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Pi & Phi

What are numbers like π (pi) and φ (phi - golden ratio etc.) called again? So annoying - its on the tip of my tongue! :O

mjd

If you take a set of random numbers N and using only the final digits find the total number of 1s, 2s,3s, 9s. Then the percentage of 1s is always greater than the percentage of 2s etc. etc., and these...

miss-terious

What is Quicksand?

My 8 year old daughter asked me why people in films sink in sand. Of course she is referring to quicksand but I am ashamed to say I did not know the answer. If someone could explain this, I would very...

ieatbees

Ruben's paintings

Where can i see a good collection of Ruben's paintings? I have recently seen the two at kingston lacy and i was wondering where i could see more? Also one of the paintings is called Lady with a dwarf,...

mycatis

Past test papers

Hi I'm doing my highers this year, I just started but the thing is I didn't do school so have no idea about exam questions and stuff. Is there anywhere on line that I could look at past test...

Sam172

Apostrophes

Is a single boss owning a single cap: The boss's cap or The boss' cap ? =)

rogerthomas

Time to get out of the EU

A recent independent poll showed that, for the first time, a clear majority, 51%, want Britain to withdraw from the EU. The EU costs Britain's taxpayers ?30,000,000 per day, imagine what we could do...

epstein

John Wayne

Can anybody please tell me in how many films did John Wayne die or get killed? I know that it's not many...possibly 2 or 3? Thanks ....titles as well please?

uchiha

New scientific discoveries

Can anyone tell me new scientific discoveries? I know there are lots but... just tell me what you know... Please

dothawkes

What Did Thomas Hobbes mean?

"Men have no pleasure in keeping company, where there is no power able to over-awe them all"

dave_c

The Exorcist

Is it true it was officially banned for a long period of time? If so, why? It seems pretty lightweight compared to a lot of other horror flicks

nina040

classifying philosophers

I have to do a project for school and i have to classify philosophers by what they are identified by. My teacher gave this example: Enlightment~Empiricism. So are all the philosophers in the...

liquoricemad

Comic from the 60's

Not strictly Quizzes and Puzzles - but hthis has been puzzling me for ages - In a comic, in the 60's there used to be a character who had lots of little men inside him, doing all his bodily...

jp_2031

im board , know any good websites?

i am looking for somthing to do on the net... any suggestions?

toby19

Hitler wasnt all that bad.

The main fault with hitler was he had a crap moustache. he ruined the moustache and the name adolf for every man in the world but otherwise he cant have been all thet bad.

goodall

red and green

where does red and green should never be seen come from and why

lindapinda

Top Cat on BBC2

Has anyone seen that BBC2 are showing Top Cat at lunchtime at the moment? Not as funny as I remember,but still lovely to see the opening and closing titles again! I always loved him going to bed...

caramba22242

logic

Is there book on the market that deals with step by step logic.You are asked a question and move to another follow on question depending on your first answer.You continue to do this till you get...

justineo

US cartoon

There was a cartoon in the late 60s about a man, with a big bald head, who had a friend who was a little alien and flew in a small flying saucer. The man may have been called Oscar. Does anybody...

Bagsy

Where does this saying come from?

"If it don't kill you, it just makes you stronger" It was the title for a Bruce Willis album but have heard it quoted in various American Movies. Any Ideas??

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