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A capella

What is this type of music/singing please?

Solar System

I want to find a source that could show realationships between the sun and panets if a scale model of the system was built, i.e. if the model sun was the size of an orange say

bluedolphin

Nobody's perfect... a suitable story for a 6 year old

I am looking for a suitable story to tell a six year old girl who is getting upset when she doesn't understand 100% first go which then leads to her worrying and crying. Ideally a kids story that will...

priveet

Snakes in the UK

How many types of snake are there in the UK , do any bite humans and are any of them poisonous ?

camel

Furry Peaches

Why are peaches furry?

Aonz

Are we alone in the Universe?

This of course is open to speculation; I'm just interested to know your opinions. Here are a few details about the Universe. 1) There are some 100 billion galaxies visible to modern telescopes and the...

Mobius1

Why is 42 an important number?

What's so special about the number 42? I've heard people say that it's a so-called perfect number, but from what I can tell it's not; at least in a mathematical sense anyway. So what gives?

Frindon

Sony P9 software problem

Does anyone know if any other software works with Sony camera besides Pixela, which is bloody awful.

crumblynewt

Mouse trails on sites

Thinkin of settin up a web site, out of interest, how many of u's lot like it went ther is a mouse trail coming from the mouse pointer, like sometimes it can be words, or is unbelieveably annoying 2...

manutdstott

digital camera

Until recently I had a fuji mx 500 digital camera a good allrounder but recently smashed it, it had a very good battery life on it, and i want to invest in a decent digital camera with an equally good...

comloulou

pants

You've probably all heard the hoo-ha about little girls in G-strings and the school thats banned them but what do you think? Personally I think its obscene to put 9 year olds in tiny thongs with...

Jetwriter

Kids dress today

What is it with kids dressing like they do? You know what I mean, the elasticated ankle trackie bottoms, black socks, trainers, peculiar sweattops and baseball caps. I can understand some fashions but...

darth vader

Dale Winton married Nell Mcandrew

Does anyone give a t0ss?

rileysj2

please expand this phrase

o.h.s.b.m.i.w.t.a.

slimjim

Blessed are the Meek?

For they shall inherit the Earth. Did Jesus say this? And does anyone know when it's actually going to happen because I haven't seen much evidence of it since it was first uttered. I'm prepared to...

lynprestwood

Can you recommend a digital camera?

I'm looking for a digital camera that will take clear sharp photos at close range, specifically for photographing jewellery and coins to a reasonably high standard. Can anyone recommend a digital...

jenstar

Give me liberty or give me death

With the government moving toward a generalised DNA database and ID cards, is anyone else seriously considering suicide rather than living under such a regime?

deglanville

Anagram

TV Program: 'NO WAX CARRIER IN PRESS' ?

Shatnerfan

Chinese/Indian Burn

A friction burn on the forearrm often employed by schoolchildren is known as a Chinese Burn. How did this term arise? They call this an Indian Burn on The Simpsons. Why the difference?