jake-the-peg Member Profile in The AnswerBank

Hoiw Long Will A Sprink Last?

How long will a spring last in compression? How long will it retain its potential energy?

Auroville

Ì have an idea to buy some land in France with other people and start making something like Auroville in India. I have had a recent good idea on how to generate money for land taxes and externally...

Oldboy913

Here’s a question for you mathematically minded readers I want to build some steps out of blocks to get to the top of a platform 250 feet high I want the top of the steps to be level with the top of...

naomi24

Is Ukip Gaining More Support Than The Other Parties Want To Acknowledge?

Just watching the news and wondering if UKIP’s success at yesterday’s by-election was, as some are claiming, the result of a protest vote – or is support for the party really growing faster than...

I_Hate_Infinity

Quantum Entanglement - Information Faster Than Light?

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on what this could mean when applied to any number of processes... I'm told we are able to contain subatomic particles and allow them to become 'entangled,'...

pdq1

Black Holes In The Milky Way

Could the Earth be eventually swallowed up by a black hole and long before our sun burns out in approximately 5 billion years time. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7774287.stm...

Maydup

Tyre Companies

We've used Central, Kwik Fit and STS Pro. Not happy with any of them as they ALWAYs tell you you need all four tyres replacing when you only went in for one tyre, or that you need new brake discs when...

anotheoldgit

Prescriptions Charges To Rise By 20P In England.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21629363 /// Free prescriptions were introduced in Wales in 2007, Northern Ireland in 2010 and Scotland in 2011. /// Why should England be the only part of the UK to...

Jonnyjoseph

Do You Think That The Goverment Are Purposely Witholding Information About Large Asteroids And Meteors Heading Towards Us?

I do, i think there is a team that keeps an eye out and if it's a near miss we're only told when it's safe and is definitely going to miss us but then this leaves the other side of the coin. Just when...

Duncer

Wow!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20828832...

jd_1984

Primary Schools (Conditions Of Entry)

So we have had our first acknowledgement letter from one of the 3 primary schools we shortlisted for the little man for September. This is a Church Of England School (my former school and the best in...

Gromit

Eastleigh Result - The Beginning Of The End For Cameron?

Daily Torygraph // Tories pushed into third place behind the Lib Dems and Ukip, sparking major questions over Cameron's leadership amid growing doubts he can win the next general election. // Will the...

sandyRoe

Who Would Have Decided Not To Bring A Charge Of Causing Death By Dangerous Driving Here?

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/man-city-player-jailed-over-death-crash-150841367.html...

bazwillrun

Who Does This Nobody Think He Is ?

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/381069/You-can-quit-EU-but-not-for-free-warns-Herman-Van-Rompuy Is this dangerous little gobschite threatening us ? "It may disappoint some, or be a relief to others,...

jd_1984

1995 Doesnt Seem That Long Ago!!

I am currently recruiting for a new team at our work. I have just seen an application for a young man D.O.B 1995.... 1995 I think to myself, he is a kid...... Oh hang on he is 18 years old. I was in...

anotheoldgit

A Little Good News At Last.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/9900125/Net-migration-falls-by-a-third-after-clampdown-on-bogus-students.html...

honeydip

Positive Things About Immigration

OK so I thought I would post something positive about immigration. UK survival - Now our dwindling birthrate has smashed 2. This makes our chance of survival better than 5 years ago. Culturally- adds...

youngmafbog

So Will The Eu Tackle These Bottom Dwellers ?

Plenty of you up in arms on Bankers bonuses as it is very fashionable amongst the right-on brigade but what about the pond life feeding peoples misery, aka Briefs? Will we see the EU take action? I...

honeydip

Britain 'loses'in Capping Bankers Bonesses?

I thought personally that is a success to the public? Its about time these idiots stop getting all the money they rob from the general public. How can they say the uk lost? They were responsible for...