Angling to some extent

I wrote yesterday about the significance of 30 degrees. This was, for those who have not yet read "Sole Mate", in reference to the unlocking of my fixed leg brace by this small increment as the first bit of progress in recovering from a major muscle rupture in my right leg. 

The contemplation of what is a fairly nominal graduated measurement opened up a whole new field of enquiry and interest in my mind. 

I do, being largely immobile, have a considerable amount of time to expend on what would otherwise be regarded as frivolous, meaningless and wasteful pursuits. So in the true spirit of time wasting, here is my list of ten things involving 30 degrees.

1. A Swedish Drama Series but set in Thailand was produced for TV and aired in 2012 under the title of "30 degrees in February"

2. The Urban Dictionary refers to 30 degrees as a colloquialism about the best angle for perfect sex.

3. The Italians have a saying "Una temperatura di trenta gradi" which means a temporary reprieve, or someone looking to skive off work.

4. On holiday in Cornwall, just south of Bude there is on an unclassified and single track but busy coast road a 30 degree gradient which even in a powerful car is a frightening experience especially if meeting an oncoming vehicle

5. A vineyard in the USA produces a Pinot Noir called 30 Degrees

6. I heard that Brian Cox the Astrophysicist has about 30 Degrees (sorry, made that up but he might have for all I know)

7. The latitudes of 30 degrees to both north and south of the Equator are known as the Horse Latitudes. This is because of mariners in fearing of depletion of their on-board freshwater reserves in this position so far from land threw any horses into the sea to drown.

8. The 30-degree rule is a basic guideline in film editing that states the camera should move at least 30 degrees between shots of the same subject occurring in succession. If this rule is not followed there is a risk that the audience starts focusing on the filming technique instead of the story that is being narrated.

9. Large swings of temperatures are part of Minnesota's climate. For instance, a 30 degree temperature change in a calendar day in the Twin Cities is fairly common, happening many times in the historical record. This has been from winter morning temperature of minus fourteen to a daytime high of a sub tropical sixteen degrees.

10. There is a chain of Laundrettes in Central and Eastern Scotland trading under the name, 30 degrees. This includes shops in Inverness and Stirling.

The 30 Degree Laundry

                                 Let me know if anyone has any other trivialities to add to the list

The first 30 Degrees