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REECEYBOYX
what (if any?) substance/material can obstruct a thermal imaging camera? how far through a building can they penetrate? can they pick up heat through solid concrete? as 'lead' obstructs x-rays can the...
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lucyshandbag
i need to get intouch with my nana who is in spain. i have tried phoning her mobile but nothing is happening. do i need to dail a code or something first?
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Buxtonatered
how to wire light switching from room A to room B so as to turn light on in room A and off from room B
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dyli795
Has anyone got trouble with their free view box the last day or so? We are in Lancashire (if that matters) and all the chanels are "no signal" except BBC1 and BBC2, It's driving us daft because we...
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funkymoped
this may sound like a silly question, but it is serious.. example.. youve got a kilo of high explosive, C4.. the C4 is placed in the centre of a very thick block of steel and ignited. the steel is way...
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Buxtonatered
to switch on light in room Aand switch off that light in room B
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pippi longs
How does a spider move without a spine?
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VannaB
Why does my name come up in green font and no one elses seems to? ACtually, tell a lie, I've just seen someone elses in green too. But why?
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mandybird02@
can anyone tell me why my bathroom light stays on even when I have switched it of
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rudepuppy
Hi, I've had an spvc500 phone for ages now and can't seem to send via bluetooth. what am I doing wrong? or what is the software to enable this?
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Otrere
Wasn't really sure where to put this question. Anyway, if you had a missed call to your mobile phone, and after that you changed your mobile number but kept the same phone, would the missed call prior...
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bunni23
Can anyone tell my why I have no gas coming from my gas meter?
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aurora83
Why do the lights sometimes flicker in the carriages on the tube? I know it happens on the the district line and probably elsewhere. And on the same note, why do aircraft have to turn off the cabin...
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kikimon
Hi I got a vaillant ecoplus boiler with warm start and i was wondering if it is more economical to have that on or off. Thanks
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bootcoot
how does a direct shift gear box work
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hodge123
the display on my indesit we10 says door and does not work
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gudgeon
we havejust bought a bosch dishwasher but need to take the top off to get it to fit under the worktop anybody know how
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feet
can i find where somone lives using a nationl insurance number
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tali122
the bbc , cnn , various media companies film news reports in oppressive censored regimes china , n korea etc, today the bbc had a feature on the high number of questionable executions in china(there...
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smiffy65
I want to write a letter to John Hutton minister for pensions etc, what is the correct address to send it to

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