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Here you can find out about how almost anything works! Ask anything, from how solar panels work to how the heart works and we'll our best to explain.

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gojag123hale

plagerism

A teacher accuses a student of committing plagerism on a book report and you know it isn't true. The teacher told the student on Friday she had the weekend to write 2 more reports on 2 different books...
01:07 Sat 13th Dec 200810 answers, last by plag123 10:44 Mon 03rd Feb 2014
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smurfchops

Electrical Shop

I have a lovely old lamp that is really pretty ... but it doesn't work !! The top of it is very loose and it has a type of 'tap' effect on-off switch. Are there still people out there who mend things...
17:57 Sun 14th Dec 20084 answers, last by smurfchops 09:45 Tue 06th Jan 2009
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Uzoma

Dishwasher Problems

My dishwasher leaves a film of sandy dirt on everything and it sticks to it, especially our glassware. Can anyone explain why and what to do please?
16:26 Thu 11th Dec 20086 answers, last by prodraught 23:20 Sun 04th Jan 2009
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theonlyone

Washing machine door

The seal is leaking and has anyone ever fitted one ? and is it difficult to do ? tia
11:19 Mon 15th Dec 20087 answers, last by prodraught 23:11 Sun 04th Jan 2009
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MarcoB

central heating

the pressure on my central heating system keeps dropping and the heating switches off. when i re pressure it it comes back on. any ideas why this is happening please?
22:08 Sun 14th Dec 20084 answers, last by gucciman 23:05 Fri 19th Dec 2008
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flobadob

Making a collage with pictures?

Can anyone direct me to a program that I can use to make a video putting pictures along with a song?
01:16 Wed 17th Dec 20083 answers, last by flobadob 23:38 Wed 17th Dec 2008
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Hard@it

Catch up on Nat. Ins. payments.

If for some reason a person does not pay Nat Ins contributions, for say a year, is it poss to catch up with them.
00:20 Sun 14th Dec 20086 answers, last by BertiWooster 21:12 Wed 17th Dec 2008
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impact5

Nokia 6300

how do I get photos from phone to laptop (step by step please )
11:40 Fri 12th Dec 20082 answers, last by COLIN293 20:20 Wed 17th Dec 2008
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cottonbud

Changing Default Password for Wireless router

My friend is trying to change the password from the factory default user name and password for security purposes. the router is Dynamode 802.11g, we went online, got to the relevant site and when we...
22:59 Fri 12th Dec 20087 answers, last by Toleman 20:07 Wed 17th Dec 2008
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chrissa1

Caps Lock Key

Is there any way to disable the Caps Lock Key on a computer keyboard? It is the bane of my life and if a keyboard was brought out without one for all non typists like myself, it would be a winner. The...
12:46 Wed 17th Dec 20087 answers, last by chrissa1 20:00 Wed 17th Dec 2008
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lopper21

vcr

i have a panasonic vcr i can footage from cam to tv but cannot record to vhs all leads plugged in put av1 on vcr it records bbc1#its the same with av2 av3 ideas please
21:17 Sun 14th Dec 20082 answers, last by romko 04:22 Wed 17th Dec 2008
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Greedyfly

SSPay entitlement

Hello, I am just enquiring as to whether I am entitled to any financial help. 2 weeks ago I had a bad accident have broken my ankle, had an operation and have been told it will be 3 months until I...
15:07 Mon 15th Dec 20086 answers, last by wildwood 22:24 Tue 16th Dec 2008
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Francis Asis

Sunset

Hope this is the right place for this. If it takes approximately 8 minutes for the light from the sun to reach us and I am watching the sun set, did the sun actually set 8 minutes ago?
21:53 Thu 11th Dec 200819 answers, last by robknot 20:47 Tue 16th Dec 2008
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Snappie

television v sky box

when I turned the TV of last night it gave a sort of muffled bang it was not an explosion type bang and its only 12 years old. Its still working and gets a bit hot but now the sky box has a red light...
17:13 Sat 13th Dec 20083 answers, last by ramesh046 19:25 Tue 16th Dec 2008
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DamienHigh

How a huck gun works

At work we use huck guns for some of the bolts. i am just wondering how it gets all its power to pull the bolt and squash the coller then snap the end off the bolt. Thanks
20:40 Mon 15th Dec 20081 answer, last by buildersmate 21:46 Mon 15th Dec 2008
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sonic81

coloured candles

iv got a candle at home and when the wick is lit the candle changes differant colours red.blue green ect.how does it work because curiosity means im close to chopping it in half to see whats in it????
23:10 Sun 14th Dec 20081 answer, last by Huderon 01:19 Mon 15th Dec 2008
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buster18

Boilers

We have just bled some of the radiators in the house and the pressure guage has gone down. The boiler started making a squeaking noise. Can anyone make any suggestions as to what you can do
21:21 Thu 11th Dec 20082 answers, last by Hard@it 00:15 Sun 14th Dec 2008
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shanks

water tap

has anyone any idea how to fix my tap,the problem is it only turns on a little the water then only comes out as a trickle,can it be repaired or will l need a new tap?thanks for any help
21:51 Fri 12th Dec 20083 answers, last by shanks 00:58 Sat 13th Dec 2008
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newpotato

Decomposition

did u know it takes glass one million years to decompose....how would they know that?
21:43 Thu 11th Dec 20082 answers, last by pug100 10:52 Fri 12th Dec 2008
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daneswalk

computer

allowed the grand children to play with the computer they have deleted the animated animals in my search for files cannot bring them back does anyone know how i can bring them back as they miss the...
17:37 Thu 11th Dec 20084 answers, last by daneswalk 20:41 Thu 11th Dec 2008

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