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mkjuk

Post box

My local post box says its for metered and franked mail only - what is metered mail? what is franked mail? If i put normal mail in this post box will royal mail still send it for my anyway? Please...
17:39 Wed 25th Oct 20065 answers, last by kangarookards 09:55 Sun 22nd Nov 2009
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landeye

Number sequence

My 9 year old was asked to predict the next number in a sequence 5, 10, 20, 25, 35, ? I think the answer is 40 becuse there are 2 sequences going on. 5 +15=20, 20 + 15 =35 Meanwhile 40-15 =25 and...
07:41 Thu 26th Oct 20065 answers, last by butterfly2 20:34 Mon 30th Oct 2006
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yassa

If i bought a Playstation 3

In the USA or Japan, could i play it on my Sony Bravia lcd tv, which was bought in the UK?
19:27 Thu 26th Oct 20068 answers, last by khana 18:27 Mon 30th Oct 2006
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Oddjober

Overload Trip

When we use our shower and the sewage pump also cuts in, the RCCB trips after a few minutes.Do I need a new overload trip RCCB. or one with higher amps than the 63A I have now
11:48 Thu 26th Oct 20066 answers, last by Oddjober 10:34 Mon 30th Oct 2006
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Barney's pal

pressurised aircraft cabins

If a plane crashed into the sea, bearing in mind the inside of the plane is pressurised. Assuming none of the windows broke on impact, how long before water gets into the cabin?
11:54 Wed 25th Oct 20064 answers, last by vicalncraig 00:19 Mon 30th Oct 2006
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rachel102

charity! please read!!!!!!!!

hi i want to raise money for a chairty (breast cancer research) im 18 and have never really give anythin to charity. i dont know where to go for the information. i know alot of people who would...
02:11 Wed 25th Oct 20064 answers, last by buttoneyes 16:33 Fri 27th Oct 2006
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shazzabell

Street Lamps

Why do street lamps light up orange?
18:41 Thu 26th Oct 20066 answers, last by maxximus 15:22 Fri 27th Oct 2006
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Mickey_Blue

Superglue

Why doesn`t Superglue stick to the inside of the bottle or tube container that it comes in ?
17:40 Thu 26th Oct 20062 answers, last by heathfield 10:00 Fri 27th Oct 2006
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babydust

sky

how do i record off sky
16:21 Thu 26th Oct 20061 answer, last by Daave 09:55 Fri 27th Oct 2006
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hallj1

DVD/VCR Recording.

When anologue is turned off,in a few years time,how will one record a programme whilst watching another as we do now?
13:41 Thu 26th Oct 20062 answers, last by bricks 01:40 Fri 27th Oct 2006
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Rach333

Giving Blood

What is the legal age for giving blood in the UK?
22:48 Wed 25th Oct 20063 answers, last by Toureman 00:09 Fri 27th Oct 2006
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tigger79

light bulb

Hello, can anyone tell me how to get a halogen bulb out of a shower cubicle extraction light. I have tried pushing and twisting like a normal light bulb but the glass that covers the bulb itself came...
23:19 Tue 24th Oct 20066 answers, last by markja 21:53 Thu 26th Oct 2006
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kopo

my house

Can anyone tell me what rights i have as my wife is divoring me and want`s half my house. I bought the house on my own before we met and feel i don`t have to give up half as she has been having an...
07:42 Wed 25th Oct 20066 answers, last by kopo 19:59 Thu 26th Oct 2006
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flats

car insurance

Can you tell me how do car insurance companies get there own insurance. In other words when a claim is made against a car insurer how do they cover their own costs
10:21 Thu 26th Oct 20061 answer, last by Ethel 15:19 Thu 26th Oct 2006
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Immi666

duracell power strips

how do those battery power strips work? all i know is that u put ur fingers on the little dots.
02:12 Thu 26th Oct 20061 answer, last by Catso 13:10 Thu 26th Oct 2006
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banana

Dvd recorder /TV query

I have a DVD recorder /TV/Ntl set top box /Xbox set up. Although Ive had the recorder for a while Ive not yet sorted out all the bits and pieces. It does record well when Ive plugged in a video camera...
15:16 Wed 25th Oct 20062 answers, last by bigtone 12:14 Thu 26th Oct 2006
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filthiestfis

Olympus C765 Digital Camera

Can anyone give me advice on this camera model? Pros and cons?
23:37 Wed 25th Oct 20061 answer, last by Mrs_Pegasus 00:02 Thu 26th Oct 2006
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Im a BusyBee

When do the clocks go back??

my daughters birthday this weekend and she has arranged a minibus to take her and her mates into town clubbing. Its coming back at 2.30am but i thought clocks go back at 2.00??? Am i right??
19:25 Wed 25th Oct 20063 answers, last by gen2 23:23 Wed 25th Oct 2006
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Loosehead

Council Tax bands??

Related to a question in news can someone tell me what the bands where based on originally. In 1991 when they where assigned I was under the impression that properties where allocated codes based on...
16:42 Wed 25th Oct 20063 answers, last by dzug 20:57 Wed 25th Oct 2006
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sagarthe1

Network security

Plzz tell me how DES algorithm works ?
19:18 Wed 25th Oct 20061 answer, last by dzug 20:53 Wed 25th Oct 2006

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