Anders Celsius was a Swede. Once it was very populare to latinize ones Swedish family name. If your name was Berg (Hill) you could maybe change it to Bergius.
The founder of the Nobel price - Alfred Nobel - came from a place called Nöbbelöv (where I am going next week), bot Nöbbelöv sound too simple so the family changed it for Nobelius and later again it was changed to Nobel. So Nobel has nothing to do with being "noble", but comes from the name of the family residence.
The founder of the Nobel price - Alfred Nobel - came from a place called Nöbbelöv (where I am going next week), bot Nöbbelöv sound too simple so the family changed it for Nobelius and later again it was changed to Nobel. So Nobel has nothing to do with being "noble", but comes from the name of the family residence.
I thought the founder of the Nobel prize was the man who invented the door knocker!
Look at this lovely pair of knockers:
Wait a minute, when I googled this, something else appeared. Please explain, I'm kind of embarrassed to show what I saw.
In all this confusion, let's not forget about knobs.
Especially the prefered, smaller ones.
You know, the ones you can really get your hands on.
(I believe the photo is from your post of last year, is it not?)
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It's funny you say SKÅL, as Nöbbelöv, or Nubbelöv as it is often referred to is the place where Absolut Vodka is brewed.
I used to know a lady called Karen Knoblock, which to me sounded like a painful medical condition. Don't know why I mention that... 😳
Anywhoo, update on my new second hand HiFi purchase. It's a can of worms as predicted!
The cause of the fault condition was easily diagnosed when I opened up the CD tray:
Clearly my 15-y-o great nephews have been hammering it with awful Garage music at high volume while dad was at work. The only plus is I can now use optical CD input, which sounds most excellent.
Bit more than a blown mains fuse on the power amp. The power supply fuses have blown. (2x T4AL250V slow blow for the technically minded).
I must order some from eBay. Heaven knows if the output transistors are intact:
Why should this lighten your mood? It's called "Schadenfreude". My suffering is your enjoyment. 🙄
Anywhoo, update on my new second hand HiFi purchase. It's a can of worms as predicted!
The cause of the fault condition was easily diagnosed when I opened up the CD tray:
Clearly my 15-y-o great nephews have been hammering it with awful Garage music at high volume while dad was at work. The only plus is I can now use optical CD input, which sounds most excellent.
Bit more than a blown mains fuse on the power amp. The power supply fuses have blown. (2x T4AL250V slow blow for the technically minded).
I must order some from eBay. Heaven knows if the output transistors are intact:
Why should this lighten your mood? It's called "Schadenfreude". My suffering is your enjoyment. 🙄
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@soundbrigade (to the side-topic, with many more knobs) ... there's still a few, like suzanne ciani for example... but yes, there aren't many around. (https://www.songkick.com/de/artists/291774-suzanne-ciani)
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Sometimes I think Monty Python was prescient and way ahead of the curve:
https://montypython.fandom.com/wiki/Dirty_Hungarian_Phrasebook
This a song about a guy who brought a precious orchid, chocolate, champagne .... just to find "... there she was already lying naked in the hall."