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Does the optimal speed for fuel efficiency vary by car model?

What is the optimal speed for fuel-efficiency for my car? Do I really have to drive 55?
posted to Ask Metafilter by scblackman at 7:24 AM on July 11, 2008 (18 comments)

How to find replacement skeleton keys for old locks?

How would I find skeleton keys for all of the old locks in my house?
posted to Ask Metafilter by scblackman at 8:56 AM on May 3, 2008 (5 comments)

What are good neighborhoods to consider in the Philadelphia area?

PhillyFilter: My wife and I are relocating to the Philadelphia area and could use some advice on what neighborhoods or (shudder) suburbs to consider.
posted to Ask Metafilter by scblackman at 3:11 AM on November 27, 2007 (17 comments)

How to turn tea into cash?

What can I do with 1000 boxes of organic tea?
posted to Ask Metafilter by scblackman at 5:56 PM on September 9, 2007 (20 comments)

How to best choose an international cell phone for short term (2 month) use?

International cell phone question: I'm going to Kazakhstan (no Borat jokes, please) for a couple of months and need some advice on staying in touch in a cost-effective manner and with a non-Kazakhstan cell phone number.
posted to Ask Metafilter by scblackman at 1:43 PM on August 27, 2007 (5 comments)

Who came up with such a silly-looking cap?

Where the the design for the cycling cap originate?
posted to Ask Metafilter by scblackman at 2:10 PM on June 9, 2007 (8 comments)

Heated probes?

The "heated probes" on the outside of airplanes - the ones that you're not supposed to step on - what are they for? Why are they heated?
posted to Ask Metafilter by scblackman at 4:05 PM on March 14, 2007 (4 comments)