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Here you can find out about how almost anything works! Ask anything, from how solar panels work to how the heart works and we'll our best to explain.

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MORELLO

How loud?

How loud, ie. any recogniseable equivalent, is 139 decibals?
14:03 Wed 06th Dec 200613 answers, last by jpms1 22:10 Fri 05th Jan 2007
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pamnez

mobile phone

Can anybody please solve a mystery? I topped my mobile phone up on Wednesday 29th November. On Sunday, ?6.00 had gone from my credit. ?10 usually lasts me about 4 weeks. I rang 02 and it turned out...
17:12 Tue 05th Dec 20066 answers, last by knobbynonuts 04:55 Sun 31st Dec 2006
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mur312

antifreeze

where does it go
20:21 Tue 05th Dec 20064 answers, last by knobbynonuts 04:48 Sun 31st Dec 2006
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big bear in

zips

why are zips on trousers know as flies ??
20:05 Wed 06th Dec 20065 answers, last by indie_chick5 22:40 Thu 21st Dec 2006
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RAS

Reflection

We have some low energy lights positioned on the top of our kitchen wall cupboards. If I placed mirrors under them would that increase the illuminatoion.
17:40 Thu 07th Dec 20065 answers, last by TeeGee 23:05 Sun 10th Dec 2006
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angeldraws

Turner prize

Can anyone tell me what the Turner Prize is usually awarded for and why it is unusual for it to be awarded to a painter/artist?? TIA (Also in NEWS section)
19:02 Tue 05th Dec 20061 answer, last by sir.prize 21:30 Sun 10th Dec 2006
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encee

Sennheiser RS130 Wireless Headphones

After a lot of careful consideration I have opted to buy hubby the above.Does anyone out there own a pair if so how do you rate them please.From what Ican see they have everything hubby would want...
16:05 Thu 07th Dec 200610 answers, last by Ethel 19:49 Sat 09th Dec 2006
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SizzleSquid

Using other peoples wireless internet

Hi Everyone, I am using my laptop and it sometimes connects on to other peoples Internet that live around my area. I have made some purchases using my debit card details and i was worried that whoever...
23:37 Tue 05th Dec 20066 answers, last by kwicky 22:49 Fri 08th Dec 2006
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oligopoly

Digital Thermometers in Cars

or any outside thermometer... when there's a cold intermittent wind outside the temperature reading never seems to fluctuate. is the reading given just an average or the coldest temperature (when the...
15:57 Wed 06th Dec 200611 answers, last by oligopoly 00:05 Fri 08th Dec 2006
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phalanges

mytosis

explain mytosis
15:48 Wed 06th Dec 20069 answers, last by Peter Pedant 21:00 Thu 07th Dec 2006
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Panic Button

dvd+r or +rw

Just about to move into DVD recording. It looks to me as though +RW gives more flexibility. Why sould anyone want to use +R?
15:09 Wed 06th Dec 20068 answers, last by spaced 16:01 Thu 07th Dec 2006
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~ vortex ~

Fire Starters..?

Having seen the terrible and tragic aftermath of the blaze at a fireworks factory in East Sussex on the news.. How do fire investigaters find out the cause of a such a fire or a house fire when...
17:34 Tue 05th Dec 20062 answers, last by Catso 11:56 Thu 07th Dec 2006
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jordanmahesh

motor car

how does a car work
11:53 Tue 05th Dec 20063 answers, last by Panic Button 10:26 Thu 07th Dec 2006
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Panic Button

Another Answerbank question

If you click on "Subscribe to this thread" on an answer what happens?
10:13 Wed 06th Dec 20062 answers, last by andy-hughes 00:56 Thu 07th Dec 2006
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warpig1

Economy 7 heating and electric shower

Are these two linked? As it is getting colder I have turned up the heating but when I do this the water in the shower gets colder, are these two items linked or am I just losing the plot?
11:47 Wed 06th Dec 20068 answers, last by warpig1 15:24 Wed 06th Dec 2006
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minko

liverpool tower

what part of the tower actually revolves?
23:19 Tue 05th Dec 20062 answers, last by MORELLO 14:23 Wed 06th Dec 2006
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encee

wire free headphones

any ideas on which are the best headphones the ones that fit snug over the ears not inside.i have roughly ?50 to spend for hubby xmas pressie.
16:12 Mon 04th Dec 20065 answers, last by encee 01:56 Wed 06th Dec 2006
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chester22

education/work

i am about to start my n.v.q 2 in a few weeks and would to know what job paths this would open for me, as i want to become a residential social worker would this quailification count? What courses...
14:11 Tue 05th Dec 20061 answer, last by CheekyChops 17:29 Tue 05th Dec 2006
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GlitteryPink

Noisy DVD Recorder

My Sony RDR-HX525 makes loud noises all the time, like beeps and clicking noises which go on through the night and actually wake me up they are that loud. Is this normal? This happens when it is in...
14:55 Tue 05th Dec 20062 answers, last by MORELLO 16:31 Tue 05th Dec 2006
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rocky999

kodak c633 sd memory card

Will my Kodak C633 take any SD memory card, not necessarily a Kodak one?
18:43 Mon 04th Dec 20062 answers, last by rocky999 22:41 Mon 04th Dec 2006

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