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Top Gear
18 hours ago
- Automotive
- Top Gear
Supercars: your most-Googled questions, answered
Top Gear Advice Here's what the internet wanted to know about supercars. We (perhaps unhelpfully) answered Skip 1 photos in the image carousel and continue reading Unfair question. Supercars don't depreciate badly. They depreciate spectacularly well, with jaw dropping pace. A truly top tier supercar can blast from £250k to £80k in the time it takes its Lotto winning new owner to dent all four corners while driving it off the forecourt. When were supercars invented? In 1946, when Corporal Peter Supercar accidentally dropped a Crusader tank onto his Austin 10. Sadly Cpl Supercar never profited from his creation, having failed to patent it, and also having been thoroughly squashed by the Crusader tank. Advertisement - Page continues below Depends what kind of doctor. If it's a junior doctor in a British A&E department, then no. But if it's, say, Dr Oetker, the famed German food scientist behind the multibillion euro international cake company, then yes. Apart from the fact he died 100 years ago. Can dentists afford supercars? Really hung up on the 'which professions can afford supercars' thing, huh? We're guessing the reason you're asking this is because... your dentist recently started driving a supercar? In which case, time to ditch your dentist. That dude is charging too much for your scale 'n' polish. You might like OK, bored of these ones now. Do supercar drivers get paid? Yes. In special negative money, because they're big special important people. Advertisement - Page continues below Because their custodian helmets won't fit under the low roofline. Are supercars difficult to drive fast? Yes. Not because modern supercars are twitchy at the limit, but because generally speaking they're locked in humidity controlled garages in the vain hope that they won't depreciate catastrophically. Why do supercars have low ground clearance? It's popularly believed supercars sit close to the ground in order to lower their centre of gravity and also generate downforce. This is not the reason. It's because low ground clearance forces supercars to slow for urban speed bumps, thus allowing the driver to accelerate obnoxiously thereafter, thus alerting everyone within a 500 metre radius that there's a big special important person in the area. Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter. Look out for your regular round-up of news, reviews and offers in your inbox. Get all the latest news, reviews and exclusives, direct to your inbox.
Scottish Sun
5 days ago
- General
- Scottish Sun
Gardeners urged to place ‘offensive-smelling' £1.45 kitchen staple that pigeons hate over their lawn to get rid of them
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) HOMEOWNERS have finally found a way to keep pigeons away from their lawns. An 'offensive-smelling' kitchen staple is enough to drive the birds away - and it costs just £1.45. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Pigeon droppings can be very acidic and can damage your lawn Credit: Getty Images 2 A £1.45 oil can keep them away for good Credit: Getty Images According to experts at OVO control, certain types of 'optical gel' is enough to keep pigeons away. A spokesperson for the brand said: "[This] contains citronella and peppermint oil, which are mild and pleasant to humans, but offensive to birds." Birds are repelled by the gel's smell and the way it feels, as well as by an invisible UV light that it emits. Pigeons will see this light as fire, making them believe that your garden is unsafe. The gel comes in small bowls which are much easier to install than spikes. Spikes can also be very harmful to birds. The Dr Oetker Natural Peppermint Extract is a great choice of optical gel and costs just £1.45 at Tesco. It is actually meant to be used in birthday cakes, giving desserts a minty fresh kick. There is also a natural way to repel birds, if they are becoming a nuisance. By planting peppermint, marigold, and lavender, pigeons will be forced to stay away - put off by the plants' powerful smell. Passionate pigeons could be given birth control under plans to curb booming populations spreading disease Another trick to keep pigeons out of your garden costs just 1p. Using the pigeon's natural fear of fire, you can keep them off your lawn - as one expert says that their presence can be very damaging. Adeel ul-haq from Bunk Beds said: 'Pigeon droppings are highly acidic and can corrode everything from paint to metal surfaces in your garden. "Not only this, these droppings can then attract other pests such as rats which can cause further damage to your home." By laying out rolls of tin foil outside, pigeons will think that your garden is engulfed in a huge blaze and will fly straight past. Meanwhile, you can enjoy some much needed, bird-free time in the garden.
The Sun
5 days ago
- General
- The Sun
Gardeners urged to place ‘offensive-smelling' £1.45 kitchen staple that pigeons hate over their lawn to get rid of them
HOMEOWNERS have finally found a way to keep pigeons away from their lawns. An 'offensive-smelling' kitchen staple is enough to drive the birds away - and it costs just £1.45. According to experts at OVO control, certain types of 'optical gel' is enough to keep pigeons away. A spokesperson for the brand said: "[This] contains citronella and peppermint oil, which are mild and pleasant to humans, but offensive to birds." Birds are repelled by the gel's smell and the way it feels, as well as by an invisible UV light that it emits. Pigeons will see this light as fire, making them believe that your garden is unsafe. The gel comes in small bowls which are much easier to install than spikes. Spikes can also be very harmful to birds. The Dr Oetker Natural Peppermint Extract is a great choice of optical gel and costs just £1.45 at Tesco. It is actually meant to be used in birthday cakes, giving desserts a minty fresh kick. There is also a natural way to repel birds, if they are becoming a nuisance. By planting peppermint, marigold, and lavender, pigeons will be forced to stay away - put off by the plants' powerful smell. Another trick to keep pigeons out of your garden costs just 1p. Using the pigeon's natural fear of fire, you can keep them off your lawn - as one expert says that their presence can be very damaging. Adeel ul-haq from Bunk Beds said: 'Pigeon droppings are highly acidic and can corrode everything from paint to metal surfaces in your garden. "Not only this, these droppings can then attract other pests such as rats which can cause further damage to your home." By laying out rolls of tin foil outside, pigeons will think that your garden is engulfed in a huge blaze and will fly straight past. Meanwhile, you can enjoy some much needed, bird-free time in the garden.
The Irish Sun
5 days ago
- General
- The Irish Sun
Gardeners urged to place ‘offensive-smelling' £1.45 kitchen staple that pigeons hate over their lawn to get rid of them
HOMEOWNERS have finally found a way to keep pigeons away from their lawns. An 'offensive-smelling' kitchen staple is enough to 2 Pigeon droppings can be very acidic and can damage your lawn Credit: Getty Images 2 A £1.45 oil can keep them away for good Credit: Getty Images According to experts at OVO control, certain types of 'optical gel' is enough to keep pigeons away. A spokesperson for the brand said: "[This] contains citronella and peppermint oil, which are mild and pleasant to humans, but offensive to birds." Birds are repelled by the gel's smell and the way it feels, as well as by an invisible UV light that it emits. Read More on Garden Hacks The gel comes in small bowls which are much easier to install than spikes. Spikes can also be very harmful to birds. The Dr Oetker Natural Peppermint Extract is a great choice of optical gel and costs just £1.45 at Tesco. It is actually meant to be used in birthday cakes, giving desserts a minty fresh kick. Most read in Fabulous There is also a natural way to repel birds, if they are becoming a nuisance. By planting peppermint, marigold, and lavender, Passionate pigeons could be given birth control under plans to curb booming populations spreading disease Another trick to keep pigeons out of your garden Using the pigeon's natural fear of fire, you can keep them off your lawn - as one expert says that their presence can be very damaging. Adeel ul-haq from Bunk Beds said: 'Pigeon droppings are highly acidic and can corrode everything from paint to metal surfaces in your garden. "Not only this, these droppings can then attract other pests such as rats which can cause further damage to your home." By laying out rolls of tin foil outside, pigeons will think that your garden is engulfed in a huge blaze and will fly straight past. Meanwhile, you can enjoy some much needed,
