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Water powered clocks and calculators

All the new xmas catalogues seem to feature water powered clocks and calculators. Apparently you top them up with tap water approximately once a month, no batteries needed. Are they a gimick or is...
13:27 Thu 06th Oct 20052 answers, last by Bill_lpool 12:23 Wed 12th Oct 2005
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Commuting on Maltesers

Anyone know the tune that is sort of hummed on the new maltesers advert - the one where people are commuting to work on giant bouncing maltesers (as you do). I recognise the tune but can't identify...
20:08 Mon 30th May 20052 answers, last by david9862 21:40 Fri 03rd Jun 2005
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Opting back in to SERP's

What are the pros and cons of opting back in to SERP's. At 42 I seem to be at the age where it may be advantageous to opt back in ?
23:49 Fri 25th Feb 20051 answer, last by AlanS107 07:19 Sat 26th Feb 2005
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128 bit encryption

If you use SSL to upload a file using 128 bit encryption, is the encrypted data being transfered larger than the original file. If encryption does increase the size of the data during transfer how...
19:18 Thu 01st Jul 20041 answer, last by zeen 09:33 Fri 02nd Jul 2004
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Bicycle Frames.

What are the advantages/disadvantages of alloy frames on cycles. Are the better than aluminium frames ?
16:36 Sun 23rd May 20043 answers, last by Gef 21:12 Tue 25th May 2004
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Kodak camera with very dim LCD screen

We have just purchased a Kodak 6440 digital camera but the LCD preview screen is so dim it is almost unusable. Does anybody else have this problem or do we a faulty camera ?
18:06 Sat 15th May 20041 answer, last by Headtime 01:19 Mon 17th May 2004
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PC Not Starting.

My PC has started freezing on boot up. It can happen at any time in the start up sequence, even loading the bios, so I do not think it is software related. After about three attempts it usually goes...
10:08 Sat 17th Apr 20044 answers, last by anthomson 09:36 Sun 18th Apr 2004
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Net curtains and uPVC Windows

Has anybody found a way to securely hang net curtains from uPVC window frames. We used to have hooks in the old wooden frames. Its a bay window so the adjustable rods you can buy don't work.
19:42 Mon 20th Oct 20033 answers, last by robber1 09:52 Wed 22nd Oct 2003
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Goat in a circular field

Years ago somebody asked me if i could solve the following ( I never could) : A goat is tied to a circular fence surrounding a circular field. How long must the length of rope be if the goat can eat...
20:42 Thu 25th Sep 20032 answers, last by archbishop 08:02 Fri 26th Sep 2003
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MSN Messenger 6 WebCam Problem

MSN Messenger 6 can't see my Creative Labs webcam even though it is listed in the 'Scanners and cameras' section of control panel and is recognised by NetMeeting ( which I believe is what MSN 5 used...
22:31 Sun 17th Aug 20033 answers, last by Diablod666 17:47 Sun 21st Nov 2004
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Mixing Vessel Weight

A large sealed chemical mixing vessel is weighed using load cells positioned under the vessel ( The vessel is weighed to accurately control the quantities being added). Suspended from the roof of the...
19:16 Fri 15th Aug 20037 answers, last by bigblooze 18:06 Sat 23rd Aug 2003
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Washing machine repairs

Our hotpoint washing machine won't spin. The belt is still ok and the motor seems to work on the other cycles but not on the spin cycle. Any ideas - the dirty washing mountain is getting higher and...
19:18 Fri 01st Aug 20033 answers, last by hertz 22:03 Mon 04th Aug 2003
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Cell Identity

How does a new cell (human or otherwise) know what sort of cell it is supposed to be e.g. a blood cell, a liver cell or whatever and what coordinates the manufacture of all the different cell types...
18:52 Tue 22nd Jul 20037 answers, last by c_gotheridge 20:48 Sun 27th Jul 2003
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Evolution and Art

How has our appreciation of art evolved in terms of genetical evolution ? My understanding of evolution is that a new 'feature' would have had to help us live longer and be more reproductive to become...
20:05 Sat 05th Jul 20032 answers, last by Einstein 23:09 Sun 06th Jul 2003
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Battle of Redhill

Does anybody have information on the viking battle at Redhill ?
19:19 Sat 05th Jul 2003
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I'm a celebrity, get me outta here

Who won the US version of 'I'm a celebrity - get me outta here' ?
21:17 Mon 02nd Jun 20032 answers, last by mikewith 09:33 Tue 03rd Jun 2003
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URL - whats it stand for.

URL; I think its universal resource locator - but my better half says it uniform resource locator. I have also heard unique resource locator - which is correct ?
20:43 Mon 26th May 20032 answers, last by anthomson 21:01 Mon 26th May 2003
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Hosts File to block URLs

How do you edit your hosts file to block links to unwanted URL. Tried using IE content advisor but it puts up a msg box everytime it finds a 'blocked' site which is more annoying than the ads your...
19:14 Thu 08th May 20035 answers, last by anthomson 19:05 Mon 12th May 2003
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BT Making Connections

Kinoba where can I find the music Kofa by Kinoba - used for the BT 'Making Connections' advert a few years ago.
21:45 Sun 06th Apr 20031 answer, last by Leigh Hunt 17:34 Thu 10th Apr 2003

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