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Pavement bobbles

You know the bobbly bits on the pavement to tell blind or partially sighted people that there's a crossing or a dropped kerb? Is there any particular reason why some are red and some are yellow? If...
23:31 Sun 19th Sep 20044 answers, last by Francis Asis 20:40 Mon 20th Sep 2004
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Climate change

So what exactly are the chances of Britain getting a climate like that of northern Canada in the next 20-50 years?
13:52 Mon 08th Mar 20042 answers, last by Janetex 21:40 Wed 10th Mar 2004
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Letter formulas

How did we arrive at the convention of pairing 'Dear Sir/Madam' with 'Yours faithfully' and 'Dear [name]' with 'Yours sincerely'?
21:41 Wed 25th Feb 20041 answer, last by Quizmonster 08:16 Thu 26th Feb 2004
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'Progress..?'

Given that human activity is doing an excellent job of destroying our planet's ecosystem, would it ever be possible for some other (hypothetical) intelligent species to reach our level of...
11:29 Wed 14th Jan 20046 answers, last by lindisfern 17:31 Fri 14th Oct 2005
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CDs and music players

You know when you play an audio CD on your computer, and the music player programs automatically retrieve the song details from the Web? How does that work exactly? I can see that there might be some...
12:25 Wed 07th Jan 20042 answers, last by jenstar 16:29 Wed 07th Jan 2004
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Framley Examiner

I'm sure I read somewhere once that the people behind framleyexaminer.com were members of a band -- Elbow, Turin Brakes or some such group. Can anyone confirm this, or am I just misremembering?
12:00 Wed 07th Jan 20042 answers, last by Waterwolf 12:46 Fri 09th Jan 2004
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Postcode mystery

Why is that whenever I get a pre-addressed envelope through the post (to send a reply back), the postcode on the envelope is often different from that on the letter that came with it -- even if the...
23:44 Fri 19th Dec 20032 answers, last by Hippy 09:52 Sun 21st Dec 2003
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Remixes

I heard a dance remix of the Andrews/Jules version of Mad World the other day, and it struck me as pointless, completely missing the point of that interpretation of the song. So, any thoughts on good...
23:40 Fri 19th Dec 20033 answers, last by sft42 12:04 Sun 21st Dec 2003
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Now that RI:SE has finished...

Did it have any redeeming features whatsoever?
23:34 Fri 19th Dec 20033 answers, last by SavageMonkey 18:17 Sat 20th Dec 2003
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Parallel universes

If modern physics posits the existence of parallel universes, each one different, does that mean there would be a universe with no parallel universes?
18:46 Mon 17th Nov 20034 answers, last by tracymort 22:30 Wed 19th Nov 2003
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GMTV Pick of the Day

Who took Richard Arnold's place on GMTV's TV review segment last Monday and the previous Friday (7 and 10 November)?
18:44 Mon 17th Nov 20031 answer, last by rubyred 14:01 Fri 26th Dec 2003
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Imaginary interviews

Suppose Jonathan Ross interviewed Iain Lee... Who do you think would pause for breath first?
20:32 Fri 17th Oct 20032 answers, last by sft42 01:03 Sun 19th Oct 2003
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Mystery singer

Perhaps a long shot, but does anyone know the name of the singer who was interviewed on RI:SE just before 8 o'clock this Monday (29 September)?
13:44 Thu 02nd Oct 20035 answers, last by Waterwolf 11:55 Sat 04th Oct 2003
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Another fine mess

Was it Laurel or Hardy who used to say the above line? This was a question in a quiz I once entered, and they said the answer was Stan Laurel. But I've always thought it was Oliver Hardy.
18:47 Thu 07th Aug 20038 answers, last by FredPuli 22:09 Sat 09th Aug 2003
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An old cartoon question

There was an animation on kids TV sometime around the mid 90s, and all I can remember about it was that the main characters were mice, and two of them were called Bubble and Squeak. It might have been...
10:13 Sun 27th Jul 20031 answer, last by enzo 12:37 Mon 01st Sep 2003
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Alternative astrochemistry

Where does the idea that the moon is made of (green) cheese originate?
10:02 Sun 27th Jul 20032 answers, last by isobar 23:31 Mon 05th Jul 2004
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Internet banks

I was thinking of opening an internet bank account. Are there any pros and cons I should know about besides the obvious (such as no branches)?
10:00 Sun 27th Jul 20036 answers, last by robber1 12:51 Thu 07th Aug 2003
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The Ratties

Does anyone else remember The Ratties, or is it just me?
15:26 Fri 27th Jun 20032 answers, last by craig_edward 19:08 Sun 29th Jun 2003
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Who makes a film?

What's the difference between the role of a director and a a producer in making a film? And why does the director get the main credit for 'authoring' a film -- what about screenwriters and the like?
09:49 Thu 12th Jun 20035 answers, last by Gef 19:15 Thu 12th Jun 2003

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