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Fredinappolis

Infrared detectors

I made an infrared detector circuit with the little infrared detector and emitter from radioshack. My problem is that I don't understand how the detector works. Can it detect any infrared radiation,...

Will__S

How can I leave the catholic church?

I was born catholic, baptized, given first communion and confirmed within the catholic church before I really had a chance to think about it all. Now that I'm a fervent atheist, I used to think I was...

bassimo

earth

If a plane flies in a constant speed of 1000 KM eastbound from point A on the equator how much time will it take to reach point A

crapmemory

Faded photos

Not sure if this question should be here but here goes. Got out my wedding album the other day to show my sons. When we opened it all the photos have faded to a sepia colour. It has been kept in its...

carlton23

Reset Button on mobillity scooter battery

What does it do when pressed?

echokilo

Cash & Carry

Do any Cash & Carrys open to the public - ie not having to prove you are a business owner etc - I am especially looking for one in Warwickshire - can anyone help? TIA...

filthiestfis

Is NHS dental treatment same for everyone?

I know NHS offers a 3 tier system of paying for treatment depending on what you need done but is this available to all? i.e. British and non British citizens?

carmalee

red light on freezer

have a small Zanussi freezer in the garage - put some stuff in yesterday afternoon - when I went to get car out this morning, there was a beeping sound and a red light flashing. Presume this is a...

masma

TV arial for caravan

With digital coming in for tv's we'll need to up-date our caravan arial. Can anyone give us some advice regarding buying and setting up a satellite dish please, it needs to be easy to use if possible....

Henkle2

AB account login

Today I cant login to AB under my user name 'Henkle' it seems the name or password is wrong. I checked with the account activation Email and my details are correct, but clicking on the activation link...

queen 1954

bad reception after moving tv

last week i moved my tv to the other end of my lounge using an aerial extension on a reel.it was fine the first day but ever since the picture and sound keep freezing,all channels including freeview...

rainbow2

DVD Recording of Ashes to Ashes

We recorded Ashes to Ashes on Friday on both a DVD recorder and on an HDD recorder. We watched the HDD recorded one last night but have just realised the DVD recorded one has come out with no sound!...

suzie1

How does snapfish work

i just tried uploading photos and it just looks like its about to upload my pics, but its taking ages to load, what up with it?

karatant

Send pics. from ImageShack

I've put some images from "my pictures" onto ImageShack hosting site. How do I send them from there to a forum?

eash

Ripping Music onto Windows Media Player

I've just been ripping music on to Windows Media Player and when I put Biffy Clyro Only Revolutions in to rip it came up with one of their albums from 2002, Blackened Sky! I edited the info so it's...

filthiestfis

How to work out consumption of gas/electricity by meter reading

Can you work out gas/electricity KWH consumption by comparing two meter readings? For example if on 01/03 the gas meter reading was 7470 and on 01/04 it was 7500 do these show actual KWH used?...

looobylooo

ebay

hi all, when on ebay, with a 'watched item' up on my screen with the last few minutes of the auction time showing, i no longer can see the handy 'countdown' time against any of the items. it just...