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Here you can find out about how almost anything works! Ask anything, from how solar panels work to how the heart works and we'll our best to explain.

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barry1010
This is an odd one.  My electric kettle is the type that has a separate base that plugs in - a cordless kettle. I have been smelling a nasty rotting fish smell in the kitchen for a few days and... ...
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cleoval
Hi I have just seen on TV an advert from Booking.Com about booking flights.  Does anybody know if you book a flight and then cancel it, will you get your money back? or if you have to pay a fee to... ...
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Rosie29
My washing machine stands on a thin mat on a concrete floor in an underground basement.  Although we've tried to get it absolutely level using a spirit level and adjusting rubber cups on the feet... ...
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barry1010
I need to be sure this is a genuine site before I contact a tradesperson  https://trustedtraders.which.co.uk/businesses/ So many scams about and I know it is easy to fake known websites etc ...
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elliemay1
My husband has just bought an Echo Dot Alexa from Amazon but is having difficulty getting it set up! It says to ''Download the alexa app from your app store.'' Does this have to be done on his... ...
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lankeela
Bought one online a couple of weeks ago and its one where the battery is permanently fitted in and is supposed to last ten years.  For the past couple of days it has started beeping every couple... ...
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pastafreak
How does it work? Do they actually deliver directly to homes...or do they move parcels to other delivery services...ie Royal Mail?
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abbeylee90
This man I've mentioned from dogs home told me I'm general conversation he going out for lunch later to this pub and I asked had I been before he said happy to take but I never want to go anymore... ...
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barry1010
I know we are lucky to get our prescriptions on the NHS but I can't understand why the prevantative inhaler I am prescribed for asthma costs the NHS £30 a month but American citizens are paying... ...
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joko
Ive seen on TV people making moulds of keys, using things like plasticene etc.
could a real key cutter make a key from that, or is it just for a crude bodge job?
Could they cut a key blank from it,... ...
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brainiac
I have some sort of blockage under my kitchen sink which means the water drains away slowly.  Stupidly, I used my washing machine and the sink blockage meant that when the machine discharged the... ...
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abbeylee90
I got a job I don't enjoy with not enough hours, no car, no boyfriend and no house. I thought I'd have alot more going for me I did years so feel like I did something and being punished 
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abbeylee90
Is it normal for an instructor to kick a pupil of diary after missing one lesson. I got days mixed up and was when he was outside my house 
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lankeela
How much would this cost approximately - had a leaflet put through the door and they need doing but I don't want to end up paying more than I should.  Small semi-detached, front and back... ...
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NoseyNose
I want to donate online to a Charity. I don't want to get involved with the banks fraud dept,as I did last month when I paid £1,500 in back rent,and had to go through a long proceedure with the... ...
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abbeylee90
Why is my life like this years single, still at home and not in a full time job.Since my ex just before covid I've been on dates bit no success first guy is my fault as I didn't make any effort... ...
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lankeela
I have a small greetings card that I need to send to France - any idea how long it will take to arrive if posted today?

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