[ST] A quick translation

["Anderson, Neil G (CPR)" <andersng@xxxxxx>]

Bil Swartz wrote

>RE: [ST] U-turn diameter
>
>On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Cunningham Andrew wrote:
>
>> Gyroscopic effect = utter cobblers
>
>utter cobblers?

Cobblers is British English for cojones, b*ll*x, etc.  Now you American
English speakers know why I snigger every time I see fruit cobblers on the
menu.  [Fruit cobbler being much the same as fruit crumble in UK-speak, then
of course there's the other meaning of fruit in the US...oh, never mind]

On a more ST-related topic, the gyroscopic effect comes from the wheels of a
moving bike, not the engine.  Otherwise, if you were turning a circle with
the clutch pulled in and you revved the engine, the bike would wobble
sideways.  So Andy's right and it was utter balderdash (qv).

Neil

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