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Motorcycle smells of petrol!

When I put my bike away in the garage after a ride, there is quite a strong smell of petrol for a while. Is this normal? The bike is a 99 Yamaha Thundercat (carbs NOT fuel injection.) There's no...
21:34 Sat 18th Jul 20092 answers, last by matty2670 15:49 Mon 20th Jul 2009
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Sprained ankle

How long should a sprained ankle take to heal? Twisted it quite badly last week and even though the swelling and bruising's almost gone, it's still too painful to walk on properly. Have had to take...
14:59 Thu 25th Jun 20097 answers, last by Lborobrewer 08:29 Fri 26th Jun 2009
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Bass drum sound

Does anyone know how to get a nice big 'slap' from a bass drum? (Not a horrible 'click' sound...) The closest I've come so far is to tune the batter head really loosely, bung a pillow inside it and...
22:45 Fri 19th Jun 20092 answers, last by matty2670 23:39 Fri 19th Jun 2009
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Song from the progrmamme House

Towards the end of the second episode there was a really good song playing. (Just before the P.I. tampered with the patient's drip.) It was a guy singing, and included the lines burn the house, or...
12:11 Thu 04th Jun 20094 answers, last by matty2670 01:01 Fri 05th Jun 2009
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Why do we rub our eyes when tired?

Why do you get the urge to rub your eyes when tired? And why does it make you feel better?
21:39 Mon 20th Apr 20092 answers, last by matty2670 22:09 Mon 20th Apr 2009
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Sony mp3 player

When I have converted mp3's and wma files to the Sony ATRAC system and downloaded them to the mp3 player, some previous wma tracks don't play and a message comes up saying incompatible files. However,...
18:58 Tue 07th Apr 20092 answers, last by matty2670 01:09 Wed 08th Apr 2009
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Whickerman

How thick can someone be?

Police have apologised for sending the personal effects of a suicide victim to his next of kin, including his noose... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south _east/7969110.stm How could this...
18:54 Sun 29th Mar 200911 answers, last by vulcan42 14:01 Mon 30th Mar 2009
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matty2670

Bass drum technique

Not sure if this is the right section to ask this... I'm a drummer and have real trouble with proper bass drum technique. Is it generally best to have the bass drum pedal springs nice and tight or...
00:37 Thu 12th Feb 20092 answers, last by matty2670 21:04 Thu 12th Feb 2009
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Car Industry layoffs

Honda cars made in Britain have been given a 4 month layoff because of falling sales. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7859863.st m In France and Germany the motorist has been a massive trade in...
10:31 Fri 30th Jan 20099 answers, last by birdie1971 02:38 Sun 01st Feb 2009
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Gromit

Best ever TV Theme

We've got some half price cracked ice and miles and miles of carpet tiles, T.V.s, deep freeze and David Bowie L.P.s, Ball games, gold chains, whatsnames, pictures frames and leather goods, And Trevor...
16:57 Fri 23rd Jan 200930 answers, last by birdie1971 23:41 Wed 28th Jan 2009
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matty2670

Blown head gasket?

I have just seen that the radiator expansion tank is full of beige coloured sludge - which I thought must be caused by a blown head gasket. However, the oil around the oil filler is clean, with no...
17:04 Tue 23rd Dec 20083 answers, last by TWR 10:13 Wed 24th Dec 2008
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Senegal parrot's bad behaviour

My girlfriend's mother has adopted 2 Senegal parrots, 1 male and 1 female, who live in an outdoor aviary with 2 Ringnecked parrots. The female Senegal is no trouble at all, but the male is a real...
20:51 Sun 14th Dec 20086 answers, last by eyeshade 14:25 Tue 16th Dec 2008
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matty2670

Journey

Anyone know if Journey are planning to release a new album in 2009 and tour the UK again?
01:02 Mon 08th Dec 20086 answers, last by sifellis 22:29 Mon 08th Dec 2008
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matty2670

My eyes and blue LED's

Why do blue LED's and blue lighting make my eyes go funny? (Particularly those outdoor Christmas lights, and the shade of blue used in stage lighting.) It's almost like I can't focus on the light and...
13:00 Tue 02nd Dec 200815 answers, last by SmoothLake 04:16 Fri 06th Sep 2013
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Mystery skin complaint

For weeks now I have had what looks like a small area of dark red blotches on the top of my right foot, near the ankle. (Looks like a half healed bruise.) These marks are slowly getting bigger and...
23:52 Sun 31st Aug 20086 answers, last by matty2670 21:43 Mon 01st Sep 2008
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Squeaky Astra

I have a 1998 Astra 1.8 estate. I keep getting a loud squealing noise from one of the offside wheels. (I think it's the back wheel.) It only comes on when I've done a few miles, and stops when I brake...
10:31 Fri 29th Aug 20089 answers, last by TWR 16:47 Fri 29th Aug 2008
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Spiders

Just why are spiders so bloody scary? I have no problem with any other creepy crawly, but I hate spiders. Is there a subconcious fear we have of them, or is it something about the shape of them? It...
10:23 Tue 05th Aug 200814 answers, last by wildwood 09:03 Wed 06th Aug 2008
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Wind

I don't want to sound stupid, but where does wind actually come from? How can a breeze actually exist? What causes it in the first place? I mean, clouds can't move fast enough to create wind, can...
10:26 Tue 05th Aug 200816 answers, last by Hymie 12:49 Fri 08th Aug 2008
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matty2670

Getting scratches out of chrome

Is there any way of getting scratches out of chrome? (Light scratching to drum kit hardware.) I seem to remember reading something about rubbing it with aluminium foil, but I don't want to risk it...
15:18 Sun 09th Mar 20084 answers, last by matty2670 20:04 Tue 11th Mar 2008
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matty2670

is tarmac recycled

what happens to old tarmac when it's dug up? Is it recycled or does something else happen to it?
16:08 Sat 10th Nov 20076 answers, last by sddsddean 10:21 Sun 11th Nov 2007

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