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Lagging pipes

Many (many) years ago, my old physics teacher told us (though I may have been the only one listening) that lagging pipes to prevent heat loss was a waste of material after a certain point.  This...
21:04 Sat 19th Feb 20056 answers, last by sher-2219 18:11 Mon 16th Apr 2012
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Antelopes in Paris Zoo

I visited the Vincennes zoo in Paris some years ago and took a photo of some antelopes that should be sable antelopes, but the horns are nowhere near as curved as those shown in illustrations.  I...
23:09 Tue 15th Feb 20054 answers, last by Bert 21:13 Sat 19th Feb 2005
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Problem with MS Excel

In Microsoft Excel I had been messing about with the format, including using the "strikethrough" option in a couple of cells.  It was only sometime later that I noticed that the labels of the...
12:49 Sat 29th Jan 20051 answer, last by Elfin 16:03 Sat 29th Jan 2005
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Basically

I was thinking about that much overused word "basically", and started to wonder why it is so spelled.  Almost all adverbs are formed from an adjective by adding -ly.  But several adjectives...
00:58 Mon 13th Dec 20045 answers, last by jno 18:32 Sun 27th Mar 2005
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kjc 0123 and everyday English

Why does kjc 0123 ask so many questions about the meaning of everyday words and expressions?
21:17 Sat 30th Oct 20049 answers, last by kjc0123 14:37 Sun 31st Oct 2004
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Compilation albums

What is the most popular track on compilation? I reckon it has to be Your Song by Elton John, with Get Hers by Oleeta Adams, Eternal Flame by The Bangles, or Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me by Elton...
10:46 Sat 02nd Oct 20044 answers, last by Ray the DJ 17:13 Sun 03rd Oct 2004
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Extinctions of unknown species

We often hear on nature documentaries that X number of species are going extinct every day (or year). Does anybody list them? WE also hear that there are thoudands of species that have not yet been...
00:28 Sun 06th Jun 20041 answer, last by wildwood 20:34 Sun 06th Jun 2004
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Paddywack

We all know 'nick-nack paddywack, give a (or 'the') dog a bone' but, what is the origin of the expression? 'Paddywhack' is in the OCD and Chambers, but the meaning is of little help. Pet shops around...
12:16 Sun 25th Apr 20043 answers, last by paulsamuel 07:39 Fri 17th Sep 2004
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Favourite cliches

I cannot get accents on this form, so sorry about that. The question is, what are your favourite (i.e. most loathed) current cliches? I would like to exclude one-word cliches, such as 'hopefully' and...
12:07 Sun 25th Apr 200414 answers, last by Ms. Irish 06:39 Wed 20th Oct 2004
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Toilets for the blind

I asked this serious question a while ago and only got silly answers. How do blind people know when they have used enough toilet paper? It is not the sort of question I could ask a blind person (I...
17:07 Thu 15th Apr 20046 answers, last by Janetex 00:48 Sun 18th Apr 2004
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Saint Boal or Bual

In a small town in Spain (Pozaldez) there are two large churches. One is dedicated to San Bual, 'a French saint' according to a guide book. I have been unable to find out anything about him, other...
18:36 Wed 03rd Mar 20042 answers, last by Cetti 22:58 Mon 08th Mar 2004
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toilets for the blind

I've wondered for a long time, how do blind people know when they have used enough toilet paper? I assume they do not have to have a sighted person with them.
18:06 Tue 02nd Mar 20046 answers, last by smudge 12:50 Fri 05th Mar 2004
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Santiago Cake

Do you have a good authentic recipe for Santiago Cake (Tarta de Santiago)? I got one on the internet that forgot to include sugar in the list of ingredients and didn't use self-raising flour or baking...
01:35 Wed 28th Jan 20043 answers, last by linlam 00:51 Thu 29th Jan 2004
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Watch batteries

Why are watch batteries so ludicrously expensive? I know they use silver oxide, but still, the price charged in shops is crazy. Does anyone on the Answerbank know what they actually cost to make? I...
00:38 Wed 28th Jan 20049 answers, last by alitaksali 18:04 Wed 22nd Jul 2020
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Spellcheck

Why cannot this site have a spellchecker working on it? I know some of the mistakes are merely typographical, but a lot of them are real howlers. And the use of the apostrophe in 'it's' is more often...
00:17 Wed 28th Jan 200412 answers, last by Al Brown 15:57 Thu 29th Jan 2004
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This is what I see when I close my eyes

I heard this sentence on a TV programme within the past two weeks - it might have been the on about Rodin's 'The Kiss' - it was said as though it was a quotation. When I put it on Google I found lots...
23:39 Tue 27th Jan 20042 answers, last by Quizmonster 08:41 Wed 28th Jan 2004
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Jim Morrison's Epitaph

What does 'Kata ton daimona' (on Jim's gravestone in the Pere-Lachaise cemetery, Paris) mean? Is it a quotation? If so, where from?
16:59 Sun 21st Dec 20034 answers, last by Bert 00:14 Wed 28th Jan 2004
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Jim Morrison's Epitaph

What does 'Kata ton Daimonai' mean? Is it a quotation? If so, where from?
16:57 Sun 21st Dec 20033 answers, last by DMorris486 09:10 Sun 24th Oct 2004

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