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Rail Tracks

For years now rail tracks have been welded to produce a smooth, continuous rail with no gaps like the old tracks had, hence the lack of the clickety clickety sound. What happens on a very hot day? If...

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quitting smoking

Over the past three weeks now, I have had a really bad cold and flu (Man flu of course) lol Strange, as I have not felt the urge to smoke as much as normally. I have tried to quit numerous times with...

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Radio code

Hi I have an '03 Laguna 1.9dci. Does anyone know how to retrieve the radio code. Also, what type of battery is required for the keyfob Mike...

xud

Methanol

I am thinking reducing my fuel costs by using a 50/50 mix of petrol/methanol in my motorcycle for commuting I can get methanol for 80p/litre. Now I know the fuel/air ratio for methanol is 6.4:1 which...

Booldawg

Road legal quads

Seriously thinking about buying a road legal quad as a form of transport. It'd be ideal for the 3 mile commute to work and other local journeys. It'd also fit in the garage and will be safer than a...

ilovemarkb

indicating at a roundabout

When going straight over a roundabout ...do you indicate just before you turn off. I was told this isnt necasary (in 1987) However my stepson is having lessons and his instructor says he should be...

stoofur

Why do we still use miles per gallon

Why do we still use miles per gallon when we buy petrol in litres?

beso

Tobacco Laws

I understand the UK government is very interested in the leglislation just passed in Australia that will see all tobacco sold in plain brown packs with pictures of smoking related illnesses as the...

Johnysid

Is Voting Labour Really an Addiction?

"It is truly astonishing that with the past sixty five years of political history the voters cannot see that Labour is like an addiction, its policy of overspending on the Public Sector,...

smilingcrow

The free masons

Apparently a lot of the bosses in my company are indeed free masons. Are there any on here? A lot of people are mem=bers and have high positions despite how bad they are. Has anyone encountered this...

dylankirby

Passed my Full Bike Test - What Sports Bike To Get?

I have passed my full bike test and I was wondering what sort of motorbike to look at, I am only really wanting a sports bike, and looked at Kawasaki Ninja 250R it has the sort of looks I am after,...

Monapizza

How big and deep are the worlds largest water resevoirs?

How much water do they contain?

xud

Homework question

My maths is not what it used to be. Need some assistance. Q: Prove that the recurring decimal 0.25 = 25/99 Thanks Mike...

xud

Looking to buy new laptop

I have totally had it with my 3 year old Toshiba laptop. I am wanting to seriously upgrade to a new 64 bit item. I have a couple of questions regarding this. Firstly, I need the laptop to be able to...

xud

Ebay business seller

Hi, I am wanting to sell good on Ebay by starting up my own ebay shop as business seller. I would like to know about sole traders, tax and other fees that may apply. I am totally new to this so start...

xud

The recent cold snap

Has anyone noticed that the global warming people have suddenly gone all quiet in the past three weeks. Now as a rule it is hard to go a single day or even an hour without hearing the words 'climate...

bobthebandit

Is Global Warming exaggerated?

We keep hearing about Global Warming being a threat to the Planet because the ice packs are melting. However glaciers and ice packs have constantly been receding since the last Ice Age. It is only in...

somethingabstract

perpetual motion

I know that its not possible and I fully understand the laws of thermodynamics, and I do not wish to debate this. However, my question is what is the longest running machine without any external...

kweenii

How much energy can one wind turbine produce?

I am writing an essay about the positives and negatives of wind farming. Does anybody know how much energy is produced from one wind turbine, working at full capacity, a day? And, if possible, how...

R1Geezer

Cyclists, you know who you are....

Do you do any of these? own up, explain why: 1. Ride on any pedestrianised area, footpaths etc? 2. Ride through red lights? 3. Ride without lights? 4. Roundabout cutter? and 5. Would your bike pass an...

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