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Blogs for December 2020
Thursday 3rd December 2020
Christmas Gifts that Show You Care
Christmas 2020 is not too far away and what a year it’s been. While it’s wonderful to hear about COVID-19 vaccines becoming imminently available, they aren’t with us just yet. So while we would all love to spend the festive season with our families and loved ones, for many this will not be possible. Luckily, the internet allows us to stay in touch while safely keeping our distance and online shopping continues to be a lifeline to get the essentials we all need with minimal risk. In this post we’re highlighting a handful of products available from our store that make ideal gifts. If you want to show someone that you care about them, there is no better way than to give them a gift that will help keep them and their valuables safe and secure.
Thursday 10th December 2020
Metric to Imperial and Imperial to Metric Conversion Charts
In September 1999 the Mars Climate Orbiter, after taking almost 10 months to travel to Mars, broke into pieces and burned up. The cause of this disaster was found to have been a failure to use the correct units. The software controlling the Orbiter’s thrusters had calculated the force they needed to exert in pounds but a second piece of software assumed the correct metric unit, ‘newtons per square metre’ had been used. The standard practice for space missions, to convert all units to metric, had not been carried out by the contractor, Lockheed Martin Astronautics in Colorado, which, like the rest of the U.S. used English, imperial measurements.
Wednesday 16th December 2020
Motorbike Security Recommendations
With around 40,000 motorcycle thefts each year throughout England and Wales motorbike owners need to understand that there’s around a 3.3% chance your bike will be stolen some time over the next 12 months. And if you live in London or another metropolitan area then the risk of becoming a victim of motorcycle theft is much higher. It has been estimated, based on recent crime figures, that the odds of having your motorcycle stolen in London are as high as 12%.
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