The Anonymous Widower

A No-Washing-Up Spaghetti Carbonara

I like these Marks and Spencer’s Gluten-Free Spaghetti Carbonara and generally eat one every week.

Today’s one, was a couple of days out of date, so I though I’d cook and eat it without doing any real washing up.

These are the pictures I took.

In future would it be sensible to buy meals that need less washing up?

May 2, 2025 Posted by | Food, Uncategorized | , , , | Leave a comment

Hyundai Unveils Upgraded Xcient Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Automotive Powertrain International.

This is the sub-heading.

Hyundai Motor Company has unveiled the upgraded Xcient fuel cell class-8 heavy-duty truck, which features advanced hydrogen technologies and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) tailored for the North American market.

The article is worth a full read, as it shows how the largest American trucks, can be replaced with zero-carbon hydrogen fuel cell trucks.

This is the Hyundai Xcient truck web site.

 

May 2, 2025 Posted by | Hydrogen, Transport/Travel | , , , , | Leave a comment

Liverpool Fans’ Celebrations Caused Earth Tremor

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the BBC.

This is the sub-heading.

Liverpool fans celebrating the club’s historic title-clinching win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield caused a series of tremors, university scientists have revealed.

These three paragraphs give more details.

Arne Slot’s side secured the club’s 20th top-flight championship defeating Tottenham 5-1 in front of a packed Anfield stadium on 27 April.

The most significant tremor was caused by Alexis Mac Allister’s strike in the 24th minute, which put Liverpool 2-1 ahead and registered a peak magnitude of 1.74 on the Richter scale.

The data was recorded by University of Liverpool earth scientists using equipment used to detect earthquakes.

Looking at it on a scientific basis, it is surely a very good test that the equipment is working well.

The whole of the BBC article is worth a good read.

May 2, 2025 Posted by | Sport, World | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Did Hydrogen Lose Labour The Runcorn And Helsby By-Election

I used to work in the Castner-Kellner works at ICI Runcorn, where hydrogen is produced using electrolysis in the Castner-Kellner process.

That process used a lot of mercury and wasn’t good for the health of the workforce. One of my jobs was to develop instruments to detect mercury in air, blood and urine.

I believe the mercury-based process to produce chlorine, with the hydrogen as a by-product has now been replaced with a membrane-based mercury-free process.

Consider.

  • The same plant still produces a large proportion of the hydrogen we use in the UK.
  • The Runcorn plant is now owned by INEOS, which in turn is owned by tax-exile and Brexiteer ; Jim Ratcliffe.
  • I doubt, Mr. Ratcliffe is a supporter of the Labour Party.
  • The big promoters of hydrogen are the Bamfords and their companies ; JCB, Ryse and Wrightbus, who are not considered companies that Labour would support.
  • Although, Wrightbus seem to have had some political support lately.
  • Google AI can’t find any details on Reform UK’s or Nigel Farage’s views on hydrogen.
  • Ed Miliband hasn’t shown himself to be very knowledgeable about hydrogen.
  • This article on the BBC is entitled Ellesmere Port Hydrogen Heating Trial Scrapped After Protests.

It strikes me, that if one candidate had got a grip on the hydrogen issue, then there would have been a different result in the by-election.

May 2, 2025 Posted by | Hydrogen, World | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment