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Turboprops

I have read that Turboprop engines used in aviation are jet engines whose output shaft drives a propeller. What are the advantages of using a prop rather than a standard turbofan style of jet engine?...
15:42 Tue 24th Jan 20069 answers, last by Toureman 01:11 Sat 28th Jan 2006
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Whats that music?

Does anyone know the track name/composer of the music used in the current Lexus IS advert?
01:27 Tue 17th Jan 2006
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Any Port in a storm...

Why is the Port we drink today sweet and not dry? I'm told that the origins of Port lay in the Napoleonic wars. Supplies of red wine from our usual retailer were cruelly interrupted while we shot at...
01:49 Tue 21st Dec 20042 answers, last by archbishop 17:42 Tue 21st Dec 2004
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Sticky issue

One for the industrial chemists out there. I'm wrapping presents with lots of sticky tape and I'm wondering...How come the glue sticks like crazy to one side and not the other..? Obviously...
15:29 Mon 20th Dec 20041 answer, last by amarillis 15:39 Mon 20th Dec 2004

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