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gold

Why cant we manufactue gold?, after all we should know the make up of the stuff and how its created and we can make diamonds so why not gold, silver or platinum. or am i just being stupid? Dave.

Loosehead

Moon landings......

How is it that every so called "anomoly" has been explained to death. http://www.clavius.org/ there are still idiots who believe all the "Capricorn one" sh1te?...

naomi24

Inheritance Tax

If elected, the Conservatives propose to raise the threshold to ?1,000,000. Is this right, or should the level be left as it is - or should the tax be scrapped atogether?

slid_away

Moon Landings

I have read that when NASA landed on the moon, the television transmitions which were shown on TV were low quality. However high quality film was recorded at several locations. These recordings in...

claymore

zero mass

If a particle such as a photon has zero mass why does gravity still have an effect on it? Eg. gravity bending light

Romeo

'Liberals', extemists & common sense

I think I'm about to kick a wasp's nest, but here goes... There is a case for curbing sex and violence on TV, but if you say that, 'liberals' will compare you with Mary Whitehouse (who let's face it...

blastrr

Whos to blame?

my wife was driving along a road today after turn left off a roundabout...a driver pulled out of the little chef car park in a 8 wheel tipper wagon in front of my wife ...although my wife tried to...

micko1962

Consecutive Golds at Olympic games !!!

Which athlete won an individual gold medal at 4 consecutive Olympic games ???

claymore

nuclear or not

Is a matter - antimatter reaction nuclear fision and could it be controlled and used as a source of power? I suppose the question I should ask first is Where can you buy antimatter

Gromit

Hague says Brown would be a coward not to call election

Gordon Brown will show "political cowardice" if he does not call a snap general election, William Hague says. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7025447 .stm Is he bonkers? The Tories would be...

paulus996

Parking ticket regulations

Does anyone know what the regulations are regarding when a parking ticket is classed as being issued?. Basically I came back to my van just as a parking attendant arrived, while I was asking him where...

monty0703

Road tax

Do other countries have an annual road tax like we do?

stanwixman

Why do people say Burmanham?

It really gets my shackles up when people say Burmanem instead of BIrmingham - Whyyyyyyyyyyy do they do this ie Ian wright on Premier All stars ? its Birmingham not too dificult to pronounce is it?

stanwixman

People who say missed a penalty when its been saved?

It really annoys me when sports commentators and people in the media refer to a saved penalty as a missed penalty! ie the goal keeper saves the ball - quite often people say the penalty was missed? it...

Gromit

Pakistan buys $5.1 billion of US arms

The United States maintained its role as the leading supplier of weapons to the developing world in 2006, followed by Russia and Britain, according to a Congressional study to be released Monday....

Scylax

Registration plate with no letters

Yesterday I saw a car with 5 numerals only as its Registration. No letters were appended. The car had no foreign identification plate. I'm puzzled. Anyone suggest an explanation ?

Creamcheese

England v Tonga

Can anyone explain to a mere female why one of the Tongan tries was allowed - the one where he went down inside the pitch and then slid over the line to score?

shri

Importance of Cartoons in Global Warming

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Doc Spock

Road rage, when is it appropriate

1. When I flash my lights to allow an oncoming vehicle to go first through a gap and they make no acknowledgment, usually because on mobile. I keep a shotgun in my boot for such occasions. 2. When I...