Spot the April Fool

[douglee]

Hi All,
Spot the April Fool. Just for fun.

Post your candidates in this thread.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12923112

Of course it is very believable, It is the BBC after all.

Good luck
Doug

[Acorncomputer]

Hmm -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12613063

[douglee]

Hi Geoff,
Saw that as well on the 1st of March but this bit made me think:-

Instead, the car uses an inductive charging system, with a panel fixed under the car connecting remotely to a panel on the garage floor.

There is no rule about setting up an April Fool in advance, Is there?.

Also the time of the BBC post made me think as well Ist April 00.08.

Good luck
Doug

[ashgray]

There's a beaut at the top of today's West Somerset Railway news page: http://www.wsr.org.uk/news.htm#1516

Ash

[douglee]

Hi Ash,
I prefer the third one down, much more believable. We need all the 'bomb damage' we can get and it must be protected.

My favourite is.
This year the TT Course is to be reversed. As GPS Data has indicated the island has moved 3deg. anti-clockwise as a result of the friction created by the slick racing tyres. It is hoped this action will save the re-printing of of our map.

Good or what.

Good luck
Doug

[kieranhardy]

A couple more railway ones:

http://www.watercressline.co.uk/News/Latest/View/476

http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/blueb ... s_new.html

I do think the desiro at Alresford picture is actually genuine, i seem to remember some years ago before they were properly introduced at least one unit was taken there for some form of testing?

Edit:

A pic of said unit at Ropley on the line:

http://www.semgonline.com/gallery/pics/pe_4500xx_1.jpg

[phill70]

Love this bit

ENVIRONMENT

Funding will also cover a new CO2 initiative being led by the engineering team at Ropley shed. The 3rd electric rail will also be extended from Alton to Winchester as part of this project, the steam locomotive fleet will be adapted to include a pick up shoe with electric motors in the tender. This would help to reduce coal consumption by 100%. Steam effects will be provided through electrically powered boilers. The initiative is believed to be the very first of its kind ever attempted in preservation and could pave the way for future projects elsewhere.

[yerkes]

Sorry, well after the event but I've been out all day

These made me laugh:

Lip Therapy Marmite: http://www.facebook.com/vaseline?v=app_108383975881413

Ronaldo sold to Spain by Portugal to solve the national debt: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot ... 58903.html

Good Book Company pre-thumbed Bible: http://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/pre-thumbed-bible

Google Motion: http://mail.google.com/mail/help/motion.html

[startours]

YouTube's 100th anniversary: http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2011 ... -back.html

[yerkes]

My sister came across this one:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/scien ... 32744.html

[dkightley]

What about this? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12945892

The page is dated 2nd April......but what does everyone think???

[EDIT] Perhaps its not an April Fool candidate after all: http://miltonkeynes.com/images/stories/ ... ov2010.pdf

[dkightley]

And here's ten nearly April Fool stories - according to the BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12932108

[MoonKid47]

What about this? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12945892

The page is dated 2nd April......but what does everyone think???

[EDIT] Perhaps its not an April Fool candidate after all: http://miltonkeynes.com/images/stories/ ... ov2010.pdf

Tis all true, IIRC the Stockport-Stalybridge train runs every saturday only once, single way, and is usually operated by a Pacer...