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Trip distance

Is there a website that if you put in 2 postcodes it will tell you the exact distance between them? It will settle a big argument at work from what started out as a bet!

saucybabe191

mechanical cams

Could you tell me how a mechanical cam works? Not a camera, one of those complicated mechanisms in DT. Because I'm supposed to research them for a project, but when I press search, all it comes up...

banana

washing machine 'noises'

My Aeg washing machine has recently started making 'noises'. It seems to be coming from the water inlet which starts and stops abruptly which results in a loud bang in the water pipes. Is this a...

Lennon

Tattoo's

Okay, who has the most unique tattoo? Or is it in a very unique place - nothing too obscene though!!

moonbeam

Love?

How do you know when you are in love?

NickleArse

what is name of the childrens tv drama with sand in the title

what is the name of the childrens drama of the late 80's which was about a creature in the sand?

timb01

Top Gear music

Can any tell me where i can get info on the music used in the latest top gear tv series?

david niven

Nautical phrases in everyday use.

How many phrases in everyday use can we think of that have a nautical origin [with the meaning if they're obscure please]?

Fyncu Myncu

Mirrors - Lateral Inversion

Why do mirrios only invert reflections laterally (right to left) and not verically (top to bottom)?

david niven

Wide Screen TV's

What happens when you play a non wide screen video on a wide screen TV & what happens when you watch normal terrestrial TV stations on a wide screen TV?

Uncorrect

How come blue cross animal ads ask for ?3 a month to house a few dogs, when Oxfam et al can use the same amount to set up clean water for whole villages? They really try and tug the heart strings with...

Faceman

Nissan tyre pressures

What is the correct tyre pressure for a Nissan Almera, fully loaded?

woodpam

tyre pressures

I have a Renault Clio cdi diesel with a 1500 engine. The handbook has the pressures fror the tyres in bars but the garage has a machine where you put in a psi number and it beeps when you've reached...

edhesketh

Lost car key

I've lost the car key for an E reg Ford Fiesta, is there a way of replacing the key without the original to make a copy from? I've heard something about keys being able to be cut for old cars if you...

5029

Hats

Where can I get one of those aviator style hats - you know the ones where the ear flaps either hang downand cover your ears or can be tied up on top of you head? Please don't ask why!!!

sft42

Roman Numerials

Can anyone tell me why it is that the roman form of 4 (IV) is used everywhere except on clocks and watches when the other form (IIII) is used?

HappyDaiz

Polarity

Hello..I have bought a portable Dvd player from the USA and want to fit it in my car....it says to check the polarity, so does anybody know if a negative ground has a negative or positive polarity?...

worder

9 lives or 7 lives?

Dear answerbankers, why is it that in Spanish we say el gato tiene 7 vidas, elgato tiene 7 vidas, but in English we say the cat has 9 lives?are English cats healthier? do they get more checkups?...

rdcharles

Frying Pan material

What material are frying pans generally made out of?

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