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Its getting out of hand what additional charges are being put on top of a
ticket price nowadays. Example Qantas Adelaide to Sydney to London with stop off in Singapore on return leg, reaps the following which add up to $680 per person for the round trip on top of the base fare. All prices in $AUD AU = AUSTRALIAN PASSENGER MOVEMENT CHARGE = $38.00 QK = SYDNEY AIRPORT NOISE TAX = $3.00 QR = ADELAIDE PASSENGER SERVICE CHARGE = $28.00 WG = INTERNATIONAL SAFETY AND SECURITY CHARGE = $3.00 WY = SYDNEY PASSENGER SERVICE CHARGE = $43.00 GB = UK AIR PASSENGER DUTY = $102.00 UB = UK INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS TAX = $37.00 SG = SINGAPORE AIRPORT DEPARTURE CHARGE = $18.00 YQ = FUEL LEVY = $408.00 Total Charges/levies/taxes = $680.00 per person Not bad gouging by them all...love the Fuel levy...must pay for all fuel that is used! |
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On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:41:38 +1030, "John H"
wrote in : Its getting out of hand what additional charges are being put on top of a ticket price nowadays. Example Qantas Adelaide to Sydney to London with stop off in Singapore on return leg, reaps the following which add up to $680 per person for the round trip on top of the base fare. All prices in $AUD AU = AUSTRALIAN PASSENGER MOVEMENT CHARGE = $38.00 QK = SYDNEY AIRPORT NOISE TAX = $3.00 QR = ADELAIDE PASSENGER SERVICE CHARGE = $28.00 WG = INTERNATIONAL SAFETY AND SECURITY CHARGE = $3.00 WY = SYDNEY PASSENGER SERVICE CHARGE = $43.00 GB = UK AIR PASSENGER DUTY = $102.00 UB = UK INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS TAX = $37.00 SG = SINGAPORE AIRPORT DEPARTURE CHARGE = $18.00 YQ = FUEL LEVY = $408.00 Total Charges/levies/taxes = $680.00 per person Not bad gouging by them all...love the Fuel levy...must pay for all fuel that is used! Thanks for the interesting post, John! I definitely agree with you! Seems to be happening a lot these days, in many areas. A couple of years ago became a bit annoyed at the "creative" charges imposed by my local bank branch. Cash a cheque from overseas? Make a minor error on a written cheque? Too many "counter transactions", even checking to see if a particular cheque had cleared, or confirmation of current balance? Most are fairly minor charges, but they are annoying! So far they haven't charged us for the postage cost of mailing out a monthly statement, or the cost of the envelope, or whatever. Perhaps they haven't thought of this yet! :-) Still, at the time, wanting to be helpful as usual, made some suggestions to the teller. After all, if they are determined to gouge customers to the maximum possible extent, perhaps they should consider the expenses involved when a customer actually enters the bank. It is air conditioned, so anyone coming in from outside lets in some warm air, which causes an increased load on the air conditioning system. Which causes "wear and tear" on the air conditioning unit. Then too, opening the door causes a bit of wear on the hinges. Very slight, but scientifically measurable. Then there is the wear on the floor covering by my shoes. Or I might happen to have a cold at the moment, sneeze, and infect the teller. Or say something that might offend him or her. The possibilities are almost endless, actually. As the readers of this group have probably noted, I am seldom at a loss for words. Their were no other customers waiting, so I wasn't causing any inconvenience to anyone else. Actually, in one sense, was doing a favor to the bank employee. They could gain credit by conveying my suggestions to their manager and suggesting even more ways to take advantage of customers. Even small amounts add up, after all. I finally concluded my argument by pointing out that the bank could install a turnstile at the entrance door that would require any customer entering the bank to pay a mere five cents for entry. Alternatively, since customers sometimes have to wait for other customers to complete their transactions, perhaps the bank could give each customer a free minute to complete their transaction with a dollar surcharge for each additional minute. Our time is valuable, after all. How many readers have had an appointment with a doctor or dentist at a given time, say 10 A.M. but spent much longer in the aptly named "waiting room"? Should not we be compensated for this waiting time? It takes me a bit of time to write this post. Someone may make a lot of money from my proposals. I have no idea how many people will eventually read it. Perhaps I should ask all readers to send me 25 cents or so for reading it? :-) Not a serious suggestion, of course. But who knows what might happen in coming years? As you have pointed out, who would have thought that airline companies would demand extra charges for air transport? Airlines used to provide excellent meals as a flight service. Have read that they no longer provide metal forks, but plastic ones. However, AFIK, they still serve meals on plastic trays. These too could be used as a potential weapon. Why not just run all the food through a blender and serve it in plastic bags? Passengers who insist on a plastic tray could be allowed same, if they were willing to pay extra for one or two security guards to watch them eat. Of course, any passenger wearing clothing might have a concealed weapon. The obvious solution would be to require all passengers to travel naked. Although, to follow the present thought, they could be allowed to cover themselves with a bed sheet, or even actual clothing, if they were willing to pay extra charges for this privilege. Anyway, I've spent too much of my valuable time even writing this post, and I have no idea if anyone will even bother to read it. So will now close, and see if I get any replies. Cheers, Kangaroo16 Posting at 9:03 PM Tuesday 11 December on rec.travel.australia+nz |
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"kangaroo16" wrote in message ... words words words. Too long; didn't read. Write shorter posts and people might read them. This is a discussion forum, not a soapbox or speaker's corner. Cheers, George W Russell Bangalore |
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On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:21:46 +0530, "grusl"
wrote in : "kangaroo16" wrote in message .. . words words words. Yep, that is how most humans communicate. Telepathic communication would be better, but most of us cannot manage it. Books are also composed of words. Some are long and complex. Some people manage to read and understand them, though. My posts are generally shorter than book length. When I started elementary school at 5 years of age, the teacher seemed to assume that I couldn't read. So the class was issued very basic children's books with lots of pictures. The first page might show a boy with the text "This is a boy". The next page might say "His name is Dick". The third page might show a girl, and say "This is a girl". Fourth page, same picture, "Her name is Jane" All very boring to me, as could read well above this level before even started school. The basic first grade reader didn't even get as far as "See Dick chase Jane"....let alone why.:-) Too long; didn't read. Your problem, not mine. I'm not trying to cater to a mass audience, and flatly refuse to try to keep my posts short or keep them simple. Write shorter posts and people might read them. This is the best offer you can make? That people "might" read them? Hell, mate, they might not read them even if the total text was "See Dick chase Jane". Firstly, this is a travel group. However, were I in charge of issuing travel visas, I'm not sure that I would even approve a tourist visa for someone who couldn't manage to comprehend one of my posts, even if it was translated into his native language. Secondly, I really don't give a damn if anyone on the travel group reads ANY of my posts. Am much more interested in providing information to fellow immigrants. Being that both these groups have so few posts, I would highly recommend that both tourists and immigrants read both, as I usually don't bother to cross post. All countries have different hazards, and they aren't always obvious. I once spent almost a year on S.E. Asia, and got along fine without even bothering to check on "local hazards" I considered most of them fairly obvious. I didn't drink unboiled water, I didn't play with cobras, and so on. Before this, when migrated to Australia, I knew enough to not pick up cute little blue-ringed octopi from tidal pools. Not that had ever heard of them, but I don't mess with unknown animal species. Actually, despite the fact that Australia had been settled for a couple of hundred years, the first time that anyone even knew the octopus was dangerous was long after this. No problem to look it up for you, though. "Captain Arthur Phillip and the First Fleet, comprising 11 ships and around 1,350 people, arrived at Botany Bay between 18 and 20 January 1788. However, this area was deemed to be unsuitable for settlement and they moved north to Port Jackson on 26 January 1788, landing at Camp Cove, known as 'cadi' to the Cadigal people." http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov....ralianhistory/ First recorded fatality from the octopus? 1954. Or around 176 years later. Perhaps people had more sense in those days? -------------------------------------- Blue Ringed Octopus Common name: Blue Ringed Octopus Scientific name: Hapalochlaena maculosa "First fatality occurred in 1954 when a person was bitten and died in hospital only 2 hours later. " http://www.oceanworld.com.au/factfile.asp?ID=7 -------------------------------------- How did it happen? An Aussie soldier picked up this cute little octopus from a tide pool on a Sydney beach and put it on his arm so his girlfriend could take a photo. Now, personally, I don't like to see people die because they didn't realise local hazards. So, in earlier posts on both groups have mentioned this potential hazard. So, for the sake of argument, suppose you have followed both groups and decided not to read my posts because they were "too long"? Suppose you pick up a _Hapalochlaena maculosa_ and die as a result? Perhaps your last thought might be "I should have read his posts". If I read of your death, would I be particularly upset? Not all that much, actually, as you chose not to read my warning on this particular hazard. All I can do is choose to issue warnings, I cannot force people to read them. If you choose not to read my posts, your problem not mine. This is a discussion forum, not a soapbox or speaker's corner. Our definitions of "discussion" may vary widely. As have said before, in several posts, am much more interested in advising fellow immigrants. I'm not particularly interested in "tourists", especially since they can easily read my posts on the "immigration" group. Cheers, George W Russell Bangalore Haven't been there, George, most of my time in India was in Calcutta and Puri. Still, if you are there you obviously have fairly high qualifications. Which makes me wonder why you are apparently complaining at my relatively short posts. Have you ever had your reading speed tested in words per minute? If so, are you willing to post your score on this group? Cheers, Kangaroo16 Posting on rec.travel.australia+nz 1:51 AM Wednesday 12 December 2007 |
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"kangaroo16" wrote in message ... what did he say? Cheers, George W Russell Bangalore |
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On Dec 11, 9:13 am, "grusl" wrote:
"kangaroo16" wrote in message ... what did he say? Cheers, George W Russell Bangalore kangaroo16, not to be confused with I, kangaroo16a, does not believe in keeping to any Charter/FAQ/Rationale of any Usenet newsgroup, nor is he aware there is a Usenet FAQ which states the following: 4. Usenet is not a right. Some people misunderstand their local right of "freedom of speech" to mean that they have a legal right to use others' computers to say what they wish in whatever way they wish, and the owners of said computers have no right to stop them. Those people are wrong. Freedom of speech also means freedom not to speak. If I choose not to use my computer to aid your speech, that is my right. Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one. kangaroo16a with a valid email address not to be confused with kangaroo16 who posts with a fake email address |
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On Dec 11, 2:04 am, kangaroo16 wrote:
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:41:38 +1030, "John H" wrote in : Its getting out of hand what additional charges are being put on top of a ticket price nowadays. Example Qantas Adelaide to Sydney to London with stop off in Singapore on return leg, reaps the following which add up to $680 per person for the round trip on top of the base fare. All prices in $AUD AU = AUSTRALIAN PASSENGER MOVEMENT CHARGE = $38.00 QK = SYDNEY AIRPORT NOISE TAX = $3.00 QR = ADELAIDE PASSENGER SERVICE CHARGE = $28.00 WG = INTERNATIONAL SAFETY AND SECURITY CHARGE = $3.00 WY = SYDNEY PASSENGER SERVICE CHARGE = $43.00 GB = UK AIR PASSENGER DUTY = $102.00 UB = UK INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS TAX = $37.00 SG = SINGAPORE AIRPORT DEPARTURE CHARGE = $18.00 YQ = FUEL LEVY = $408.00 Total Charges/levies/taxes = $680.00 per person Not bad gouging by them all...love the Fuel levy...must pay for all fuel that is used! Thanks for the interesting post, John! I definitely agree with you! Seems to be happening a lot these days, in many areas. A couple of years ago became a bit annoyed at the "creative" charges imposed by my local bank branch. Cash a cheque from overseas? Make a minor error on a written cheque? Too many "counter transactions", even checking to see if a particular cheque had cleared, or confirmation of current balance? Most are fairly minor charges, but they are annoying! So far they haven't charged us for the postage cost of mailing out a monthly statement, or the cost of the envelope, or whatever. Perhaps they haven't thought of this yet! :-) Still, at the time, wanting to be helpful as usual, made some suggestions to the teller. After all, if they are determined to gouge customers to the maximum possible extent, perhaps they should consider the expenses involved when a customer actually enters the bank. It is air conditioned, so anyone coming in from outside lets in some warm air, which causes an increased load on the air conditioning system. Which causes "wear and tear" on the air conditioning unit. Then too, opening the door causes a bit of wear on the hinges. Very slight, but scientifically measurable. Then there is the wear on the floor covering by my shoes. Or I might happen to have a cold at the moment, sneeze, and infect the teller. Or say something that might offend him or her. The possibilities are almost endless, actually. As the readers of this group have probably noted, I am seldom at a loss for words. Unfortunately! Now what has this got to do with travel.australia+nz ?? Their were no other customers waiting, so I wasn't causing any inconvenience to anyone else. Actually, in one sense, was doing a favor And you have the cheek to call yourself an Australian? to the bank employee. They could gain credit by conveying my suggestions to their manager and suggesting even more ways to take advantage of customers. Even small amounts add up, after all. I finally concluded my argument by pointing out that the bank could install a turnstile at the entrance door that would require any customer entering the bank to pay a mere five cents for entry. Alternatively, since customers sometimes have to wait for other customers to complete their transactions, perhaps the bank could give each customer a free minute to complete their transaction with a dollar surcharge for each additional minute. Our time is valuable, after all. How many readers have had an appointment with a doctor or dentist at a given time, say 10 A.M. but spent much longer in the aptly named "waiting room"? Should not we be compensated for this waiting time? It takes me a bit of time to write this post. Someone may make a lot of money from my proposals. I have no idea how many people will eventually read it. Perhaps I should ask all readers to send me 25 cents or so for reading it? :-) Yawn. Totally irrelevant to the newsgroup. Not a serious suggestion, of course. But who knows what might happen in coming years? As you have pointed out, who would have thought that airline companies would demand extra charges for air transport? Airlines used to provide excellent meals as a flight service. Have read that they no longer provide metal forks, but plastic ones. However, AFIK, they still serve meals on plastic trays. These too could be used as a potential weapon. Why not just run all the food through a blender and serve it in plastic bags? Passengers who insist on a plastic tray could be allowed same, if they were willing to pay extra for one or two security guards to watch them eat. Of course, any passenger wearing clothing might have a concealed weapon. The obvious solution would be to require all passengers to travel naked. Although, to follow the present thought, they could be allowed to cover themselves with a bed sheet, or even actual clothing, if they were willing to pay extra charges for this privilege. An even bigger yawn~ Anyway, I've spent too much of my valuable time even writing this post, and I have no idea if anyone will even bother to read it. So will now close, and see if I get any replies. So you consider your time 'valuable'? You must be the only one to do so. Cheers, Kangaroo16 Posting at 9:03 PM Tuesday 11 December on rec.travel.australia+nz- Hide quoted text - Why the 'on rec.travel.australia+nz'? If you are posting directly to the newsgroup, there is no need for this! Afterall it is not a 'forum'. You do go on about nothing don't you! kangaroo16a with a valid email address not to be confused with kangaoo16 with an invalid email address |
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On Dec 11, 6:54 am, kangaroo16 wrote:
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:21:46 +0530, "grusl" wrote in : "kangaroo16" wrote in message .. . words words words. Yep, that is how most humans communicate. Telepathic communication would be better, but most of us cannot manage it. Books are also composed of words. Some are long and complex. Some people manage to read and understand them, though. My posts are generally shorter than book length. When I started elementary school at 5 years of age, the teacher seemed to assume that I couldn't read. So the class was issued very basic children's books with lots of pictures. The first page might show a boy with the text "This is a boy". The next page might say "His name is Dick". The third page might show a girl, and say "This is a girl". Fourth page, same picture, "Her name is Jane" All very boring to me, as could read well above this level before even started school. The basic first grade reader didn't even get as far as "See Dick chase Jane"....let alone why.:-) Not relevant to this newsgroup. Too long; didn't read. Your problem, not mine. I'm not trying to cater to a mass audience, and flatly refuse to try to keep my posts short or keep them simple. Write shorter posts and people might read them. This is the best offer you can make? That people "might" read them? Hell, mate, they might not read them even if the total text was "See Dick chase Jane". Firstly, this is a travel group. However, were I in charge of issuing travel visas, I'm not sure that I would even approve a tourist visa for someone who couldn't manage to comprehend one of my posts, even if it was translated into his native language. Secondly, I really don't give a damn if anyone on the travel group reads ANY of my posts. Am much more interested in providing information to fellow immigrants. So why bother posting here then? Being that both these groups have so few posts, I would highly recommend that both tourists and immigrants read both, as I usually don't bother to cross post. All countries have different hazards, and they aren't always obvious. I once spent almost a year on S.E. Asia, and got along fine without even bothering to check on "local hazards" I considered most of them fairly obvious. I didn't drink unboiled water, I didn't play with cobras, and so on. Before this, when migrated to Australia, I knew enough to not pick up cute little blue-ringed octopi from tidal pools. Not that had ever heard of them, but I don't mess with unknown animal species. [lines snipped] Now, personally, I don't like to see people die because they didn't realise local hazards. So, in earlier posts on both groups have mentioned this potential hazard. So, for the sake of argument, suppose you have followed both groups and decided not to read my posts because they were "too long"? Suppose you pick up a _Hapalochlaena maculosa_ and die as a result? Perhaps your last thought might be "I should have read his posts". If I read of your death, would I be particularly upset? Not all that much, actually, as you chose not to read my warning on this particular hazard. All I can do is choose to issue warnings, I cannot force people to read them. If you choose not to read my posts, your problem not mine. So where were you when this newsgroup was formed? Did you take participate in any of the protocol of it's formation? If not, why not - keep in mind, you have stated you have been around Usenet for approximately 10 years! Where have you been for the past years since this newsgroup was formed? And why now? [Just discovered Usenet newsgroups is most likely the answer]. This is a discussion forum, not a soapbox or speaker's corner. Unfortunately because it is an unmoderated newsgroup, he thinks it is personal soapbox. Our definitions of "discussion" may vary widely. From the Usenet FAQ: 4. Usenet is not a right. Some people misunderstand their local right of "freedom of speech" to mean that they have a legal right to use others' computers to say what they wish in whatever way they wish, and the owners of said computers have no right to stop them. Those people are wrong. Freedom of speech also means freedom not to speak. If I choose not to use my computer to aid your speech, that is my right. Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one. As have said before, in several posts, am much more interested in advising fellow immigrants. Registered agent are you? I'm not particularly interested in "tourists", especially since they can easily read my posts on the "immigration" group. Cheers, George W Russell Bangalore Haven't been there, George, most of my time in India was in Calcutta and Puri. Who cares where you have been! Still, if you are there you obviously have fairly high qualifications. Which makes me wonder why you are apparently complaining at my relatively short posts. Short? Oh lordy lordy, pray spare us. Have you ever had your reading speed tested in words per minute? If so, are you willing to post your score on this group? Cheers, Kangaroo16 Posting on rec.travel.australia+nz 1:51 AM Wednesday 12 December 2007 kangaroo16a with a valid email address not to be confused with kangaroo16 who is too gutless to use a valid email address |
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On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:54:00 GMT, kangaroo16
wrote: On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:21:46 +0530, "grusl" wrote in : "kangaroo16" wrote in message . .. words words words. Yep, that is how most humans communicate. Telepathic communication would be better, but most of us cannot manage it. Books are also composed of words. Some are long and complex. Some people manage to read and understand them, though. My posts are generally shorter than book length. When I started elementary school at 5 years of age, the teacher seemed to assume that I couldn't read. So the class was issued very basic children's books with lots of pictures. The first page might show a boy with the text "This is a boy". The next page might say "His name is Dick". The third page might show a girl, and say "This is a girl". Fourth page, same picture, "Her name is Jane" All very boring to me, as could read well above this level before even started school. The basic first grade reader didn't even get as far as "See Dick chase Jane"....let alone why.:-) Too long; didn't read. Your problem, not mine. I'm not trying to cater to a mass audience, and flatly refuse to try to keep my posts short or keep them simple. Write shorter posts and people might read them. This is the best offer you can make? That people "might" read them? Hell, mate, they might not read them even if the total text was "See Dick chase Jane". Firstly, this is a travel group. However, were I in charge of issuing travel visas, I'm not sure that I would even approve a tourist visa for someone who couldn't manage to comprehend one of my posts, even if it was translated into his native language. Secondly, I really don't give a damn if anyone on the travel group reads ANY of my posts. Am much more interested in providing information to fellow immigrants. Being that both these groups have so few posts, I would highly recommend that both tourists and immigrants read both, as I usually don't bother to cross post. All countries have different hazards, and they aren't always obvious. I once spent almost a year on S.E. Asia, and got along fine without even bothering to check on "local hazards" I considered most of them fairly obvious. I didn't drink unboiled water, I didn't play with cobras, and so on. Before this, when migrated to Australia, I knew enough to not pick up cute little blue-ringed octopi from tidal pools. Not that had ever heard of them, but I don't mess with unknown animal species. Actually, despite the fact that Australia had been settled for a couple of hundred years, the first time that anyone even knew the octopus was dangerous was long after this. No problem to look it up for you, though. "Captain Arthur Phillip and the First Fleet, comprising 11 ships and around 1,350 people, arrived at Botany Bay between 18 and 20 January 1788. However, this area was deemed to be unsuitable for settlement and they moved north to Port Jackson on 26 January 1788, landing at Camp Cove, known as 'cadi' to the Cadigal people." http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov....ralianhistory/ First recorded fatality from the octopus? 1954. Or around 176 years later. Perhaps people had more sense in those days? -------------------------------------- Blue Ringed Octopus Common name: Blue Ringed Octopus Scientific name: Hapalochlaena maculosa "First fatality occurred in 1954 when a person was bitten and died in hospital only 2 hours later. " Perhaps this is meant to read "First REPORTED fatality occurred in 1954.......... http://www.oceanworld.com.au/factfile.asp?ID=7 -------------------------------------- How did it happen? An Aussie soldier picked up this cute little octopus from a tide pool on a Sydney beach and put it on his arm so his girlfriend could take a photo. Now, personally, I don't like to see people die because they didn't realise local hazards. So, in earlier posts on both groups have mentioned this potential hazard. So, for the sake of argument, suppose you have followed both groups and decided not to read my posts because they were "too long"? Suppose you pick up a _Hapalochlaena maculosa_ and die as a result? Perhaps your last thought might be "I should have read his posts". If I read of your death, would I be particularly upset? Not all that much, actually, as you chose not to read my warning on this particular hazard. All I can do is choose to issue warnings, I cannot force people to read them. If you choose not to read my posts, your problem not mine. This is a discussion forum, not a soapbox or speaker's corner. Our definitions of "discussion" may vary widely. As have said before, in several posts, am much more interested in advising fellow immigrants. I'm not particularly interested in "tourists", especially since they can easily read my posts on the "immigration" group. Cheers, George W Russell Bangalore Haven't been there, George, most of my time in India was in Calcutta and Puri. Still, if you are there you obviously have fairly high qualifications. Which makes me wonder why you are apparently complaining at my relatively short posts. Have you ever had your reading speed tested in words per minute? If so, are you willing to post your score on this group? Cheers, Kangaroo16 Posting on rec.travel.australia+nz 1:51 AM Wednesday 12 December 2007 |
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On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:50:02 +0900, wrote in
: On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:54:00 GMT, kangaroo16 wrote: [snip] "First fatality occurred in 1954 when a person was bitten and died in hospital only 2 hours later. " Perhaps this is meant to read "First REPORTED fatality occurred in 1954.......... http://www.oceanworld.com.au/factfile.asp?ID=7 -------------------------------------- IMHO, I would assume that the author of the above website was sticking to the usual practice of mentioning only verifiable incidents. There is no way of knowing, even in the last century, how many people may have been alone when picked up a blue-ringed octopus, were stung, staggered a few feet away and died from respiratory paralysis. They may have been washed out to sea as the tide came in and the body was never discovered. We would know even less about how many indigenous Australians were killed by the octopus. Actually, an even better example of a poisonous creature is the box jellyfish. If the victim doesn't get to shore he usually drowns. Box jellyfish Class: Cubozoa, Genus: Chironex, Species:C. fleckeri http://www.avru.org/compendium/biogs/A000042b.htm Medicine, science, history, etc are constantly being revised. When I was in high school in the late 50's, we were still being taught the law of conservation of matter, that it could neither be created or destroyed. This "scientific law" had long been disproved, since 1945 Excerpt: July 16 - U.S. explodes the world's first atomic bomb, the Trinity test, at Alamogordo, New Mexico. August 6 - Little Boy, an uranium bomb, was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Between 80,000 - 140,000 people are killed. August 9 - Fat Man, a plutonium bomb, was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. About 74,000 people are killed. 1946 http://www.atomicarchive.com/Timeline/Time1940.shtml It would be interesting to know how many readers could answer the following questions without looking them up. 1. Do we know why the earth's magnetic field reverses at irregular intervals? 2. How many elements are there? 3. Do we know how gravity acts at a distance? 4. How many planets in our solar system? 5. The sun is a star. What size is it, compared to earth. Roughly how far away is it? 6. What is the next nearest star, and its approximate distance. roughly how far is it away. 7 Is the universe expanding at an increasing rate of speed? 8. In an atomic bomb, roughly how much mass is converted to energy? 9. What is the current estimate on how many years it will be until the arctic ice cap melts completely in summer? Cheers, Kangaroo16 |
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