Helium makes the pitch of the voice rise, Sulphur Hexafluoride makes it go down. Ignoring the question 'Why would anyone want to?', is it possible to make a mixture of Oxygen (and possibly Nitrogen), Helium and Sulphur Hexafluoride so that when you breathe it in, your voice sounds exactly the same as if you had not? Has anyone done it?

Peter Finan, Haworth, West Yorkshire

The hot water in my house takes a moment to come through when turning on a tap or the shower.  While heating up, the noise of the water hitting the sink etc changes pitch as it changes from cold to hot.  Why is this?