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ot Engineer vs physicist.

A physicist and engineer were roommates in college. One night a fire broke out in their apartment. The engineer woke up...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by rgdavidson
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by rgdavidson

What's this connector name?

What's a better name than "4 pin latched flat" for this type of connector? I see Landwin 2570S (specifically 2570S0403)...
5 comments posted 8yrs
posted by usenet
5 comments posted 8yrs posted by usenet

Escaping from a fire.

I see someone else got injured jumping from a first floor window in a fire....
19 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry130747
19 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry130747

PIR priority

I have 2 external PIRs operating 2 floodlights all in different locations but connected so that 1 PIR will turn both li...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by noname
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by noname

B&Q to close over 60s card

B&Q will no longer accept new members for its over 60s Diamond Club discoun t scheme from 3 September - and will restri...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by spuorgelgoog
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by spuorgelgoog

Door bottoms

Hi all, At the bottom of exterior doors there's usually a piece of wood profiled so as to direct the rain away from the...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by iqbalali898
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by iqbalali898

Motorcycle carbs flooding ... ?

Hi all, Trying to help a mate with an old but cherished Kawasaki ER-5 (500cc twin). Long short, as soon as you turn the...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by news
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by news

Wasps & wood ?

We have a barbecue shelter, made out of some sort of hardwood. Every summer, since I built it (2011) I've noticed that...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jethro_uk
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by jethro_uk

OT android P

Is google taking the P by having a monochrome mode so you aren't affected by blue light before you go to bed? Do they kn...
27 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dennis
27 comments posted 8yrs posted by dennis

SDS Wood Bits?

I see that Lidl have some SDS-Plus bit sets (chisels, etc.) coming up soon - but one of the sets contains wood augers. W...
17 comments posted 8yrs
posted by watt.tyler
17 comments posted 8yrs posted by watt.tyler

Soil plumbing

The chalet bungalow upstairs bathroom. Are there likely to be any issues with arranging a short 45 deg. fall in the toi...
5 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tim
5 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim