A genuine mathematical question: Find a number so that when its last digit is put in front, the number is exactly doubled. eg 1. 25 becomes 52 (slightly more than doubled) eg 2. 112 becomes 211 (which...
Not that long ago, there was a thread on AB about an O-level maths question, with the general agreement that it was a very easy question to answer. Well here is a question that is supposedly an...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63692981 ...finally something radical and popular from Labour. Yes abolish the Lords well the house of Lords anyway, let them keep their bauble but create a new...
A perfectly horizontal metal handrail constructed across the USA between Baltimore, Maryland and San Francisco in California measures 2,580 miles long. The chief engineer on the project informs you...
So the government is refusing to hand over WhatsApp messages to the Covid enquiry – this will not go down well with the electorate. The BBC article goes on about Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages,...
https://news.sky.com/story/gordon-brown-forms-group-with-labour-politicians-calling-for-uk-democracy-reform-12894543 it is common for opposition parties to call for different systems when they don't...
I recently posted on AB a parody (by Matt Green) of Boris Johnson being interviewed at Dulles (Washington) airport, and soon after, the real thing (on Sky news) – noting that the real thing was worse...
I've got 550 entries for a dog show, and 20 of those are postal (as opposed to online) so what percentage is that please? As always please don't try to explain as it goes right over my head and my...
Are they right to do this ? Or is the CS now full of left wingers who are hell bent on bringing the Government down ? https://amp.lbc.co.uk/news/civil-servants-threaten-strike-forced-rwanda-policy/...
