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Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 3:34 pm
by OrangeRKN
For those who don't know who some of these people are:
Stephen Hawking - invented black holes
Dorothy Hodgkin - took pictures of chemicals
Ada Lovelace - invented computers
Alan Turing - world war 2 man of the match
Alexander Fleming - invented antibiotics (accidentally)
Michael Faraday - realised electricity was kind of useful
Rosalind Franklin - invented dna
Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 3:46 pm
by Green Gecko
I thought Turing was also considered a predecessor for the modern computer? With all that clockwork gooseberry fool. I know women basically invented programming.
Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 3:48 pm
by Rex Kramer
I vote for Barry from Tamworth, we've had enough of experts in Britain.
Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 3:49 pm
by 7256930752
I'd go for Faraday as it's weird he isn't on something already given the importance of his work.
Other nomination; the national treasure that is Sean Bean. What better way to encapsulate a career of dying on screen.
Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 3:49 pm
by Green Gecko
How about the chuckle brothers.
Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 4:28 pm
by Preezy
OrangeRKN wrote:For those who don't know who some of these people are:
Stephen Hawking - invented black holes do they even exist? probably a conspiracy
Dorothy Hodgkin - took pictures of chemicals so what? Selfie generation gone mad
Ada Lovelace - invented computers that was Chucky Babbage mate get your history right
Alan Turing - world war 2 man of the match no one knows what he did, it's an enigma
Alexander Fleming - invented antibiotics (accidentally) responsible for generation snowflake being so weak
Michael Faraday - realised electricity was kind of useful no he was the drummer in AC/DC
Rosalind Franklin - invented dna don't be silly, they've had that on CSI: Miami for years
Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 4:30 pm
by Moggy
OrangeRKN wrote:Rosalind Franklin - invented dna
She invented it? Was she God?
Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 4:33 pm
by Albert
Amy Kendrick
Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 4:49 pm
by OrangeRKN
Preezy wrote:OrangeRKN wrote:For those who don't know who some of these people are:
Stephen Hawking - invented black holes do they even exist? probably a conspiracy
Dorothy Hodgkin - took pictures of chemicals so what? Selfie generation gone mad
Ada Lovelace - invented computers that was Chucky Babbage mate get your history right
Alan Turing - world war 2 man of the match no one knows what he did, it's an enigma
Alexander Fleming - invented antibiotics (accidentally) responsible for generation snowflake being so weak
Michael Faraday - realised electricity was kind of useful no he was the drummer in AC/DC
Rosalind Franklin - invented dna don't be silly, they've had that on CSI: Miami for years
oh man don't I feel silly
Moggy wrote:OrangeRKN wrote:Rosalind Franklin - invented dna
She invented it? Was she God?
You too can be God if you accept our lord and saviour Jesus Christ into your heart
Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 5:10 pm
by Hypes
Faraday's already been on the £20 though
Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 5:16 pm
by Oblomov Boblomov
Moggy wrote:OrangeRKN wrote:Rosalind Franklin - invented dna
She invented it? Was she God?
This is like the Photek 'all intents and purposes' moment. I didn't expect it of you, Moggy
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Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 5:18 pm
by Moggy
Oblomov Boblomov wrote:Moggy wrote:OrangeRKN wrote:Rosalind Franklin - invented dna
She invented it? Was she God?
This is like the Photek 'all intents and purposes' moment. I didn't expect it of you, Moggy
.
#staydeaddefence
Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 6:23 pm
by 7256930752
I thought Watson and Crick discovered DNA?
Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 6:27 pm
by Errkal
Clearly should be Farage, a proper British gent for the most British of notes.
Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 6:32 pm
by Moggy
Errkal wrote:Clearly should be Farage, a proper British gent for the most British of notes.
The Queen is the only living person allowed on bank notes.
Which means if we kill Farage, he can be on the £50 note.
I approve.
Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 6:51 pm
by Vermilion
Errkal wrote:Clearly should be Farage, a proper British gent for the most British of notes.
I saw a facebook post earlier suggesting it should be Margaret Thatcher.
Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 7:05 pm
by Moggy
Vermilion wrote:Errkal wrote:Clearly should be Farage, a proper British gent for the most British of notes.
I saw a facebook post earlier suggesting it should be Margaret Thatcher.
twitter.com/wefail/status/1067085857734184960
Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:27 am
by Skarjo
Hime wrote:I thought Watson and Crick discovered DNA?
It's all a bit of a controversy.
Watson and Crick got the credit, but what they mostly did was interpret work done by Franklin. Then Franklin was denied the Nobel prize because she was
a woman proper dead.
Watson and Crick did a huge amount of work, but Franklin deserves to mentioned alongside them.
Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 6:30 am
by Victor Mildew
Put Hawking on it, then have a NFC loop in the note which makes him talk to you through your phone.
Re: New £50 Nominations
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 8:26 am
by RichardUK
My vote would be for Margaret Thatcher