AggieDave 6 #1 October 18, 2004 I found this odd and entertaining. http://www.almanac.com/outdoors/crickets.php QuoteTo convert cricket chirps to degrees Fahrenheit, count number of chirps in 14 seconds then add 40 to get temperature. Example: 30 chirps + 40 = 70° F To convert cricket chirps to degrees Celsius, count number of chirps in 25 seconds, divide by 3, then add 4 to get temperature. Example: 48 chirps /(divided by) 3 + 4 = 20° C Just in case you HAVE to know what the temp is outside and you can't find a bank sign anywhere in site.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #2 October 18, 2004 The only sport involving the position "silly mid on". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #3 October 18, 2004 And sticky wickets.. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #4 October 18, 2004 Crickets make good bass bait, too. And just what the hell is a sticky wicket, anyways? Sounds like a personal hygiene problem to me! Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #5 October 18, 2004 QuoteSounds like a personal hygiene problem to me! Well... you're close. The slang term "Batting on a sticky wicket" is comparable to "sloppy seconds" on your side of the pond. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #6 October 18, 2004 ROFLMFAO! Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,171 #7 October 18, 2004 QuoteThe only sport involving the position "silly mid on". And "silly point", not to mention "short square leg".... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #8 October 18, 2004 QuoteQuoteSounds like a personal hygiene problem to me! Well... you're close. The slang term "Batting on a sticky wicket" is comparable to "sloppy seconds" on your side of the pond. t An the real term Sticky Wicket Describes a pitch, which although dry on the surface, has underlying soft patches. This type of wicket is generally a difficult playing surface for batsman as it can cause a ball to behave unpredictably. Most pitch preparation practices have all but done away with these type of pitches, which were once very common in England and Australia. Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marz 0 #9 October 18, 2004 As an Aussie guy once told me as we he was trying to explain the game to me... "Leave it to the Brits to invent a game where all their colonies can kick their ass!" Marz _________________________________________ Did I just kill another thread? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #10 October 18, 2004 While this does more or less work with one particular type of cricket (snowy tree cricket, Oecanthus fultoni, AKA the "thermometer cricket") and while this cricket does live throughout the entire US, it is not the only cricket you'll ever hear. Further, once the temps drop below 50°F or so, you might notice there is a distinct drop off in any cricket chirping.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #11 October 19, 2004 QuoteFurther, once the temps drop below 50°F or so, you might notice there is a distinct drop off in any cricket chirping. Whats cool is when the temp drops below 10F you can hear the crickets scream. Wait, no that's me screaming like a little girl.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KrisFlyZ 0 #12 October 19, 2004 QuoteQuoteThe only sport involving the position "silly mid on". And "silly point", not to mention "short square leg". And "fine leg" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #13 October 19, 2004 OK - Now I'm a little confused - (Bear with me, I'm a damn Yank and have no idea what the whole game of Cricket is about - ) What is the "pitch"? )Obviously it's quite different that baseball-. Perhaps I should try to find a glossary of Cricket terminology and how the game is played - ? Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,603 #14 October 19, 2004 Okay, cricket is played on a fucking big field right, but most of it is what you might call the outfield in baseball where all the fielders are standing. In the middle you have the bowler (pitcher) and the batsmen. Now here's where you gotta pay attention, there are two batsmen on the field at the same time, one of them facing the delivery (ball) and the other one standing where the bowler will throw from. Each of the batsmen is standing next to a 'wicket' (three sticks hammered into the ground on which two bails are balanced) and the area between the wickets is known as the pitch. The big difference between cricket and baseball deliveries is that in cricket the ball must bounce before reaching the batsmen. When the fastest deliveries are around 100mph you can see that the condition of the pitch is huge factor in how the ball will react and how easy/difficult it becomes for a batsman to play a shot. If that didn't send you to sleep have a look at this. simple rulesDo you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
