The straw is more buoyant than the liquid, so it's being forced out. A lid should keep the straw in there.
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Ah, that makes sense, i thought it was to do with the bubbles in the pop.
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I have a foot wide windowsill at waist height. It's basically like a bar and it generally has my laptop on it. I like to lean on the sill, as I am now, and alternate the net with looking out the window. Clearly quite a lot of my neighbours are similar. Parents watch their kids play, men watch the pretty ladies go by, women watch the scaffolders with their shirts off and the nosey are nosey.
I am right now sitting about three feet from a sash window. I open it whenever I want a large blast of cold air. I don't imagine that I'd get lots of air if I had a load of metal wire in the way. Besides, I've a clear view into the valley with the town centre in it and a good few slightly picturesque Victorian townhouses like mine opposite. I think a load of wire would ruin the atmosphere and view somewhat. Do you barbarians really sit only rarely in front of windows without a wire mesh in front? 
I am right now sitting about three feet from a sash window. I open it whenever I want a large blast of cold air. I don't imagine that I'd get lots of air if I had a load of metal wire in the way. Besides, I've a clear view into the valley with the town centre in it and a good few slightly picturesque Victorian townhouses like mine opposite. I think a load of wire would ruin the atmosphere and view somewhat. Do you barbarians really sit only rarely in front of windows without a wire mesh in front?
1. The wire mesh really does not impede airflow.
2. Generally, only half a window is covered, either the bottom, or side, depending on how the window opens, so you can look out the other half.
A nice ratio, recently mine has been gym, drinking, rest of life as ; 1/4;5/8;1/8
Should probably get a hobby!
Mad Man
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In the saying "GOD Save The Queen/King" what is it exactly are the British/Commonwealth supposed to be saving them from, and should they even bother?
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Save in which context would convey preserve/ protect rather than rescue.
As mentioned in the endless threads on the monarchy almost no one is in favour of it as such, but the majority are less against it than a presidency. The major argument against the monarchy at the mo is how presidential the primeminsterial system has become and that if we had an active-but-impotent head of state it could be rectified.
For what it's worth the English are endlessly whining about how while Scotland and Wales get proper national anthems we get stuck with the anthem of the house of Windsor, and golly dont the Rugby players have it better with Jerusalem and so on and so forth.
In that case, doesn't the fly come in the other side? Anyway, I want a full view out my window both ways in all directions.
@ Mad Man: From any evil of any sort in this world or the next. Amen.
No, you either have windows where the bottom half slides up over the top half to open, so there's only screen on the bottom half. The bottom half of a window of this sort is below anyone of normal height, so no view is impeded.
Or you have 2 crank-openable windows side-by-side, where only one can open.
I'm sure someone who knows anything about windows would be able to supply actual names for these types of windows.
I will take the small reduction in the visibility of half my window area in exchange for not having my house full of bugs.
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I have a funny rash my mom says it looks like a diaper rash. but I dont use diapers and its not in the diaper area. Is there a name for a diaper rash that isn't in the diaper area?
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Mad Man
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How do I regain my will to live?
Go out and learn something new! Go outside! Do something you've never done before! Get off CFC!
Just because it *looks* like a diaper rash doesn't mean it *is* a diaper rash.
This would be the time to go to google and look at the various forms of rashes. I'm sure google or wiki would be able to give you a pretty good idea what kind of rash it is.
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Germany, Allemagne, Deutschland, Tyskland, Saksa, Niemcy, Vokietija.
Why are there so many seemingly unrelated names for germany?
Germania, saxony and the alemanni are obvious roots for three of them, but where do the others come from and why have these names persisted?
Interesting fact: In old norse germany was called Sudvegr (sp) as opposed to Norvegr for norway. South Way and North Way.
edit: nm, forgot this is the internet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Germany
I would greatly appreciate if anyone has anything to add, especially as to why all these different names still exist.
Why are there so many seemingly unrelated names for germany?
Germania, saxony and the alemanni are obvious roots for three of them, but where do the others come from and why have these names persisted?
Interesting fact: In old norse germany was called Sudvegr (sp) as opposed to Norvegr for norway. South Way and North Way.
edit: nm, forgot this is the internet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Germany
I would greatly appreciate if anyone has anything to add, especially as to why all these different names still exist.
Spoiler :
Saksa is from Saxon, and the Germans call themselves Deutsch, hence Deutscheland. I don't know the other three.
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deutsch and dutch are related to the old german diutisc, which means "something that is part of the people". it was mainly used to describe the language at first.
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