years ago my grandfather used to take snuff bought from the tobacconist`s i always thought it was made out of tobacco,but i have been told that its not ,i am still in the dark , does anyone know...
How does a speedometer work? What is the mechanism it uses to convert the continuous uni-directional rotation of the cable to a bi-directional movement of the needle as the vehicle accelerates...
If someone gets beaten up sometimes the police require that person to press charges before charging the baddie. When is the beating bad enough not to require that the victim presses charges?
When did the consumption of alcoholic beverages become regulated and, consequently, gain legality in The UK? And does anybody know of a website that gives a good history of it in this country? With...
Recently, the conservatives, the lib dems and even Liberty agreed that they are not oposed to phone taps, so why won't Charles Clarke allow phone taps to be used in court?
do mobile speed cameras give you any leeway or will i definately get a ticket if i was doing 75 on a 70 mph road? also would i have seen a flash ,like on a static camera? because i didnt notice...
When I do a letter with my address at the top, when I come to print an envelope, my address is in the delivery address box. When I do a letter with another address at the top, when I go to the...
Is there any link between the numbers 33 and 45? The most obvious application is the rev speed of old vinyl records. Why were they set at these specific speeds? However, 33 and 45 also...
Just saw David Blunkett on the regional news (South west) that follows the ITV 12.30 news today (10/3). In it he was shown opening some kind of hospital ward i reckon in Swindon. Tell me its a file...
what happened on this day of any significance.I can only find that this was the year the calender was changed from Julian to Gregorian. Is there another event
Thankfully, there hasn't been a terrorist attack in this country. Is this because our security service is quietly doing its job, all terrorists are locked up, or there isn't a terrorist threat?
Not owning an oscilloscope, (if that is the equipment required) or even the knowledge to do so, can somebody please enlighten me, as to whether there is a specific output signal transmitted, to...
Hey Folks, I have wanted to find a site like this for a long time. Just so I can ask this question A few years back I read an article about an apparent correlation between Homosexuality and...
Could somebody please clarify what is legal pornography and what is illegal? I am forever seeing stories about people being arrested for posession (or is it distribution?) of it and yet people openly...
Further to my previous question,a friend has been given a PC,and cannot Log In because she does not have the Password.The friend who gave it to her cannot remember the Password.The operating system is...
