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    Hey, lighten up, guys! It's just a game, right?...

    Hey, lighten up, guys! It's just a game, right?

    The number 0 contains zero letters, the word four contains four letters - it matters how the answer is written.

    Oh, and by the way, nobody ever...
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    Ok, the question is asking "how many letters" so...

    Ok, the question is asking "how many letters" so the answer has to be a number, right? Now, if I was to answer "three" then I would in essence be saying that the word "three" contains three letters,...
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    Simon C has it. In order to satisfy the...

    Simon C has it. In order to satisfy the question, the answer must describe itself - i.e. it must contain the same number of letters as the number it states. This answer insn't unique, though. ...
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    While Bob's answer is technically entirely...

    While Bob's answer is technically entirely correct, there is another, less obvious answer that I was after...
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    No takers? The way to catch up with the...

    No takers? The way to catch up with the satellite is, funnily enough, to decelerate. This drops you to a lower orbit with a faster rotation rate, allowing you to overtake the satellite. Once...
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    :D

    :D
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    One way to do it, but remember you have to stop...

    One way to do it, but remember you have to stop again at the other end! Another big hint: even though it's moving past you, you're currently moving faster than the lower satellite!
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    A little more detail, please? (i.e. in which...

    A little more detail, please? (i.e. in which direction do you fire your rockets? Hint: two steps are required)

    Edit: Extra Hint - I consider this to be a riddle because the answer is...
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    In which direction?

    In which direction?
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    You are in a spaceship trying to dock with an...

    You are in a spaceship trying to dock with an orbiting satellite. It is in a lower orbit than you, ahead and moving past quickly. What is the most efficient way to catch up with it (without waiting...
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    The one in New York. British floor numbers go...

    The one in New York. British floor numbers go G-1-2... while American floor numbers start from 1, so the New York ball is actually being dropped from a floor lower than the London one.
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    Did I mention that this border is really, really...

    Did I mention that this border is really, really small (even compared to the really, really small track)? The standard read head goes with the majority vote - to read the border data you need an...
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    Not so much "under" as "around". The write heads...

    Not so much "under" as "around". The write heads on a hard disk always have a little bit of play in them. This means that when you overwrite a track, there is almost always a little border which...
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    Sticky: Well, I did 12 trials and got an exact 2/3...

    Well, I did 12 trials and got an exact 2/3 success rate. Just goes to show that I am entirely predictable... :D
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    Sticky: Here's a really good way to think about this one....

    Here's a really good way to think about this one.

    What if, rather than 3 doors, there were 100, 99 of which had goats. You make your choice, and then the host removes 98 of the remaining doors,...
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    Of course, some days are better than others......

    Of course, some days are better than others... (yes, that is ice in my beard!)
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    A little something to whet your appetite... Taken...

    A little something to whet your appetite... Taken on Mt Bogong three weekends ago, about an hour after sunrise.
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    Thanks for the offer, but I'm not likely to be in...

    Thanks for the offer, but I'm not likely to be in Adelaide any time soon...
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    John Bongiovi, hairdresser.

    John Bongiovi, hairdresser.
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    3:40:48 pm

    3:40:48 pm
  21. Strictly speaking, it's not a true allergy - the...

    Strictly speaking, it's not a true allergy - the immune system is incapable of recognising molecules as small as aspirin and the salicylates. It's actually what is known as a "sensitivity" -...
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    Absolutely correct. Your turn!

    Absolutely correct. Your turn!
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    Ok, how about this one: What row of numbers...

    Ok, how about this one:

    What row of numbers comes next?

    1
    11
    21
    1211
    111221
    312211
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    A paintbrush?

    A paintbrush?
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    Sticky: light?

    light?
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    I'm afraid he has no idea what he's talking...

    I'm afraid he has no idea what he's talking about. Natural gas (mostly methane, CH4) burns according to the formula

    CH4 + 2 O2 --> CO2 + 2 H2O

    If the units are 97% efficient, that means that...
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    Tihs msesgae has bene boruhgt to you by the...

    Tihs msesgae has bene boruhgt to you by the <b>N</b>taoianl <b>D</b>syelxcis <b>A</b>soscaitoin (<b>DNA</b>).

    The curse of Telstra Stadium lives on...
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    Wood Borer is correct (and hey, it was even a...

    Wood Borer is correct (and hey, it was even a woodworking question!)
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    No picture, just a description: The one who...

    No picture, just a description:

    The one who made it didn't want it.
    The one who bought it didn't need it.
    The one who used it never saw it.
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    Sticky: You wouldn't believe how bored you can get in the...

    You wouldn't believe how bored you can get in the ticket queue at Fenchurch St Station...

    What is the current speed record for a train, and which train was it?
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    No, there isn't. Look closely at the picture and...

    No, there isn't. Look closely at the picture and you'll see that three of the boxes have five lines surrounding them. Now, for this problem to work, for all but two of the boxes (the start and...
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    Sticky: What did the two missiles turn into when the...

    What did the two missiles turn into when the infinite improbability drive was activated?
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    Sticky: It's actually a googol, and it's ten to the power...

    It's actually a googol, and it's ten to the power of one hundred - named by the 9-year-old (I think) daughter of a mathematician, and meaning "bigger than anything I can imagine." A googolplex is 10...
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    There isn't a solution.

    There isn't a solution.
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    Hey, no fair! :mad: Questions without solutions...

    Hey, no fair! :mad: Questions without solutions should be banned... I think you just want that soursop all to yourself! :rolleyes:
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    I'm going skiing this weekend...
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    I've seen that third picture before, where it was...

    I've seen that third picture before, where it was claimed it was a jogger attacked by dogs in (I believe) Central Park.
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    The thing about CPR, is that it is very, very...

    The thing about CPR, is that it is very, very unlikely to start someone's heart going again. The best you can hope for is to keep providing the victim's body with enough oxygen to stay alive until...
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    12-gauge: remote keyless entry.

    12-gauge: remote keyless entry.
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    Deep Purple

    Deep Purple
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    Optimus Prime (the godfather of transformers)

    Optimus Prime (the godfather of transformers)
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    bathing daily in rancid yaks' milk, which did...

    bathing daily in rancid yaks' milk, which did wonders for their complexions, but not so much for their love lives, which is why...
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    You're absolutely right, of course, but I've...

    You're absolutely right, of course, but I've always felt that it is entirely possible to make light of a situation without detracting from (or ignoring) its seriousness. I also wish the guy well.
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    Or should that be "tendoning"? (My god, I...

    Or should that be "tendoning"?

    (My god, I can't believe I just said that!) :rolleyes:

    Edit: And mine too, it would seem...
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    To bring this back to woodworking... are there...

    To bring this back to woodworking... are there any finishes out there that would stand up to the levels of alcohol present in spirits? I can imagine that any wax- or shellac-based finishes would...
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    Actually, the surgeons at Bernard O'Brien...

    Actually, the surgeons at Bernard O'Brien Institute for Microsurgery (the guys that did this) are Australian (and world) leaders in the field. They have patients flown in from all over the place. ...
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    My first lathe was a (very) old woodfast which I...

    My first lathe was a (very) old woodfast which I picked up cheap when the local high school upgraded. It had a 2 hp 3-phase motor which we replaced with a single horsepower 1-phase, with no major...
  48. Yep, that's what I ended up finishing it with...

    Yep, that's what I ended up finishing it with (quite a versatile tool, really).
  49. Anyway, here's a pic of the finished product. By...

    Anyway, here's a pic of the finished product. By no means perfect, but I'm reasonably happy with it, and since it's a birthday present, the recipient isn't allowed to complain! :D
  50. Thread: Lasers

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    They work by pointing the laser down the shaft of...

    They work by pointing the laser down the shaft of the tool, at a defined distance from the cutting tip. If the wall is thicker than desired, there will be a red spot on the outside of the workpiece....
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