What three words

[Odd-no-more]

Has anyone used this? I downloaded the app yesterday and it looks good, especially if it works in France where they don't have post codes.
I have just bought a freezer and the delivery company asked me for the 3 words, I did know then but I do now.

 

[LesW]

Yes it's not a bad system, emergency services and some delivery companies can use it... but none of the apps for stopovers or sites use it as far as I know.

I've not seen any places use it either that give their location.

 

[Phill D]

thats a new one on me but it seems a great tool in an area where you may need help .

had to look it up though:

What3words essentially points to a very specific location. Its developers divided the world into 57 trillion squares, each measuring 3m by 3m (10ft by 10ft) and each having a unique, randomly assigned three-word address.

 

[Aerialmark]

Yes I use it quite a lot when out mountain biking. I used it when I fell off my bike so I could be found by my son.

 

[Phill D]

it appears that even google maps recognises locations from 3 words

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[ADJF]

I have the app installed in my telephone. I would recommend everyone does the same. All emergency agencies in the U.K. and many worldwide recognise it.

 

[bigtwin]

chaser, calling chaser!

Ian

 

[Aerialmark]

Right now i am at /// tried.scarcely.oils
Where are you ?

 

[chaser]

chaser, calling chaser!

Ian

I am not getting in to that

 

[Zoobec]

I used it when I had to call emergency services to a car on its roof on a rural road last month.

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[Googlebot]

We use it all the time at work, excellent tool for the box.

 

[Otter Spotter]

Used it a couple of times and I intend to use it for photo and wild camping locations when we can get out and about.

 

[Funnymunny]

I have downloaded the app and recently tried to look up a route to a destination in a foreign country that I had seen the 3 word address for, no idea what I did wrong but it failed miserably

 

[MisterB]

Been using it a while now, it's so easy .... I also use it now for deliveries to our home. Much more accurate than our postcode. It takes you right onto our front drive !!

 

[EdwardFT]

Being in France I just tried liberté.égalité.fraternité. Gobsmackingly, that location is not in France, it is in Brazil.

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[Steve N Tracy]

It's great for meeting up with people at the motorhome shows.

 

[Tombola]

Being in France I just tried liberté.égalité.fraternité. Gobsmackingly, that location is not in France, it is in Brazil.

you dont type in words and it tells you where you are.
you press locate and it gives you the phrase.

its uses random words to generate locations. For instance if i type liverpool street uk it would genrate just 1, 3 m x 3 m square on liverpool street in my case was ///beams.fees.fonts

just so happens your 3 french province words relate to a 3m square in brazil

 

[carolyn]

I think it’s great. There was a great thread before Christmas about it, one funster is very anti it and became very pedantic about it, the thread ran and ran. Such fun.
I introduced my children to it which was a very satisfying moment!

 

[chaser]

I think it’s great. There was a great thread before Christmas about it, one funster is very anti it and became very pedantic about it, the thread ran and ran. Such fun.
I introduced my children to it which was a very satisfying moment!

Still saying nowt

 

[Riverbankannie]

Has anyone used this? I downloaded the app yesterday and it looks good, especially if it works in France where they don't have post codes.
I have just bought a freezer and the delivery company asked me for the 3 words, I did know then but I do now.

All the emergency services in the South West use it including coastguard. Although I am a numerate person, i think it is easier to say or write three words than an string of numbers from GPS if say I had fallen on coast path or something.

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[Wee Bold Davy]

///tight.fisted.twat
Everyone knows it's me

No seriously I've downloaded the app, it's the way to go

 

[buttons]

Is it me, I have no idea where you are finding these three words.
Supposing I want to get to the front door of number ten. What three words would get me there?

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

Is it me, I have no idea where you are finding these three words.
Supposing I want to get to the front door of number ten. What three words would get me there?

///don't.vote.labour

 

[Tombola]

Is it me, I have no idea where you are finding these three words.
Supposing I want to get to the front door of number ten. What three words would get me there?

front door quite apt https://what3words.com/slurs.this.shark

back door https://what3words.com/silks.always.kind

then see if Rishis home https://what3words.com/onion.warns.picked

then if you fancy giving the queen a knock https://what3words.com/lies.cape.nodded

 

[carolyn]

Is it me, I have no idea where you are finding these three words.
Supposing I want to get to the front door of number ten. What three words would get me there?

Slurs /this /shark ,is what comes up. I am serious about this one.

sorry I missed it in Tombola ’s post

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[Itsmcb]

///don't.vote.labour

///stores.hurls.necks

 

[Tombola]

I moved tables once in a restaurant while my frined was in the looes, i sent a w3w to them
anyone not familiar with it, download the app, then use the pinpoint to get your location

then move to your back room/garden/kitchen and use it again, you will see it changes the 3 words to completely different.

I tried with the wife a more adventurous different sexual position once...
it was /not.a.fin.chance

 

[Janine]

///actors.shackles.notch

Mine's a pint of Rattler

 

[Tombola]

///actors.shackles.notch

Mine's a pint of Rattler

looks busy at the sloop too

 

[March Hare]

I think it's excellent. I'm not sure why it's so unpopular with some people. I know of a local horse rider who fell from her horse when he tripped in a very remote area. She was mildly concussed but was able to use W3W to communicate her location to the emergency services, who did an amazing job in finding her so quickly. Trying to work out (and clearly communicate) map coordinates when you're concussed would be really difficult.

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