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Physics coursework

How do you heat a brick to 800 degrees and measure the temperature across it

the north south divide?

where in the uk is the fabled north south divide?is it a social reality? is it based on culture, history, money or the bad "C" word class? i do now that people from different parts of the uk have...

donegal

First Pope

Who was the first pope and in what year did he become the first pope?

BNP

How do you turn off your computer properly?.

I have been told not to turn my Personal Computer off by the button and go to shut down instead, the thing is i dont want to kill my PC. What do you do to turn it off safely?.

neurosurgon*

"Binoculars" can some one explain about the focal length

Hello I have been browsing Ebay looking at Binoculars, I secretly would like to have a "pair?" set so i can gaze at the moon when it shows its self from time to time. I have seen...

Andy008

Labour winning the election

What are the realistic chances of labour not winning the election?

Trinket

Building a Garage

I am thinking of extending my house to include a garage. I have space on the side of my house but dont know if there if it is enough for a garage. The space measures 8ft 1in from wall to edge of...

PatTheRat

I remember reading somewhere that our telescopes have identified around 8 planets that could potentially support life outside our solar system. Any movement on this? An also, if these planets could...

Mynx

Oh my goodness!!

Ok so my partner did a very bad parking job next to a pillar recently and the bumper on my Nissan Micra buckled in. There is a slight scuff on the left wing also. So we took it to a garage and...

cockneyexile

nick griffin

today nick griffin the leader of the bnp was charged with comments likely to incite racial hatred . firstly i am not a racist. but feel strongly that this man should be arrested for...

Loosehead

E=MC squared

We all know the famous equation. Can anyone tell me what units of energy the E represents, I know that C is the speed of light in Metres per second and M is the mass in Kilograms but what unit is the...

NewDazzler

Calorific value

I was recently asked the following question "How many calories are there in a glass of water?" Although I answered the question in the quiz with the expected answer of zero, I got to thinking, surely...

Danny7496

House warranty on leaking roof.

The house that my girlfriend owns is only about 7 years old, she has lived there for about 18 months, the other day we noticed that during heavy rain, water is leaking into one of the spare bedrooms...

Rooser

Oxygen, that double edged sword.

What is it about Oxygen. Without it the animal population of this planet would be screwed yet in the same way it is also the one doing the screwing. It erodes or reacts with virtually everthing it...

graemer

Oh no we lost Rainier

Just when he joined answerbank he's popped off. Will he be with us in spirit?

slimfandango

When is 'too old'?

When do most cars reach the crossover point when they start becoming rolling-money-sponges and it's better to trade them in? I drive quite a nice but expensive to service german number, and it's just...

FP

What would happen?

When Tony Blair turned up to see the Queen to get permission to dissolve parliament and hold a General Election on 5th May, what would have happened if she said 'No - no way'?

Dom Tuk

Flamboyant tree

Has anyone seen the flamboyant tree (Delonix regia) anywhere in the UK. Is there no strain that is tolerant to our weather. It does survive in places that have cold temperatures so why not here.

Loosehead

Proportional Representation

OK Blair's fired the gun, we're off! I've just been reading the BBC talking point on whether or not people are going to vote. Am I the only one who finds it amusing that lot's of people keep moaning...

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