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Miniature Cat breeds

This may be a bit of a stupid question, but here goes anyway. Why is it that you can buy miniature or toy breeds of dog such as poodles but miniature breeds of cats are not available? Has no-one ever...

Lorrymac

Fortnightly bin collections

Is anyone else really struggling with this?? We had to leave some rubbish in our house last week before going on holiday and came home to maggots all over the kitchen. we have called our council and...

diudiu

Fuse

How does a fuse help to prevent a circuit from overheating?

Spanish77

Chris Weeks

Why is he such a dumb arse?

jake-the-peg

Is everybody's opinion equally valuable?

In our idea of democracy we have one person one vote. A professor of political science or economics has the same vote as a 18 year old apprentice. Say your vote depended on your level of education. 1...

kwicky

Asthma causing products.

Many theories have been put forward as to what causes the high incidence of Asthma in the UK, the worst in the Western world.. Many blame exhaust emissions. However in New Zealand, one of the most...

bigmamma

Dog and broom

I thought it was only a human who did silly things like treading on the brush end and getting the handle in the face ......well it isn't ....ha ha , my dog trod on the yard brush and was really...

KatiePrice

Do fish get thirsty?

Do fish get thirsty.... my crazy brother-in-law wants to know!

tomharding

Are Mathematicians/Physicists really good at pool/snooker?

Basic question really, if you were a mathematician or a physicist of the highest caliber, would you be really good at pool, snooker, or any pub game at that matter? I mean, you could probably...

missy101

fish

is it true that if you pull a fish backwards it will drown?

starrs

Kitchen lighting

Sorry, not sure where to post this question. We have a long strip light in our kitchen. Is it true that it is cheaper to leave the light on all the time rather than constantly switching it on and off...

toby99

New to AB

Hi - I am new to AB and am wondering why some user names are in green and others in black - thanks

kwicky

Electricity Pylons

Why do we have an urban sprawl of these pylons littering the countryside when they could be run in insulated underground tubes? Surely it cannot be the cost as pipes would be far cheaper.

Oldboy913

Moon Steps

Here is a maths question for you, if you had a piece of paper just a Thousandth of an inch thick if you could fold this paper over in half to make a stack (You can cut it if you like) how many times...

Oldboy913

Who knows

If time is relative to speed, and all the parts of the universe are going at different speeds, how can we be sure of the distance to any other part of the universe? As we refer to light years.

Fire-Blade49

Turtle shell

Hi I have had a Turtle shell for over ten years and I bought it from a man who had brought it back from abroard many many years prior before it was illegal to import animal parts, I would like to sell...

zipadeedodah

Cockatiel

Do cockatiels tend to lose their orange cheeks as the get older (he's 12), could it be a sign of illness or something? Thanks

shaunnutley

Hearing differences in a Stereo Speaker & the Human Voice

I've noticed that i can hear a man's voice at 70dB and at a distance of 50ft with a pair of ear muffs on, but i cannot hear one stereo speaker at the same volume from the same distance away. Why is...

dolphin99

reindeer in the arctic

How do reindeers adapted to life in the cold