It isn’t just about taking off though. It is about taxying, hangar, ground manoeuvring. There is a reason for the 80m commercial limit.

In addition, the wing will have a huge amount of flex in it with that span (unless you make it very thick) . Bend that may not be possible if it’s covered with solar panels.

In the example you gave, you actually used the “‘Less then ten in figures, more than ten in numerals” rule and it seems to work. However if the wrting is to be factually accurate e.g. then you would need to pay attention to the details. If the street is called “Seven Sisters Road” then “7 Sisters” would be wrong. Calling it a Cessna One seven two would also be factually wrong as the type designation is Cessna 172. So as well as flow, accuracy helps a great deal too.
A quick peruse of some novels on the shelf show that there the use of small numbers as words , less than ten or maybe less than a hundred seems to be common.
117-year old would appear to be used rather than one hundred and seventeen year old but twenty six year old would be more common than 26-year old.
Ther are exceptions to all rules so it would be better to say there are seven 3-year olds rather than 7 3-year olds or the rather more clumsy seven three-year olds.

“All my taxes are paying for your benefits!”

A better and more accurate way of stating it would be “Our taxes are paying for our benefits”

Food regulations are designed to keep us safe. How this can be twisted to be seen as a bad thing, I have no idea. Oh wait….the regulations come from the EU don’t they? It must be bad then..:rolleyes:

I smoked from aged 17 until I was 40. Latterly I was going through a pack of 200 a week. I stopped when my wife was pregnant and I haven’t touched a cigarette since (almost 11 years now). Looking back now, I enjoyed smoking but I don’t regret stopping for a minute. I didn’t find it too hard to give up either.
Nowadays I can’t stand the smell of others smoking especially those that hang around outside doors of pubs or restaurants. I’m sure some might call me an ex-smoker Nazi but frankly I’d rather be an ex-smoker than a smoker any day.
As far as banning smoking in cars with children, why does it have to be enforceable? Like most other laws, the fact that it is illegal should be enough. If common sense prevailed, laws like this wouldn’t be need to be made in the first place.

Do the web people work for BT? That’s usually their stock answer. “Our kit is fine so it must be your fault”

The fact that most other websites I visit load quickly except on occasion this one must also be my fault. Whatever……

Most out of date food is perfectly safe to eat – even after a week or more – so rather than lobbing it into a skip, how about giving it to one of the many charities that go out and provide food for those living rough?

Why make the homeless suffer? Maybe you could eat it yourself? If it really is safe, why aren’t you down there raiding the bins yourself? Lots of free food that is perfectly safe apparently.

Good luck with that…..

Two random definitions of liberal on the internet =

a. Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas; free from bigotry.
b. Favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded

Interesting ideas to be opposed to but there you go. Each to their own.

A quick Google reveals that Arpaio seem to have an interesting track record while in office. He keeps getting elected so he must doing something right……