WE join the action in a police incident room in Wales. Now read on…
Control Room: “South Wales Police, what’s your emergency?”
Caller: “It’s not really. I just need to inform you that across the mountain there’s a bright stationary object.”
Control room: “Right.”
Caller: “If you’ve got a couple of minutes perhaps you could find out what it is? It’s been there at least half an hour and it’s still there.”
Control: “It’s been there for half an hour. Right. Is it actually on the mountain or in the sky?”
Caller: “It’s in the air.”
Control: “I will send someone up there now to check it out.”
Caller: “OK.”
The mystery was soon solved, as the exchange between control and an officer at the scene, makes clear.
Control: “Alpha Zulu 20, this object in the sky, did anyone have a look at it?”
Officer: “Yes, it’s the moon. Over.”
Over.
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July 29th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Has Charlie Church been showing her arse in public again?
July 29th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
But then again, the Welsh are notoriously fond of their UFOs.
That is the standard acronym for Unusually Friendly Ovine, isn’t it?
July 29th, 2008 at 11:02 am
UFOs have been frightening the Welsh for many years. Seen one myself and never got over it! No, not joking, but UFOs do like the countryside a lot.
July 28th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Te gods and little fishes Yampster, a full moon is an esbat!
Chenier they brew /make Welsh whisky too, but laver bread is good
July 28th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Mr Anorak. Did you get the photo to illustrate this from Barrymore’s pool party snaps?
July 28th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Any fule kno….
The ground speed of moon’s shadow at equator is 3418 - 1675 = 1743 km/hr. The ground speed of moon’s shadow at poles is 3418 km/hr. We can assume that the spped of the moon’s shadow in Wales would be somewhere between the two i.e pretty nippy.
If we assume the caller had been observing the object for 3omins before calling and assume, to be generous, that the phone in the police station only rang for 30 minutes before the Desk Sergeant finished his pizza and answered it. If we further assume that the occupants of Alpha Zulu 20 finished watching suspects falling down the steps of the station and set off within 30 minutes of getting the call, then using the formula
Moon moves really fast + Wait a long time before checking = Moon has moved dead lots
Then the moon would be nowhere near where it was first reported
July 28th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
This is a stonkingly good site.
Not only do they provide human translators for we effete southerners, but they give you proper booze as well.
If I play my cards right I may get an entire bottle…
July 28th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
and agw does NOT drink…Murdo has pranged the rover, end of
agw ’s version was far funnier ( have some Glenlivet)
July 28th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Right.
Babel doesn’t work, Google doesn’t work; obviously I need a human translator…
July 28th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
When the new-fangled Range Rovers were introduced to Grampian Police Force trusted Traffic Segeant Murdo Munroe was given the first one for night turn.
Second out the call came:
“Control? It’s 143 Murdo A’ve rolled the Rover. Over.”
“Murdo is that ye? Ye rolled whit? Over.”
“Control?Tthe Range Rover’s rolled over. Over”
“Murdo whit are ye trying sey for gawd’s sake in the name of the Wee Man. Over?”
“Control. The Rover’s Ove….. ahh!!! fuckit ye blethering idejits. A’ve couped the jeep.”