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Is everybody's opinion equally valuable?

In our idea of democracy we have one person one vote. A professor of political science or economics has the same vote as a 18 year old apprentice. Say your vote depended on your level of education. 1...

tomharding

Are Mathematicians/Physicists really good at pool/snooker?

Basic question really, if you were a mathematician or a physicist of the highest caliber, would you be really good at pool, snooker, or any pub game at that matter? I mean, you could probably...

Telia

exercise

what are the long and short term effects of exercise on joints. Good and Bad points for both. Please

kwicky

Obesity

The government is putting out warnings about eating too much fat causing obesity. Someone on a diet such as Atkins say you can lose weight by just cutting out carbohydrates such as bread, cakes and...

Loosehead

Death on the Pavement??

Just reading about the death of a pedestrian by a cyclist on the pavement. This has been a bug bear of mine in the past. Why do cyclists think it's fine to cycle in the pavement? Why do the police not...

claymore

how does it work?

Is there a scientific principle that explains how the universe operates, does it adhere to a set of rules or is completely random? Bit heavy I know........but facinating.

Oldboy913

Who knows

If time is relative to speed, and all the parts of the universe are going at different speeds, how can we be sure of the distance to any other part of the universe? As we refer to light years.

nannon

Ipod

Oh my god ? was listening to my Ipod this afternoon and it was all working fine?. Went to plug it in to computer tonight and it is totally dead! Its not being found on PC and I cant turn it on at...

jacey

New to Rugby...........

Looking at the rugby players in the line up and seeing all the cauliflower ears, I was just wondering, do rugby players ever get the equivalent of "punch drunk" like boxers???

vehelpfulguy

Rugby semis - Extra time and then what ?

New to watching Rugby. In World Cup semis finals, in the event of a draw after 80 minutes do they play extra time ? If still a draw after extra time do they have penalties, or what ? Most bruises wins...

filthiestfis

self-employed...tax free?

A work colleague who is a teacher is telling me that she is planning to declare herself self-employed and that the first 3 months she will not have to pay tax that way. This all sounds dubious to me....

Oldboy913

another maths question

If you could built a fence around the world consisting of lots of posts 48 inches high with a single strand of wire on the top, how much extra wire length would you need if you made the posts one inch...

don1982

titles of MPs

What is the difference, in Parliament betweeen "the honourable gentleman" and "the right honourable gentleman"

admarlow

Al Gore's inconvenient judgment

Ha HA, made me chuckle, and Im glad we are not so blinded by a flashy shock doc, as they seem to be over the pond..... http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business...

bonzo123

fixing bad credit

Is it possible to have a bad credit history removed quickly from the record?.if it is which company can do this, and is there any cost?.can the credit record be repaired even if the individual caused...

EricaNurney

should nurses be allowed to wear their uniforms outside

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7037657.stm in addition to the measure mentioned in this article i also think that all medical staff should not be wearing their uniforms outside the hospital...

Kromovaracun

Recent poll

Hi everyone, I've noticed the most recnet poll on AB about legislation being introduced against homophobic abuse. I can't seem to find anything on the Beeb (but I'm extremely impatient and pressed for...

Shadow Man

Pretentious Name????

Would you consider the name Dante a cringe worthy pretentious Christian name for a new born boy? (for the uncultured, said Don Tay as in Dante's Inferno)

bill preston

do you all know each other?

hi, i have been a member for a couple of weeks and i have noticed you all talk to one another like you all live together? do you know each other off this site or have you all been members for a long...