What is it?

[stranding]

Is this what you were referring to?
YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGIA-RKaS9I&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Yes! Congratulations on finding that so quickly

Completely daft, isn't it? But very funny! Those two started it. Not just in that sketch but always -- whenever the word "Arsenal" came up, there was the quicksilver response cough. Why?? Who knows, but, knowing them, think it was because the word sounds a tad rude...

So now, those of us bitten by the M&W bug & old enough to know better, always follow Arsenal with a cough or two. Or the other way round, of course!
Now you know. Learn a little something every day!

 

[stranding]

These patches are made of concrete and are filling holes drilled in the concrete walk.
These holes were drilled to correct a problem in the sidewalk.
What is the name of the process involved?

Holes drilled in the pavement / sidewalk?...reminds me of Bernard Cribbins again

Checking the water table?
Or sewage pipes?
Holes to erect scaffolding?
Looking for electric cables?
Holes to fix those barrier thingies in a few posts back?

That's just the holes-purpose. The corrective filling-in name is another matter.

 

[scifan57]

Holes drilled in the pavement / sidewalk?...reminds me of Bernard Cribbins again

Checking the water table?
Or sewage pipes?
Holes to erect scaffolding?
Looking for electric cables?
Holes to fix those barrier thingies in a few posts back?

That's just the holes-purpose. The corrective filling-in name is another matter.

No to all your proposed explanations.
The holes are drilled in order to pump something under the sidewalk. It corrects certain problems the sidewalk had.

 

[stranding]

No to all your proposed explanations.
The holes are drilled in order to pump something under the sidewalk. It corrects certain problems the sidewalk had.

Expanding foam to insulate & warm the surface?
Some other sort of warming ingredient to help melt ice & snow in winter?
More concrete or ballast to rectify unevenness?
To bury broadband cables?
Or fibre optics?

EDIT: Hole made to dig down to find & give a shove to the handy little mole used to pull wires along underground?

 

[Richard Brown]

No to all your proposed explanations.
The holes are drilled in order to pump something under the sidewalk. It corrects certain problems the sidewalk had.

I expect there are cavities underneath the sidewalk. In construction repairs, a technique used to stabilise foundations in these situations is to pump a liquid form of concrete into the cavities. The concrete usually has a foaming or similar agent added to the mix, and this will expand the concrete as it drys out and sets. The cavities are filled and stability shoal be resumed.

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[Richard Brown]

Yes! Congratulations on finding that so quickly

Completely daft, isn't it? But very funny! Those two started it. Not just in that sketch but always -- whenever the word "Arsenal" came up, there was the quicksilver response cough. Why?? Who knows, but, knowing them, think it was because the word sounds a tad rude...

So now, those of us bitten by the M&W bug & old enough to know better, always follow Arsenal with a cough or two. Or the other way round, of course!
Now you know. Learn a little something every day!

Indeed! For some reason I thought of the 2Rs in that shop sketch - The Four Candles one. I will google for the video link and edit this post to suit.....


Here it is folks....

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[scifan57]

Stranding and Richard,you both mentioned fixing unevenness in the concrete as a possible reason for the holes. Richard,your answer is the most complete,therefore I declare that Richard has won the challenge by providing the most complete answer to my question. The process is called mudjacking and is used to level concrete slabs and sidewalks that have shifted since installation. The liquid mudjacking compound is pumped into the holes until the slab is level again.

Your turn now,Richard.

 

[Richard Brown]

I feel like we are hijacking this thread with links to jokes etc.

Woulnt it be better to post these links under the more laughter than the funnies thread.

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[scifan57]

I've just started a What is it?-Discussions thread,we can post all our comments,questions and concerns about the game on this thread,rather than on the Main thread itself.

 

[stranding]

I've just started a What is it?-Discussions thread,we can post all our comments about the game on this thread,rather than on the Main thread itself.

Good idea Richard & scifan both.

 

[axis]

The concrete usually has a foaming or similar agent added to the mix, and this will expand the concrete as it drys out and sets.

An interesting (or not?) fact, concrete does not dry out and set, rather it cures and never really stops doing so.

 

[KevinJS]

Don't forget there is a YouTube thread too.

Scifan, I replied to your PM. Good idea.

 

[scifan57]

If you have any comments,questions,concerns or problems with What is it?,there is now a discussion thread where you can make your wishes known while keeping the focus of this thread on the challenge itself.
http://www.ipadforums.net/off-topic/82438-what-discussions.html

 

[scifan57]

Since Richard has gone offline without posting a new challenge,I'll take advantage of the inactivity clause to post this challenge.

Here's a different kind of challenge.
What is the name of the football player in this banner? What football team did he play for? What stadium is the banner mounted on?

 

[scifan57]

He was one of the Greatest quarterbacks in Canadian football and has a place in the Canadian football hall of fame.