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    Luxury gadget - what would it be? Suggestions please!

    I bought my self this the other day. http://www.screwfix.com/prods/64833/Power-Tools/Kits/Makita-10-8V-Twin-Pack-Exclusive-Kit?ts=86397 I found it 20 quid cheaper on the net then got toolstation to price match it.. very nice, good for tight spaces, and the impact driver is a fabulous...
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    Car insurance payouts, whose??????

    Tell the third party insurers that you have hired a car to use whilst the claim is being settled. And that you will be instructing your solicitor to deal with this matter unless the claim is settled immediately. You will be seeking the cost in relation to car hire from the 3rd party. The...
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    Amazing fact.....

    It would also be one very small bit of paper ((210*297)/100) / 2^50= 5.54x10^-13 thats like seeing an amoeba on pluto !
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    Amazing fact.....

    ok so finally answer ((0.1 x 2^50) /1000)/1500= 750599937.9 miles 50 folds...
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    Amazing fact.....

    personally i make it 375,299,968.9 mile assuming 0.1 mm thick, and 1500 meters to a mile.
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    Amazing fact.....

    Right logic, wrong answer. in mm http://lmgtfy.com/?q=2%5E49 :P
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    Using one alarm to trigger another

    Would it not be easier to add a second keypad to the alarm panel. Slight problem is that when you set/unset the garage the house is set unset to. If you live in a really dodgy area, and you want the house set, whilst working in the garage you could just exclude the garage zone. 2...
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    UK Maths Tests, Past And Present

    Where do they get these really special people from....
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    UK Maths Tests, Past And Present

    My money is safe.. Easy way to test this. get a paper from 65 and one from 2009. Get the students to sit the exam. I bet the proportion that pass will be less than in 65. However you can guarantee that some educational boffin will say the exams are now designed to test lateral thinking...
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    UK Maths Tests, Past And Present

    That is disgusting. How any sort of teacher could get something so simple so wrong, and then not have the decency to admit their mistake is crazy. I find the crazy thing with the example i gave was, it was in a science paper. I also find it astonishing that in his stats paper he...
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    UK Maths Tests, Past And Present

    I have been helping a lad out with his A-levels, in one question it said "use the frequencies in the table". All the information in the table was between 0 and 1. I think the may have meant proportion! In another question they said how do you know there is a significant difference between...
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    Gurgling Pipe Work

    Hi its an ariston combi boiler. Unfortunately cant remember the model no. i have a feeling its a combi A MFFI. I remember reading about an air release valve near the pump? any chance that might be sucking in the air. cheers for the help A
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    Gurgling Pipe Work

    No one has any ideas? tia A
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    Gurgling Pipe Work

    I fairly recently renovated my central heating system. However i have gurgling coming from 1 panel radiator being fed from 10mm microbore, and what i think is rather a lot of air being bled from 2 towel rads, and a long vertical column rad upstairs. The boiler is upstairs and feeds the...
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    Mitre saw for tall skirting boards

    I have one of these. http://www.powertoolworld.co.uk/clearance-corner/hitachi-c8fse-slide-compound-mitre-saw-216mm-1050w-.html It has really nice mitre stops, very tight. This will happily do the job.
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    Are Worx tools any good?

    Woops, what can i say, Big-all worked his magic. :wink: But i wonder if starter upper has got the advice or not?
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    Are Worx tools any good?

    Buy this if you can, This is a bargain. I wouldnt wait it will sell out. http://www.screwfix.com/prods/37842/Power-Tools/Kits/Ryobi-18V-Mega-Deal-8-Piece-Kit
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    Are Worx tools any good?

    Ryobi one+ 1/3 of the price of the big boys, 2/3 of the performance. Light to medium trade ;). I have an extensive set and have completely gutted my house using their tools. 2 year warranty is pretty good. I have had a couple returns but doing things that have burnt out the motors...
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    Replacement radiator is colder at bottom than it is at top.

    Crikey , i read 10 pages at the start, then skipped to the end to see what the fix is? There is no HJ action going on hear. Just want the end to the story. Or do i have to wait for the sequal? :P
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    Replacement radiator is colder at bottom than it is at top.

    I have a very similar sounding problem and would like to know the fix. Please let us know.. A
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