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The Experiment That Made Einstein Famous

The Experiment That Made Einstein Famous One hundred years ago, an extraordinary feat of astronomy proved that the theo...
16 comments posted 7yrs
posted by davidp
16 comments posted 7yrs posted by davidp

OT Failure to purchase condoms

I was at the gfs last night and her 15 year old son decided for the first time in his life to take a shower without bee...
42 comments posted 7yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
42 comments posted 7yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Side-entry fill valve

Anyone fitted a Fluidmaster Side-entry fill valve? There is almost no information about this on the internet. Even Flui...
9 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jmlayman
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by jmlayman

Getting a man in by mistake.

In 20+ years of home ownership I can only think of one job I haven't done myself and been glad. Currently waiting for a...
16 comments posted 7yrs
posted by rsandr
16 comments posted 7yrs posted by rsandr

Oven light cover

The oven light has gone in our Neff that was installed a year or so ago. The instructions are quite clear about how to...
19 comments posted 7yrs
posted by timstreater
19 comments posted 7yrs posted by timstreater

Remote dimmer switch?

Hi all, Is there a LED compatible remote / local wall mounted dimmer switch that anyone here has personally experienced...
31 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
31 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

Removing sealant

The current job is taking the roof off the workshop that Tim envied. 3.5m long rolled steel sandwich with 85mm PIR foam...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tim
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by tim

Best screw/bolt for joining 4"*4" posts?

I've got a bunch of old 4x4" fenceposts that I'm going to build up to make the walls of some raised beds. Probably put...
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by timdownie
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by timdownie

f2s email down?

Anyone having problems? They've told me they have a fault. Bill
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Where to get brass BSW screws?

I need some 3/16 BSW brass, raised head, countersunk screws, either 7/32" or 1/2" long. Can anyone suggest a supplier?
15 comments posted 7yrs
posted by nothanks
15 comments posted 7yrs posted by nothanks

Wall lights up and working

Well, I finally got all the lights working, but... The Där fittings, although attractive, have some issues. (These are...
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jmlayman
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by jmlayman

Bang, flash, what a failure (mode)

This one raised an eyebrow... The time before last when I used my mains powered multimaster, there was a bang and a blu...
9 comments posted 7yrs
posted by see.my.signature
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by see.my.signature

All new gas appliances to be banned in UK.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4975676/Ban-gas-cookers-boilers-2050-hit-green-target.html Well they are poison...
116 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry130747
116 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry130747