or I'm simply not telling the truth.

[Duke87 1,070]

(513)

At least the cake was honest.

[Muck308 55]

514

 

But hey!  It's a monorail!

 

We don't talk about the monorail anymore. You're a Simpsons fan, right?

[Durfsurn 539]

515

 

*Monorail, Monorail, Monooooooooooooooooooooorail*

 

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

516: At least it's being torn down to make way for a light rail extension.

[Duke87 1,070]

(517)

 

I fail to see how light rail would be more useful than a monorail. Seems like it would be slower and lower capacity. Or is that the point?

[Mr Saturn64 742]

518

I dunno. The only monorail I've been on is the one at Disneyworld. But I think monorail would be more efficient than light rail, just don't have elevated heavy rail, that's inviting disaster

[Chptrk 86]

519.

 

So what's the difference between light rail and monorail? Wouldn't a monorail be a type of light rail?

[Durfsurn 539]

520

 

Light Rail is like Trams right? Also street cars and trolleys. They all seem to be things that can go on a road. Monorail is a form of Elevated rail I should think. 

[Duke87 1,070]

(521)

 

A monorail runs on one rail (derp). One design consequence of this is that at grade crossings with roads or paths are not possible. It doesn't have to be elevated but it does have to be grade separated (in practice, however, it is usually elevated). Monorail is thus definitely a form of heavy rail, albeit one which hasn't seen much real world use due to the fact that switches are difficult to work with when you only have one rail (so if your system is more complicated than having a train run back and forth between two points or around a loop, it doesn't work too well).

 

Light rail is "light" in the sense that it involves shorter trains that do not weigh as much. Because of their small size/weight they can take tighter curves and steeper hills than regular trains, and can stop and start a lot faster, which makes it possible for them to mingle with street traffic for parts of their route - because unlike a regular train, a light rail train can stop in basically the same distance a bus can, and thus can yield to other vehicles when necessary (whereas a regular train traveling at any reasonable speed cannot stop fast enough to avoid hitting an unexpected obstruction on the tracks no matter how hard the driver applies the brakes).

 

Light rail can sort of be thought of as a souped up version of old-fashioned trolley cars which were common before diesel-powered buses were invented.

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

522

514

 

But hey!  It's a monorail!

 

We don't talk about the monorail anymore. You're a Simpsons fan, right?

 

Uh...  No....  It's a little embarrassing, but when I was working at my friend's comic book store, I was the ONLY one of us who wasn't a Simpsons fan.  It's still a little embarrassing.

 

Duke's explanation was awesome.

 

Also, has anyone yet had to be reminded to watch their post count number?  Or are we doing exceptionally well in this thread?

[astronelson 339]

523000000000000.

 

We've had a couple of off-by-one errors, but nothing major.

[Durfsurn 539]

524

 

Yeah its going great. D'oh just jinxed it

[Duke87 1,070]

(525)

 

Dunno if anyone's noticed, but when someone posts the wrong number or no number I've just been quietly editing the post to fix it. Other than astro's post which I will leave because it loses effect if I fix it (), there should not be any errors in this thread.

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

DXXVI: I did.

[astronelson 339]

527.

 

I don't generally check the numbers before my previous post in the thread.

 

I do, however, notice that DXXVII is 527, not 526.

[Larks2242 251]

528.

 

Often I post without numbers and then edit it with the current number to prevent being sniped.

[Muck308 55]

529

 

I have noticed some Blue numbers here and there. I assume those are the edited ones.

[timmie 988]

530

 

Yaps, that's it. I noticed it in a post by Yoshi on the previous page where he had forgotten to mention the number. The number later 'magically' appeared in blue. Wonder how that happened!

[Duke87 1,070]

(531)

I only use blue to add missing numbers. To correct a wrong one I just change it.

[Mr Saturn64 742]

532

I mess up a lot on these, but thanks for the corrections

[Larks2242 251]

533.

 

Back to back champions, Im still so pumped up, We Won woot, next up 3 in a row

[Duke87 1,070]

(534)

 

Basketball? Yawn.

[Chptrk 86]

535.

 

Basketball? Meh. But the Blackhawks won today!

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

536: I concur.

[Duke87 1,070]

(537)

 

Hockey is not quite as yawn as basketball but it is still not a sport I follow.

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

538

 

Hockey is a complete yawn unless it's the Wings.  Aw heck, I'd root for most Canadian teams, too.

 

I see that this thread is under fairly good management then.  I hope I don't (or haven't) end up as one of the screw ups!

[Cpt Johnny 57]

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[timmie 988]

540

 

I watch soccer (a bit) when the national team plays. And when it is the final of the European Championship or the World Cup. That makes 4 matches a year or so? Seems enough