Sense about Science, a UK charity whose aim is to offer sensible scientific and health advice, has published its annual "celebrities and science" review......
For years now rail tracks have been welded to produce a smooth, continuous rail with no gaps like the old tracks had, hence the lack of the clickety clickety sound. What happens on a very hot day? If...
Documentary was on ITV tonight - 10 years on from the sad case of the murder of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. Although at the time everyone was waiting for news, joining in the search, and grieving...
I saw Boris Johnson on the Andrew Marr Show today, is there any chance of
getting G4S to lock him up until the Olympics have finished, to save the rest
of the world laughing at us?...
On "The Wright Stuff" (Channel 5) this morning (26 June 2012), Alistair Campbell said that open sockets (i.e. with no plug in them) use electricity if they are switched on. Could this be...
1. A relative 2. Ball game 3. Depressed vessel 4. Important joins grain sieve 5. Used to be a green vegetable 6. Brass instrument for alien 7. Place of worship in the open, initially 8. Liquid sailor...
Which modern phrases annoy you the most. I personally can't stand it when people say "simples" like that meerkat advert a few years back or "end of" when discussing something... I...
If anyone can help with my last assignment question please. A car accelerates along a straight road with a uniform acceleration when it passes A it has a speed of 12m/s and when it passes B it has a...
Bob goes into a public toilet and sees this bloke standing next to the urinal. The bloke has no arms. As Bob's standing there, taking care of business, he wonders to himself how the poor wretch is...
I'm often intrigued by username's Abers select. Some it is obvious how they were chosen eg. The Builder and some seem to imply dodgy hygiene practices e.g. LidLicker (no offence LL!). How did you...