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uv light

whats the difference between uv and infa red

Optical Illusion

Do they use the same prescription methods for eyesight over the world? For instance, I'm a size 12 shoe in England but in Europe or America, it's different. What's the story with glasses?

Scavenger

Freezing Cheddar Cheese

Can you freeze cheddar cheese? If so, how long should it be kept in the freezer and once defrosted can it be used for slicing, grating as per usual, or is it only any good for cooking with?

marcus577

Canned Baked Beans

In which year were canned baked beans in tomato sauce first introduced to Britain: 1901 or 1921?

Scavenger

Free yeast

I have heard that there is some old baking by-law that fresh yeast is supposed to be offered by supermarkets for free if you ask for it. Before I make a complete idiot of myself at my local food...

matty22

insulation materials

can anyone tell me the order of these materials in terms of their thermal insulation properties; ceramics wood metals plastics

tell-me-more

Where is Milton Keynes?

Firstly, I know it's half-way between London and Birmingham and also between Oxford and Cambridge; I'm after a different sort of answer. I've been struggling to get accurate weather forecasts for...

MJDale

I have an old brush for cleaning shoes/boots which has a handle on it - it is very good as it does not slip out of your hand but it is very old and the bristles are wearing out. I have struggled to...

lizwizz

Ice cream vans

Are there any laws about ice cream vans, how long they can be in an area for? There's one around us, I first heard it today about 3.30 and its still driving around now playing the same awful tune and...

Susan Castle

Improve Your Coarse Fishing Magazine

Revolutionary artifical lures (We thought spinners, but it won't fit ! Could it be spivets?) S ? I ? ? ? S River forming part of Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire border ? ? E ? A ? H

farm123

codswallop

what is the meaning of this word

ray bush

Installing a wooden floor

Any ideas on what underlay i should use when laying a wooden floor over existing floorboards in an entrance hall.

4getmenot

Scared

What happens if you get scared half to death twice? :-)

Rharris9585

Polar Bears

Why are all polar bears left-handed?

Trillipse

Books

in the past, when trawling for reading material, i've found the cheapest option to be chariddy shops etc. does the ultra-intro-uberwebnet offer anything analagous?

sense4all

The Dyslexia Institute ....

.... when dropping my son to a friends house I noticed a sign ( not even very big ) to the Dyslexia Institute. Does it strike anyone else as odd, that considering their specialist subject area, that...