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Having been in the business, I would recommend that when buying LED (sorry, a TLA) luminaires, look for the CRI rating. This stands for Colour Rendering Index (OMG another TLA!) and refers to the quality of the light produced. Broadly speaking if it is above 90% it is good, if it is below 80% it...

...and 460 mm is somewhat easier than 18 1/8th inches

To inject a little apiculture into the discussion... When I first started beekeeping and read that I needed to make up 2 to 1 syrup to see my bees into the winter, I was perplexed as to what this might mean. Was this 2 to 1 by weight; was this 2:1 by volume? My discovery that it meant 2 lb...

try "Countenanceable"

...and look what happened to Woolworths

Since 1930 the inch has been defined by the BSI (sorry that is a TLA) in metric terms as 25.4mm. Boris is (at least) 91 years behind the times.

The prime minister's official spokesperson said: "Pounds and ounces are an easily understood and widely used unit of measurement. This is one small part of a wide-ranging drive across government to establish the right regulatory environment to support jobs and growth across the UK."

Bakers'. Had it been beekeepers' fondant, the choice would more likely have been a second hand Austin Metro. But had he gone for syrup made from granulated sugar, perhaps a Roller might have been on the cards...

From my oilfield days I can remember having to calculate the volume, in barrels, of an oil well that was 7 1/2 inches in diameter, with the depth given in metres.

Fat Shark / The Apiarist (see Cut more losses - The Apiarist) identified this as what he could buy with money saved by feeding fondant rather than giving honey back to his bees: Used Ferrari 360 Spider car for sale in Exeter | Official Ferrari Used Car Search

"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."

Not a clumsy beekeeper. Compared to the total numbers in the colony it is not a lot, but it is distressing to see. I stick sand to the slippery slopes to help them get a grip. It seems to help: If you use PVA glue, make sure it is wateproof PVA glue

There are 17,338 members of this forum. Your enquiry is entirely sensible and reasonable, but do not be suprised if you get more than 17,338 differing replies.

Ah yes, the ubiquity of the TLA. I agree.

The BBC did something about this on the TV a while back. Oh I am sorry; the British Broadcasting Corporation did something about this on the television a while back...

Then you will appreciate my wonderful new invention: Hives without holes! Unfortunately this may not turn out to be a great money earner for me as Section 3 Patents Act 1977 requires that: "An invention shall be considered as involving an inventive step if, having regard to the state of the...

Do you have great piles of Champagne corks lying around? Not much use for anything, I bet you are thinking. Well you are wrong:

Spotted another one: https://www.somersetbeekeepers.org.uk/preparing-for-winter.html " The feed holes in the crown board should be left open, and the ventilation outlets in the roof should be freed of any blockage "