In chivalry, 'bowling a maiden over' is a reference to cricket or to the knights ability to enrapture and captivate a damsel? I find the overlap between cricketing terminology and chivalry to be...
I was in a well known high street shop today doing abit of christmas shopping & saw something that caught my eye only because of the price.When i went up to the till the item was actually ?15 more...
What happens if I recharge AA primary batteries in a slow charger? The charger stops after a cycle of about 14 hours. I experimented with alkali batteries: after a cycle they were at 1,4 V from 1,19....
A vertical cylinder has a cross sectional area of 0.2m2 and contains 2kg of water initially at 15C. The water is subject to a constant pressure of 7 bar by the wieght of the frictionless piston. The...
My son has a pay monthly mobile phone on vodafdone that i pay for !!!! The contract is up early next year and i do not want to renew as it has proved to be far more expensive than first...
I'll go first - ribeye steak with burgundy butter and garlic mash at the Holiday Inn on I-Drive in Orlando. I ate it over three years ago and I still daydream about it
Hi, first question posted for me, hope I do well. Anyone know the origins of the mentioned phrase? Is it, as I'm assuming, from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Coleridge?
I heard a Pearl Jam song on the radio & didn't catch the name. It was a cover of (I think) a 70's track. The lyrics mention somebody going to heaven & the vocals sound a bit like early...
Hi everyone, I would be grateful if someone could explain to me why it is considered 'bad form' to put a stamp on an envelope upside down. (which I did by accident) and it caused a bit...
Is there a god? I mean look at all the different relgions around the world who all believe that THEY are right & the others are wrong. They can't all be right can they. Which is why in my opion it all...