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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tali122

who designs the heavy machinery - production lines

who designs the highly specalised heavy automated machinery and presses in automated production lines in manufacturing - is it production engineers?

sleepyfairy

questions and answers

why do i not get posted??? It is upsetting me

Panic Button

Betting

If I bet on a 10:1 and put ?10 down how much does the bookie give me if I win?

Springdouble

icy windcreens question

Is it really wrong to pour hot water onto an icy windscreen?, 2 older and wise blokes who have done this for years tell me they have never known it to happen to anyone, [cracking the windscreen that...

fairkatrina

Linking a bluetooth phone to a laptop

I've got a bluetooth enabled motorola pbl and I want to link it to my Toshiba (Windows XP) laptop. Can I just buy any usb bluetooth adapter / dongle or do I need anything specific??? Thanks in...

Steve_ref

Camera Lens

Has anyone got a schematic of a Sigma f 1.4-5.6 70-300mm macro zoom lens? Mine needs repairing and although I've bought another, I wouldn't mind repaing this one and keeping as a spare. Cheapest...

crete

sanyo 28 inch t v wont turn on ?

anyone else had this problem, is it fixable , or a job for a professional ?

sallyharry

ipod nano

i have just added tunes to my nano but wondered if i can plug nano into my pc and listen to music while at my pc?

what..the?

How do I request a copy of an old Blue Peter show?

I want a copy of one of the shows from the early 90's. It is because my drawing appeared in one of their competition's as a runner up and they talked and showed my picture on screen for a good few...

MrsJ1

Book request

I'm looking for a book that gives basic explanations of how things work for a child Does anyone know of a book that gives simple explanations of, say, how a TV works, where does electricity come from,...

Carol Anne

Euro cylinder

Just had a new kitchen door fitted with multilocking and a euro cylinder. It is a BS EN 1303 Grade3, anti-drill Grade4 with 6 pins. Made by UAP Although it is probably an ok cylinder I worry about the...

Bobble17

darning socks and putting patches on jeans

hello, this is a dumb question but can anyone tell me how to darn socks - do I need special needle and thread? Anything else? I know it looks easy but seems to get in a big knot when I try. And how do...

Miss-taken

�5 coin

I've had a ?5 coin come into my possession - is it legal tender - can I either bank it or spend it??

steve2010

o2, where do i stand

recently i cancelled a pay monthly contract with O2,i was told by their customer services that my contract was to finnish on a certain date,i then asked for it to be cancelled on that date,i paid my...

Explorer-8

clearing a folder in Outlook Express

I have separated a group of e-mails from my inbox so that any received from this group go into a different folder, not to my inbox. I have sorted out which ones I want to keep and now I want to delete...

snowburtoncu

Storage heater power

What triggers a storage heater to power up only during the economy 7 period, ie:what switches them on, is it in the meter or the fuseboard or the heater itself?

Catso

Container ships

This Napoli (or whatever it's called) that has beached, had containers stacked up on its deck, perhaps 4-5 high. There's nothing (apparently) holding them on. A quick look at container ships on the...