What effect does depth have on flotation? Obviously very heavy / dense objects settle on the bed of the ocean, light ones float; but are some objects likely to remain somewhere in between?
Occasioanly, a small window appears. It has a loudspeaker cone on LH side fronted by two red musical notes - on the right a blank space. What's going on?
Bombarded daily by ca. 20 spam mails every day, I'm thinking of changing my address. Apart from the bother of notifying friends and risk of losing contacts and so on, is this an easy change to make -...
I have often wondered about the stance Catholics take over doctrine laid down by their church if that doctrine changes. Should the Holy Father decide, for example, that the bodily assumption into...
Can anyone explain why, when inputting a hyphen, a long one appears on screen, but if it later deleted, then replaced by depressing the same key, a shorter one appears?
For a computer that beeps well it's a pity it doesn't do this when battery power is about to run out. I don't always see the flashing red light in time. Can the bell be woken up in addition to the...
My Dell with Vista can take a long time to power off; it doesn't always depend on the number of sites visited or facilities uesd. Is there any way of shortcutting by not logging on as I am the sole...
A window appeared headed Windows Security, with a flower picture, asking me to verify U/N and P/W. It was impossible to get rid of it but Virgin onilne Help took over my computer and deleted it. It...
Having a badly cut leg, treatment has been given at both A&E and the local surgery. The surgery nurse wrote me a prescription and I collected it from the chemist before going back to her for a second...
Part way through a video I am irritated beyond endurance by the endless scenes in half-light, Does anyone else feel this way? (I have reached England - in daylight!!). All that money spent on costumes...
OK, film buffs, please have a go at this one, a scene from a B&W, (probably U.S) movie which has been lodged iny head for 50+ years. A well-dressed man, maybe sitting on a dais,, in front of a very...
In the heyday of the Technicolor Western an above average height, longish black-haired man was usually cast as a cynical rascal with a villainous sarcastic look. Any ideas for a name please?
My neighbour's 4 year old boiler was making this noise, Nothing in the manual and the makers did not seem unduly concerned. Any thought,s please? Timer for Summer time?
From listening to Russians speaking Engish it seems they do not have or don't use the definite or indefinite article, How do they cope with this when a distinction is needed?
Language changes; it can't be stopped but are there others like me who rail against change when it seems to be for the worse? 'Fewer' seems to be going out of use. 'Gender' has almost universally...