The "This Might Be A Stupid Question, But...." Thread

[mechtilde]

Go to Home Depot, Lowes or a tile store.  Look through their odds and ends in the tile section. Often times you can get single pieces of even large, high quality tiles for a dollar or two.  Find one that's 24 inches or so and place under the coffee pot.  My mother uses mismatched tiles instead of trivets all the time.  It works really well.

You can also glue felt on the back if you are likely to put them onto a delicate surface.

[GreenHall]

I'm going to try to sound like I know what I'm taking about as I ask this...
Bought a new Tv.  Old one had composite (? Red/yellow/white) cables to go to the DVD player.  New one has conmponent(red/green/blue).  Can the old style cables be used? 

DVD player does have r/g/b cable hookups as well as r/y/w.  found component cables for <$5 on amazon, but a couple days for shipping before there'd would be anything other than basic broadcast channels ( all three! That I get there...)

[turtleIScream]

I'm going to try to sound like I know what I'm taking about as I ask this...
Bought a new Tv.  Old one had composite (? Red/yellow/white) cables to go to the DVD player.  New one has conmponent(red/green/blue).  Can the old style cables be used? 

DVD player does have r/g/b cable hookups as well as r/y/w.  found component cables for <$5 on amazon, but a couple days for shipping before there'd would be anything other than basic broadcast channels ( all three! That I get there...)

The RCA cables (r/w/y) are combined audio/video. Red = right channel audio, white = left channel audio, yellow = video. Component cables replace the yellow cable, providing a richer picture. You can use the RCA cables in place of the component cables, but will not get the full benefit of higher video quality (as long as you match the colors on both pieces of equipment). You will also need another set of cables for the audio.

[demarco]

I'm going to try to sound like I know what I'm taking about as I ask this...
Bought a new Tv.  Old one had composite (? Red/yellow/white) cables to go to the DVD player.  New one has conmponent(red/green/blue).  Can the old style cables be used? 

DVD player does have r/g/b cable hookups as well as r/y/w.  found component cables for <$5 on amazon, but a couple days for shipping before there'd would be anything other than basic broadcast channels ( all three! That I get there...)

The RCA cables (r/w/y) are combined audio/video. Red = right channel audio, white = left channel audio, yellow = video. Component cables replace the yellow cable, providing a richer picture. You can use the RCA cables in place of the component cables, but will not get the full benefit of higher video quality (as long as you match the colors on both pieces of equipment). You will also need another set of cables for the audio.

(I am glad GreenHall asked the question because I have the same problem.)

Does this mean you use the red/green/blue cable and the red and white cable (and just let the yellow piece hang)? 

[Betelnut]

New question:

My daughter got a goldfish tank for Christmas.  It came with an electric filter.  The instructions do not say if it is supposed to run 24/7 or just for daylight hours or what.

Do I run the filter 24/7?

[sevenday]

Goldfish are dirty, dirty fishies.  24/7 I think is the intended use.

[Betelnut]

Goldfish are dirty, dirty fishies.  24/7 I think is the intended use.

That's what I thought but I wanted to check.  We actually didn't even put in the filter for the first 10 days and, whew!, did the tank stink after only that short amount of time.  Note to self:  clean the tank at least once a week.  And keep that filter on!

[dawnfire]

Goldfish are dirty, dirty fishies.  24/7 I think is the intended use.

That's what I thought but I wanted to check.  We actually didn't even put in the filter for the first 10 days and, whew!, did the tank stink after only that short amount of time.  Note to self:  clean the tank at least once a week.  And keep that filter on!

keep that filter on 24/7. clean tank weekly. replace 1/2 a tank of water weekly (use the removed water on the garden or your pot pants after diluting . It makes a great fertiser)

[Virg]

demarco wrote:

"Does this mean you use the red/green/blue cable and the red and white cable (and just let the yellow piece hang)?"

That's correct.  The r/g/b connections replace the single yellow plug, but the red and white connections on the original cable are for the sound so you'd end up using five connections and leaving the yellow unplugged.  For completeness, if the devices have an s-video connection that would replace either the yellow or the r/g/b set, and for most new devices, an HDMI connection replaces both the audio and video so you'd just need the HDMI cable and none of the others for that.

Virg

[camlan]

There is a fly buzzing around my house. It's mid-January; it's cold. There have been no flies around for months.

Where did this fly come from?

[wendelenn]

Are there any NFL football fans who can answer: How do they determine where the Super Bowl will be played each year? Do they alternate cities in a certain order? Do cities submit bids, like the Olympics?

[KenveeB]

Are there any NFL football fans who can answer: How do they determine where the Super Bowl will be played each year? Do they alternate cities in a certain order? Do cities submit bids, like the Olympics?

The latter. It's a bid process like the Olympics and decided a few years in advance. I only know this because Dallas had it a few years ago. It was nuts.

[VorFemme]

There is a fly buzzing around my house. It's mid-January; it's cold. There have been no flies around for months.

Where did this fly come from?

It either hatched out in your warmer house, somewhere, or it was chilled enough that it was "sleeping" (I have no idea if flies hibernate or not) quietly someplace until it got warm enough to be active again.

[Thipu1]

A post I made on another thread received two interesting responses. 

My post was about dressing in accord with your 'season'.  The only time I ever heard about this was when MIL brought it up. 

Does anyone have more information or references for this idea?  I don't intend to dress in accordance with this but I'm curious. 

[RingTailedLemur]

Do people genuinely get bent out of shape by other people's choice of font, or s it an internet joke I'm not getting?