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Is my computer safe during a thunderstorm?

Parasyte: Right now I have my computer hooked up to an extension cord, which is plugged into a surge protector. If a severe thunderstorm passes by, is my computer safe from damage, or does it need to be plugged directly into the surge protector?

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How close to a screen is unsafe?

Parasyte: I have my computer hooked to a 37" LCD TV, and my keyboard and mouse were both wireless. But after my mouse broke on me, I moved to a wired keyboard and mouse, and am now just about two feet from the TV. Is that safe? Does size matter, or is this just the same as being two feet from a 20" ... (1 answer)

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• distance
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What is the unsafest and safest distance from a tornado?

Kenbo: At what distance does a person get sucked up in the tornado? (1 answer)

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• tornado
• distance

Is it safe to pluck the keys off my laptop keyboard?

Parasyte: There's some stuff under them, making hard to press some of them (particularly, the 'y' key), so I'd like to take them off and clean it. (5 answers)

• Computer Hardware
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• safe
• keyboard

Has anyone had a bad experience with drive through car washes?

Kenbo: Are they really safe for your car? I love my car, but I'm so lazy. I don't have time to wash and detail my car. I usually use a car wash in town. I haven't noticed anything hurting my car. But I'm scared one day it will. (3 answers)

• Motor Vehicles
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• wash
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Do alarms make a car more safe?

bobbonew: Honestly I really think they have no affect on making your car less "stealable". (5 answers)

• Motor Vehicles
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• car
• alarm
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Encrypting A Hard Drive?

Vermillion: I have some family documents that I don't want to see ever again, but I still want to know they "exist". I am talking about letting my past away and if I really need to access the documents again, I can get them.
I want to encrypt them in a hard drive that I will later put it in a saf... (1 answer)

• Computer Hardware
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• hard drive
• encrypting
• document
• exist
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