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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Andy008

Learning online poker

Can anyone tell me the best place to learn poker online? I have never played it before and have no idea of the rules. Thanks.

mags81

Storage Heaters!!!!!!!!!

Im going to sound really thick here but I just dont underdstand how to work my storage heaters. There's 2 knobs one says output wich I get but the other one saye early boost late boost etc. How does...

whiskeysheri

London Ticket Shop

Has anyone ever dealt with the London Ticket Shop at all? I'd just like to hear some feedback about them before I spend anything. Thanks in advance!

mrversitile

oil removed from wood

how to extract oil stain from wood

Freckle07

Photo scanning - size

When I scan a 4x6" photo I end up with a small picture surrounded by lots of white which is obviously the empty scanner area. How can I make the photo fill the whole 'box' as a digital photo would?...

luckyman

rays of the sun

can a mirror or silver foil attract sun rays more...how does this work .....i am working on school project and appreciate all serious answers please...give as much detail as u can please...thanks

Betty Noir

colour mixing

does anyone know what the best way to mix a "hot pink" shade would be from scratch, using acrylics? Can obviously make a basic pale pink by mixing red and white, but if i try to make a more vivid pink...

luckystrike

Oil Rigs / Platforms

What is the purpose of the flame thrower at the higest point on an oil rig?

tony1941

MargeB's whereabouts

Whatever happened to MargeB? She seems to have left the site about two years ago. I wonderer if she is still with us under an alias, but there is nobody with quite her forcefulness, if that's the...

richo1970

Cleaning washing machine rubber rim

Hello, does anyone know how to get rid of the black mould stuff that goes in the rubber rim thing just inside the washer door. Ive tried normal cleaning stuff and nothing gets rid of it properly....

pistolday

fridges

how dotey work?

derrynoose

Quotation marks

I posted a question in the science section but quotation marks which I used did not appear. ( lost in the post! ) The question reads poorly in its AB form. I have seen quotation marks in other posts....

patsyann

wall mounted sundial.

A friend has been given a wall mounted sundial but with no instructions on how to set it up.Any help greatly appreciated.

alan1956red

cameras

Hi every one. I am stuck .I have a nytech 5040 camera with no instuctions.I have been on there website but its in there language so i cant get them in english. can anyone help me please. perhaps some...

tony1941

FInding other ABers' Posts

I'm sure it used to be possible to enter an ABer's name in search and the results would be all of the relveant posts, or have I forgotten the method?? Please help Thanks Tony

funnygirl

Further on to Johnnyege's question...

Once you have got your link up, how do you change the name of the URL?. For example, some say click here and the here is in red and obviously a url. So how do you change it?

johnnyedge

Web site referrals

I have noticed a lot of answers give referrals to web sites and are coloured red, how do you do this little trick?

plexie

Is the mobile i'm calling working

I've been texting and calling a mobile. The texts seem to be going through and i get a ringone when i call, but i've had no response to either. It's not likely that i'm being ignored, maybe they're...

bubbles4920

podcasts

having problems downloading a podcast to my ipod. ive downloaded a podcast from the radio 2 website but its just downloaded to my computer even tho i had my ipod plugged in the usb socket. dont know...

minko

Jet engines

Just had a thought about jet engines the other day, on a 747 for example, do all four engines rotate in the same direction or do one pair counter-rotate to avoid bias when flying in a straight line?