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Planning A Roadtrip? Check These Things Before You Go

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Taking a trip can be really exciting, but if you are out and about, midway into a journey and your car breaks down, things can take a turn for the worst, the fun can be lost, and you can spend a lot of time and money sorting things out. In order to minimise the chances of this happening it is essential to check your car is road trip ready before you even set out.

Check the basics

Before you plan to take a more extended trip, you should always check your air, oil and water. These three tasks can quickly be learned, and you should ensure that for the oil and water checks you have parked on a flat hard standing rather than on a slope as this could give a false reading. Your handbook should tell you what tyre pressures you should be running, and most garages have access to airlines for about twenty pence.

Get your car serviced

Make sure you have been keeping up with servicing on your car, and if you are planning an unusually long journey consider booking a service anyway. This gives you peace of mind that your vehicle has been checked by a professional and if you are unsure about things like oil and water they can check this for you. Failure to serve a car regularly can mean a minor issue is not spotted and over time it deteriorates into a costly job that could have been avoided.

Tyres: Fittings, repair and maintenance

As well as checking the air in your tyres you should also be keeping an eye on the overall quality. Treads have a legal minimum limit, after which the tyre becomes dangerous and could fail to react when braking, or steering sharply. It also means that the rubber has worn away and this can leave the tyre more at risk of punctures or worse, a blowout, which can leave the car uncontrollable and cause an accident. Tyres should be regularly checked for nails, stones and other debris in the treads, and it is vital you have a spare tyre on board, the spare wheel is often only suitable to get you back to proper help, but some vehicles carry a full road legal spare. Even if you’re road-tripping to Scotland and need an emergency repair or replacement, you can get good quality servicing and repairs at places such as C.H. Render.

How to save money

The best way to save money when it comes to cars and road trips is to have breakdown cover should the worst happen. It can be really expensive to get your vehicle towed or repaired at the side of the road if you are not a member of a breakdown service. Check the level of cover and compare it with the journey you are going to make.

The bottom line is that being prepared for road trips is a case of being proactive, not reactive. If you carry out a range of checks and ensure that your vehicle is maintained all year round, you are less likely to have problems when heading out for a longer trip. Being reactive is not only disruptive it can also be hard on the wallet so keeping on top of basic maintenance makes a lot of sense.

 

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Don’t Know Your ABC From Your OEM? Technical Car Terms You Might Want To Know

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Heading to the mechanics is one of those things in life that can be intimidating, nerve-wracking, and financially draining at the same time. When heading to the mechanics, the main concern is that they can pull your car in for seemingly trivial reasons. But when you head to the mechanic, one of the ways that you can get one up on them is by knowing your terminology. So if the car needs to go into the shop soon, perhaps you should arm your lexicon with a few of these terms…

 

Drag Coefficient

Fuel economy is one of those things that is on everyone’s lips, especially if you are buying a used vehicle. While you could go to car dealerships and really get to grips with the fuel economy of a vehicle, and they talk about all the cars being better, you can always bring this term into play. In essence, it refers to the amount of air resistance that a car will get while being in motion. This factors into a car’s fuel economy. The less drag coefficient your car has, the better MPH it gets.

 

OEM

Car sellers like Affordable Cars need to keep on their toes in terms of terminology, so you could throw this one into the mix! Standing for Original Equipment Manufacturer, this is vital when purchasing a used car. This term refers to the fact that it is an original part from the maker, not any other marketplace thereafter. If you are looking for a used car, that has been pieced back together, you could question the OEM. 

 

 

A, B, C Pillars

If you ever look to buy a used car, this is in relation to the divisions between the car windows. The A-pillar is each side of the windshield, the B-pillar is between the driver and passenger windows, and the C-pillar is towards the rear of the vehicle.

 

Brake Bias

It’s actually not what you think. This is nothing to do with brakes in a technical sense. It’s to do with the diamond distribution of braking power. So it could either be at the front of the car or the rear. When there’s an issue with the mechanic, you could very well question this and sound like you know what you’re talking about!

 

Camber

This is the setting depending on which direction a wheel tilts. When visiting a mechanic, or buying a used car, depending on the camber setting, it results in a different feel to the vehicle. It’s possible to have the setting adjusted based on your own unique preference. But beware, setting your camber in a certain way can cause the tire to wear down over time.

 

Bed-In Brake Pads

As cozy as this term sounds, it’s to do with brake pads requiring a “bed-in” process. This improves their brake performance. This is done by putting a layer of transfer film between the rotor and the pads. Installing new brake pads is vital for the safety of any vehicle, and if you need to get new brake pads it’s worth checking if the pads need a bed-in process.

 

Blair Witch – THE GAME!

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Blair Witch 2019 Gameplay Trailer

The gameplay trailer for Blair Witch The Game 2019 – Out on Xbox One and PC August 30th 2019Read more via the link in the first comment!

Posted by How To Kill an Hour on Wednesday, 31 July 2019

 

Blair Witch was first shown at E3 2019 by Microsoft and the game is inspired by the movie of the same name. It’s a story driven-psychological horror game. While fun, the game will study your reactions to fear and stress.

The gameplay trailer will give players an introduction to the canine Bullet. It will also look at the gameplay elements of the game. Looking at exploration, commands, combat and environmental interaction. Also we get a look at how players will interact with Bullet.

EVIL HIDES IN THE WOODS – PLOT

So, it’s 1996 and a young boy mysteriously disappears in the Black Hills Forest near Burkittsville, Maryland. You play as Ellis a former police office with a troubled past. Joining the search to find the lost boy. While the search starts off normally, it soon descends into a nightmare. Where you confront the Blair Witch, a mysterious force which haunts the woods!

  • It’s an original story based on Blair Witch from the makers of Layers of Fear
  • Navigate through the cursed forest. Which warps and distorts time and space.
  • Take on the Blair Witch, whilst being dragged down by your sanity.
  • How you react to danger and behave under pressure will ultimately teach you more about yourself.

Blair Witch is coming to the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X and PC worldwide on August 30, 2019.

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Chest Faces – Funny but Weird

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Thanks to our friends over at The Poke, we’ve found an interesting Twitter account. It’s called “Chest Faces” @chestfaces  and they photoshop pictures of celebrities chests and replaces it with their face.

See below what the results are like!

 

 

 

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Some of them on the account are hilarious, some of them are scary and there’s an odd couple which are quite disrespectful. But on the whole, it’s quite a harmless account. Definitely had us laughing for a good 10 minutes! How can something so simple be so funny, yet no one had thought of it yet?!

Who would you replace their chest with their face if you could? Would you replace your own chest with your face? How about faces on chests?!

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ili Laptop Stand

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We been trying out this super cool sustainable laptop stand called ili. It’s really cool and to our surprise, really functional as it folds down for easy transportation!
Now Laptops allow us to work freely but can be blamed for work related back, neck and shoulder issues. The ili Laptop stand is one way in which you can prevent those sorts of aches and pains! By simply placing the laptop at eye level and using a separate keyboard and mouse!

Lightweight

So as laptops are quick and easy to move about, you got to have a quick and easy laptop stand right? Of course you do! That’s where the ili comes in. It is light portable, easy to assemble and packs really small!

It will elevate your laptop to eye level and the unique design will allow you to place your keyboard underneath the laptop itself. Giving you a clear view of both whilst bringing you closer to the screen. Therefore preventing lean and any back issues!

ili Laptop Screen, Bonuses!

With the ili Laptop stand you can even stand up to work, just simply tilt your screen back. Better yet, when used like this, there’s no need for a separate keyboard and mouse!
You will hear your speakers better when using the ili laptop stand & as the microphone is at eye level (and thus voice level) you will be able to talk to people better on Skype! It will even look more natural if you are video calling!
You may even see an increase in productivity with stands like the ili laptop stand! Better yet, you can be even more productive as the airflow underneath the laptop is increased. Therefore allowing for natural cooling and ventilation!

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Soli: Pixel 4’s Weird (but wonderful) Feature!

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Today Google announced something really ******* COOL! They showed off 2 brand new features that’s planned for their upcoming Pixel 4 device. It will include a ‘Soli’ sensor. Which is a mini motion sensor radar. Soli has been worked on for 5 years and will sit at the top of the screen next to the earpiece. Google outlined in a blog post that Soli will combine unique software algorithms and hardware to recognise gestures. It will also detect when a user is nearby.

Jedi Powers

So basically you DON’T NEED TO HOLD THE PHONE to control it!

With Pixel 4 you’ll be able to skip songs, snooze alarms and silence phone calls with the wave of your hand.

DID YOU HEAR THAT WE CAN CONTROL THE PHONE WITHOUT TOUCHING IT!

 

 

Google Pixel 4 Soli

 

Along with Soli and Motion Sense, Pixel 4 brings face unlock. However, in Google’s version of Face Unlock, you won’t need to lift the device in front of your face or even swipe to get to the home screen. Also it will work in any orientation! (Even upside down!)

Furthermore, Soli can proactively turn on the face unlock sensors when you reach for the phone and it will unlock and open when it recognizes you.

Privacy is also a huge factor and everything is processed on the device. It doesn’t save images (of your face) nor does it share them with Google. All the data is stored in Pixel’s Titan M security chip. Soli sensor data is also processed on the device and not shared with Google either.

So, I don’t know about you but I’m off to practice my Jedi Powers

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Don’t Put Ice Lollies In Your Vagina!

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It’s been really hot lately! Like really HOT. People have found ‘inventive’ ways to cool down which involve ice lollies. We’re not talking about eating them either.

We understand that it’s hot and some of you may get desperate in your attempts to cool. Some methods however are definitely not suitable for you. Especially if it includes doing things with your genitals.

Ice Lolly Cooling Aids?

What are we suggesting? Yes, ice lollies. Genitals. People have been considering putting sticky ice lollies INTO their vaginas!

The tissue inside of a vagina is very delicate and inserting a really cold (frozen) object into there could cause loads of issues. Such as a burning sensation, itching or pain.

“The vagina is composed of very delicate and sensitive skin.

Hence, things that may seem innocent to other areas of the body, if they come in contact with the vagina, can cause infections, irritations and damage

“There are many things that should never go near a vagina, and ice lollies are up there. The ice can stick to the delicate skin of the vagina and cause real trauma and damage.

What’s more, putting any foodstuff inside your vagina can introduce microbes, disrupting its normal balance and allowing an environment for bacteria to grow and infections to develop.” Dr Sarah Welsh, the co-founder of HANX, a condom brand, tells Metro.co.uk. 

What if the lolly breaks off inside of you? Even MORE pain and uncomfortable for you and your vagina. As reported on the Metro, a lady was playing around with her boyfriend in bed and a lolly did slip up inside of her. It caused the colour from it to stain her skin! (Not permanently though!)

Sugar Sugar!

Dr Welsh also explains that the sugar inside of lollies could also mess with the natural pH of the vagina. Which will lead to an outbreak of thrush or irritation. A sugar free option won’t prevent that either.

“My advice would be to avoid any foreign bodies in the vagina for risk of infection

I would suggest loose cotton underwear and avoiding tight clothing to prevent any irritation and dermatitis developing.

A cool shower (without internal douching) and keeping well hydrated should suffice.” Dr Shree Datta, consultant gynaecologist at MyHealthcare Clinic tells Metro.co.uk. 

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Wolfenstein: Youngblood Launch Trailer

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