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netibiza

wheel hub

what is the name of the small threaded fixing that fits into the wheel hub to stop its movement relative to the shaft to which it is fitted
01:19 Thu 24th Feb 20052 answers, last by ann_h 23:36 Fri 25th Feb 2005
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1morethicko

Photographs of moving rods

A rod of length L is parallel to the surface of a photographic plate a distance d above it, and moves in a direction along its length. A light flash, of negligible duration, illuminates the plate at...
23:28 Wed 23rd Feb 20056 answers, last by 1morethicko 19:37 Fri 25th Feb 2005
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Mowbray

Motor Insurance Claim

As I was driving along a road this guy pulled out from a side road and crashed into the side of my car. He claimed that he could not see as the sun was shining in his face.  He admitted to me...
14:40 Wed 23rd Feb 20059 answers, last by Garrards 23:39 Thu 17th Mar 2005
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Eureka!

Marmalade

Why is orange jam called marmalade? and more importantly, who invented the ironing board?
15:39 Wed 23rd Feb 20056 answers, last by Peter Pedant 22:53 Wed 23rd Feb 2005
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fairy!

Judges in court

From what I've seen on tv... The Judge asks the Jury what their verdict is & they say guilty or not guilty, then the Judge gives the defendant a bit of a speech about their crime & the case...
12:57 Wed 23rd Feb 20056 answers, last by fairy! 10:05 Thu 24th Feb 2005
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umyourmom

Ice

Does ice melt faster inside or outside, in a container (plastic) or on a plate?
21:36 Tue 22nd Feb 20055 answers, last by Nenny 13:03 Thu 24th Feb 2005
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vedward1

Does warm water freeze faster than cold water?

Does warm water freeze faster than cold water?+
17:04 Tue 22nd Feb 200515 answers, last by bhg481 08:36 Fri 11th Jan 2019
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exarmyparrot

pirate

what does a pirate smell like?
23:42 Tue 22nd Feb 20055 answers, last by adydb 20:52 Wed 23rd Feb 2005
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Bert

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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kermit911

Perpetual Motion

I think I spelled that right.   What clasifies something as being Perpetual? 
19:37 Tue 22nd Feb 20056 answers, last by landie 20:49 Tue 08th Mar 2005
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mango juice

Gas or liquid?

If I boild 3 kg of water into steam, will the steam weigh 3 kg as well? Why are most stuff transported in the form of liquid rather than gas?
13:54 Tue 22nd Feb 20057 answers, last by JohnPPotts 06:44 Wed 23rd Feb 2005
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mr. piper

solvent use?

in what vessel would you keep an ultimate solvent, and would it have to be a liquid to qualify as one? or could the same criterior the means it is a solvent be an energy source?
12:41 Wed 16th Feb 20054 answers, last by jake-the-peg 10:33 Mon 21st Feb 2005
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jridgeback

New car...

I'm replacing my car and have narrowed the search down to two cars - the Peugeot 406 coupe and the Fiat coupe. I will not be buying new - a few years old. I really like both cars and cannot decide...
22:10 Thu 17th Feb 20057 answers, last by coupehdi 14:54 Fri 26th May 2006
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mr. piper

star count

has anyone else heard the analogy that for every grain of sand on every beach on earth there are a million stars in the universe? seems pretty fantastic to me, but what do i know? i heard P.Moore say...
15:45 Mon 14th Feb 20056 answers, last by Clanad 16:46 Fri 18th Feb 2005
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milly143

a question about bacteria

this may be in the wrong plae but I was wondering, if products like Dettol can kill 99.9% of bacteria, why can't it kill 100%?
23:56 Thu 17th Feb 20059 answers, last by Hamish 09:42 Wed 10th Aug 2005
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Laura4363

What happens when a cam belt breaks?

I know it probably seems a daft question but I'm only a girl! And I have a feeling that yet again I've been diddled by a dodgy garage. What I would like to know is, how would i know if it was the cam...
17:57 Thu 17th Feb 20055 answers, last by verrecchia 14:28 Sun 27th Feb 2005
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tuxedofilm6

Quantum mechanics/ general relativity

Why is it that the theories of quantum mechanics and general relativity can not co-exist?
22:24 Tue 15th Feb 20056 answers, last by jake-the-peg 11:29 Thu 17th Feb 2005
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Beswad

Car Belts

How many types of belts are there in a car engine?
22:39 Tue 15th Feb 200512 answers, last by LGraham1979 01:06 Thu 10th Mar 2005
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Kishimo

The end of the universe

Does the universe end?  if so, where?  Surely it can't go on and on forever, it has to end somewhere.  But what's there if it does end?  its all so confusing!
21:49 Tue 15th Feb 200511 answers, last by BoroughGal 06:38 Sun 10th Apr 2005
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honsten

what the torque

me and my mate were wondering what "torque" (as in engines) meant, after hearing it on scrapheap challenge.
21:37 Mon 14th Feb 20055 answers, last by adydb 20:10 Wed 16th Feb 2005

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