Hi again all, Question: Am I correct in thinking a heat sink does just that? if so, that means some components get hot and need some way of dissipating the heat, which is through a large surface area...
When it's Saint Patrick's Day in Ireland a lot of people will wear a bunch shamrocks on their breast. However when it is Poppy Day in Britain everyone seems to wear fake poppies. Why does no one wear...
I've been with my employer for 3 years and it's no secret that he's a tight sod moneywise. They've shut down the canteen, replaced lights with candles, introduced a rickety van with no seats and old...
is there anything, any style you wish was more available? is there something that you have always wished you could buy and send, but can never find in the shops? what sort is your favourite? do you...
About to fit brass light switches in house, they say they should be earthed but would the plate retaining screws, which hold the plate to the wall, not act as earth?
So reads an article on the Telegraph front page and "that some of them are calling for a holday" http://www.telegraph....ld-and-wet-vigil.html This could imply that they are paid. Should the...
Say something happened which caused earth to come to a standstill and stop rotating, what would happen next? Would it still keep orbiting the sun, would it just lie suspended in one place, would it...
I'm growing a beard for charity. I started last Sunday & I wondered how long does it take before the itchiness goes away.
I'm scratching away like a baboon:-(((((...
Some of the religious here claim that Atheism a religion and that Richard Dawkins is its God. I disagree with some of what Richard Dawkins says, so how do they conclude that he's my God? Do you, the...
I want to say Rah! for Cotton Traders. OH ordered something from them on Sunday afternoon (yes, Sunday), we had an email on Sunday night to say it had been despatched, and the package arrived by van...
What on earth does the Greek PM think he's doing? To sit through all those negotiations, reach an agreement, and then spring this referendum on everyone out of the blue. Has he gone mad?
Since the putative active ingredient in homeopathic medicine is diluted to statistical non -existence the adherents to this kind of therapy have explained that the curative properties reside in the...
Hi all, I was chopping up a cabbage at lunchtime today and the othe half said not to cut it too finely as the stainless steel blade kills the vitamins and minerals. Is this right????? sounds rubbish...
I got out checked for damage and there was none at all on both cars should have i left my details can i get done for failiure to stop and reporting an accident
How would the magnetic field between two magnets be different if two south poles were close together? And why does a north pole (magnetic field) move a way from the north part of a magnet? Thank you
I have not been able to turn off my stopcock for the past few years. It is not the main stopcock, but the one just inside the kitchen wall that operates the flow to an outside tap. I always wrap this...