How it Works

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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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Loosehead

French words to God save the Queen??

I went to watch the France /England game last weekend. I was in a bar in the afternoon before the game having The usual singing ping pong with the French contingent when they started singing God save...

plowter

Where Do Microwaves Go?

Where do the microwaves go when you open the door of the microwave oven?

springbulb81

cement

what's the recipe for cement too build a brick wall. How much of each ingredient, sand etc?

johnbay

clio key wont work

The clios year of make is 2000 and the engine wont turnover. A mechanic said I needed a new key. Renault said they want ?145 !!!!!! for a new key. Is there anything I can try before I fork out for a...

thugulike

Orange Mobile

I've just gone onto a package with orange. I pay ?15 per month and get free texts and calls for more minutes than I'll ever use. So why do I have a bill for ?27+? I've rung up (cos I can't get...

canasta

bbc iPlayer recordings

Why do my recordings play in lurid bright unreal colours? Do I have to adjust some settings somewhere in my computer?

muchlovex

Really worried

My partner is in Leeds today for a team building event she been asked to go along to. She said she'd get the 9:12PM train back to Newcastle and she promised to ring me when she was on the train. It is...

Lorry40

antifreeze

what does antifreeze contain? How does it prevent water from freezing in an engine?

shero101

Digital freeview TV

I now have Digital freeview set top boxes for all the tv's in my house. One thing that puzzles me is why they always have to be on standby (unless they are unplugged obviously). Is this so that they...

biscuitboy

itunes

how do you delete photos from your video ipod...? ta

wizard

Becoming A Doctor

Hello everybody. Just a quick question for which I would appreciate any help. Im going to turn 23 next month (time ticking away!) And I am desperate to get my career on track, Id love to become a...

lissylou

phase rotation

Is clockwise the correct phase rotation?? Please help!!!

KINAISAAC194

Cucumbers

Please can you tell me why my Cucumbers collapse after they are 3/4" high, They are on a cool window in fiber pots as later I want to put them in the greenhouse

Wikky

Which Amplifier

I have made some backing tracks which I have put on to a CD. I want to sing along to them playing a Strat which I shall use for chords and a bit of lead in the solo. My problem is, I only really want...

RAS

surround sound.

Hello All Purchased a Sony surround sound system a couple of years ago. Use it occasionally when I play DVD's. Can i get normal TV sound through this system. If so what do I need. My TV is also a Sony...

Suade7

Kodak Easy Share 5100 Printer

Hello, I have just bought one of these and was looking forward to printing all my photographs tonight, however for some reason it keeps cutting off the bottom of the photographs - all settings are...

plowter

Do Nuclear Submarines Have a Self-Destruct Button?

In sci-fi films spaceships have an elaborate self-destruct system. I guess it's just a plot mechanism to build up tension. Does anyone know whether modern-day nuclear subs have a self-destruct button?...

chick a dee

ipod shuffle

Hi all, i have been given an ipod shuffle but how do i get my music from my windows media player to go on to it, i want to be able to pick the tracks i want to transfer, i have downloaded itunes and...