This easily beats the 17kg pppd (poo produced per day) #nerdstat for #RomanCavalry horses ... but begs the stat for the amount of beeswax to cast the harness fittings for an ala ... resist, resist! 😬
Working on a chapter for publication: The min amount of beeswax required to make five "ten" rams for Antony/Cleopatra's fleet is around 1,274 kg. This is 36.4% of the total amount of beeswax needed (~3,500 kg) to produce 200 rams for the Egadi fleet. Assuming no reuse of beeswax. Damn.
January 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This easily beats the 17kg pppd (poo produced per day) #nerdstat for #RomanCavalry horses ... but begs the stat for the amount of beeswax to cast the harness fittings for an ala ... resist, resist! 😬
Apparently it took 2kg (synthetic) wax to cast a functional replica of the Xanten harness fittings for one #RomanCavalry horse, so an ala quingenaria would take 0.96 tonnes of wax for their fittings ... again, assuming no reuse of wax (which there was with the Xanten project). #nerdstat
January 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Apparently it took 2kg (synthetic) wax to cast a functional replica of the Xanten harness fittings for one #RomanCavalry horse, so an ala quingenaria would take 0.96 tonnes of wax for their fittings ... again, assuming no reuse of wax (which there was with the Xanten project). #nerdstat
Another nerdstat that seems to have been missed in the record-induced delirium is this June heatwave marked the first time we'd ever recorded >36°C for more than two consecutive days, with three.
2022 and 2003 managed two consecutive >36°C days each, no other year has seen more than one at a time.
2022 and 2003 managed two consecutive >36°C days each, no other year has seen more than one at a time.
In fact I think the only other time we've ever recorded two temporally distinct heatwaves >35°C was in 2022, when we had Coningsby in July and then reached 35.0°C in August.
Even 2018, 2006, 2003, 1995, 1976 etc. didn't manage two, let alone three.
Even 2018, 2006, 2003, 1995, 1976 etc. didn't manage two, let alone three.
Of course, even if a record break didn't come off, temps above 37°C are still ridiculously severe in this country due to our infrastructure, especially if they're at all prolonged.
It'd also mark the first time three temporally distinct heatwaves would have recorded >35°C in British history.
It'd also mark the first time three temporally distinct heatwaves would have recorded >35°C in British history.
June 29, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Another nerdstat that seems to have been missed in the record-induced delirium is this June heatwave marked the first time we'd ever recorded >36°C for more than two consecutive days, with three.
2022 and 2003 managed two consecutive >36°C days each, no other year has seen more than one at a time.
2022 and 2003 managed two consecutive >36°C days each, no other year has seen more than one at a time.
Thunderbolts* has crawled into my head. I’m still not ready to talk about Bob. But the movie inspired an essay -
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The West Chesapeake Valley Thunderbolts*
Let’s get this out of the way: Thunderbolts* is not your typical Marvel fare, because DC has tried to mine this vein multiple times, but with no heart to pump the blood it’s a dry vein indeed.
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May 7, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Thunderbolts* has crawled into my head. I’m still not ready to talk about Bob. But the movie inspired an essay -
open.substack.com/pub/nerdstat...
open.substack.com/pub/nerdstat...
Better Man Deserves Better Than Robbie Williams
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Better Man Deserves Better Than Robbie Williams
Big Swings Make for Big Whiffs. Back for Good not included.
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February 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Better Man Deserves Better Than Robbie Williams
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