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Flies attracted to light reflection

Just noticed a strange thing happening with a couple of pesky flies in our front room. Every time light was reflected onto the wall from my son's watch, the flies followed the light. We tested them...

ruthandsam

Dehydration and a cup of tea

I was told that tea is a diuretic so was wondering, if given to a person who is very thirsty / mildly dehydrated does it do more harm than good? Surely because of the water content, it would help...

BertiWooster

Deadliest Catch

I was watching an episode of the above the other night , which is in respect to crab fishermen who make their living in the Baring Sea , in Alaska . When they returned to Harbour some of the crabs had...

benny3008

why....

do dogs smell like biscuits when they are asleep?

flobadob

Where does the sun fit in here?

I saw this image once showing the size of the sun. Now there is a new star found. What size is it on this scale? The scale of sun http://www.brevardast...erseScale/photo5.html New star found...

mollykins

twins but only has a allergy

Factor, I wonder if you can even the score which stands one nil to nature vs science teachers. My biology teacher didn't have a clue what the answer was. There were two (obviously) identical twins in...

ann_h

tv licence for Internet!!

Upon scrutinising the "rules" - I do not own a television set; I do not watch live TV but do occasionally use iplayer for catch-up radio and a few educational shows for the kids. So, no...

Prudie

Dishwasher problem

If the programme dial is moving round as it should and the water is connected with no obvious problem why is my dishwasher not taking in water and so not working - could this be a timer/electrical...

oscarkim1

Condensing Boilers

Should have asked a question methinks....I am toying with changing my boiler,any recommendations as to the most reliable at the moment?

doddieboy

hoover

How do i remove the flexi hose from my vax upright hoover model (x005) Thanks...

smurfchops

Getting a Web Cam

My laptop doesn't have a webcam, and I am thinking of getting one to use Skype, so i can speak with friends abroad for free. Is this a good idea, and if so, what make of Web Cam would be good ? I am...

DrCarioca

Water Pressure

Let’s say you take an empty, 5-gallon jerry can, put it on a rope (with some weights) and lower it 2,000 feet into the ocean. When you bring it back up it will be completely squashed. Now, if...

flobadob

What fish are they catching in the movie The Perfect Storm?

Is it marlin?

bobjugs12

Aching Lions

My lions are aching, should I give them some fresh Zebra meat? Cheers...

mergal

rhododendron

The leaves on my rhododendron have turned black. Does anyone know the cause and/or the cure. The rhododendron is in a tub

imhotep

Is it okay....?

Hey peeps!! I was just curious to know if anyone could help me on this matter about putting food into a compost bin. My mother tends to put quite a bit of waste food into the compost bin at the back...

nessi

Are sea/sand badgers real...

...or are there just normal badgers which happen to live by the coast?

smurfchops

Skype

Further to my previous question about a web cam, how does Skype work if I dont have a web cam ? I have been told the person calling me will contact me thru my laptop, how does this work ? Sorry I'm...

Maggoty

Photos downloaded from a GT-S3100 mobile

Hi there I have a Samsung GT-S3100 mobile phone. I have taken some photos with it but now want to download them onto my pc. However, the instruction booklet doesn't tell you how to do it and the only...

dibble1

Rocket stages.

I believe that the enormous speeds that the Saturn V rockets achieved was because as each stage blasted away from the previous one the speed was vastly increased. As space is a vacuum why did this...

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