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 ?

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,...

tali122

dvd player wont play any discs

my phillips dvd player wont play any discs - it reads discs to the screen menu but i cant select any options such as play ,scene selection , extras and the screen on the dvd player reads "info"

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...

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...

dave m

central heating boiler

the pilot light wont stay on or ignite the main gas burner which is built onto the radiator,any ideas coz its freezin,thx in advance

pinkiefriend

Computer problerms

Here is the problem, my computer screen seems to have shrunk in from the sides and I cant fix it, does anyone know how? I have messed with the properties of the desktop and its not working, I have...

kat-kat

BBC advert (drunken sailor)

Hi! It's not really an advert but one of the BBC's little interlude things that they used over Christmas. the song they use is 'what do you call a drunken sailor' but id really like to know what...

rudiman

pumping for men

how do penis pumps work

mittendust

Recorded Delivery?

Do recorded delivery items arrive with your normal post or are they delivered seperately?

milly143

Getting messages after phone reconnected

After a very long month, I wasn't able to pay my mobile phone bill. O2 also cut off all imcoming calls and texts as well as outgoing. I will finally be able to pay my bill tomorrow but does anyone...