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Effect of water on light....

If you place a pole in water it appears to point at an angle from the point where it enters the water. Why does this happen when the speed of light is always the same?

mains

Removal

How can I remove satin sheen paint from a leather settee Thanks

Absinth

Glo sticks

How do they work? You crack, shake and they light up, also, is it safe to pour on clothes or hair?

Buenchico

White v Silver

Many years ago, when I was a student teacher, I had just finished a lesson about light when a 12-year-old girl asked this: "Sir, if a surface which which reflects all frequencies of light appears...

Hamish

Car parking laws

Are there any laws in the UK regarding how much parking an employer must provide for their staff?

Trillipse

Extra sockets

How difficult is it for a relatively naive young man to add an extra electrical output socket to an already wired up garage?

Huldrekat

We recently got a birdtable with an insert-thingy to fill with nuts, but the birds don't seem interested. If we put bird seed or breadcrumbs on the table, they gobble up the lot. But apart from a few...

macjillifer

non precious stones

is there a way of telling a non precious stone in jewellry from the real thing

AliFlump

Taking Paint Off Tiles

Hi. We want to take the blue paint off our tiles in the Bathroom and then paint them white as they are an old fashioned flower pattern underneath. We've started doing it but it is taking forever to...

mrspswayze

Cleptomania

As I have difficulty spelling my condition, I am not going to bore you with the ins and outs, I will leave that to johntheplanf, but in recent decades my habit has increased and i am now progressing...

uchiha

New scientific discoveries

Can anyone tell me new scientific discoveries? I know there are lots but... just tell me what you know... Please

extern76

bad dream...related to OCD?

For the past week or two, pretty much every night, I have had a vivid dream involving some sort of disaster situation; murder, being stuck on a war ship!, people close to me being hurt or worse... I...

tell-me-more

Why do lightpulls have to make a flipping noise?

I understand the need for lightpulls instead of standard switches in bathrooms, but why do they have to make that noise every time you turn them on or off? Can they not just operate near-silently like...

bartholomew

sample again

Following my previous question I would like to ask another.I know that the sample should be representative of the population.But due to budget constraints the sample is smaller than it normally would...

Kingaroo

death by lightning

If someone were to leap from a great height with intent to kill himself, but on the way down was hit by lightning, would he be dead when he hit the ground?(This seems like a great premise for one of...

Immortal298

green flames

i got builders in changin my heating over and i was watching them soldering the pipes earlier. the flames went green, it was so cool. but why did they go that colour?

jlynn

Egg drop without breaking

I need to make a contraption to put an egg in and drop from roof without egg breaking; Can use any materials on inside or outside of container except for use styrofoam, bubble wrap, no projections...

seal!

Ecstasy

What are the side effects? Im not thinking about trying it. a couple of friends occaisonaly do it, and im wonderibg what the actualy dangers are. thanks

the moss man

Boredom

Why am i bored?

Bob A Job

Ammonia smell in cat litter tray

I have a, cat who's litter tray when i come home from work reall smells of ammonia. It got me thinking.. Is there a household chemical/item i could use that would react with the ammonia to reduce the...

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