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biology

is living tissue more like water or buffer?

Abbreviated Pop Group Names

Hello folks I was wondering if you good people could come up with a list of groups with abbreviated names and what they stood for. e.g. REM - Rapid Eye Movement. Thank you very much

flobadob

What does the Big Dipper consist of?

When you look at the Big Dipper in the night sky it is made up of seven noticeable stars and sort of looks like a saucepan with a bent handle. My question is, what does each one of those stars consist...

Jo20082008

are x rays the same as air travel radiation

I was told by a doctor that having an x ray was no different than taking a flight so should not be concerned. If thats the case why is there no warning when we book our holiday etc Also can cosmic...

Munkeh

Hurricanes and typhoons

What are the differences between a hurricane and a typhoon? i know that hurricanes are formed over water but are there other differences?

Whickerman

Euromillions Lotto - wtf?

The euromillions lotto crowd are advertising a ?130million (?100Million) prize this friday, as this week's jackpot wasn't won. Yet this week's was ?15million (?12million) - that's a helluva rollover....

BertiWooster

lhc

I've just come back from mars Can some one please bring me up to speed as to the purpose of the LHC . I understand experiments are going to be carried out - what are these experiments - how long will...

Jennifer2626

Latitude value

The maximum value for latitude

bigboi2009

Jupiter

The diameter of the orbit of Jupiter

Greedyfly

Electricity Through The Roof?

Hi guys. Just recieved our electricity and our bill has doubled from last time around. First six months it cost around ?660 and this last six months it is now ?1718.053 - they sometimes estimate usage...

Steve.5

sober ?

as well as me who has been out on the pi$$

tali1

Son end up taller than his father?

Generally speaking will a son end up taller than his father- and by how much (in % terms ?) Have noticed that 6ft dads have sons who are same height - but not taller?

flobadob

Is there an agreed upon universe expansion rate?

I was reading an article recently which was talking about a telescope that will be ready in 2014 which they reckon will be able to see back to when the big bang started. It got me wondering. Firstly,...

Golem

Is it really darkest just before dawn?

Well is it?

mudskippa

Sun, sun, sun

What is the sunniest place in the world, which is inhabitable and not too hot? I have seasonal affective disorder and only feel well when it is sunny, yet I could not cope with the heat in Arizona,...

warpig3

Running in the rain

Ok, we had a downpour the other night and mrwarpig came in soaked. I asked him why didnt he run and he said because it doesnt make a difference as to how wet you get. I would have thought that by...

9956brianf

Temperature.

Hi, because of the climate change, I wondered what sort of future temperatures we can expect for our summers and winters here in the U.K.?

bubs02

all answers are places

(1)musical (2,8) (2) sung by the seekers (3,7,2,9) (3)sung at xmas (3,8 ,5) (4)usa baseball champion (6,3,3)

tara20

Weather in Scotland in June

Can anybody tell me what the long-range forecast for the west of Scotland (Strathclyde) in June predicts? I'll be on holiday for the 2nd and 3rd week. Thanks Tara

AndiFlatland

The end of eclipses

I tried to find an answer to this one during the time of the 1999 eclipse, but nothing came of my enquiries. Time to try again through the Answer Bank. The Moon is apparently receding from the Earth...

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