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Ever wish you'd never started something? :( :( :( For the benefit of anyone who hasn't worked it out, I wasn't having a go at Arabs. I only chose them because they have two things: (a) A culture that's different to ours. (b) Loads of money. To make sense of my original...

The monkey leading the organ grinder? That would be worth watching. :lol: :lol: :lol: (A bit sexist I know but I couldn't resist. :) :) :) )

It's official. After weeks of anti-goverment riots in the capital, Parliament has been dissolved, Cameron and Clegg have fled and London is, to all intents and purposes part of the Arab League. There are fears that Birmingham and Bradford might follow. The BBC, operating from its new...

No. In base seven there is no symbol for seven - just as there's no symbol for ten in our decimal system and no symbol for two in binary. In base seven you would count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, ... 66, 100, 101, etc. :) :) :)

You were nearly there. In a duo-decimal (base 12) system, ten can be divided by two, three, four and six. That's so much more useful than just two and five. 8) 8) 8) Conversely, if we'd evolved with a single, seven digit hand, ten would be a prime number. :( :( :(

This one, although short, will give you all something to think about: If God had been a mathematician, she would have given us two extra fingers. :wink: :wink: :wink:

Well that pretty much says it: there are no 'nice' ways of generating electrical power on the scale that we want it. Fossil fuels will eventually run out. Yes, we can find ways of putting the CO2 back into the ground - 95% of Earth's carbon is already there - but the fuel supply will still run...

If the bolt end protrudes beyond the nut, cut a slot in it and use a screwdriver. :idea: :idea: :idea:

It took a lot of digging but I finally came up with some numbers. These are from at least two independent (?) sources so I hope they're right. If any chemists out there want to shoot me down in flames, please feel free to do so. :) :) :) Binding energy of molecular hydrogen (H2) = 436...

Bingo! :idea: :idea: :idea: Now that makes the most sense of all! When the first cold fusion experiment hit the headlines, some major energy players took notice. I know that because one of them ordered 32 grand's worth of stuff from a small electronics company I once worked for - then...

Not quite true. The problem I have is that the proponents of cold fusion have thus far failed to play what ought to be their trump card. If they're so convinced that their experiments really are achieving nuclear fusion, why are they not falling over themselves to show us irrefutable proof...

OK, I watched the video and I say again, "SHOW ME THE HELIUM." :roll: :roll: :roll: You have to make about 260,000,000,000 helium atoms to generate a measly one Joule which, in turn will raise the temperature of a gram of water by about 0.25°C. Given that the guy who discovered the...

It's enought to put you off Carlsberg! :shock: :shock: :shock:

I remember that incident quite well because it was all over the news for days afterwards. Brand and Ross were slagged off big time but they were scapegoats. the real culprit was never identified. Here are the details as I remember them: 1) It was a pre-recorded show. 2) Somebody at...

I once asked a Muslim a similar question about eating pork. To be precise, I suggested the idea of Muslims starving to death in a sausage factory. :roll: :roll: :roll: His replied that quite categorically that he was allowed to eat pork if it was the only way he could survive; so not so...

What do I think? I think too many charities have lost the plot. They've forgotten what the word means. In my book it means giving some of your own money or, better still, your own time to help those less fortunate than yourself. Running a business that uses emotional blackmail to milk money...

I've tried and tried but I can only undo one of nelsy's three changes :( :( :( : desecrator

sh*t: some hosts invite tw*ts

Bam! (I hope I'm playing this game right. Do you post the first word that comes into your head?)

In interesting gadget. I might look into them. :idea: :idea: :idea: Very true. If I had to guess, I'd say it was plain old clay (aluminium silicate) - it's plentiful and cheap and it doesn't burn - but you can never be sure. What you can be sure of is that, with briquettes, you'll have...