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Pythagoras and Stonehenge

The builders of Stonehenge were a couple millennia ahead of Pythagoras.
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posted by dh0496
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by dh0496

Sharpie (pen) Smell (?)

What is the chemical that produces the very characteristic smell emmitted by a Sharpie felt pen?
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by hate
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by hate

50 amp 240 volt RV plug

What size wire do i need for 50 amp 240 volt rv plug at 240 feet run?
5 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Scott660
5 comments posted 8yrs posted by Scott660

OT, why ask for travel agent on visa application

OT Some countries ask on visa applications for the name and phone number and address of the travel agent that the appli...
1 comments posted 8yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Dryer is blowing the house breaker

When I run my dryer, it blows the 100 amp circuit breaker to entire house, and the breaker is super hot. Even with nothi...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Needhelpplz
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by Needhelpplz

substitute for hunter ceiling fan oil

**HAD AN OLD HUNTER FAN ON A BACK PORCH THAT KEPT STOPPING ROTATION. JUST ADDED SOME MINERAL OIL FROIM OUR MEDICINE CAB...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by The Handiman
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by The Handiman

OT: Oh no, first Justin, Trudeau, now this?

In a statement issued to CNN through her spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, t he first lady said she ?hates to see childre...
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posted by trader4
16 comments posted 8yrs posted by trader4

U.S. disaster zones

Here's an article and a map showing the most disaster prone areas. People near the Gulf of Mexico must be baiting the di...
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posted by dh0496
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by dh0496

Amigas and other old computers

Talking about Win 95, etc., reminded me... way off topic again... A years ago I was dropping off some things at the loc...
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posted by newgene.mcmensaREMOVEREMOVEgma
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by newgene.mcmensaREMOVEREMOVEgma

Cost per window installed

Hey Do you know what it cost per window for labor
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posted by Fixerupperwife
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by Fixerupperwife

OT. Tough chick

A rabid bobcat attacked a woman and ended up worse for wear:
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dh0496
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by dh0496

Shop Light Delayed Turn On

Got a pretty old two T12 48" tube, hang by a chain, plug-in fluorescent shop light that doesn't come on until about 60-...
34 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wade
34 comments posted 8yrs posted by wade

single band resistor??

A friend is trying to identify a device on a circuit board. It is identified as a resistor (R34) and looks like a resis...
11 comments posted 8yrs
posted by clare
11 comments posted 8yrs posted by clare

Win XP & 7 -- technically "home repair"

I say technically because any time I need to escape doing any home repairs, I slip into the special brain center where...
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posted by newgene.mcmensaREMOVEREMOVEgma
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by newgene.mcmensaREMOVEREMOVEgma