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Why do they have a 3-prong plug

Why do they have a 3-prong plug on the power supply for the laptop when all the surfaces are plastic or rubber? It coul...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by misc07
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by misc07

Triple expansion steam engine

Right now I'm reading the book "The Sand Pebbles" a Navy tale that took place in 1926 China. Though the author, Richard...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by philo
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by philo

OT USA check in foreign denomination

My friend's grandson is graduating highschool this year and I wanted to give him a present. But he has 4 siblings and I...
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Portable AC platform

I have a couple of portable AC units that I use during the summer, and wanted to ask if anyone had ever had this issue...
42 comments posted 9yrs
posted by countd
42 comments posted 9yrs posted by countd

Amazon return follow up

There was a recent thread asking about returns to Amazon. Had my first experience with an item I bought a week ago. It...
16 comments posted 9yrs
posted by esp
16 comments posted 9yrs posted by esp

Moss & Lawns

What is the best way to get rid of patches off moss on lawns?
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by redzap78
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by redzap78

220v socket is loose

I'm renting a room from a woman and the power is 220 Volts. More than once she has scorched one pin of her room heater'...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Air in central heating -- header tank

Should a header tank not be connected so the pipe is vertical, to make air bubble up into it as it passes? This would b...
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by imvalid
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by imvalid

Huge foundry from 100 years ago

I live just a few blocks from here but only recently found the history https://milwaukeenotebook.com/2016/02/29/national...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by philo
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by philo

Main water valve

Turn off the main water supply but water is still flowing in the house
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Marni Jackson
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by Marni Jackson

2 x 4's the old ones

Most of the houses in my neighborhood were built in the late 19th or early 20th century. Recently someone totally rebui...
36 comments posted 9yrs
posted by philo
36 comments posted 9yrs posted by philo

Slightly sloping ceilings

Anyone got a ceiling like this? http://tinypic.com/r/vqkv91/9 I found it when looking at air conditioning - this guy ha...
19 comments posted 9yrs
posted by imvalid
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by imvalid

Car aircon in winter

I've just repaired my car aircon (rusted pipe, big leak) and filled it with one can of gas (to 31.5 PSI - although the...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by imvalid
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by imvalid