Problem
How fast is this train? Is it as fast as it seems? Are we running on time? How can I impress colleagues, friends, strangers, the kids?
Answer
There are free aps (paid for by the advertising) which tell you your speed. They work pretty fast.
How do they work? By global positioning. I imagine you can use this on the motorway where (UK) signs telling you they can work out your average speed.
(I always thought those worked by an analysis of where you start and end and therefore the average speed over that distance in that time.)
You can also get a free altimeter as part of this speed ap or separately.
Story
My relative used the ap to measure the speed of the Stansted airport train, coming home to London. The train ran at 78 miles per hour. The London overground train was 38 m.p.h.
What Could You Measure?
You could also use it on a horse or elephant or camel. The system is working on the GPS, doesn't even know whether you are on a train or on horseback.
You can also measure your running, jogging and walking speed.
You could measure your child or toddler riding on a suitcase, granny on an electric cart, the electric cart zooming you around a railway station or an airport.
Measure your car, the bus, the long distance coach.
What about a plane? You are told to turn off your phone on the plane during taking off and landing. But at certain times mid-flight you might be told you can turn the phone on again. Usually on the planes which have a screen on the back of the seat in front there is a screen showing your distance travelled and estimated time of arrival and speed and height.
In a car the driver can see the speed on the speedometer. I often find I do not want to keep taking my eyes off the road. If you have children in the back they can keep you updated on your speed. This could be an amusement. Also help you keep within the speed limit.
Hours of fun for everyone.
Stansted Spelling
Whilst typing I was wondering how to spell Stansted. Somebody told me, "There's no second a. Stansted. Berkhamsted. They are all the same. Unfortunately, Hampstead Heath has a second a. However, you can remember is as the exception with the words Hampstead and Heath have matching end vowels.
Tips
https://appadvice.com/appguides/show/speedometer
Author
Angela Lansbury
How fast is this train? Is it as fast as it seems? Are we running on time? How can I impress colleagues, friends, strangers, the kids?
Answer
There are free aps (paid for by the advertising) which tell you your speed. They work pretty fast.
How do they work? By global positioning. I imagine you can use this on the motorway where (UK) signs telling you they can work out your average speed.
(I always thought those worked by an analysis of where you start and end and therefore the average speed over that distance in that time.)
You can also get a free altimeter as part of this speed ap or separately.
Story
My relative used the ap to measure the speed of the Stansted airport train, coming home to London. The train ran at 78 miles per hour. The London overground train was 38 m.p.h.
What Could You Measure?
You could also use it on a horse or elephant or camel. The system is working on the GPS, doesn't even know whether you are on a train or on horseback.
You can also measure your running, jogging and walking speed.
You could measure your child or toddler riding on a suitcase, granny on an electric cart, the electric cart zooming you around a railway station or an airport.
Measure your car, the bus, the long distance coach.
What about a plane? You are told to turn off your phone on the plane during taking off and landing. But at certain times mid-flight you might be told you can turn the phone on again. Usually on the planes which have a screen on the back of the seat in front there is a screen showing your distance travelled and estimated time of arrival and speed and height.
In a car the driver can see the speed on the speedometer. I often find I do not want to keep taking my eyes off the road. If you have children in the back they can keep you updated on your speed. This could be an amusement. Also help you keep within the speed limit.
Hours of fun for everyone.
Stansted Spelling
Whilst typing I was wondering how to spell Stansted. Somebody told me, "There's no second a. Stansted. Berkhamsted. They are all the same. Unfortunately, Hampstead Heath has a second a. However, you can remember is as the exception with the words Hampstead and Heath have matching end vowels.
Tips
https://appadvice.com/appguides/show/speedometer
Author
Angela Lansbury
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