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Why have I got frogs in my garden ?

I havent got a pond in my garden and my neighbours dont eiher, so why I am suddenly getting frogs in my garden. I have seen about half a dozen in the last 3 or so weeks and tonight there was one...

tell-me-more

Why do lightpulls have to make a flipping noise?

I understand the need for lightpulls instead of standard switches in bathrooms, but why do they have to make that noise every time you turn them on or off? Can they not just operate near-silently like...

hugoboss

Wetness

Would you get more wet running 1 mile in constant rain, or walking 1 mile in constant rain?

misspatricia

BBC2 taxidermy programme

Is it legal to got to Africa and shoot big cats willy nilly? Aren't they protected?

Thunderchild

Dragon

My dad told me and i have just read a very very shor artichle in an italian magazine but find nothing on the web: A man named Jack Tanner has found an animal that is thought to perhaps be able to spit...

Laura-sakura

Water

Does boiling remove Calcium and chlorine from water?

Pootle

Smoking

Its bad for you, costs the NHS millions and effects people who don't even smoke. Why doesn't the government just ban it? Tomorrow. Surely its not simple because its a revenue maker?

m_hurst

Lowering the PH of saline solution

We are a manufacturer of contact lenses and we make our own saline. We use the follwing mixture: <UL> <LI>410g Sodium Chloride</LI> <LI>98g Di Sodium Hydrogen...

Loosehead

Overhaul of fertility laws - Choosing a baby's sex

In a recent sky news poll on their web site 83% said no. I do not think parants should be able to choose the sex of their baby, under any circumstances what do you think?

newtron

Who's tooth is this?

http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=am2lav This picture shows what I think is a tooth of some type that my wife found on a beach on the southern side Dingle Bay in Southern County Kerry Ireland. Can...

Romeo

Poison arrow question

South American Indians hunt animals in the Amazon Forest with poison darts and arrows. They then eat the meat of their prey. Why do they not get poisoned? (It's not a joke, I'm serious).

janesmythe22

Something out of nothing

I'm quite sure that myriad other definitions exist, but it feels that they all make something out of nothing:Point: a place in space with zero dimensions, shape, size, or extension (0D)Line: an...

newtron

Bank Heist in Brazil

Wow, they dug a tunnel underneath the bank to the vault and got away with 156 million reais ($68 million). I know it is crime and it's wrong, but a job like this where nobody got physically injured or...

Mike10451045

This Friday

Apparently it's going to be the hottest day in history in the uk on Friday. what temperature will it be do you like it hot or cold. I personally like a go thunderstorm.

barrsp

Heavy Water.

In a WWII war film the allies had to blow up a German factory that made "Heavy Water". What is heavy water, what is it used for.

phl666

Rain

Does one get more wet walking in the rain or running in the rain?

Claza

To PhD or not to PhD?

Is anyone on here currently studying for a PhD? I am considering it after I graduate next summer and wondered if anyone could give me any wisdom on what it is like, pros/cons, etc. Mine...

Allen Crisp

Walking uphill

At a supermarket near us, one of the exits has a choice of around twenty steps or a long gentle ramp for wheelchairs. It surprises me how many people walk up the ramp rather than use the steps (which...

Aschenbach

Seeing Stars

When I do a cartwheel, handstand or head-over-heels I can actually see 'stars' (like tiny pieces of floating glitter) for a second. What causes this phenomenon? Is it usual?

ll_billym

Sand & Water

I would like an explanation of the following please: Why does sand stick together when it is mixed with water? Sand is just gound down shells and rocks, larger pieces of shells and rocks do not...

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