Internet Explorer links recently stopped opening in a new window when I want them to. I don't have any pop-up prevention software and I don't think any settings have changed; all I know is that...
Does a fridge or freezer require more power to keep the food cold when it is nearly empty or packed full? At first I thought it would be more efficient when empty because there is less mass to keep...
Just saw an advert for a future TV series with this name, but I'm sure I've heard 'John Doe' mentioned many times before on films and things, so is there any special significance to the name, or is it...
I like to use Microsoft Word to arrange photographs on a page when I intend to print them, but I get the impression that Word is reducing the resolution / quality of the images. Am I imagining this?
When you have a torch turned on to full brightness, does it use the maximum energy output of the battery, or could the battery be drained in, like, 5 seconds or something if you accidentally connected...
Since watching the Gollum video that Daisy P was looking for (the end bit was brilliant), I've been asking people what their favourite online videos, jokes, hoaxes, and generally anything funny, are....
In what place does the full stop appear when there are brackets or inverted commas at the end of a sentence? Also, do question marks and such always end a sentence in the same way, and does ''' prompt...
Not a question, as such, but more of a deterrant to potential 'Make the site better, please' posts. I've noticed one small change to the Answerbank site - perhaps an indication of more to come - and...
I have trouble deciding when to put a comma before I begin a quotation, whether to use a single or double ' symbol, and also whether or not I should begin the quotation on a new line, or with a...
How do you learn how to draw and texture 3D objects on a computer, like on one of those drawing programs? I bought a very cheap ?5.00 CAD CD a few years ago, but I never got round to learning how to...
Modern art and poetry' ...Are they fake? What I mean is, when an artist paints a picture of say, a yellow squiggle, covered in green and blue diamonds, and then roughly scribbles a toddler-like image...
OK I'd like you to clear up a debate my friend and I have been having. I'll try not to be biased in my question; here it is: Do you think that music adds something to a film or TV show, e.g. makes it...
I've checked one or two online sellers, but I don't want to pay ?5.00 postage. Does anyone know a better place to get a 0.2A (200mA) fuse? The one I am trying to replace is 20mm long and is has a...
It seems like whenever I am bored enough to scratch off the foil or look under the label, as if by magic I am a 'Top prize winner.' I know from experience that these prize draw things are a sham '...
I can just about understand why there might be refraction of light when your head is at an angle to the tank, but what about when you look from the front, straight at the back? It still looks like the...
We have four speakers and a big box thing that looks like a larger speaker (?) that they all plug in to. Some of the sound thingies on our computer include 'EAX' and 'Audio HQ' - hopefully this means...
About a year ago I remember seeing a cheesy American advert / talk show thing. There was a man ('Robert Barefoot'?) who claimed that his 'coral calcium' product would cure several dozen diseases,...
