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Thread ID: 69418 2006-05-31 21:30:00 Fact Sheet For Tourists Visiting N.Z Utopia (7787) PC World Chat
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459579 2006-06-01 09:00:00 Second, I'm going to ChristChurch (sp?) and see what everybody says is so nice there.
Don't bother Joe - just check out the comparative pictures of NZ here :

www.globalgeografia.com

After seeing that, do you still want to visit Christchurch? That's about as exciting as it gets..... :rolleyes:
andrew93 (249)
459580 2006-06-01 09:10:00 Dude, you like totally missed the Gondola and Tramway! :(

Christchurch itself is a "nice" city...probably not worth visiting by itself however it is the gateway to the rest of the south island which is.
superuser (7693)
459581 2006-06-01 09:31:00 Because in an emergency when you are rushing to switch off the power in extremis it is more instinctive and quicker to hit the switch down/off than up/off as you would have to in NZ. Especially if you have dived for the switch as some one is being electrocuted. zqwerty (97)
459582 2006-06-01 10:05:00 How many on here have had to switch a switch in extremis? Cicero (40)
459583 2006-06-01 11:33:00 I want to inspect the wiring of a typical house to see how people don't fry

hmmm you may want to look here (en.wikipedia.org).
gibler (49)
459584 2006-06-01 11:45:00 Fact is, it is quicker to switch off in the down direction than up, try it and see, especially if you are falling down past the switch as you trip in your rush to get to it.

Also, OFF being down means switches are less likely to be switched ON when people grab for things as they are falling, this may have come from armed forces practice, I'm not sure.
zqwerty (97)
459585 2006-06-01 13:09:00 I have my future New Zealand visiting itinerary all planned.
You'll like it here. My missus' dad lives in Nevada, and he likes it here so much that he's visited three times and planning his next one already.
Greg (193)
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