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strange thing

I have on my desk a piece of rubberised belting about 25 mm wide that is rolled up tightly and held in place by an elastic band.. the diameter of this rolled up belt is about 70 mm. Today i have been...

mollykins

Finding a phone number

In the phone book we have, you can only look for people by their last name, BUT I know the road that someone lives in and roughly their last name. Without looking through every person with that or a...

laurence44

Toppling glasses

Falling Glasses When a wine glass topples over is it more likely to break if it topples onto granite than onto wood? Consider an empty stemmed glass stationary at its toppling point. It falls and...

mollykins

you Abers . . .

. . . are an odd bunch. Night Night xx (i'll tell you what was making that noise tomorrow after a few more guesses)...

lorla

What is an android operating system?

I'm looking at getting a new phone and the one I want uses an android operating system but I have no idea what that means. When I Google it, I still don't understand the explanation and it's never in...

endanger33

Polymath 596

3d a rough draft 7 e?a???? 28d wasting away or shrivelling 5 ??b?d 26d a wheeled vehicle, usually for hire, in India 6 ?h?r?i 14a Formerly, a Turkish or French Algerian cavalryman 6 s?a??? many thanks...

ooh-la-la

stiff legs

i've noticed recently that when i make love on top my legs become incredibly stiff and hurt so much after just 10 or 15 mins to the point that i can hardly move them. What do you think the reason for...

jenesais

toughie 506

last one 18a terriers at home in old car needing domestication is it taming ? if so what is the old car ?

bazzly

Polymath 586

27d The spotted fly-catcher 3,4 B?E ?I?D. Thanks

ringring37

Daily Express Book Quiz

25./ Which recent historical bestseller set in Tudor England takes it title from the family seat of a minor character in the novel in which virtually none of the story is set Any help would be much...

Sashamx

Just how toxic is mercury?

If I sat in this bath up to my neck how long before death or illness?

Rasman

Is this correct?

http://oi55.tinypic.com/34g4oky.jpg Would they discharge disproportionally?...

dizmouk2009

Argon gas under freezing temperatures

Hey all, I can't really find the right subject/category for this question so 'science' it is. I'm using a tig welder using around 5-8 lpm (litres per minute) of argon. Due to the current weather...

sg

Used sloe berries

Is there a way to extract the alcohol that remains in the left over sloes after the gin is finished, or to use the sloes in any other useful way? thanks...

hairygrape

Reading Glasses

I use cheap reading glasses bought in poundshops to read newspapers etc. I normally need glasses with a "power" of "+2.5" to read documents and newspapers reasonably well. Lately,...

grumpee

daily record big one

11d traditional dessert (9) C - A - A - H - N any ideas anyone - it's driving me nuts...

quietmick

1d ar a previous time _ _ R _ E _ L _

1a not soft or yielding _ _ R _ Many thanks in advance...

porkchop

Easy to read watch

Does any geek out there know which is the best combination of colour on a watch to help read the time without wearing glasses. Would a BLACK face with White hands be better than a WHITE face with...

trevorjones

All about nature

Does any one know what a Norfolk dullard is? Any help appreciated...

mjd

Polymath 545

Last one: 1a; A term used for religious motets by Schütz, Byrd etc. (9, 6). I have: ?A?T?O?E? S?C?A?...

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