If there was such a thing ' Would you sell your soul to the Devil' We've all heard about selling your soul for fame and fortune in the movies...But if Satan gave you a price!! say illness in a...
Is there any hope for Africa? Can they ever be dragged into the 21st. century? Those who are committing the atrocities, would it be racism to call them savages?
What is the difference between intermolecular hydrogen bonding and intramolecular hydrogen bonding? Apart from the spelling difference of couse - doubt my chemistry teacher would accept that as an...
why do modern day tanks and fighter jets cost so much money? i mean stupid money, like 4.5million per unit some at even more!? what bumps up the price tag?
Dear Family It's still early enough for me to be able to gather my thoughts before we begin our Christmas Day activities. My daughter has beautifully decorated meal trays with menus and prayer cards...
If you use a flexible hose type shower head and move it from its socket on the wall, then hold the shower flow further down, say, on your thighs or knees, do you find that the water temp rises, (or...
I thought my incredibly intelligent and literate friends on R&S might appreciate this - but sorry guys, the only connection I can make between religion and the joke is that I was once acquainted with...
Scientists have discovered that super massive black holes exist at the center of most galaxies.If black holes are born from the total collapse of a massive star { the generally accepted theory } why...
Following the Women in Church thread, it occurred to me that, although I'm not a Christian, and I don't believe that Jesus was anything other than a man, I've been fighting in his corner far more than...
Last night I was stargazing and noticed one very bright star with an unusual yellow colour. If you look at the 3 stars in a line that are part of Orion and imagine that they are at 4 o'clock, this...
I have just pointed my chimney in the loft and it produced a very strong amonia smell, have any of you brilliant people any ideas what causes this and how do I stop it happening again if nescessary,...
I've noticed the past couple of weeks there are far more planes, or rather far more contrails alerting me to the aeroplanes in the sky. Is there an explanation to why I'd see this at this time of...
Why do we precede some countries' names with the word 'the? eg, The Gambia, The Sudan, The Lebanon, etc.
You never hear 'The Switzerland', or 'The Brazil', do you?
Now I'm not usually too bad on sciencey things but I have never really understood the whole acid/alkaline/pH thing. There are lots of explanations on the web of course but none so far have rang the...
we are always searching for planets where water might exist. Is there any possibility that life could start on a planet where water was not a prerequisite. could there be such a thing as non organic...