As we burn millions and millions of tons of oil, does this mean that the planet is getting lighter? At first glance, this seems silly, but after thinking about it, we are converting the mass of oil...
John McCain's 'running mate' in the American presidential election campaign, SarahPalin, wants creationism taught in Science classes in the USA. Does anybody else feel this backwards step increases...
As part of my job I have to check water temperatures, and before I start I 'calibrate' my temperature probe with ice (0c) and boiling water (100c). I get the ice from the ice tray in a fridge/freezer....
Anybody got any good links to interesting / science websites? Here's a few of my favourites for starters... http://www.randi.org/ http://www.newscientist.com/home.ns http://www.space.com/index2.html...
Which songs give you goose pimples? Too many for me to list, but Eva Cassidy's version of 'Somewhere over the Rainbow' and David Gray's 'This years love' are 2 to start with.
Anyone know how to solve this puzzle? Link: http://www.smart-kit.com/games/game2/ I can get 99.99% complete, and have watched the video from BBC's 'The Real Hustle, but that hasn't helped! Link:...
I have been given a parking ticket for parking in a Mecca Bingo car park in Oldham. I did not see any warning signs (otherwise I would not have parked there), and the signs are not obvious. Do I still...
Does anybody else find it a huge backward step in thinking and logic that in the US (Kansas), schools must now teach that evolution is just a theory, and that the universe is so complex there may be...