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Decade-Class Sunspot, Partial Eclipse And More

There's a nice photo montage of major sunspots (1947, 2001, 2014), all of which are wider than Jupiter; partial eclipse sunset; AR2192 solar flare close-up taken by someone from Corona CA (geddit?)....

poodledoo

Weather Quiz

Sounds like a lady of the night(4)..............I'm pretty sure there is a wind that sounds like "***"-can anybody help with the 4 letter word please?...

ToraToraTora

Is It Ok To Damage Education For Holidays?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-29744465 i know the holday firms take the *** but surely education is more imprtanat than a jolly? Would you take your saucepans on holiday in term time?...

sandyRoe

"i'm Not Mad", She Said To Me...

...when I suggested that she'd hidden her purse again and forgotten where it was, after she said she couldn't find it. She thinks too that I've given a key to a woman who comes in when we're out and...

sandyRoe

If Uk Membership Of The Eu Wasn't A Good Thing Why Would Politicians From All The Major Parties...

...want to stay in? We hear plenty about its disadvantages. Who's telling us about the advantages?

ladybirder

Are Some Dog Foods Worse Than Others At Causing A Dog To Smell?

I know all dogs smell but my latest rescue dog really whiffs. The smell seems to seep out of his skin and I can only assume that it's the food I feed him. It is the usual doggy smell but very strong....

Caribeing

What Film Could You Watch Time And Time Again

What film could you watch time and time again, I go for Psycho always see something different each time, and The Godfather Trilogy, brilliant!

rabet

Fish/shellfish

I mentioned this on another thread recently but no one explained the reason for their preference. The thing is that I am genuinely at a loss to understand why so many people say they won't eat fish,...

nailit

Eating Animals

would you eat the flesh of an animal that you have never ate before? I happily eat pork, beef, chicken, lamb and fish but a local supermarket has started selling kangeroo, crocodile and ostrich meat...

Tilly2

Blown Fuses

Why do fuses blow on electrical appliances which have been working perfectly for three years or more? What makes the fuse blow, all of a sudden?

Supermike

Pointless - Another Great Answer In The Head To Head

In tonight's Pointless head to head the two couples were shown photographs of buildings in the course of construction and had to say what buildings they were. One couple mistook the construction of...

Rebecca01

What You Up To?

Feeling alive now I'd had a shower!! Day off today so a tidy round then going to listen to my grandsons heartbeat and hold my daughters hand while she has a blood test then home to make a lovely...

vernonk

Out Of Vorder

Watching the fab Pride Of Britain Awards on ITV but how weird does Carol Vorderman look now? A Botox Barbie!

hellywelly4

Making Coal Fires In The 40S And 50S

In the 40s and 50s my mother used to make coal fires every day, and made special things using newspaper which she folded in a certain way. I can't remember what she called them, the word 'skewers'...

dieseldick

Is There Any Animal Rights Activists / Supporters Here On Ab

if so, what do you all think of halal meat and the evil cruel barbaric slaughter of animals. i am amazed that cosmetic testing labs have been fire bombed, broken into, smashed up and picketed in the...

sunny-dave

Buy A Biker A Dram ...

... “The Scottish Tour”. Actually it’s a cheat – I’ll be in the car (a bit breezy up the kilt on the Kawasaki in mid October) – but the principle is the same. I’ll be in Perthshire for a...

Henrietta

Which Dog In Your Opinion Is The Most Vicious, Violent And Unpredictable Breed?

I was just on user "Joelukes" thread http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1370149.html and this got me thinking are Pitbulls and Staffies the worst of the worst? I remember seeing a vid where a...

graham_coldron630

Sat Independent

22 down. Storied fighter, as you ( almost) i and he have to be. (6). A?a?i? 24 down Broadcasting with heart going off air (4) ??n? Any help appreciated...

nailit

Loners

Do you know anyone that might be considered a loner...someone that keeps themselves to themselves? Have read a few cases recently in my local press that has described the circumstances of recently...

denis567

Killing Rats In The 40's

When I was a young boy in the 1940's. I can remember, when walking in the countryside seeing rat's tails fastened to the fencing. I was told that there was a reward for killing a rat, and the person...

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