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electricity guzzlers

i realise the wattage rating of an appliance is the key to how much electricity it uses; can anyone give me a rundown of the main big-wattage bits of kit in the normal household - my electricity bill...

chubby

National Insurance Number

For family research purposes I need to find my Grandfathers National Insurance number. Does anyone know where I would start to look.

Hamish

Metal casting

Is there a metal casting method (and info on) where the metal is poured into a mould containing a wax preform. NOTE: not the wax loss method where the wax has already been removed.

potterfan3

Phd

if you get phd you get called doctor what do you need to get to be called proffessor?

one_mad_cow

Teenage Pregnancy

I am a pregnant teenager and quite frankly I'm sick of the dirty looks I get from people on the street. Why do so many people judge on how good a parent you will be by the years you have been...

Bottom

Wet Hair?

My Mum has always told me never to go out with wet hair because it give you a cold is this ture?

seal!

Tourettes Syndrome

Why is swearing one of the "ticks"?

seal!

freeze

When people say, you need to freeze warts off, what does this mean? is it literaly stick ice on it, or what. i've never understood what it means.

StephenG

heaviest metal

What is the heaviest solid metal

Shelle

Weighing scales

Does anyone know to check if a scale is accurate? I have two scales in the house, with one bought recently at christmas. They are both digital, same brand, and the only difference is the...

harriet99

Sparkling Granite

Does anyone know where I can buy pure white granite(?) with little flecks in that sparkle in the light. I saw it somewhere but can't remember the store. It looked horribly expensive and I don't know...

fwbb

Light v sound

Why does light move faster than sound?

rja211077

Diethyl sulphide - formula

What's the molecular formula of diethyl sulphide please?

thekraut

another 5 year old question

Please help me with this one: Why does the hole in a metal ring gets bigger if you heat up the material, even though the metal expands? I know that it does but can not explain it to my 5 year old...

stressed out

Babies behaviour problems

I am quite concerned about my 13 month old son. He is a good eater and learns quickly and is very bright. He does everything that is expected of a child of his age. My one concern, however, is that he...

help please!

Religion Ban

if the government was to ban religion, how would you react? Is it not true that religion is the main cause of the worlds segregation and cause of war. Its a factor that keeps us all separated. When i...

jimmer

has light got mass?

has light got mass? jim

Hippy

Falling space junk?

Did any one else see this? I was de-icing my car on this beautiful clear morning at 0634 and was musing about Saturn whilst looking in that direction when what I thought was a shooting star made...

Stefka

6 letters: N -A -O-

Hunter in the Old Testament famed for his prowess

Farseer

Super Conducters

What is the highest temperature a super conducter has run at, to this day? Thanks for any information

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