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that sticky deposit on things
I'm sure this has come up on here before, you know that wonderful grip enhancing surface coating on plastic items that over time starts to go very sticky? Well this is a new twist on that. We have for...
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Semi-transparent PV panels
I have a south-facing patio at the back of my house, and currently use a large umbrella to give shade. There's no obvious way to attach an awning to the house (and I'm not looking at that as a...
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Galvanised strip, source/cutting of?
I want some galvanised strip. Thin sheet metal, 0.5mm-0.7mm-ish thick, 100mm wide, give or take, and about 5,000mm long. I have some spare barge flashing (for tin roofs) which would be good, but if I...
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ROGERS LS3/5A speakers for sale on the BHF ebay site
If any audiophiles are interested · Nominal Impedance: 15 Ohms. As the UK's number one heart charity, the cutting edge research we fund has already made a big difference to people's lives. · Grille:...
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stereo to mono converter?
Hi All, When I?ve wanted to connect a stereo source (cheaply and small-ly) to a mono input, I?ve either used a Y connector with no electronics or just picked up one side of the stereo channels (fine...
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OT: Gumtree - rant.
Have a TV I need to dispose of. Been replaced by an OLED. Too big to pack and send by any of the usual carriers - it's a 50" LCD HD smart TV. So my usual way of selling things spare - Ebay - not much...
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[OT] Comet airliner - highly technical analysis of the cause of the crashes
<>It's a Powerpoint-style presentation of a quite long and deeply technical analysis of the structural failure, based on a very detailed search for the point of failure, which was found in recovered...
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The Yanks do make things difficult for themselves and for me
I'm designing something, using a template done by an American company. The template is calculated by them from data I supply. The design then has to fit the template. There are a lot of precise...
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yoootube
I have been trying to upload some videos I had uploaded before and keep getting the upload abandoned notice...I am sure I was able to upload long vids longer than 10mins in the past what has happened?
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What device did the council building inspector use to test my double glazing?
Some 15 years ago now I had the local council building inspector in to pass a double glazed window I'd installed. My memory is a bit vague but he used something like a small tube which he pointed at...
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Copper pipe metric/imperial compatibility
I am about to undertake some changes to the hydraulic steering (not power assisted, so relatively low pressure) on my boat. It's quite an old boat and the existing system is a Hynautic one, they're a...
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WhatsApp
I would like to use WhasApp on my computer but the hassle with photographing the QR code on the screen irritated me. If I added bluetooth facilities to my desktop might that eliminate the problem once...
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electric versus petrol
I need a small car. How do the costs compare, over, say, ten years, for petrol and electric? I'll only be doing low mileage. Bill
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Mystery object?
? of the Victorian plumbing variety. I was walking down a small country lane today and espied this object in the field next to the road. a cast iron tube about 12? in diameter at the top but appears...
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OT: La Rance - peak power ?
La Rance, that tidal energy station in France, produces an average of 57MW of power. Does that mean its peak is 114 MW?
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