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if your dropped a pound coin...

...from the top of the eiffel tower, would it pick up enough speed and weight to kill someone if it hit someone on the top of the head at the base?

dan no1

chickens

how do chickens form perfectly oval shaped eggs?

Zevon

How does a theremin work?

The theremin is the calssic sci-fi effects instrument with the two antennas controlling volume and pitch. If the theremin isn't touched then how does it work?

weemeg

cat fur

Can anyone tell me why all of a sudden my 12 year old female cats fur around the back of her hind legs and parts of her tail has just started falling out and not growing back again??

Treenor4ish

Speed/rate of expansion of the Universe

hi i was dumbfounded by the revelation that the universe is expanding at an increasing rate, but after much searching still can't find out the numbers involved! how fast is it expanding (roughly)?...

spaced

B&Q wireless doorbell....HELP!!!!

when I moved out 2 yrs ago, I bought one of those wirelss B&Q doorbells, the one where you can place the chiming box anywhere within a certain distance from the buzzer on the front door. Problem I...

Mistermouse

Northern Star

My son had a question from school- Why in a photo of the Northern Star do all the surrounding stars appear to have rings of light around them.

boink

Hi this is a bit random but i was wondering, if u had a box made of mirrors, (on the inside) and you could somehow get light into the box without disturbing the reflecting abilities of the box, would...

madham

photosynthesis - is that spelt correctly

Does grass go through the process and is it a plant? If it is.... Could everyone not just grow their grass and therefore reduce CO2 levels? This thought just popped in my head.

smixtro

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome...

I've read up on the 'symptoms' of this and am still unsure whether or not I may have it. Every now and then (sort of every half hour) I get a VERY painful 'shock' in my right elbow, It only seems to...

pquinlan

Rainbow query

I like rainbows and know a bit about them: circle around a line between your head and the sun, secondary inverted rainbow, and so on. But I have often noticed (esp when a lot of dark cloud behind it)...

Geo1000

Putting energy into the National Grid

I would like to know how it is possible to connect a device to the grid that enables energy to be put into the grid? The grid runs at huge voltages which are then stepped down to the 240 volts of the...

geoffreyhunt

Will melting ice cause water to rise

If Ice floats because it displaces more water that it weighs then why will the eaths water levels rise if the ice melts due to global warming.

Head Teacher

Ripples

No matter what shape an object is why do the ripples form circles when you drop it in water?

tali122

shooting stars

has anyone witnessed a shooting star? , i have twice - but the last time was 25 years ago and even though it lasts the merest of seconds it is still memorable.

ll_billym

Un-PC Friday - Weathergirls

Will any of the right honorable members agree with me that ITV weathergirl Becky Mantin is the foxiest weathergirl ever...??

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