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Conkers

My son has just come home with a load of spike laden horse chestnut husks. He has asked when he can cut them open to reveal a conker - he knows that right now, they just contain a white nut. The husks...
21:07 Wed 17th Aug 20222 answers, last by Chipchopper 07:29 Thu 18th Aug 2022
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Caesium

Our daughter came home from school with a question from her chemistry teacher that seems not straightforward to answer. It's quite simple: What colour is the element Caesium? Can anyone help with the...
14:15 Sun 17th Jul 202214 answers, last by mibn2cweus 02:17 Mon 18th Jul 2022
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Metal Ice Cubes

I was given a set of four stainless steel "ice cubes", each with a face of about 20mm square. All the edges of the cubes are rounded off. I've never been keen on these artificial ice cubes be they...
15:41 Wed 13th Jul 20226 answers, last by hairygrape 07:35 Sat 16th Jul 2022
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Specsavers Advert

I keep seeing the specsavers advert in ITV4 that features an elderly chap getting up from a chair and dancing around the same spot to music. It's an advert for hearing aids. All the same, it didn't...
08:01 Mon 11th Jul 20221 answer, last by Gettingonabit 10:00 Mon 11th Jul 2022
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Dacia Sandero Stepway Wiper Arm

One of the front wiper arms on the wife's car has a snow-white area around the arm hinge that I'm totally baffled about. The arm itself is matt black but it looks as if the paint has flaked off on an...
07:10 Wed 06th Jul 20222 answers, last by hairygrape 15:30 Wed 13th Jul 2022
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Latex Gardening Gloves

I've got quite a few pairs of cheap, yellow machine knitted gardening gloves that have had the finger/thumb sections dipped in green latex as part of the manufacturing process. Many pairs of these...
15:10 Mon 02nd Sep 20197 answers, last by hairygrape 20:11 Mon 02nd Sep 2019
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Replacing Honeywell T6360 Mechanical Room Thermostat

I'd like to replace the above thermostat with a digital type that would give me better control over my central heating and allow me to program the central heating. I only need control of the central...
02:17 Sat 09th Feb 20197 answers, last by TonyV 15:20 Sat 09th Feb 2019
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Why Are Hardboard Pins Made From Copper?

I'm using some hardboard nails at the moment that look like panel pins with a diamond shaped top. They are only 20mm long and may be more appropriately called pins rather than nails. They are either...
12:28 Thu 24th Jan 20193 answers, last by TonyV 18:22 Thu 24th Jan 2019
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Sealant For Caravan Window

I've replaced the 50mm wide rubber seal on my touring caravan window this weekend. I'm left with a straight butt joint where the two ends of the rubber seal meet and I need to seal that joint using...
20:53 Sun 11th Jun 20174 answers, last by LiamDS 09:14 Fri 24th Dec 2021
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Kitchen Block Salt

I've finally discovered that the internet is rubbish when researching some things. In the Fifties and Sixties, I remember it was commonplace to buy salt in the form of waxed paper blocks for culinary...
20:37 Sun 14th May 201733 answers, last by Nate123 06:23 Fri 05th Jan 2018
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Changing Microsd Card In Android Phone

I fitted a 32GB MicroSD card into my new Galaxy S7 Edge a few days ago. I transferred my files and data off my old android phone onto the new phone by placing the old phone and the new phone back to...
23:34 Fri 28th Oct 20164 answers, last by Qnakcerh 07:19 Mon 05th Jun 2017
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Cleaning Laptop Touchpad

One of the children borrowed my laptop last night and managed to stain the touchpad and left side pad with tippex. I'm not cross about it as clearly, she didn't realise she had a patch of dried tippex...
11:15 Thu 23rd Jun 20163 answers, last by johnny37 12:44 Fri 24th Jun 2016
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Emailing large file. How do i do it?

Hi all. I wonder if you could help me by telling me the best way to email a file containing 111Mb of photographs to a number of work colleagues. All the images are in .jpg format and they consist of...
22:51 Tue 04th Sep 20128 answers, last by hairygrape 21:39 Thu 06th Sep 2012
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Paralympics and State Benefits

There has been much anger over the way this Coalition government is treating disabled people regarding state benefits. There are tales of people desperately ill being losing their benefits and being...
19:56 Wed 29th Aug 201242 answers, last by EDDIE51 08:35 Fri 31st Aug 2012
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Publisher 2010

I'd like to create a calendar of a specific size (25cm X 18cm) in Publisher 2010. I'd also like to use one of the calendar templates offered by the program. The problem I have is that although I can...
22:18 Wed 25th Jan 20122 answers, last by hairygrape 23:27 Thu 26th Jan 2012
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Cloudy Vinegar

Does anyone know why it is that newly bought malt vinegar from the supermarket turns cloudy within a few days? I'm talking about standard brown vinegar here. The vinegar can be seen to be quite clear...
22:37 Sat 10th Sep 20119 answers, last by hairygrape 21:51 Sun 11th Sep 2011
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F1 Tomato Plant

I've always grown my tomato plants in growbags laid on soil in my greenhouse. I sometimes grow F1 types as well as standard non-determinate types such as Ailsa Craig. Each year, the odd tomato or two...
18:51 Sun 14th Nov 20103 answers, last by hairygrape 23:57 Sun 14th Nov 2010
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Reading Glasses

I use cheap reading glasses bought in poundshops to read newspapers etc. I normally need glasses with a "power" of "+2.5" to read documents and newspapers reasonably well. Lately,...
22:07 Sat 16th Oct 201012 answers, last by cyberflute 13:49 Wed 13th Apr 2011
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Cancer

My mother-in-law required a blood transfusion recently after being diagnosed with severe iron-deficiency anaemia.She was advised to undergo a laparoscopy examination of the gut to eliminate the...
21:35 Tue 24th Aug 201014 answers, last by Sqad 04:20 Thu 26th Aug 2010
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Cancer

My mother-in-law required a blood transfusion recently after being diagnosed with severe iron-deficiency anaemia.She was advised to undergo a laparoscopy examination of the gut to eliminate the...
20:58 Tue 24th Aug 20101 answer, last by frankwoodsflp 04:06 Wed 25th Aug 2010

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