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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ajay1509

Silencer of automobile

How does the silencer of automobile works?

Jibergrt

Gasometers....

My son asked me how gasometers worked - in as much of when they are low, where does the 'building' go - does it concertina down or is there a dirty great big hole in the ground that it disappears...

Hard@it

Teletext problem

Teletext have now changed their viewing guide format and it is not as good as previous. I have it on a JVC, Is it possible to change your guide provider or is it permanently in place. My Toshiba has a...

darbo1103

whats my PC got?

I am going to sell my PC in order to buy a laptop. How can I find out what properties my computer has, so I can list them in the advert. I'm thinking processor speed, RAM, graphics, etc, etc. Is there...

sallyharry

answer back

how do you post a thank you back to a previously asked queston?

gedk

electric supply on a campsite

Any campers out there who can help me...... Normally , how far is an electric supply situated from a tent pitch on a campsite, (i understand not all campsites have them). I would imagine it differs...

kevo2k7

I want to run a cable through the ceiling but

the walls are 2 hard 2 hammer nails through etc so any ideas what i could use to pin the wire to the corner of the room so it doesnt just hang down lookin an untidy mess?

gedk

3 prong attachments

Can anyone tell me what the small black attachments are called on camera bags that have 3 prongs that snap into a holder, you then press in the sides to release it. one of the prongs has snapped on...

PLIVELY34

electric shower

Could someone tell me how an electric shower works. I have one in my house and if I use it, even though the water in the tank in cold, the water is still hot. Does the shower actually heat the water...

feebal

Premium bonds

I believe there are some Premium bonds registered in my name however these were left with my dad when my parents separated and we are no longer in contact with him. Is there anyway of checking if I've...

Kiera

Powerpoint

Hi I have a football emblem in powerpoint. It is a circle shape and I want the name of the team to come in from the left, going bottom of the circle and up from the right and go round the emblem in a...

taffinnorfol

Wind Turbines / Wind Farms - Noise / Health

I am looking at different elements of the development of industrial wind turbines in the production of electricity in the UK over the last 10 years. Turbines are now much more powerful and on taller...

bazilb

triton shower problem

when i turn my triton shower on ,the water comes out of the overflow at the bottom of the shower ,can anybody please help,....thanks.

dorothee

Microwave - Grill Rack

I have just bought a combi microwave oven (Sanyo). I can't stand my in-built oven and thought it would be perfect for my small meals. However, I can't find out - even from reading the instructions,...

alan07

nuisance neighbour

my girlfreind has an appauling neighbour who is driving us up the wall. she must be in her eighties, lives on her own and we are almost certain she has memory problems, as she is constantly...

Panic Button

Royal Mail

Just what is the difference, if any, between first and second class post? I have visions of a spotty herbert chucking the second class into a rough sack and leaving it in the corner for a couple of...

lilacben

Hoover The One high pitched sreaming!!

Hi I wonder if anyone can help me. my hoover has suddenly started to have a very high pitched sound like screaming. I was wondering what is wrong with it. and if anyone could tell me how to repair it....

c00ky83

Alcolizer

If anyone's seen the Alcolizer, a breathalising machine installed in some car parks, can they tell me what units the measurement is in? Last night I scored 62.7 and my mate got 79.4.

Mattk

How do I contact a church with no phone listings ?

I need to obtain a copy marriage certificate and after visiting my local register office, I can only get it from the church where we got married.The church in question does not have a listed phone...

radiogaga

what the funk are the links at the bottom?

jeezo, i go to visit my gran with babygaga for the day and come home, log on and im confronted with all these new options without an instruction in sight to explain my predicament. what the funk's...