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The absurdity of the use of kph

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  First and foremost I apologise (yet again) for such a long gap in between blog posts. The return of freedom over the past year has kept me away from screens. They say it takes 66 days to develop a new habit. Running is a habit I developed over lockdown, but the return to the office (and I intend to never work from home again) and frequenting the pub has reduced frequency of this.  It is, however, not completely bleak for my physical well-being. Cramming a number of social events in after work has led to me doing a lot more walking around central London. I don’t have an Apple Watch, (other brands of smart watch exist), but my iPhone records my steps and a lot of really interesting data on my walking and running. As would be no surprise, I’ve configured everything in metric units. Thankfully, gone are the days where Apple would dictate to you , based on your location, the units of measurement you use. You have a chose whether to specify distances in miles or kilometres....

How do Godzilla and King Kong measure up for their 2021 battle?

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This is one of the "few other things" I mention in the strapline of the blog.  The last clash of the titans was in 1962. I was not alive then, but at some point in the late 90s/early noughties when I was around ten years old and absolutely crazy about Godzilla and the MonsterVerse, I saw in the TV guide that King Kong vs Godzilla was showing. I defied my parents and stayed up until 2 am to watch the film. I was excited. I had seen Godzilla emerge triumphant from battles with numerous other beasts. At this point, however I had not seen any King Kong films, but my brother had constantly told me that King Kong would be Godzilla's ultimate rival. I was eager to see this battle. By the end of the film, the excitement was replaced with anger and disappointment.  My idol was defeated by the oversized ape. I've detested King Kong ever since.  Fast forward two decades and the two titans are set to meet again, this time as CGI monsters and not men in rubber get-ups. If the pand...