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MORELLO

How loud?

How loud, ie. any recogniseable equivalent, is 139 decibals?
13:03 Wed 06th Dec 200613 answers, last by jpms1 21:10 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...
16:12 Tue 05th Dec 20066 answers, last by knobbynonuts 03:55 Sun 31st Dec 2006
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mur312

antifreeze

where does it go
19:21 Tue 05th Dec 20064 answers, last by knobbynonuts 03:48 Sun 31st Dec 2006
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Casey

Tracing a pay as you go?

I have recently been texting an old boyfriend who has no idea it is me as I have a new number. He said if I don't tell him who it is he has a friend who can trace the mobile and get the name and...
16:42 Fri 08th Dec 200614 answers, last by knobbynonuts 03:30 Sun 31st Dec 2006
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big bear in

zips

why are zips on trousers know as flies ??
19:05 Wed 06th Dec 20065 answers, last by indie_chick5 21:40 Thu 21st Dec 2006
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lovejoy0120

Card Throwing Cuts

How do you throw a playing card so that it will hurt someone (no injuries) ? Today my friend lost it playing poker,he caught an Ace , put it between his index and middle finger and threw it at me.By...
21:48 Thu 07th Dec 20067 answers, last by NiceCupOfTea 14:59 Sun 17th Dec 2006
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olddutch

Insurance cover for Storm damage

How is storm damage defined for house insurance claims and does it always cover garage damage ?
17:59 Thu 07th Dec 20062 answers, last by Segilla 16:32 Thu 14th 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.
16:40 Thu 07th Dec 20065 answers, last by TeeGee 22:05 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)
18:02 Tue 05th Dec 20061 answer, last by sir.prize 20:30 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...
15:05 Thu 07th Dec 200610 answers, last by Ethel 18:49 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...
22:37 Tue 05th Dec 20066 answers, last by kwicky 21:49 Fri 08th Dec 2006
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warpig1

Help, friend in need?

My friend has got wonda-web melted on to her iron, anny suggestions how to get it off? Thanks, warpig1
10:10 Fri 08th Dec 20062 answers, last by warpig1 14:03 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...
14:57 Wed 06th Dec 200611 answers, last by oligopoly 23:05 Thu 07th Dec 2006
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phalanges

mytosis

explain mytosis
14:48 Wed 06th Dec 20069 answers, last by Peter Pedant 20:00 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?
14:09 Wed 06th Dec 20068 answers, last by spaced 15:01 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...
16:34 Tue 05th Dec 20062 answers, last by Catso 10:56 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?
09:13 Wed 06th Dec 20062 answers, last by andy-hughes 23:56 Wed 06th 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?
10:47 Wed 06th Dec 20068 answers, last by warpig1 14:24 Wed 06th Dec 2006
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minko

liverpool tower

what part of the tower actually revolves?
22:19 Tue 05th Dec 20062 answers, last by MORELLO 13:23 Wed 06th 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...
13:55 Tue 05th Dec 20062 answers, last by MORELLO 15:31 Tue 05th Dec 2006

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